"Well, I'm sure people don't notice you if they haven't seen you before, or don't pay attention enough to know what to look or listen for."
The thought was disquieting. Alan had sworn to himself that he was done with it all, for Maria's sake and for his own sanity. Sure, he had had a laugh or two and when all's said and done, he wouldn't have had any of it not happen, but there'd always been a small, persistent niggling in the back of his mind, asking him what would have happened had he just happened to not be holding a strange little box at exactly the time he needed it?
Then an even more persistent thought always followed right behind. If Maria hadn't been there, hadn't been in the right place at the right time to push him into the wide, scary world of simple faith, what would have happened then? The thought that Maria had been directly responsible for saving the world two times (that he knew of) blew his mind no matter how often he'd thought of it since moving. And he'd loved the look on her face as she'd told him of all she had seen and done since moving to Bannerman Road.
Well, he'd been on the lookout for this infamous Doctor of Sarah Jane's. No denying it now. Maybe not for himself, but for Maria.
Clearing his throat, he looked at the crystals, a smile playing on his lips. "Someone told you exactly how to keep my attention, didn't you?" he asked, accepting the crystals. He could practically feel himself lighting up as he gave them a once-over. "According to Sarah Jane, you're not much for visiting. How about stepping out of the box and coming to my place for a bite and a talk? You can tell me how Sarah Jane is getting along and why you think it's so funny we ran into each other." He ran his finger along the edge of one of the crystals. "And everything you think I can handle about this."
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Date: 2009-12-30 11:52 pm (UTC)The thought was disquieting. Alan had sworn to himself that he was done with it all, for Maria's sake and for his own sanity. Sure, he had had a laugh or two and when all's said and done, he wouldn't have had any of it not happen, but there'd always been a small, persistent niggling in the back of his mind, asking him what would have happened had he just happened to not be holding a strange little box at exactly the time he needed it?
Then an even more persistent thought always followed right behind. If Maria hadn't been there, hadn't been in the right place at the right time to push him into the wide, scary world of simple faith, what would have happened then? The thought that Maria had been directly responsible for saving the world two times (that he knew of) blew his mind no matter how often he'd thought of it since moving. And he'd loved the look on her face as she'd told him of all she had seen and done since moving to Bannerman Road.
Well, he'd been on the lookout for this infamous Doctor of Sarah Jane's. No denying it now. Maybe not for himself, but for Maria.
Clearing his throat, he looked at the crystals, a smile playing on his lips. "Someone told you exactly how to keep my attention, didn't you?" he asked, accepting the crystals. He could practically feel himself lighting up as he gave them a once-over. "According to Sarah Jane, you're not much for visiting. How about stepping out of the box and coming to my place for a bite and a talk? You can tell me how Sarah Jane is getting along and why you think it's so funny we ran into each other." He ran his finger along the edge of one of the crystals. "And everything you think I can handle about this."