Christmas Open Thread

[rude_not_ginger]

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• THE DOCTOR LEARNS THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS •

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Christmas Eve. 2009.

The Doctor loved Christmas! Back when he was a wee Time Lord, the first place he ever landed was London on Christmas Eve. He promised himself he'd never miss another Christmas ever, but that promise went into the same pile as "Lose weight" and "Regenerate a better hairline" and "Stop leaving companions in other universes". But the Doctor had never quite gotten the hang of New Years'. (He once spent several hours commiserating on the similarity between the confusing nature of New Years and Thursdays with one Arthur Dent, who will sadly not be appearing in this piece of narrative. -editor)

But! Through all his travels in space and time, he still hadn't quite figured out what Christmas was for exactly. Except as a yearly excuse for turkey, too much wine, and plum pudding (all of which the Doctor approved of). This year, though, as he strode the streets on this wonderful Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided he would figure out exactly what Christmas was all about.

This may or may not have included use of a intergalactic manipulative detector and a full pack of radio stellar isotopian crystals. Oh, and a cup of hot chocolate. In a festively-coloured cup.

There was a lovely light snow, and the Doctor grinned madly at the stars. Christmas. This year, he was going to figure out what it was all about.


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OOC: Open thread, feel free to tag in as if your character is a passerby or as if your character is a long-standing companion! I'll be working on this thread up until the New Year, most likely! Everyone from any verse (or no verse!) is welcome, just let me know if you'd prefer it from a community or specific universe! And, for this thread, threadhopping is totally welcome!

Happy Holidays, everyone! &hearts

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[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"Ow!" The Doctor swore under his breath as the small device in his hands exploded. Well. So much for that brilliant idea.

He sighed, and turned to see what Romana was looking at. A few children, a few dogs, everyone enjoying the season.

"See, that's what I love about this place," he said. "All the little things that build it. Little moments."

[tastefulfashion.livejournal.com]

She managed to refrain from saying I told you so. But only just barely.

"Have you ever thought of staying here on this planet? You really have grown fond of this world and it's inhabitants."

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"Nah," the Doctor said. "Staying in one place? Could you imagine that? Imagine me? Living in a house? Me! In a house! Would never work out."

[tastefulfashion.livejournal.com]

"The house probably wouldn't be standing for very long," she smirked just a bit.

She tugged a bit again at the scarf she wore - which may or may not look just a whee bit familiar to the Doctor as it is really big on her - before looking up at him. "Do you think Adric would have liked it here?"

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"Oh, he liked Earth well enough," the Doctor said. "Always enjoyed eating nibbles at parties. He'd probably love a good Christmas turkey."

Talk about Adric always made the Doctor sad. Such an unnecessary death of such a beloved companion. Too quick, no chance to stop it, to pull him back, to save him.

[tastefulfashion.livejournal.com]

The silence that had fallen lasted for a minute between them. Snow falling and memories coming back just didn't sit well with the ex-Lady President.

"Well, this is your holiday. Is there something you want to be doing?"

A distraction is always best at times like these.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"Turkey," the Doctor said. "You know, I'd love a good turkey. Last time I had one at Christmas it looked pretty on the outside but the inside was raw and disgusting. Fancy a Christmas dinner?"

[tastefulfashion.livejournal.com]

"I suppose dinner would be a good idea." While Romana wasn't very hungry at the time, it never hurt to make it a point to have something to eat every now and again. When she looked back up at the Doctor she couldn't help but feel that slight pang of guilt for bringing up the boy around him. He might have gotten better at masking his emotions but the Doctor would always be a sentimental old fool.

... And perhaps she was too, in a way.

A small smile tugged at the corner of her lips just as she took it upon herself to link her arm with his. "Where is it that you had in mind we should go?"