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

Comments

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"Heavy psychic powers on your planet?" he asked. The Doctor waved the controller near the boy, but while he certainly registered as powerful, he wasn't the most powerful creature here. Something was disrupting time around them.

[marco-innocent.livejournal.com]

"Might be?" Marco looked at him. "What does it tell you? " he looked around. "Perhaps its the Christmas spirit you are reading."

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"Maybe," the Doctor said, though the tone of his voice implied he didn't believe that one bit. "Or maybe it's something more."

[marco-innocent.livejournal.com]

"Maybe." Marco tip toed to try and see. "Elaborate, please?" He bit his inner lip, curiosity tickling his mind at the strongest.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"No idea," the Doctor said. He gave the boy a wide grin.

"One way to find out. Up for a jaunt?"

[marco-innocent.livejournal.com]

"A jaunt? Um.. Okay?" He blinked, eyes wide at him. "Where are we going?" He asked, tilting his head as snow gathered more in his curls.

He finished his chocolate, which was cold by now, and made ready to follow the Doctor.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"No idea!" the Doctor said. "That's the brilliant thing about adventure, Marco! We don't know where we're going until we're on our way."

He hopped ahead with a grin. "Allons-y!"

[marco-innocent.livejournal.com]

Marco hurriedly took hold of the Doctors coat. After all, he was almost half the size of the Doctor, and the man had a lot longer legs then himself. If the Doctor broke into a run where would be no chance for him to keep up.

"French?" He commented as he hurried along, curls and long scarf dancing everywhere as he ran.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"Means 'Let's go!'," the Doctor said, excitedly. "And that's...that's clever, isn't it?"

He didn't sound so certain, but the machine in his hands was beeping, and there wasn't much time to worry about it.

[marco-innocent.livejournal.com]

He hurried along, still having a firm hold on the other.

Panting a bit, he replied. "It is indeed fitting, yes."

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

He stopped abruptly, and then reached out to turn Marco and face him in a different direction.

"This way."