Christmas Open Thread

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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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Exhausting! Ready for the holidays to be over!

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The Doctor pushes through the time disruptions, wincing through the pain as he makes it towards the spike in the system. Oh, this is not going to be fun, not with the height of the energy focus.

"Right, we're going to need to keep moving. No matter what happens outside of this time area, keep moving until we reach---"

Reach what? What could be causing this?

Re: Exhausting! Ready for the holidays to be over!

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"The center, I suppose," Hiro finishes. It doesn't hurt him, but he can see the pain on the Doctor's face. It makes him feel uncomfortable - energy tingling on the exposed areas of skin. He can feel hairs standing on end on his arms and the back of his neck. He still gets glimpses of other time as they shoulder through, but he doesn't push any of them open for another peek.

Suddenly he stumbles as they seem to reach the center and he's no longer pushing against temporal energy. He looks around to see if he can see what's causing this.

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"There!"

At the center of the rippling energy, the Doctor can see the tip of a white-hot crystal, poking out of the sky like it had been nailed right into reality. What it was, though, the Doctor had no idea.

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Hiro stares at the crystal. It's singing.

"What is that?" Part of him wants to touch it, but the heat from it keeps him back.

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"I dunno," the Doctor says. He puts a hand to his forehead. "Ugh, my head."

He doesn't expect Hiro to hear the singing, of course. He knows he's a time sensitive, but that sort of aptitude isn't something he'd expect in someone who wasn't a Time Lord by birth.

He reaches out a hand. "If something happens, I need you to restart time, yes?"

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"Are you ok?" He looks worried. If the Doctor is having so much trouble with this thing, it can't be good, despite how pretty it is.

Hiro nods. "Yes, I will." He prepares himself.

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"That singing," the Doctor says. "I know you can't hear it, but it's practically vibrating through my skull."

He reaches out for the crystal, letting his fingers curl around it. Nothing happens, not yet.

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"I can hear the singing. It just does not hurt." He notices the Doctor's hand on the crystal. "It is not hot? It feels warm here."

He reaches for it, still feeling warmth, but it isn't as he feared.

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The Doctor turns back to Hiro, raising an eyebrow in surprise. "That's...really impressive," he says. "I've met quite a few human time travelers, but none with your aptitude." There's more concern in his voice than just pride. That sort of aptitude could be abused if someone got their claws into him.

"No," the Doctor said. "It's actually cold. Like a block of time-frozen ice. The time in the air around it is compensating, trying to actualize the time differentials."

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"Honto?" Hiro bows at the compliment. "I am honored you would think so."

Fascinated, Hiro peers into the crystal, though he ignores the impulse to touch it. "Is it some kind of beach head? Is something trying to use it to lever an opening into time here?" He's still ready to restart time at the Doctor's word, but he's always curious, so he can't ignore what's going on around them.

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"That's what I imagine," the Doctor says. "But the question is, who?"

As if on cue, the crystal suddenly shifts, shooting outwards and slicing the Doctor's hand open as it does. The Doctor leaps back, putting an arm protectively in front of Hiro.

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"So you definitely have not seen anything like this before?"

When the crystal attacks, Hiro cries out, "Doctor!" and moves to teleport him away, but before he can touch him, a blue light from the crystal mesmerizes him. The Doctor can feel the heat from Hiro's hand it is hovers over his shoulder, but he seems to have lost any desire to move any further.

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Continued here: http://rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com/289099.html