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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[will-i-heck.livejournal.com]

Wilf gave a laugh at the Doctor's description. "I can see it now," he said. "That Lindsey Lohan, she's so skinny you'd wonder if Time and Space would bend round her or go straight through her."

He looked up at the Doctor. "So, what do you think it is then, if it isn't them Eternals?"

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

"And she was such a sweet little girl, too," the Doctor agreed with a sad sigh. "Fame goes to the head. Anyway."

He sniffed and shook his head. "Not sure. But whatever it is, it doesn't belong here."

[will-i-heck.livejournal.com]

"So," Wilf said, looking up at the Doctor with a huge smile. "What we going to do about it?"

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

The Doctor more than appreciated the 'we', and he beamed just as widely back at Wilf. It seemed Donna's family was just as brilliant as she was. Well, Wilf. He wasn't too sure about Sylvia, yet.

He handed over the crystals and fished out his sonic, which he pointed directly into the heart of his device.

"I can reroute the subtrecarian systems and I should be able to isolate the signal."

[will-i-heck.livejournal.com]

Wilf nodded as he looked at the Doctor. "So. What do you want me to do?" he asked, rubbing his hands together. This was more like it!

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

OOC: Sorry for the long delay!

"Hold onto the crystals while I isolate the signal," the Doctor said. "Your body temperature's higher than mine, it should keep them warm enough to find the isotronic corellation."

After a moment, the device in the Doctor's hand began beeping again. He grinned madly. "That way."

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[OOC: Not a problem, I've been rather busy myself!]

Wilf took the crystals from the Doctor, cradling them in his hands while watching what was happening. "Well don't just stand there!" he said, grinning back at the Doctor. "Won't find out what it is unless we look."

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Continued here: http://rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com/288414.html