Jack smirked slightly. It was strange to have the roles this way around. He knew all about this place, the Doctor didn't. Did that make him better off or worse? He wasn't sure.
"That guy?" he said, "The one that opened the door? I know him. I mean, I knew him. And he's got no idea who I am. None at all."
Ahead of them the city opened up and where it had been quiet outside it was suddenly quite the opposite. People milled around, back and forth with their bags and their trading. It was almost primitive as well as advanced; the hints of the century in the computer panels that sat in the cream walls. Everything was clockwork. It was almost steampunk in design. And Jack loved it.
"See," Jack said, taking a step forward and gesturing to the world around them. "Places like this? Come on, Doctor, this is why it's good, isn't it? All of it, the travel?
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Date: 2010-03-19 04:17 am (UTC)"That guy?" he said, "The one that opened the door? I know him. I mean, I knew him. And he's got no idea who I am. None at all."
Ahead of them the city opened up and where it had been quiet outside it was suddenly quite the opposite. People milled around, back and forth with their bags and their trading. It was almost primitive as well as advanced; the hints of the century in the computer panels that sat in the cream walls. Everything was clockwork. It was almost steampunk in design. And Jack loved it.
"See," Jack said, taking a step forward and gesturing to the world around them. "Places like this? Come on, Doctor, this is why it's good, isn't it? All of it, the travel?