...What's wrong with my plaid shirt...

[ his day has not been a good one. actually, the last few have been... less than ideal. he's been trying to do something a little more normal and had almost no luck. perhaps it's his mind running wild; perhaps it's the lack of personal items he would normally have at his disposal. whatever the case, his days have been... extremely difficult to adjust to. so when he decides to test the system, as it were, he chooses to make his presence known by voice only for now. ]

I realize I am still very new to this City, but I have a question for any who would answer. Do any of you have personal items that you normally have in your own homes, items you no longer have with you? What do you do now, with the emptiness that comes of having lost something extremely important? I find myself... missing certain things and I'm at a loss as to how to connect to something that is no longer with me.

[ it's a vaguely-worded question and he's not sure he'll answer with complete honesty if someone asks what he's talking about, but it's a question that's bothering him now. perhaps the answer is to gather a substitute and make do with what he can here. for better or for worse. ]

I have an announcement, and it may not come as such good news.

We have determined the cause of the illness, and the issues that have plagued the City. Our side has worked diligently, and it is not the clock, it is not the barrier.

It is the removal of the curses.

So it is with a heavy heart that I inform you that the curses must resume, to keep the Citizenry well. However, we found something, through this trial, so all is not for naught, but we need you.

There may be a way to permanently disable the curses and keep the City stable. But we are not enough. We need you. We need your minds and your abilities, to help us. We will be, soon, arranging for missions and trips, quests and expiditions, in the coming time, and for those, your aid will be needed.

We can stop this.

We can, together.

[The Doctor is frantically working around the control panel with his sonic while sparks continue to fly.]

Oh come on! We made a deal. You and me. You can not do this to me now. Not now.

[He looks over at the device and scans it over with his sonic.]

Well then. Hello out there! Nothing really to see here.

[Sparks continue to fly behind him along with some noises. He looks over his shoulder.]

Knock it off.

[He looks back at the device and runs a hand through his hair.]

Right. As I was saying, hello, I’m the Doctor. Just the Doctor by the way. And it seems I’m just passing through as luck would have it. Anyone out there getting this at all?

[His attention switches over to his sonic.]