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[verylast]

(( OOC: Spoilers for The Angels Take Manhattan in this post. Also this is the same Doctor, I just got a bit weird and changed his journal. ))

[ When the feed starts it picks up the shadow of the Hall of the Missing behind the lone figure holding on to the device. The Doctor may not have looked all that different but for the lining of his face. He looks tired, defeated. A small printed peice of paper sticks out of his pocket at an awkward angle and he hums softly. ]

Hello again, City. It's been a while. Well, for me, I don't suppose all that much time has passed since for you. The weather hasn't even changed. [ A pause. ] Nevertheless, it would appear I'm too late either way. [ Amelia's gone. He'd thought, hoped, that when he'd arrived back she would be waiting with a smile on her face and a cluck of her tongue to tell him how stupid he'd been. But her name is in the building behind him, and he's lost her here too. He's alone.

And he'd promised, god, he'd promised. Never them. His hearts twist and for a moment he thinks about just giving up. Who cares what the deities want with him? Why should he bother about the City and all of its foolish, wonderful inhabitants when his best friend in all the worlds and the one person he'd finally been able to trust isn't even here --.

But he's the Doctor, and the words she'd written him burn in his pocket as a reminder. He physically tries to pull himself together with a brisk shake of his head. ] Could someone kindly fill me in on what I've missed? I feel like I need to catch up.

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[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ --ah. ]

Doctor!

[ Yeah. He knows that tired look, he thinks. If he knew the Doctor better than he does, it would be clearer, but it's obvious there's something. ]

I-- I'm sorry.

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[verylast]

Merlin. [ He actually offers up a smile. It's not the usual buoyant kind but it's clear the Doctor is still happy that he recognises someone. ] Still here to cause trouble then?

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[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ He gives a bit of a laugh. Are you avoiding a difficult subject, Doctor? ]

I'm not causing trouble.

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[verylast]

[ It's entirely possible. ]

No? Pity. I'd like to imagine you're giving the deities a run for their money, all things considered.

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[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ Well. He won't push. For now. ]

If only.

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[tangledintower]

[Oh, hey, it's the guy who liked her pie jars! And he looks...tired. Sad.

Rapunzel gives him a small smile. She can't do much else at the moment, but...]

Welcome back, Doctor.

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[verylast]

Ah, Rapunzel. What a delight it is to see you.

[ He doesn't sound very exuberant but it is genuine, which helps. He's rather pleased to see her. ] How have you been? All right I hope?

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[tangledintower]

I've been all right, thank you! October isn't usually a very good month here, but so far so good!

And what about you? You look...sad...is everything all right?

[She sounds worried. You look very sad, Doctor.]

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[verylast]

[ He doesn't reply for a moment, choosing instead to mull over his words. He's in pain, he can feel it down in the bones of him. But he can't help but want to cover that up. Rapunzel's little more than a child, she doesn't need a sad old man offloading his feelings. ]

It's just been a long time for me, dear. I'm finding it hard to readjust.

[beyourarmy]

Well, uh, do you know how long you've been gone? What day was it when you were last here?

Because, really, other than people leaving and curses where people had no underwear, nothing really big has happened.

[verylast]

It's possible it was September when I was last here. It's been a couple of hundred years for me, you see. I'm finding it difficult to place the last instant I remember being around.

[ Humming thoughtfully. ] And I'm rather glad I missed that curse. The ones that involve nakedness or kissing usually stump me.

[beyourarmy]

What? What the hell are you that you can live that long?

.... Why do they stump you?

[verylast]

I'm a Time Lord. [ As if that clears it up. It probably doesn't but he's never very helpful with explaining. ]

I don't understand them. What's so funny about kissing?

[missrosetyler]

Tea kettles revolting.

[verylast]

As in 'horrendously disgusting' or 'starting an uprising over the choice of blend'? [ Why yes, he does sound relieved. At least Rose is all right. ]

[missrosetyler]

Uprising I reckon. It got the tea cups on it too.

You should've seen it!

[verylast]

Ooh, now that's something you don't see every day. I'd hate to see an angry tea cup. It would ruin Disney for me.

How is everything? Settling in?

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[firesneeze]

Welcome back?

You haven't missed much. It's nothing but curse after curse after curse.

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[verylast]

Has anyone been hurt?

[ Because right now that's where his mind jumps to when he hears curse. ]

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[firesneeze]

I'm sure they have. Some of the curses lately haven't been all that kind.

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[verylast]

Oh dear. [ A pause. ] Have we met? Is it rude to ask you to fill me in when I don't even know your name.

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[hexuality]

Doctor.

[Here, have a smiling redhead, sir. She can see he's not in the best of states, but she doesn't know him well enough to just go and find him and offer some sort of comfort. So she does this.]

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[verylast]

Miss Weasley. [ He's happy to see her, genuinely lighting up for a moment. ] Oh, you're still here. That's good. Er, well, unless it's not and you actively hate the City then it's bad. Very, very bad.

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[hexuality]

[And her smile broadens in return.]

I'm always here. Have been for a few years now and I don't think that's about to change any time soon. And honestly? I don't much mind it. It's so good to see you.

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[verylast]

Has everything been all right while I've been gone? [ He left Amelia. He hadn't meant to. He hopes she didn't have to suffer without him. ]