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[bonnypiperlad]

[In the park is what must be another piece of someone's home - at least, to Jamie's thinking. He's managed to stumble across what appears to be part of some strange room. A large, hexagonal console sits in the middle of a small clearing, partially hidden by some trees. There's a white wall behind it, covered in roundels, and a coat rack standing off to one side, although it appears to be rather coat free at the moment.

The console itself has a lot of wee knobs and switches and some sort of panels on it - at least, from what he can see - and a cylindrical column in the center of the thing looks almost as if it could move up and down if it wanted. He stares at it for a moment before flipping on the CAT.]

Hey, I think I found one of those bits from someone's world. Does anyone know whose it is?

[Something about that console draws him closer, however, and he winds up walking over and reaching out a curious finger to poke at one of those switches. He mutters to himself, not realizing the CAT is picking that up too.]

And why does it look so familiar?

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[fortune_sought]

[Sophie spots Jamie in the strange area and steps into it after him. she's been looking for him, and it's quite a relief to succeed at finding him] Jamie!

Oh my, this is strange... [she stops as she first steps onto the metal floor, tapping her foot a few times and marvelling at the strangeness of it. it reminds her of the space station. as a result, she looks around for a moment rather nervously. this level of technology will never sit well with her. but shaking that off (there are no visible threats, at least), she turns her attention back to him--and notices his expression] Jamie...are you all right?

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye. Aye, I'm fine. [But the look on on his face belies that, just a bit. He starts to walk around the console, running his hand along its surface.]

There's something about this that's...och, I don't know.

[fortune_sought]

[she notices that his gestures seem familiar, in a way, and asks uncertainly:] Have you seen it before?

I've been looking for you--I've finished your charm.

[bonnypiperlad]

No, I've not seen anything like this before. [He doesn't sound certain about that, however.] At least, I don't think I have.

I'm sorry, ye said you'd finished the charm?

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie raises an eyebrow. right]

[she nods, reaching into the bag she's carrying and offering out two things--Jamie's original sock, and a nearly identical pair. she had a feeling he probably wouldn't want any flourishes on these, so she didn't make any adjustments] Here they are.

[bonnypiperlad]

Thank ye, Sophie. [He takes the socks, and holds them in his hand for a moment, looking thoughtfully over at the console.]

How long do ye think they'll take to work?

[fortune_sought]

[she considers that. since her will is such an important part of her magic, she always answers such questions very carefully--and with as much confidence as she can] They'll be very effective. Put them on, and you'll see.

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, all right. [He sits down on a chair that also happened to come along with the strange room, and sets about removing his boots and swapping the socks he has on with the stockings she's made. He wiggles his toes experimentally and looks decidedly pleased with the result.]

Hey, these are grand! Thank ye, Sophie.

[Then it's back on with the boots, the spare socks rolled up tightly and tucked into the sporran for safe keeping. Getting back to his feet, he glances down at his calf for a moment.]

Aye, well, I don't feel any different yet.

[fortune_sought]

[she smiles] I'm glad you like them.

Give them a little time at least! [in reality, she's not sure if they even will work, but the more she believes in them, the better chance they have. and really, perhaps she can give his memory a bit of prodding to help...]

What can you tell me about this place? It's so strange!

[bonnypiperlad]

Looks like it's part of a room from somewhere. [Yes, Jamie, that's very helpful, thank you. He realizes it, though, so kindly skips pointing out there's a coat rack in it. Instead, he starts to walk around the console, looking at it.]

There's some sort of instruments here. These ones...these ones control flight.

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie raises an eyebrow at that, but, not wanting to call too much attention to the fact that he shouldn't know that, she asks:] Have you ever flown, Jamie?

[bonnypiperlad]

Well, no, of course not. There were no such thing as flying beasties back...then...

[He trails off, turning to look at Sophie with wide eyes.] But I remember being in one.

[fortune_sought]

[she looks back at him, her own eyes curiously wide] Tell me about it.

[bonnypiperlad]

There were seats inside, where ye could sit, and those weren't so bad. But when we started to go up in the air, I felt quite ill, even though the others seemed fine. There was something about that that was important, I think.

[As hard as he tries, he can't bring that part of things to mind, however. Frustrated, he shakes his head.] I don't recall why, just that it meant something.

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie nods] Well, I certainly doubt flying in a machine would be very pleasant! [she opens her mouth to ask another question but pauses, struggling against her natural curiosity. she doesn't want to push Jamie--she's afraid he'll stop trying to remember if she does--but she also really wants to know more. in the end, she can't help herself]

But what others, Jamie? Do you remember who you were with?

[bonnypiperlad]

[He frowns a little, but it's in thought rather than a negative reaction to her question. So far, he doesn't seem too bothered by going over the memory.]

There were other young folk there. No one I knew, but I...I wouldn't have, anyway. I took Samantha's ticket so she'd not be able go on the flight.

[fortune_sought]

[that just encourages her, Jamie] "Samantha"? Is she a friend?

[bonnypiperlad]

She... [The frown deepens as he tries to place her, but slowly it starts to come to him.]

She was a lass I met at the...airport, I think it's called. Her brother had gone missing and she was very upset.

[fortune_sought]

Airport? [it's not a familiar word to Sophie, but she can guess, at least] A port...for flying machines?

[curious and concerned] Did you find him?

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie nods.] Aye, that's a good description for it. And we did find him eventually. Well, rescued him, more like, along with the others. I never did actually meet him, come to think about it.

[fortune_sought]

But that's good news, Jamie! [she smiles, a little relieved that so far he's remembering good things. of course, she knows that really getting his memory back will surely involve bad experiences as well. something must have happened to cause him to lose it in the first place...]

[but she focuses on this memory for now, frowning at one thing that seems out of place] How do you know you rescued him if you never met him?

[bonnypiperlad]

[It doesn't seem out of place for him. There were simply too many people that had been involved for him to have met them all.]

Well, we rescued all the kidnapped people, and I know he was with them. They'd been able to figure out where they all were, ye see. Besides, Samantha was waiting to see him when I said goodbye to her.

[fortune_sought]

Oh, I see. [she says that, even though she doesn't entirely; that didn't clarify things as well as she would like. but at least it seems to be bringing them closer to the point of the matter that she's hoping to reach...]

You said good-bye? Where did you go then?

[bonnypiperlad]

[It probably doesn't help that Jamie is leaving out large amounts of things that happened, partially due to not fully remembering what is going on yet. He frowns, trying to think what happened next.]

We said goodbye to Ben and Polly, and then we were going to go back to the TARDIS. But someone had taken it, and we saw it being driven off on the back of a lorry.

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie raises an eyebrow, asking eagerly:] The TARDIS? The Doctor's ship, you mean?