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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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[bonnypiperlad]

Aye. But...Sophie, I never traveled anywhere with the Doctor. Or Ben and Polly. They left, and...

[A look of pain - or confusion, or both - crosses his face, and he squinches his eyes shut and gives his head a shake.]

And I came here.

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie frowns, wondering if she's pushing him too far now, but she can't stand the thought of drawing back when she's on the verge of a breakthrough. and, unfortunately, she doesn't quite understand what he means]

They left after you rescued Samantha's brother and the others?

[bonnypiperlad]

[He rubs at his eyes briefly, then lets his hand drop back to his side.] No, I meant after I saw them back across the moors. They got into that wee blue box. The TARDIS. Then...I don't remember what happened exactly, except there was a Redcoat who was trying to kill me, and I fought him just before I woke up in Luministi.

But, aye, you're right there, as well. They had been captured...and I had been too, for a time. When we were all safe, they realized we had come back to the same place they had left, on the same day they started to travel with the Doctor.

I-I don't understand. How is it that both of those things happened?

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie is struggling to understand as well. she shakes her head] I don't know Jamie.

But...I think the Doctor must.

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye. [He lapses into silence for a moment, then takes a steadying breath and looks back over at her.]

You're right. If there's anyone who can help me figure out what's going on, he can. I should...go and try to find him, I think.

[fortune_sought]

[she nods] That sounds like a good idea. [as complicated as her relationship with the Doctor is, she does trust him--and most certainly in this case. she just hopes Jamie is ready for whatever truth he might reveal]

Good luck, Jamie.

[bonnypiperlad]

Right. Time to go. Thank ye, Sophie.

[She's not the only one who's hoping, in this case. Jamie manages a small smile for her, before turning and heading off.]