Day 16 | ~ Separation ~

[worldsapart]

[The CAT feed turns on to video, but for a moment all you see is a blur of darkness and streaks of light. It catches the panicked voice of a teenage boy in mid-sentence.]

-- n't know what's going on --

[Finally, the video settles on a round boyish face, seeming to be roughly the age of sixteen or so, with an untamed mess of brown spiky hair and wide frantic eyes that are incredibly and vibrantly blue. The lighting on his face is strange, pale-green and ghostly, but judging by the kid's background, it seems he's in a... cave?]

Doctor! Doctor, can you hear me? Where are you?! Are you okay?! Doctor!

[His voice is desperate and too many kinds of scared. It's as if he's terrified his world is ending.]

Comments

[bit_impossible]

[he might have been a little angry and already yelled at the vidscreen for taking him at a very crucial point in their adventure--and for separating him from his TARDIS, again. so by the time he's ready to respond to Xion, he's calmed down a bit]

Blimey, you could compete with Donna with that shouting there. [he smiles faintly] Xion, I'm all right. It's okay.

1/?

[worldsapart]

Doctor!

[KDSFJLAD;FAKSDF;GKL;SH;G YOU'RE OKAY AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

no she's not crying again who asked you shut up]

2/3

[worldsapart]

[breathe Xion breatheadkjflkdf remember what Jamie and everyone said okay it's going to be okay he's safe and he's okay and everything's fine]

3/4 bah

[worldsapart]

[SNIFF

okay]

4/4

[worldsapart]

Whe... Where are you?

[video]

[worldsapart]

[... Xion can't help it; she smiles a little.]

Me, too.

[text]

[terezi_pyrope]

[she figures she might try finding the video or voice function in a moment if this girl can't understand.]

...R34LLY?

[fortune_sought]

[Sophie hurriedly activates her CAT so she can talk to Xion, seemingly unconcerned with the fact that her only attire at the moment is a bedsheet. it was the closest thing to her when she appeared here] Xion, take a deep breath. What exactly has happened?

[bonnypiperlad]

[Remind Jamie to give Xion a lesson in 'odd Scottish words' sometime when things aren't so dire. It won't do her any good to panic - or him, for that matter, even though it's tempting. He squeezes her shoulder.]

Aye. Look, let's go a bit further in and see if we can find any sign of him. And if not we'll try and raise him on the CAT, all right?

[As long as he's actually somewhere where he can get through to them on it, and not, say, unconscious or worse.

...Maybe he'd best not mention those possibilities to Xion right now.]

[video]

[desertdaggers]

Yeah. Together, you'll do fine. And- anything you think I can help with, just call. I… well, I'm not sure what there is I can do from here, but…

[video]

[worldsapart]

[hmm... nope, still don't get it. maybe if she had more time to sit down and look at it, but -- she doesn't have that time.]

Sorry...

[video]

[worldsapart]

... thanks. ... I really mean it.

[worldsapart]

[it's okay Xion isn't concerned about the sheet either]

Sophie, he's gone, I --

[right. deep breath. okay.

...]

He just -- There was this flash of light and he just vanished, I don't know...

[video]

[terezi_pyrope]

[hitting the switch on the video function riiiight about now!]

Hi there!

Looks like you were having too much trouble reading my elite text! You were also searching for someone, right?

A 'Doctor'? Does this mean you injured yourself or what?

[video]

[desertdaggers]

You're welcome. …mm. I'd give you a hug if I could, but… it'll have to wait until we see each other in person.

[video]

[worldsapart]

[Oh! Oh that's so much better, she can understand now. ... "elite text"? Xion finds herself flushing a little because she feels foolish.]

I'm sorry. I haven't met anyone who writes like that and I don't have the time right now to sit down and work it out.

No, I -- I'm not hurt -- the Doctor is the name of one of my friends, and he's very important to me, and he's just... gone missing, just like that.

[video]

[worldsapart]

[A small smile.] I'll make sure to hold you to it.

[video]

[desertdaggers]

[smiles back.] It's a promise, then.

[video]

[terezi_pyrope]

[she grins widely.]

It's alright! I see the people here aren't used to my text either, hehehe!

It sounds like it's time to investigate this strange phenomenon too, then! When's the last time you saw him?

[painlessfighter]

Disappeared? [Headtilt!]

I bet he'll be back. People don't just disappear without reappearing. Especially like that. And I bet you can blame this stupid town too!!

[fortune_sought]

[thankfully, Sophie's practicality kicks in, and she manages to look calm because she's so focused on calming Xion] Have you tried to contact him on the CAT? And what about Jamie? Is he with you?

[video]

[worldsapart]

Literally just moments ago -- There was a flash of light and then... He was gone.

[worldsapart]

This town -- [wait.]

Luministi -- Are you... there again?

[worldsapart]

I called out, but he hasn't responded yet --

Jamie... Jamie's right here.

[bit_impossible]

[softly] Not where I should be. [runs a hand through his hair] Didn't think I'd be back in my old townhome so quickly. Blimey...

But what about you and Jamie? Are you back on the spacestation as well?