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[bonnypiperlad]

[The snow falls in great flakes from the sky, covering the walkway that's sprung up out in the lake. The one that connects to what looks like some sort of tomb, with a stylized metal man of some sort on the wall outside the great, heavy doors. It has voices, as well, drifting out into the cold - a young girl and a man, both with English accents.]

You look very nice in that dress, Victoria.

Thank you. Don't you think it's a bit...?

A bit short? Oh I shouldn't worry about that, look at Jamie's.

[From the expression on Jamie's face, the girl's voice strikes some sort of cord deep inside - and his own reply is barely a murmur.]

Victoria...

[Some time passes before he notices the footprints, but once he does, he - like everyone else - starts to follow them, eventually making his way to the fire in the observation deck. As he's rubbing his hands to try and warm them, he looks up to see that question scrawled across the many screens in the area.]

Och, that can't be good.

(OOC: Feel free to run into Jamie at the Cyberman's tomb or on the way to the observation deck or at the deck itself. Just let me know which in your reply!)

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[painlessfighter]

[Natsuo is nosing around, bored, out in the cold because he can't feel the temperature for himself. However, he is (at Sophie's insistence) wearing a huge and heavy coat that may as well be swallowing him whole - it's almost comical. When he spots the walkway, he's curious, of course. And when he spots Jamie, well... that's even more of a reason to go over!]

Jamie! Do you know what this is?

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, I do. It's another one of those things from my world. Er, well, not exactly my world, but I've been here.

Not particularly a place I wanted to see again, mind ye. Apparently someone had other ideas.

[painlessfighter]

Why didn't you want to see it again? What's wrong with it?

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, well...that's a long story. Let's just say I've never fancied the though of having another tangle down the Cybermen's tomb.

[He nods over towards the stylized image of the metal man outside the doors, then frowns.]

Not that they'll be a problem if the door's still the way it was when we left, but I'm not entirely sure it can be. Not if the place is here now.

[painlessfighter]

Huh? There's something in there? [His FULL ATTENTION is now on that door!!] And you said they're dangerous? How dangerous? And they can get out? Can we beat them?

[fortune_sought]

[when Sophie spots Jamie on the observation deck, she hurries over to him] Jamie! Oh, drat it all. I thought you'd managed to stay away!

[bonnypiperlad]

Sophie! Aye, well, I'd not meant to come here, but...

[He shakes his head.]

Did ye feel like ye had to come here as well?

[fortune_sought]

I...yes. [she frowns. it's not a good sign if everyone is being drawn here] But I didn't realise it was happening to everyone. Are you all right?

[bonnypiperlad]

Maybe it's not everyone? [He doesn't sound as though he believes that, however.]

Although I'd not be surprised if it was. I'm fine, though. At least, I don't feel like I've got to go anywhere else. What about ye?

[fortune_sought]

[she raises an eyebrow at that as if to say, really, Jamie?]

I'm all right. Relatively speaking, of course. Unfortunately, it's still cold, and now we have the company of that ominous writing. [she shivers] At least there's a fire.

[unbending_spirit]

[Alicia manages to keep herself from following the footprints long enough to look around the town a bit at least. and how can she resist the mystery presented by a structure like that tomb? she starts tentatively along the walkway, shivering against the cold as she goes]

Hello? Is there somebody in there?

[bonnypiperlad]

[It's not too much warmer in the tomb, especially since the snow seems to have gotten in there somehow. But Jamie's inside there anyway, eying the currently-closed hatch with a small frown. He's caught up enough in his thoughts that the voice gives him a start - but it doesn't stop him from hurrying over to the door to stick his head outside to see who's calling.]

Yes, I'm here. Hello?

[unbending_spirit]

[she approaches quickly, giving the young man a nervous, sheepish look] Hi! Um...can I come in?

[bonnypiperlad]

[He gives the hatch another, uncertain look, but it doesn't seem to be budging. And having tried to open it from the other side when it's been closed, he knows that it'll likely stay that way for now. At least, he hopes so.]

Aye...I suppose that'd be alright.

[unbending_spirit]

Thanks. [she gives him a friendly smile and enters, although she is quickly distracted by the strangeness of the building] Wow. What is this place?

[desertdaggers]

[not having much more luck warming himself up] It's rather adversarial, isn't it?

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, I'll say. Why put something like that up in the first place, anyway?

[desertdaggers]

[spreading out one hand] To sow the seeds of suspicion, perhaps… But I don't believe any of us are likely to have jeopardised our chances of getting out of this. Do you?

[bonnypiperlad]

Not on purpose, I don't think. [Well, with maybe the exception of Ichijou, but even then Jamie's not entirely convinced that he's managed to do anything that would have any lasting effect.]

But it does look rather suspicious. I mean, ye see something that says 'What have ye done?' written out as plain as day. It'd be hard for it to look like anything else, if ye ask me.

[desertdaggers]

[Hawk nods, of the opinion that if Ichijou really wanted to try to wreck things, the way he'd have done it would be noticeable enough something could be done about it. He opens his mouth to agree, but that's not what comes out.]

I've been in the Navarre Thieves' Guild since before I can remember.
I was in charge of part of the raid to Rolante.
I promised to look after my best friend's sister.

…ah. [his eyes widen, and he looks mildly alarmed.]

[bit_impossible]

[the Doctor removes his long coat as he approaches Jamie on the observation deck. seeing as he can't get the TARDIS to open--she is off in a corner, slowly being buried in snow--offering his coat to someone who could use it more than him is the only thing he can do right now. he's seen the question on the screens and ohhh, does it make him angry--unless it's a question their current tormentor wishes to be ask, that is, then he is glad to add that to his long list of queries.]

All right there, Jamie? Here. [offers the coat to him]

[bonnypiperlad]

Doctor! [After a moment of consideration, he shakes his head.] Look, there'll be someone who'll need that more than me. I'll do.

[Besides, he's got those gloves from Sophie, doesn't he? He'd forgotten about those, and he pulls them out of the pocket of his windbreaker, putting them on.]

I just wish we knew what was causing this weather in the first place.

[bit_impossible]

[he shrugs] Well, if you change your mind... [he folds the coat over his arm, then lets out a loud breath that blooms in the air.]

Or, more to the point, who invited us here in the first place? The two, no doubt, are related... [his eyes flicker back to the screens]

[bonnypiperlad]

As is that message, I'll wager. [There was a hat, too, wasn't there? He starts rummaging through the pocket again, hoping he remembered to put it in there before he got dragged over here.]

Not a very nice one, is it, Doctor? I mean...'What have you done?' sounds a wee bit ominous to me.

[bit_impossible]

[before he can really respond to that, the Doctor's overcome with a sudden need to blurt out a few things:]

You know, I've never minded the taste of pears.

I'll never travel with anyone again just to keep my friends safe even if it means sheer loneliness on my part.

I recently killed one of my best friends.

[and after he's said that last sentence, he claps a hand over his mouth, looks to Jamie, then away. he can't take any of that back. there is nothing he can do to get Jamie to unhear it.]