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Sophie Hatter ([personal profile] fortune_sought) wrote in [community profile] luministi2010-07-12 04:26 pm

[003] / θ-3

[the Doctor and Sophie are at a table by the front windows in an open café in the southern shopping plaza. the building overlooks the botanical gardens, making for a pleasant and quaint atmosphere--the sort of atmosphere the town professes to exude. however, the scene inside the café is far from pleasant or quaint. in fact, the two appear to be in the midst of a rather heated discussion]

[Sophie has a cup of tea in front of her and is slumped over the table in a fashion that would remind her alarmingly of some of the stooping she did as an old woman. however, she is certainly not bothered about her posture at the moment. her face is extremely flushed, though whether from fever or anger is anyone's guess, and she is glaring severely at the man across the table from her] I am calm!

[the Doctor, his face reddened not only because of the impossible fever sweeping through his system but thanks to his deep annoyance with the woman he's sharing his table with, only rolls his eyes and barely manages to keep himself from throwing his arms up in the air in a completely dramatic show of frustration.]

Oh yes, that's calm. Next thing I know, you're going to be smashing your tea cup to the ground and professing the same thing! I only said you needed to relax or you'll get yourself into a deeper state of exhaustion than you're already in!


[scoffs, still glaring] And I'm sure your insults are perfectly calm as well! What we need is a solution! Until we have that, no amount of "relaxing" will solve anything.

Look, even if you won't, you've got to eat something. You need the fuel to keep functioning. [of course, the last thing he actually ate was a bag of candy floss and a corn dog a few days ago, but he doesn't exactly need food all that often.]

[he pushes a plate of pain au chocolat, or chocolate-filled croissants, her way, forcing his tone to be a bit gentler.] Humour me, will you? We can eat and solve riddles at the same time. It's called 'multi-tasking'.


[eyes him for a moment more and then sighs. reluctantly picks up one of the croissants, nibbling on one end of it. she's really not hungry and is a bit apprehensive that the food she attempts to eat might come back up in the middle of their conversation] You might be surprised, but we have multi-tasking in Ingary.

So what ideas do you have about the riddle? Or have you spoken to anyone else about it?


[he takes one as well, but merely keeps it on a small plate beside his glass of ice water. he reckons if his temperature continues to climb, he might even pass for a human in a thermal scan. it's an amusing thought, at least.]

Spoke to--[his previous self]--the other Doctor about this, but I've been trying to work out a solution of my own instead of solving the riddle. [pulls a face] My...own efforts haven't been nearly as successful as I'd hoped, so I'm giving that riddle another go! Got a few ideas of my own, of course, but let's see how the others are doing, hmm? I heard a few of them were up to something, but I was a bit busy at the time.


[he takes his CAT out, setting it on the table in front of them so both he and Sophie can be seen in a video broadcast to all the residential CATs.] Ah hello, there we are. How is everyone feeling? I gather no one's solved the riddle yet, but maybe we need to rethink things a little. Get a fresh--well, relatively speaking anyway--pair of eyes and ears on things. Where are you all at?

[ooc: Joint post! If you couldn't tell, the Doctor is blue and Sophie is orange. We'll both be tagging around. Join in the discussion so we can solve the mystery!]
collector: (a song for altair)

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-24 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Consider me armed with earplugs.
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Acting Innocent)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2010-07-25 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like an interesting nickname. Or a codename. One of those.
collector: (a song for altair)

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-25 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
Not one of my best codenames.
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Alright?)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2010-07-25 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Let me guess, "Collector" was one of the better ones? Because that's not obvious at all, nope.
collector: (op.77 II. devotion (Ab imo pectore))

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-25 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
About as subtle as Doctor. No, Thete, I worked with Ice Warriors. They're much better strategists than that.
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Subtle Smile)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2010-07-25 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah yes. [laughs slightly] I can't even remember the last time I saw one. It's been too long...
collector: (a song for altair)

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-25 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd give you the name of one of their better resort planets, but I don't like to direct you to places I enjoy. They never stay standing for long after.
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Furrowed Eyebrow What?)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2010-07-26 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
What?! Oh, now you're just being unfair. There are tons of places still intact even after I've left them.
collector: (a song for altair)

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-26 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure there are. But I won't be taking my chances.
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Acting Innocent)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2010-07-26 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Fine by me, then. I still have plenty of places I'd like to go to and revisit. I just might find them on my own. I'll tell them you say hello.
collector: (violin sonata no.7 in C minor)

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-26 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Please don't. I try to keep my name dissociated from yours.
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Skeptical)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2010-07-27 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Hence "Irving"? Because surely, nothing says "We're not associated with each other" like taking on a first name like "Irving". Though, it could've been worse.

You might have chosen "Mervin".
collector: (carnaval: reconnaisance)

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-27 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I really don't know what your problem with my chosen name is. I think it's a very good name.
bit_impossible: (Doctor-Innocent until proven guilty)

[personal profile] bit_impossible 2010-07-27 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[shrugs. it's been a while since his last dig at that chosen name] To each his own.
collector: (a song for altair)

[personal profile] collector 2010-07-27 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
And I'll take this over 'John Smith.'