he was easily one of the more eclectic residents of apple peak, but faith truly enjoyed it. she knew part of it was his persona, the magic of theatrics and all that, but part of her also wondered if that’s just who he was. the blonde had seen ambrosius around town once or twice, doing the occasional hop-skip that he did just then, or carrying boxes in his arms full of things she couldn’t possibly imagine, and he always made her curious.
and the fact that he liked her ! that was always nice to hear. she got that sort of compliment more from the children she worked with than the adults. “ well, i like you too ! ” she returned with a sunny smile. “ and i absolutely love doctor who. i’m more of a ‘new who’ gal myself, but my grandfather used to have on the old-time reruns when i was a little girl. ” then again, she remembered, “ i was like every other little girl from the uk, though. wanting to be the companion and go on outer-space, time-traversing adventures. that was the dream. ” a wistful, sweet sigh, played up just a bit for effect.
one thing faith liked to believe she was especially good at was jokes. she worked with children, after all, and different children liked and laughed at different things. but since they had been talking about space…
“ what’s a spaceman’s favorite candy bar ? ” set up, and her eyebrows raised expectantly, waiting for the response. the joke was a silly one, but it always got a good reaction out of her clients.
the more they spoke, the more ambrosius got the feeling that this woman was something more. it was the same feeling he got with tony, and with the woman from the pharmacy, and with gabriel, though it didn’t seem as if this was a person ambrosius knew in another life. there was nothing very avalon about her, but there was definitely a sort of magic. “ what a jolly world it is to have more people like each other ! too much hatred now, honestly -- or, no ! INDIFFERENCE. that’s what it is. an age of indifference. everyone’s too cool for each other now, hmm, yes, ” he muttered, shaking his head. but he brightened slowly as they continued to talk. “ new who, oh, yes, i did start with the ‘ new who ’, as you say. i should consider marathoning all of it from nine. or is he ten now ? ” he continued to say new who, new who a few more times, amused at the phrase. “ and who says you still can’t traverse through time and space ? ” ambrosius leaned forward to whisper, as if disclosing a secret ( and, really, it was ): “ why, i’ve traversed through time and space already. it’s been quite an experience. ”
thrilled at the joke, his face went through a series of expressions as he thought of an answer. “ cadbury-rina nebula ! no, no, that’s not right. omega centauri ! no -- a-ha ! NGC 6440 ! ”