#messalinedream

[cricketandcharm]

"Who....who are you?" she looked him up and down, and noted the stick of celery attached to his long jacket.

"Hm?" The Doctor quickly straightened up from the panel he'd been inspecting and...possibly, trying to operate. Well, if they would place a very conspicuous and interesting-looking panel right in their...well, actually this was the control room. He really didn't have a justification for being here at all."Oh, er--I’m the Doctor." he replied, sticking out his hand with a friendly smile. He couldn’t help but hold the distinct impression that he was being sized up. That never really led to much good; depending on how secure they were in their current holdings, people never quite seemed to like what they saw. Somehow, he suspected this might not be the case, at least not this time. She seemed more confused than angry. Not, of course, that confusion was any less dangerous. 

[bornofxfire]

{ 4 }

"D'you know how t' play tag?"

[aburntrose]

Rose waited until everyone had left before sneaking in behind the last person to lock up. It wasn't late but the laboratory was draped in darkness nevertheless. It was clear to her from the beginning that if she was caught in here after closing, she wasn't going to get off lightly for it. But she just had to find out whether those re-occurring lights over the building the past nights were extraterrestrial. It wouldn't have been a surprise if it was, due to the rumours that surrounded the place. Unfortunately, she didn't expect someone to be there when she arrived. Rose tried to freeze, but in the process knocked over a test tube. There was nowhere to hide. That time she successfully, though reluctantly froze and waited for the inevitable.