It wasn't often when Adric, a native to the planet Alzarius, ventured outside of the TARDIS. Even less often was the fact the Doctor was remaining inside the blue police box shaped time machine with fellow companion Tegan Jovanka.
His only company was his own voice, and Nyssa of Traken. The TARDIS had materialised on a world with some of the greatest, most adventurous cave systems in the universe, according to the Doctor. "Don't you find it a tad bit odd that the Doctor was so set on staying in the TARDIS with Tegan?" He asked, throwing a glance over his shoulder, making sure Nyssa was still behind him.
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Nyssa shrugged her backpack higher on her shoulders and shook her head, moving to catch up alongside Adric. She still felt guilty for not venturing out with them before on the last planet they'd been on. Of course, she had fainted only hours before they landed and needed time to recover herself. Poor Tegan.
"Can you blame him? Tegan needs rest after all that nasty business with the Mara... She doesn't sleep well, Adric. I'm not sure she's slept much at all." Nyssa mused before removed the small electronic tablet with the map they needed to find the caves from the pocket of her khaki pants, "Besides these caves are crystalline mostly. Easy to get lost in... And I don't think that's something Tegan would particularly enjoy right now."
Nyssa was dressed rather unlike herself. In order to get Tegan's mind off of things, Nyssa had enlisted her help for dressing for such an adventure. Out of her usual velvet outfit, she had on hiking boots, khaki long pants, a chambray shirt and what Tegan called a 'utility vest' where she could put all manner of things in her pockets. She had a backpack as well, with a first aid kit, a distress beacon and rope... should they need to get out of a dangerous situation. Hopefully it wouldn't come to that. But when one traveled with the Doctor...