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[she's sitting in one of the quiet rooms, up to her elbows in glitter, probably best not to ask]

Hallo! I'm the Doctor. [she scrunches her nose] Sorry if that's awkward for some people. [she'd deal with that later]

But! Well! That was a bit of a question, wasn't it? What will make us happy. I mean, avoiding the existentiality of it because that is a broad spectrum requiring much deep thought and lots of poor decision making skills--

There are a lot of choices, and I don't know how to choose.

A lab would be nice. More labs. All the labs. A pool. Love a good pool. Good for barbeques and catching your falling wife from a fifty foot drop. ... er... that might be awkward too. Sorry. Plants. Could always use more of those. Double rooms well-- I'd rather be able to stay up as late as I like.

But clocks! Now, clocks are intriguing. What does that mean? Does it mean a room with clocks? Does it mean clocks throughout the train? And what kind of clocks? Wall clocks? Grandfather Clocks? Kicksey-Winseys? I had a Kicksey-Winsey once made by ...Bloody Stupid Johnson, I think is name was. Never did tell the time but every hour on the hour it would hunt you down and give you a boot in the rear. A great way to get things done if you get settled in one particular task.

Oh but I like art, and I love games.

D'you think I can choose all of them?

I think we deserve all of them.

What do you think?

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[jeopardyfriendly]

[Rose watches, her head tilted to the side, looking like she doesn't really believe it. Time moves on. Time Lords? That'd be a new trick.]

Well, excuse me for not jumpin' from 'flirty time traveler' straight to 'person I didn't think I'd ever see again'. With a whole new body to boot. It's not like I'm psychic.

[All true for a certain value of Rose, though maybe not the Doctor's.]

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[famtastic]

Right. I suppose you run into a fair amount of them.

[She takes a breath and lets it out. tries a more sincere smile this time]

But no. It's fine. It's fine.

Really, how are you? What have I missed? Tell me everything.

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[jeopardyfriendly]

[Rose shrugs helplessly, a little half smile on her lips. It's not like she's trying to pick anyone up; it just sort of happens.]

Can't complain. It's how we ended up with Jack, after all.

I've been good. [Going into everything is a bit much. She wouldn't know where to even begin.] Been traveling, helping people, finding trouble. You know, the same old life.

[She leans forward, resting her chin on her hands.] But look at you! You're not usually so young-looking, and a woman this time, too. Sick of old-timey humans ignoring you yet?

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[famtastic]

Yeah. I bet it's a brilliant one though. [she should ask about lefty but she won't. Like opening a barrel of bad fish that. Best just to leave it]

Oh it's awful! I don't know how anyone got anything done. Definitely nothing gets done as soon as you'd like. If I were a man I could just say a thing and anyone would believe me. Now I can tell them they have a nose on their face and they'd scoff. [she shakes her head] It's not the hardest mode to live out there, but it is a pain in the neck.

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[jeopardyfriendly]

[A noncommittal hum. It's not what she would've chosen, but it was the best that she could do.] It has its moments.

[She laughs. There's something really satisfying about the Doctor having to deal with a new aspect of life that Rose had grown up with.] Aaaaaaaand that's why I don't go then anymore. At least, not without Jack. Not worth the aggravation. [She also might've started a riot or two.]

Also: corsets. Worst form of clothing I've ever had the misfortune to wear.

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[famtastic]

I've worn corsets before, granted it wasn't this shape, they're not bad if they're laced properly and filled with lifted fireworks. Don't ask. I had it on me and they were too big to fit in a sporran.

[you know how it goes]

I'm not sure that Jack would cause any less trouble. [a faint grin]