random open RP time

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

The Mun was bored The Doctor had been around a bit. Trying not to be mopey and emo dwell too much on Sarah Jane's application. He hadn't meant to frighten her like he had, which he only realized he had done later when he had finally calmed down enough to think. Maybe he'd send an owl later or do something to make it up to her. Everything up to her. It had, after all, been a long, long time, even if it wasn't so long for her.

This and more (Jack's yelling at him hadn't helped matters much) was being contemplated while he sat himself on a windowsill in random corridor #251 and took in the view. Not as good as from up in the Astronomy Tower, of course, but he honestly didn't feel like being up there at the moment. Maybe he should invite Lily for tea or take Robin up on those drinks or see if he can sneak into Ravenclaw again. Or brood here. Brooding was always good.

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[peachykeendeath.livejournal.com]

Death had been neglected by her mun wandering the school hallways when she spotted the Doctor. He was such an interesting person to talk to, she thought, so she made for his location.

"What's up, Doc?" she said in her usual jaunty-slash-perkiful manner.

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

Because obviously Death is exactly who/what he needs right now. He looked over at her. "Oh, hullo...nothing much, really. As if that's anything new, of course," he added with a roll of his eyes. "Lots of thinkin', lots of nothing much else."

[peachykeendeath.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Okay." Death, never one to buzz off when unwanted (quite the contrary the overwhelming majority of the time), hopped up into the windowframe with the Doctor, nearly sitting on his foot. "There's something I've been meaning to ask you--and Methos, for that matter. I may have to send him a crow. Maybe a few of the other immortal (or near-immortal) beings around campus, too." She looked at him, serious for once. "Are you afraid of me, Doctor?"

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He didn't know how to answer at first (and, really, even as he did answer, he wasn't sure of what to say). "Well...tell you the truth, I'm not sure. I mean, technically, I've died a couple of times already, and while it's not fun, it's normal. Though here I guess I'm to assume you mean...you know." He made a vague gesture with his hand. "The death? Last and final and forever kinda thing? Well, either way, I'm really not sure. Don't you think it's pretty natural to be afraid, though? For everyone, I mean. And especially for people like me and anyone else supposedly immortal or whatever. Having existed for so long and then just suddenly not. It's...hard to say, really."

[peachykeendeath.livejournal.com]

Death nodded. "I've taken more so-called 'immortal' beings than even you can count over the years. There was this one man--name of Bernie, at least when I took him--who had been alive on Earth for over 10,000 years. Yet his dying words were still 'Not yet.'

"I know this is a morbid line of questioning--well, let's face it, most conversations I have are, to some extent, morbid--but it interests me because there are two basic reasons to wish to go on living: first, fear of death; and second, the desire to see and do more as a living being."

She sighed and smiled. "My own existence will last until the end of the universe or beyond. Every century, I'm given one day as a mortal, to experience the joys and pains of mortal life. It's never enough. And it seems to me that the second reason is so much better than the first, at least from my perspective. But I've been curious about what the fear of me or the desire to live mean from the perspective of mortals and immortals alike. That's part of why I'm here."

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"Want my opinion, I certainly go for the latter. Who wouldn't want to just make all they can out of life? Nobody ever thinks they have enough time, and they don't, not really. Not to see and experience everything, which is more or less and impossibility in and of itself. I mean, it's what I do."

He pondered this for a few moments before continuing. "Really, I don't think it's my death I'm afraid of. It's death in-general. Of people. Loved ones and strangers and people that could potentially live longer if you do this or if they'd done that. I don't mind the morbid so much. Sort of in one of those moods, you know, contemplating things. It's like...it's like, me, for example, I could up and die, good and final, at any time, and I really wouldn't have a problem with it. I mean, I'd feel terrible for leaving my friends behind, but I've lived life to the fullest, done and seen things nobody else ever could or ever will, showed a handful of people a good time along the way. Not a bad way to go.

"In my experiences, most people want to live forever. The only thing that's forever, though, is time. And maybe not even that, because if everyone's gone and there's nobody to have any sort of measurement, then there's really no time, either. All there is is the universe, in the end. They want to live forever half because they're selfish and half because they just want to do everything. Life's a wonderful thing. Some want to go meet their gods, some fear an afterlife of torture, lots don't even believe that there's anything after, and the rest sit by, wondering if they're wasting what they've got."

Little ramble over, he considered something else. "So what do you think of being mortal, when you are? Have you done it this century yet?"

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

Apparently the mun can't resist being evil Sarah Jane wasn't actively looking for someone. She was just trying to find her way around. She was already completely and totally lost. She didn't even know her arse from a hole in the ground.

She turned the corner and spotted the Doctor. Her face fell slightly. "Oh.. sorry.." she mumbled, turning around to go find some other corridor to wander when she stopped herself. "You don't know which way is. um. Anything do you?"

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

His expressioned brightened considerably. "Oi, stop being shy and come over here. ...Unless you think I'm gonna bite your head off or something. And sure, I know where lots of things are. Been spending the past few months wandering 'round; you'd think I'd know where something is."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

She took a couple of steps in his direction and then shrugged, coming to a stop. "Well now that you mention it.." she trailed off and then wandered over again. "I don't know where I am. I took a wrong turn. I don't know where anything is really. Though I don't remember where I was headed to either."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Well, then, stay here a bit," he suggested. "A person can take a lot of wrong turns in this place." Might as well be conversational... "So, what's on your mind?"

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

Well it wasn't like she had anywhere else to go. Sarah Jane came and sat down beside him and nodded, "As good as any other place to be." she shrugged a little, "Not much.. just trying to get settled in and find my way around which obviously I'm not doing so well at."

She was dressed in more modern clothes now. Jeans and a t-shirt. And her hair was different. No more Farrah Fawcett hair.

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"It takes a while," he agreed with a nod, looking her over. "Went shopping, did you? Trying to acclimatize to the new century? Not that your old look ever gave you problems anywhere else we went."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Mmhmm. With Lily. And then Jack and JD showed up. And Jack's a woman now." Which hurt her brain even if she barely knew the guy. "Oh my old look was alright I suppose. I liked it quite a bit, but everyone kept asking me why I looked so retro. Figured it was time for a change."

"And how about you Doctor? What have you been up to?"

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yeah, ran into Jack. Gotta say, it was off-putting to suddenly have him start talking to me when I didn't even recognize him, just a touch." He laughed and shook his head. "That's Jack for you. And the 'retro' look was fine, but good to see that you're already making some friends, figuring things out. And me, well...just been thinking, that's all."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Yeah me too. They tried to be funny and play a joke on me. Said her name was Lilah or some rubbish. Trying to make me think JD was cheating. I don't understand you men. At all." Sarah shook her head, "Trying at any rate. I haven't found Harry though. I'm worried. He might be even more lost then I am." And she missed him.

"Thinking? Now there's a surprise." she teased, nudging him gently. "Sometimes I wonder if you don't have two brains."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

He grinned. "Well, after a while, there never seems to be much to do around here, so. Thinking."

Well, Lily had always rolled her eyes at him for his lack of ability to deal with things in-general if they weren't intellectual endevours, and he and Jack had finally realized that they couldn't talk about anything for shit, so he would finally try the whole talking things out thing he'd been hearing so much about.

"Thinking about you, for the most part. I, uh...I scared you a bit, didn't I?"

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

"You mean you're actually bored around here? Seems like you're the last person to get bored if only because there are so many places to explore." Sarah said gently. He had been thinking about her? What? Oh. That.

"Um, yes. More then just a bit I suppose. Though I did deserve it. Seems like I keep doing that. Making people hate me. You and then Jack. It'll be a wonder if Harry doesn't bugger off sometime."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Well, I've done lots of exploring. Been here for months now. Not sure how much exploring there is left to do. Aw, Sarah Jane, nobody hates you; wherever did you get that idea from?"

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

She just looked at him. "I've never been that yelled at by you before. And Jack just.. I mean he just got up and left right in the middle of a conversation.. who does that? Not unless you really can't stand the person you're hanging around. Everyone just seems to want to get away from me. Guess I can't blame them.

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't yelling at you...I was yelling at that thing. Suppose you had an interesting conversation," he added with rolling eyes. "Wasn't you. Not at all."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Yelling at that thing and then I told you to shut up. I'm sorry.." Sarah sighed. "I don't know what his problem is or what I said that made him so angry. God knows I'm always sticking my foot in my mouth." she rubbed her eyes.

"I'm not sure I believe you. No offense."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Well, not sure what Jack's problem is, but Jack's just...he's very...well, for lack of a better adjective, Jack's just Jack. Half the time I dunno what the hell he's up to, but the other half of the time, he's so very predictable. And as for me, well..." He trailed off.

"I'm just sayin', it wasn't you, honestly, it wasn't. Look...I'm sorry about all that back there. Things've...changed. I'm not the same man now--well, technically, I am, but you know what I'm getting at. If I get angry at something, I'm gonna yell at it, not offer it a Jelly Baby. Not that that happens very often, but it's always going to happen around that."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

Sarah just nodded, not sure what to say to that. He obviously wasn't the same man she remembered. Even if he was. "It's alright. If you say it wasn't me, then it wasn't me." at least she trusted him enough. For some reason. It's not like she could change things or go back or anything like that. And even if she could, she wasn't sure that she would.

"Just remember I'll yell back." she said with a small smirk on her lips, licking them slightly. Though he probably remembered how often she argued. Way more then anyone else.

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"You'd probably scare a lot more people going 'round yelling than if I do," he joked. "I can see it now--someone like Cox makes some slight comment about women, and you'll hop on the offensive 'til you're blue in the face, and then some."

He moved closer. "D'you mind if I...?" Not that he was going to wait for an answer; he ran a hand through her hair. "Ooo, whoever did your hair was amazing, hands of magic. ...Er, well, in the metaphroic sense, but you know. But you ought to grow it out, I think. Like down to your shoulders, maybe. Well, not that you should ever trust me when it comes with what looks good, but I'm just saying."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Oh he already has, and he got an earful from me, don't you worry." Sarah said with a grin on her face. She never backed down from a fight. Not a verbal one anyways. She wasn't much for physical violence. Unless it came to shooting. She was good at that. Since for some reason the elderly man she hung around as a child taught her how to shoot a rifle. Oh yes. She liked to shoot things.

She blushed a bit when he put his fingers through her hair. "Yeah y'think? They did a really nice job..Grow it out? Really? I always thought about growing it out. Once it gets to my shoulders it straightens a bit. When I was a teenager it was halfway down my back and then I kind of got into a snit with a boy who said all girls should wear their hair long so.. I cut it. Impulse. I trust your opinion, Doctor. Even when it comes to hair choices in which you barely have any." she teased. She liked his hair like that though she missed the curls. "You have a remarkable sense of fashion.. I love your jacket."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Oh, no, not me, never. Don't you remember that scarf? You think that's any sense of fashion at all, much less good? Though..." He looked down at his ensamble. "I suppose this is probably one of thse most sane, tame things I've ever worn. Not a lot of layers, either. Dunno what it is with me and the layers of clothing all the time. And I'm not all about the bright and colour. Or beige. I went through a beige stage once."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Now now.. I liked that scarf very much. More then that really. You can only imagine me and Harry.." She trailed off, rolling her eyes at herself. Oh the things they did. Heh. "I think it suits you. You're just.. sleek." She reached over and petted the jacket a bit. "Always thought about getting me a coat like that. It's very.. you. I can't picture you wearing lots of color like this, definitely not." she laughed. "Beige? Oh dear. Mmm well suppose that's better then the ruffles I saw you with the first time. Not that I minded those either."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"I sort of miss the ruffles. Had that kind of thing on in my last regeneration. Was sort of...Byronesque, I suppose. And oh yeah, beige. Was all about the cricket then. Had a hat, a bat, kept a ball in my pocket--turned out to be rather handy in a few situations. 'Fraid these pockets aren't quite so deep, but holds what I need." The bare essentials, back to basics. That had been part of it, hadn't it?

"Sleek, eh? Suppose that's a...different way of describing, there... Rose is always nagging about how I don't wear much else. I tell her, I change my jumper now and then, but no, always on about the never changing with the times like she sometimes does."

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

That made her laugh. "You played cricket? That must have been something. Would've liked to see that." Hold what he needed. Which meant the TARDIS key. And the sonic screwdriver. She thought that was it. Though knowing the Doctor he had surprises up his sleeves.

"Mm, well if she didn't think you change much now, then the scarf and the hat and the coat would've really gotten her goat. It's just different for girls and clothes. Any excuse to get new ones and to dress pretty. Impress boys. That sort of thing."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"You trying to impress anyone?" he teased. "Rather like the jeans, too. Has Jack shown you his lovely leather trousers? He likes to show them off a lot.

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Mmmmaybe." Sarah spoke, shifting her eyes slightly, trying to be sly about things, or maybe overly sly. "That nice man that only runs around in a towel did ask if he could cook me dinner. And any man that runs around in nothing but a towel is definitely on my to be impressed list."

"Oh yes, Jack definitely showed me his trousers. Actually I got him a new girly pair since he's got hips now. And leather pants on a woman are definitely not the same as on a man. Though they're both lovely to look at."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I saw that. I wonder about the bovine population in the 51st century..." he mused. "And nothing but a towel, you say? Probably means he takes it off quite often. If he's already asked you to dinner, then you don't need to impress him with a new wardrobe, so..." If she was going to be sly about it, then so was he.

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

Her eyes lit up with a grin, "Oh I'm sure it's nearly depleted. Remember I did pick up that very leathery corset that changes colors. That was definitely some kind of bovine but I remember them being with three heads or something." Hm.

"Oh I'm hoping he takes it off quite often. If I'm lucky. It never hurts to impress a boy even if they want to sleep with you already. Got to show them how interested you are."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"And just how interested in him are you?" Because he's really okay with her running around with some sexbomb random fellow she just met.

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

Sarah shrugged a bit, "Dunno. I mean I barely know him. I know his name. And that he's German. And likes women. And likes to run around in a towel and likes to cook. And he's gorgeous. I guess we'll see. You never know where things will take you. Might as well jump in with both feet." she smiled.

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Then I hope you don't think I'm too forward--though you shouldn't, seeing as you're gonna have dinner with someone you just met."

He suddenly looked anxious. "Would you mind if I...I mean, I doubt you would, but...could I possibly--oh, just listen to me, all the talking I do, all the languages I know, but I'm still no good with words." He'd have to fix that problem one of these days.

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

She doubted she'd find anything he asked forward. He was the Doctor. He lived for forward, even if it wasn't usually about her. She just looked at him, waiting a bit to see..

"It's alright, Doctor. Just say it. The simplest way possible is usually the best. If it helps, I'm quite unlikely to say no. You know I'd do anything for you."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

A sigh. Well, it wasn't so much the words he should focus on as--

"I'm going to do something that I should've done a long time ago." Yes, cliched, shut up.

Though he was certain of this fact, it was the doing it that made him cautious. Still, there wasn't any backing out now. ...Well, there was, but not after this far, and besides...it was Sarah Jane, after all.

He took her gently by the shoulders and pulled her closer, letting his lips descend upon hers. It'd been a long time coming, longer than she would ever realize.

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

She wasn't quite sure what he was about to do, and didn't have much of a clue until she felt him close up against her. Even then when she saw his lips nearing hers, she wondered if she was dreaming. And then she felt his lips against hers, warm and her eyes shut.

She'd dreamed about kissing him for a long time. Of course it wasn't exactly like this (Well except for maybe the last night or two) in her dreams, but it was better then that. It was real.

Her lips pressed back up against his, slow at first and then when she realized he hopefully wasn't going to pull away, she slid her fingers into his hair and kissed him a bit harder.

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

His hands went down her body, following her curves, and rested on her hips. Maybe this would teach him to listen to Lily and Jack when they were right, even if it wasn't the same situation they'd been discussing. He knew as well as she did just how long she'd been hoping for this kind of thing to happen. Perhaps now he'd be a little less selfish, a little less cautious. The world certainly wasn't ending around him.

"So...not too forward?" he asked when he finally pulled enough away, despite her insistance that he stay put.

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

She almost pouted when he pulled away. Licking her lips, she looked over at him and shook her head. "No.. definitely not... too forward." she blushed just a bit.

"Mm well at least now I know you're a bit of a tease. That's not very fair." She breathed, trying to calm herself a bit. Was she supposed to get this worked up? God. "Sorry.."

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

"Maybe not, but it's fun." That, and he really needed to get over himself more often stupid puppet. He cupped her chin. "And no apologies." Planting a kiss on her forehead, he hopped off the windowsill and gave a mock salute. "Good luck with your date, Sarah Jane~"

Happy? Him? Oh yes. Very yes. Maybe he ought to find Rose and bewilder her, too. And Jack. And Harry. He was nearly skipping away. Oh, tease.

[lovesthescarf.livejournal.com]

Sarah Jane gaped. And then she frowned. Okay. See, the whole part where men just kept skipping off into the sunset? So not going to happen. She hopped up off the windowsill in return, shaking her head. "Oh no.. you are NOT doing that to me."

She grabbed him. And then she kissed him again. Hard this time. Quite hard. With her mouth open and her tongue and everything. And then she pulled back, satisfied. "There.. now you can go." And then she headed off in the other direction.

[ninth-doctor.livejournal.com]

...Wow, now, he hadn't expected her to pull a Madame de Pompadour that. That, he decided, was well worth the brooding. Why the hell didn't he do this kind of thing more often? Oh happy day. Good moods like these didn't come as often as he liked anymore. He continued on his way, big smile on his face, humming a bouncy little tune to himself.