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[borntolove]

Who: 10 and Raven (Open to Martha, Jack, Rose, Leela, Six, Gwen, Lucifer, Eleven and Thirteen)
What: Bar shenanigans
When: Happy Hour
Where: Jack's Bar and Karaoke Club
Warnings: Update as needed
Notes:



Someone is up at the karaoke machine and sober and singing Hakuna Matata (Timon's parts) and might be accompanied by a second person; otherwise he will sing everything by himself.

There are also billiards and darts and of course - drinks.

Comments

[shehasdreams]

Raven smiled as she made her way into the club. She had really needed a drink after today's workshops. The normal life here was fine, but she was itching for something more. It was so routine it was almost boring. Charles would love it here, but she was getting antsy.

After sending a message to Erik to let him know where she would be, just in case he wanted to join her, she headed inside. She'd gone with her blonde hair exterior for most of the time here, still feeling uncomfortable about just walking around blue. She'd shown her true self in her workshops, but just being blue all the time would take more getting used to.

A part of her was so sure someone would come after her, even here.

Her eyes were drawn to the stage, watching 10 sing. At least someone was loving life, she thought to herself.

[borntolove]

Meanwhile, Ten isn't the only one on stage and some stranger; least to The Doctor joined in the Hakuna Matata.

Which Ten gives seems to be enjoying that with the stranger and gives the stranger a hardy friendly pat on the shoulders.

That is before noticing Raven - brooding and scrolls on over and takes a seat next to her; and stares her directly in the eyes. Which his seem to be rather infinite and not human.

And quietly whispers; "What's wrong?"

[shehasdreams]

Raven blinks, watching the man approach. At first glance, she would just assume he was human, but his eyes draw her in. There's something off about them. She can't look away.

There's something off about him.

"Bad day," she murmurs, shrugging her shoulders. With a wave of her hand, she motions to the bartender and orders two shots, offering one to the Doctor.

She tried to smile. "You were having fun up there."

[borntolove]

There's a quick moment of distress about the shot of liquor being offered - well - he'll see how long he can hold off drinking it but one shot shouldn't get him plastered at this point.

Ten gives her a non-verbal, thank you.

"Was I? I haven't noticed." Is the rude but obviously joking remark.

Then a more serious; "What happened?"

[shehasdreams]

"Yes, you were." Raven does her shot, then turns to look back at him. She notices he doesn't drink, but she doesn't force it on him either.

Her shoulders lightly shrugged. "This place is hard to get used to. Haven't been here that long, but long enough to feel... I don't know, odd? It's not like home. People are way more relaxed. Casual about things." Like her having blue skin on a normal day when she isn't hiding it.

"Just trying to fit in."

[borntolove]

"Well - I've been here awhile,"which he goes quiet for a moment because he's here for all and eternity now; as he looks into the liquid of the shot glass back at himself.

Ten eyes over curiously; what is home -like, look. Oh. Oh. He gets it. You're strange somehow and you're hiding it because you're used to hiding it because you're a odd one among everyone else in some way.

"Well, what's the point of fitting in? Anyone can fit in but only you can be you. After all - in every other universe you exist in you are fitting in. Isn't it better to live in the one where you don't?" There's something of a twinkle in those eyes and warm smile,

"Besides here what is fitting in? Given how this is a nexus of the multiverse. Why not just be you?"

[hisfavoriteson]

While he enjoys getting up in front of a crowd, that doesn't mean he necessarily enjoys watching other people do the same thing. But he's here tonight anyway, because it's a bar and why not. It doesn't take long for him to figure out what song this is, and that it would be better with a second person. Before long he is that second person, up on the stage filling in the parts, even if he doesn't know the man who's singing. That's not necessary for this kind of thing.

[borntolove]

Ten smiles widely when the stranger steps up to join. It also makes Ten glad that someone else knows The Lion King! However, maintains his part as Timon and is having a blast! When the show is finished, The Doctor is cheeky and clicks his tongue near the microphone and gives the stranger a hardy pat on the shoulders, with a big smile.

"You were brilliant. Absolutely brilliant!"

[hisfavoriteson]

"This isn't my first time at the rodeo, so to speak." He does this a lot. Not this exactly, anyway, but he enjoys performing for an audience. "It wouldn't have been the same song otherwise."

[borntolove]

"So not just a natural?" Ten remarks a bit suggestively and gives a 'couldn't agree more face and is very excitable.

"What's your favorite part of The Lion King?"

[bigbadrose]

Don't mind Rose staring.

She might just be wondering a little what the fuck. Or who the fuck. Because who the fuck besides this version of the Doctor is that obsessed with Lion King? Even 13 who loves it, and 12 who told Rose about the great Pixar war aren't going to go on stage and sing it to a crowd of people.

She hopes.

Thinks.

Maybe.

Most likely?

LOOK THE POINT IS... She's happy 10 has a friend.

And mystified.

And staring. So judging.

[borntolove]

Unfortunately, Ten can't help but feel the staring. Blame the higher intelligence and being aware of even security cameras even when unseen.

Ten looks over at Rose - with 'what' look

[hisfavoriteson]

"Of course, that's why I do it." And why he enjoys it.

"The part where he runs away." Which probably sounds like a strange part, but that's what he relates to the most.

OTA

[bigbadrose]

Rose isn't gonna sing.

In fact while Ten is on stage singing Disney, she might be pretending she doesn't know him.

SURE SHE SANG DISNEY TO HIM ALL THE FREAKING TIME.

BUT THAT WAS VERY DIFFERENT, AND WHEN THEY WERE ALL ALONE!!!!! NOT IN PUBLIC!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh.

She's just going to drink pop and hope Mirajane will forgive her for drinking at a different bar. Maybe it doesn't count if she doesn't drink alcohol. Also, she's amused by the name. Jack's. But Captain Jack Harkness worked with Mirajane not here. Oops.

Re: OTA

[borntolove]

After talking it up with Lucifer, goes and slides next to Rose, "Oyi! What's with you?"

[bigbadrose]

"Nothing!" A little defensive and annoyed, perhaps. But she realizes very quickly why he would be worried -- after the year of fighting and Ten being scared about being his usual self again -- so just laughs and kisses his cheek quickly, to show she means it, nothing's wrong, she's just being Rose.

"Having fun?"

[borntolove]

A peck on her cheek as he uses an Eskimo kiss to lean into a snog; take that as a yes.

[goesagainst_thegrain]

What is he doing here, even he doesn't know. Boredom, probably. But oh hey, he's clearly not the only one here... Twiggy's up on stage, singing something really embarrassing, and oh look it's a Rose. He'll move to stand next to her, mouth set in something of a frown.

"Is he really singing The Lion King?" Obviously a rhetorical question. "I'd have thought I'd have more taste than that."

Does he even have money, even who knows.

[bigbadrose]

She mentally sobs, but laughs, and gestures for him to sit with her, and have a drink, hell, she'll cover him. Rose is used to the Doctor being useless with money.

"Yes," a laugh, still hiding herself partway to pretend she doesn't know the man on stage. "It's his favorite. He came right out of regeneration sickness quoting it to the Sycorax. Suppose I'll have to sing Toy Story's You've Got A Friend In Me with him after a few more rounds..." She doesn't sound like she's looking forward to it, but then again, if she really didn't want to be there, she wouldn't.

[goesagainst_thegrain]

...well, he's already here, so. He goes ahead and sits down, still frowning up at the man on stage. "Really? Then again... I suppose there are worse movies to quote at a bunch of aliens. What were this lot up to, trying to take over the Earth?"

He's not even really guessing, because let's be honest that has a 50-50 chance of being true.

The Doctor hadn't come in here to drink but if she gets him something it would be rude to say no, wouldn't it.

[bigbadrose]

"Yeah, with blood voodoo," Rose nodded. "He was like, 'Don't pick on humans, they're dumb and new to civilization,' but with quoting Disney," a shrug. "The swordfightin' was way more impressive, to be 'onest. What's your poison?" Totally buying him a drink of choice. And just for good measure: "I'm just drinkin' my Dad's Vitex. It's not good," a laugh, "But I feel like..." she squinted, and crossed her eyes slightly, "It's homage??? Does that make sense?" Oh right, this version of the Doctor didn't know. She frowned briefly. "I never knew my father growing up. He died when I was just a baby, but the Doctor and I wound up in another universe where he lived, but I was never born. LONG story later, my Mum, my birth-Mum mind you! Moved to his universe to join him. Instead of just some daft inventor and schemer there, he's like the Steve Jobs of Britain there. Head of Torchwood, and uses this," she held up her pop drink, "To fund his inventions!" A fond smile. "I hope he'd be proud of what I did with Torchwood here..."

OTA

[nevercruel]

When she'd passed by the bar on her way through the city, on her way home after setting up a number of scanners in the distant warehouse district, the last thing she'd honestly expected to see what the sight of her younger self through the window, up on stage, and apparently singing himself into a very happy karaoke fix. Her initial reaction was to laugh to herself and roll her eyes, but then immediately afterward, memories of that same Doctor in an inebriated mess returned to her, and concerned, she decided to come in to check on him.

She entered as nonchalantly as she could, hands in her pockets and seating herself at the bar and ordering a responsible tea as she settled in to keep watch. No sense in tempting him with the thing that was exacerbating his problems, if he saw her and decided to come over.

But then it didn't really take her very long to recognize that he was not, in fact, inebriated, just enjoying himself, the way he might have done before this place had crushed all of his happiness and left him out to dry. Her own posture visibly relaxed, the smile on her face widening and taking on a much more sincere expression, and before he was done singing, she was leaning her chin on her elbow against the bar and laughing to herself.

Of course, the concern abated, she couldn't stop her own sense of enjoyment at their environment from taking hold, and when the song began to come to an end, she stood and marched over, giving him a mischievous grin and holding out her hand for the microphone with the other on her hip.

"Not bad, Doctor, not bad. But gimme, I wanna show you how it's really done!"

Yes, of course it had to be a competition. If it weren't, then there would be something very wrong.

[bigbadrose]

"Oh gods, no," Rose accidentally slipped into saying out loud, laughing with accidental apprehension. This could only end in hilarity and embarrassment, and possibly another exile.

Re: OTA

[borntolove]

"Oi! Get your own." Which Ten tosses his oldest self a microphone and gets ready for anything himself.

[goesagainst_thegrain]

Oh hi, lady-him. The Doctor comes over to lean against the bar, bottle of something in his hand--if 13 takes a look at it, she'll see it's ginger-flavored Vitex. She further might notice that 6 is leaning kind of heavily on the bar, there--not like he's anywhere close to falling over, but like he might be a bit unsteady.

He's looking skeptically at the stage, and when he speaks his words don't have any slur to them. He is pronouncing them rather carefully, however. "Hakuna Matata, really? Not really what I'd've thought we'd go for."