[Video / Arrival ]

[space_gandalf]

[ The Doctor stepped out from the pod with a disgusted look on his face, he wiped his hands off with a horrified look on his face. ]

Gross! I'm covered in boogies!

[ He took a quick look around him, and he tried his hardest to get the gunk removed from his coat and hair. ]

Now if I can find somewhere to tidey myself up abit, I can go and explore.

[ He had all the time in the world, and he didn't exactly have to be anywhere. As he continued to remove the gunk from his coat, he found the videophone and he looked at it with a cheerful smile. He thumbed his way through the commands, and he figured he would put himself on Sykpe or whatever it is friends liked to do. ]

Hello! I'm The Doctor, and I am sending whoever is out there a tweet. I think this is a tweet, oh, bother that's fine with me.

[ It doesn't help that he is covered in gunk, nor does he seem bothered by the whole thing. ] It seems that I have found myself in a pod, covered in boogies, and I'm not exactly where I was. Or when for that matter. Soooo, I'd like to have a few questions answered. The most obvious being, where am I and how did I get here?

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]Video]

[descendsfromshadow]

[Blake had taken considerably more time to make sure she was clear of gunk before turning her attention elsewhere. Namely the pamphlets and fliers she'd woken up with.

That's right. She had stopped and read the whole thing.]

[It was only after that that she started paying attention to the device she'd been given as well, only to immediately come across a video of a strange-looking gunk-covered man who seemed just as lost as she was.

Sigh.]

Actually, I was hoping to find the answer to that question here as well.

[space_gandalf]

[ He began to wander away from the pod, and he perked up when someone had answered his attempt at finding out about where he was.

The Doctor sat himself down, and he ums a little. ] If I had answers, I would be very happy to give them. I do have loads of theories, and one of them would be that someone had thought they would be very clever.

I was kidnapped. And that there makes me unhappy, but I don't see any guards or anyone else here.

[descendsfromshadow]

[Blake arches an eyebrow at that a little. Somebody being clever seemed... fairly obvious. But as for the rest.]

There aren't any.

[She glances at the pamphlet still in her hand.]

And it looks like whoever did this wants us to get an apartment and a job.

[space_gandalf]

[ The Doctor didn't go through the pamphlet yet, but the moment she mentioned that he needed to find a flat and a job...

The Doctor's mouth dropped, and he dug his hand into his pocket to find the soggy piece of paper. ] A job?! A flat?! W

Oi! I'm not exactly a flat person; I'm more of the type who would rather live in a caravan than a flat.

Don't know about a job, had a few of those, but they never lasted long.

[descendsfromshadow]

[A caravan...? What?

This was a pretty strange guy.]

Well, it doesn't look like you have much choice. Unless you want to stay in the cave.

[space_gandalf]

[ The Doctor pouted in that response. ]

What? I don't have a choice of living in a flat or a caravan. That is absolute rubbish! I'm a bit of a mobile sort, and I really get fidgety when I sit in one place for too long.

[ He tried to word it right. ] I'm a traveler, and I am going to need to look for something of mine. It is a big blue wooden box, and if you happen to see it, it belongs to me.

[descendsfromshadow]

A big blue wooden box?

[Eyebrow arching intensifies.]

So... you travel around with your big wooden box?

[space_gandalf]

Yes, and it has the words, police on it.

[ The Doctor looked hopeful and nodded his head. ]

Yes! I travel around in a big wooden box; I'm a traveler by nature.

[descendsfromshadow]

[A big blue box with police written on it...? Was he some kind of traveling police officer?]

Okay, I guess I'll let you know if I see any boxes.

[Video]

[yesterdays_hero]

[What the hell was this guy rolling in? Hammer sure didn't wake up with any goo on him.]

I don't know what you were up to before I got here, so I'm not sure why you're filthy. I can recommend a lake over in Fayren if you want to wash that off.

[space_gandalf]

[ Pods with goo are the best pods ever to wake up in, and perhaps The Doctor was a special case. ]

A lake you say, I'll have to find away to get there. As for being filthy, I'd say, I have a very dirty job. Or you have a pod with a defect!

Or a cold!

[yesterdays_hero]

I don't have any of those things. I'll...send you the directions. Just don't get eaten by dragons or anything.

[Not that he figures there ARE any. He would have seen them. And beaten them up.]

[space_gandalf]

I'll do my best to avoid being eaten! [ The Doctor does believe that there might be dragons or other things that go bump in this city.

And, he even looked excited at the prospect of there being creatures, and then there is the running. Oh, he had loved the running.

. ] And what else can you tell me about this place?

The most I knew is that someone wants me to die of boredom!

[yesterdays_hero]

Not much, I'm afraid. I'm a stranger around here myself.

[And he has no idea where the goo came from. Maybe this guy just had really bad allergies for all he knows.]

There are four gates that lead to different kinds of places. One is all science-fictiony, one is for fantasy nerds, one's got ghosts, and one seems kinda 'eh'.

[space_gandalf]

Interesting...

[ It might have to be The Doctor's ability to attract trouble. But it could very well have been a defected pod. ]

Gates eh? This is going to be a tough choice, and perhaps it will all come down to a game of Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe.

But, seeing you've said something about dragons, I'd say it has something to do with the fantasy world.

I'd hate to run into anyone while still being covered in goo. [ He glanced down at the gunky pamphlet he had in his hand. ]

[yesterdays_hero]

And I'd hate to run into you when you're covered in goo!

[He gestures with a finger pointed at the camera, then chuckles.]

Well, I'm sure you'll take care of it one way or another.

[Video]

[onecream_fivesugar]

Boogies? Ew, that's gross.

[space_gandalf]

It is more than gross! It is disgusting, but I'm just happy this stuff isn't sick up!

[ The Doctor has his hair slicked back, but it is obvious that he had a very interesting arrival. ]

Don't tell me this is how everyone gets here, because, I'm going to have a word with the people who run this town!

[onecream_fivesugar]

The pods, yeah. all the gross stuff? This is the first I've heard about it.

Glad I missed that part of the trip if it is normal.

[space_gandalf]

Must have been a defected pod. I tend to attract defective pods with lots of goo.

I just need to find that lake, so I can clean myself off, and figure out who is in charge.

[onecream_fivesugar]

Gross, sorry about your luck.

Well if the cavern is anything like the one I was in, there should be water there and more outside!

[space_gandalf]

I'm not exactly a hermit, so I... [ He lowers his head in defeat. ] ... I will try living in a flat again.

Oh! And, I don't believe I got your name!

[onecream_fivesugar]

I'm guessing you haven't done that in awhile, eh?

Well it's my first time living on my own too, so best of luck to the both of us, right?

Oh, Right! I'm Ruby! Ruby Rose at your service!

[space_gandalf]

Ruby Rose? Ooooh, I love the name Ruby! And, I'm sure both of us will manage just fine.

[onecream_fivesugar]

Th-thanks! I'm glad you like it!

There are plenty of apartments around that you can settled in, if you need any help let me know.

Though I'm pretty new here myself so I'm not sure how much help I can be.

[space_gandalf]

I'll be happy to do so! I don't need much, just a something small and cozy will do just fine.

[evil_chin]

["The Doctor", eh? Bison had lived in Genessia long enough to know that these new arrivals typically had something special about them. High time to find out what.]

"Greetings, Doctor. I am the mighty Bison, ruler of these lands. I believe my Shadoloo agents have retrieved this box of yours. [blatant lies] I recommend you pay me a visit so that we may perform a medical examination and...become acquainted."

[space_gandalf]

[ The Doctor is just on his way to find the lake when Bison answers his previous call. With nothing more than a mock salute, The Doctor isn't as dumb as he looks. ]

Have they now? [ He tilts his head to the side, as he if he does wonder if there is some truth in this. ] Oh, you want to stick me on a slab and cut me up now. Uuuuh, let me get back to you on that one.

Uh... Still thinking... Just give me a bit!

[evil_chin]

[They never did make it easy for him, did they?]

"My time is precious, Doctor. Still, if you won't deign to meet me, then perhaps I'll simply have to grace you in person. The choice is yours."

[space_gandalf]

[ The Doctor leans against the portal post to fantasy land, and he sighs. ]

I'm not one for hospitals. And, there is something about one who claims themselves to be the ruler of this town. You know, the old saying, if it quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it just might be a duck.

You Bison, sir, sound like a duck.

[evil_chin]

[If by "duck" he meant "undisputed, magnanimous ruler of all he surveys", then yes, yes he was.]

Personal visit it is! Do set out some tea, Doctor. Let's spend some time and get to know one another.

[space_gandalf]

A cup of tea is it now. I'd be glad to share a warm cuppa with you, but I believe I'm without a cup or any tea.

[ The Doctor looks at the video phone, and he ponders trying to make a run for one of the portals.

He might just make go and make good on that bath! ]