I know it might be wrong but I'm in love with Riley's mom

[consumesflesh]

While there are usually a lot of archangels hanging around the Conrad, it's less common for them to be half-naked. The bleeding part is not nearly as uncommon. She's already screwed up Martha's stitches. Sunshine has no idea where she is. The last thing she remembers is some pool shark getting pissed that she was pool hustling him and so she

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[the_vesmier]

There is a Time Lord staring at the Time Lardy who is pushing the TARDIS around on a dolly.

There are a number of things about this scene which are highly inexplicable to the Vesmier's mind.

After a moment, when neither one of them has noticed him - to the best of his observation - he approaches, folding his hands in his sleeves. As politely as possible, and in Gallifreyan, he remarks «You have no idea how much I hope you wouldn't happen to be the Doctor.»

Around the Doctor, it's something of a valid concern.

[cantbelocked]

The Rani wasn't paying much attention to her surroundings beyond the usual; she's more angry at her TARDIS than anything else (this isn't funny), and that takes up most of her attention. So she's pretty shocked when she hears someone talk in Gallifreyan because quite possibly that's the last thing she expected to hear.

So she turns to look at the Vesmier, blinking slowly.

«How many Time Lords are on this planet?» she asks.

To her, that's something of a valid concern.

[the_vesmier]

The Vesmier can't blame her. Of course, he knows this place relatively well, and is coming to an understanding of what sorts of shenanigans to expect from it.

«Quite a number,» he says. «Including, that I'm aware of, at least three iterations of the Doctor, a man styling himself the Master, and a high-ranking Ranifer.»

He's not going to give out descriptions and locations, but protocol dictates that he should at least warn her of some of the... problems she might face.

«And myself. The Vesmier; Senatorial adjunct. My apologies for the unorthodox attire.» He gives a slight bow. «Local factions exhibit rather pronounced and violent xenophobic tendencies from time to time; it behooves one to blend in.»

Which apparently doesn't mean they can't speak in Gallifreyan in broad daylight. Apparently.

[cantbelocked]

Okay. Of all of the things that she was expecting him to say, that wasn't it. Of course the Master's here, as well. She should have known. When doesn't the Master seem to show up when she's doing anything, anywhere? But three Doctors? That's not even fair. Well, it'll mean she'll just have to work harder. That's not an alien concept, unlike this body.

«No need to apologize,» the Rani says, giving him a slightly odd look. «I can't honestly say I'm on the best terms with home right now anyway.»

They had no business dragging an exile into their stupid little war. Thinking about that, though, is bringing on the pain. She lets the dolly down for the moment, pressing her hands against her head and taking a long breath in.

[the_vesmier]

«For whatever reason,» the Vesmier observes, «none of the Time Lords I'm aware of seem to be.»

Well, the Rani - the Rani he knows - can't generally be said to be on good terms with anyone. Ever. It's part of her charm.

He tilts his head at the TARDIS, though she... seems not to be inclined to speak to him. Or psychically look at him. Or... anything. Odd, that. Since she woke up she's always been present in the psychic landscape to a greater degree than this, and the fact that this woman doesn't seem to be the Doctor raises certain questions. Which he asks, gesturing to the blue box.

«Would you mind if I inquired as to your TARDIS, if you are not the Doctor?»

[cantbelocked]

It's hard to be on good terms with people who aren't worth your time. There are people who don't get in her way, and allow her to do her work, and then there are people who get in her way. It seems like more people want to get into the latter category lately.

In a manner quite unlike a teenage girl (curse this stupid, stupid body), she turns to look at the Vesmier. Her facial expression is haughty, and makes it very clear that she does indeed mind, but she's going to answer anyway.

«There's a bad-sense-of-humor glitch in the chameleon circuitry,» she says, not sounding all too pleased about it. «Which I'll be working on, once I get my TARDIS to a more secure location.»

Well, really, that's on the backburner until she solves the whole metacrisis issue. But like she needs to bring that up. She cringes; thinking about it only seems to make the pain worse. Her temporary solution is only that.

[the_vesmier]

He inclines his head slightly. He can tell when his presence is aggravating to someone, and has no particular reason to push that here, unlike in the Senate. «Then may I assume you have a more secure location, or would assistance be of use to you?» he asks, with a few grammatical twists and tags to indicate that if it would not, he'd be happy to let their interaction terminate.

Though he may be far removed from Gallifry, let it never be said that the Vesmier doesn't know when to butt out of someone's business. (Which is part of the reason he hasn't yet asked about the small signs of discomfort and pain yet, as well.)

[cantbelocked]

The Rani is personally glad he hasn't brought up her pain yet. She doesn't really need anyone using it as ammunition against her and she doesn't need anyone's pity. She put herself in this situation, and she'll take care of it. And learn from it. The applications of the research could go in so many directions.

Finding a more secure place to store her TARDIS, however, is a mundane task that takes up way too much of her time. She contemplates the offer for a moment; there's no shame in taking the help, and the more she thinks about it, the more she realizes that it's probably the most logical way to go about things. Time is her most finite resource at the moment.

«I would not be entirely opposed to assistance.» It's a concession, but she makes it very clear that while she would be willing to accept his help in this situation, she would have been entirely capable of solving it on her own.

[the_vesmier]

Message received and understood.

«The definition of 'security' in this city varies according to one's preferences,» he says. «If you would like it protected, the Conrad Hotel has a number of rooms and a contingent of archangels tasked to guard Wanderers and Wanderer interests. If you would like it concealed, there are certain areas of this city where few venture, which offer enough structural irregularity to render accidental discovery unlikely.»

And by "irregularity" there, he pretty much means "damage."

[cantbelocked]

Protections of Wanderers and Wanderer interests? Not needed -- most likely her interests will end up colliding with the general idea of what "Wanderer interests" are. Not that it matters. She's not giving them any say in it; to do so would give them too much merit.

«Accidental discovery is most assuredly more of a problem,» she says. Protecting her TARDIS -- well, the shields seem to be mostly active still, and it's not like anyone's getting inside of it without unlocking it.

She will, however, store away that information about the Conrad Hotel for later. Knowing where the rat nest is, when you need someone to run a maze, ends up being very fortunate.