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[took_a_year_out]

[OOM: Martha Jones has a hell of a day, and a hell of an evening. Luckily, there’s a scruffy time-traveller who can give her a bit of time off.]

“Ta-da!”

The Doctor steps into the bar and holds the door open for Martha to step through. “Welcome to Milliways, the bar at the end of the universe!”

Martha facepalms. “You have got to be joking

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[nitro_is_ace]

Ace is busy picking her jaw up off the floor.

He came in with somebody. That's two supremely rare events all smushed together.

And frankly?

She couldn't be more pleased.

Stunned, yes. But very pleased. There's even bonus points since the gal with him looks less like the 'heels and screaming' type and more of a problem-solving type, which is perfectly brilliant.

So, obviously, because she's so chuffed about how things are going... she ought to go over there and give him a hard time, right?

"Y'know," She drawls from behind him, hands on her hips, "Most folk introduce new friends. Or at least say hullo. Didn't they teach y'anythin' at little Time Tots school?"

[thedoctorwho]

"Well, I did want to prepare her for you," the Doctor replies without turning around. "It's not polite to spring a pyro on those not ready for her, either. Martha, meet Ace. Ace, this is Martha Jones."

[took_a_year_out]

"Hi." Martha holds her hand out with a smile. "He was just telling me about you," she says. "...And haven't we met? You told me about Dubya."

[nitro_is_ace]

Ace mentally rewinds (and considering the time differential, it's a long rewind), her expression slightly unfocused.

"Good lord. Yeah, hullo, y'didn't tell me you were hangin' out with this guy." Hey, if he doesn't turn around, he doesn't get a hug. Which... isn't much of a threat, but whatever. Her handshake is firm, if a bit boisterous.
"Hope he's been sayin' good things. The rest is an utter lie. I never scorched the ceiling of the laboratory, whatever he says."

[took_a_year_out]

"I only met him today," Martha explains. "The hospital I work in went to the moon."

Beat.

"No, saying that still hasn't got any less weird."

[thedoctorwho]

He turns around long enough to gesture Ace over to join them. He'd get whiplash before too long otherwise. "I brought her here as a thank you, not realizing she'd been here before, so it wasn't much of a dazzle."

[nitro_is_ace]

Ace obligingly hops up onto the barstool next to him, grinning when her customary mug of cocoa appears. Does she have the staff trained or what?

"Y'brought her here for dazzle? How 'bout the diamond caves of Thraxus IV?" Back-seat driving never goes out of style. Ace is pretty sure on that fact.
"An' Martha? It really helps if y'don't worry 'bout the weird. Otherwise it just piles up into a huge mess of unbelievably strange, an' that gets hard t'carry about."

[took_a_year_out]

Martha smiles at her. "I don't plan on worrying too much. I don't think it could possibly get as weird as some Friday nights in A&E, anyway - and that's not a slight on the multiverse."

It is really amazing, the things the citizens and tourists of London will manage to do, especially just as the pubs let out.

"I could work with diamond caves, though."

[thedoctorwho]

The Doctor shrugs. "The TARDIS needed a bit of a charge, so it was either here or Cardiff first. Milliways definitely scores higher on dazzle than Wales. I've promised her another trip, though, so once the TARDIS is topped off, the dazzle will be... razzling. Or something."

[nitro_is_ace]

Ace wrinkles her nose at Cardiff, for multiple reasons. Not that she'll ever tell Howl, but that city will never be high on her list of 'places to go'. And the wording of that 'promised her another trip' has her metaphorical antennae up and quivering. He's up to something.

"You abusin' the poor girl again? Poor thing. Martha, s'tragic the way he drives that poor ship, prolly lost the manual centuries ago."

This is, of course, entirely taking the mickey. Ace hasn't much use for her TARDIS' manual either... except maybe as a step-stool.

[took_a_year_out]

Martha giggles. "I did wonder about the driving. I'm pretty sure no space ship ever jolted about like that in any TV show I've ever seen. It was like being driven by my kid brother."

[thedoctorwho]

"Hey, sitting right here," the Doctor reminds them, a touch indignantly. "And the TARDIS is just fine. I just haven't been around here in a while."