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Who: Ninth Doctor (fantasticninth), Tenth Doctor (Not_from_mars), Rose Tyler (traveling_rose) and Valentine (maskemotion)
What: Getting Ten and Rose, then charades in Nine's room.
When: May 21st, afternoon
Where: Outside Ten's room, then Rose's, then inside Nine's room.
Rating: PG-13 at the most (if anything, Tyler slap, brit swearing.)

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[not_from_mars]

Valentine was in luck, because Ten was indeed in his room. Only because Nine had forwarned him, really. Otherwise he would've been out and around and missed out on all of the charade-ity. And that wouldn't have been any fun.

His door was open and he was inside reading over the entries that he'd missed - for one so social he wasn't really into the journal interaction, checked it two or three times a day - donning his specs. He kept glancing out the door, took a longer look when he thought he heard the lift doors open.

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He promptly went straight to Ten's room, no hesitation, not a lick. Seeing Ten's door was open, he stuck his head in, unbothered about if he was intruding or the possibility someone had broken in.

"Hello? Ten, stoppin' by to drag you down to Nine's for some hopefully productive charadin'."

His seriousness was promptly gone, replaced with a wide, tooth flashing grin.

[not_from_mars]

Ten grinned as soon as his friend walked in, both at the fact that he'd finally arrived and also because this was the first time he'd seen Valentine with his mask on; this intrigued him. He waved, snapping the journal shut and standing up.

"Yes, I've been expecting you!" He tossed the journal down onto his unmade bed, shooting it a reproachful look as though he'd only just noticed its messiness. Which he probably did.

He strolled over to Valentine, stashing his specs away as an afterthought. "Shall we, then?"

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He didn't seem to notice or care about the fact that Ten's bed looked like it had been slept in. More than once. He was a fairly neat person himself, but the bedrooms of other people reflected very little on him, after all.

"Nine told you then? Great!"

Valentine backstepped out of the way and clapped his hands together. "Absolutely!" He dropped his hands to his side promptly after, causing them to be immediately hidden by the sleeves of his robe.

[not_from_mars]

"Then we'll be off!" He smiled and gestured Valentine out, pulling the door shut shortly afterwards.

"So it's the three of us, then? Charades to get the message of Paradisa across?" Oh, he could see it now. This was going to either be very fun or turn out in disaster.

"Oh -- are we bringing Rose?" Since she was apparently the kind of girl who could keep them under control if all went nuts.

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Rose! Hadn't even crossed his mind to invite her around, but then again, he was Valentine, after all, it was something he'd not think of.

"Hadn't thought of it," he stated, cocking his head, "Think we ought to? Ooo, maybe we should. Should we?"

He zipped right over to the lift and then looked back at Ten. "What floor is she on?"

[not_from_mars]

"Well, I think we should. Don't think Nine would mind, either." He thought it would be the right thing to do. He didn't think she'd enjoy being left out of something like this. Didn't think, anyway.

... Uh oh. "Um... ah, um..." He gave his head a scratch, thinking hard. She'd told him this! "Twenty... twenty... twenty six -- six? Twenty-six? I think it's twenty-six." He nodded in assurance. "Twooo-six."

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"Twooo-six it is then," he said, mimicking Ten's own way of saying twenty-six there.

He jabbed the up button for the lift and was quite pleased as it immediately opened. For once the bloody thing had not gone elsewhere within the span of a minute!

"Let's get goin'."

Of course, he sort of stuck his foot out so that if the silly doors tried to close, they'd realize that there was someone in the way and flail all about like most lifts tended to do.

[not_from_mars]

The Doctor waited for Valentine to finish fussing with the door before following him into the lift, straightening the sleeves of his suit jacket. He was about to lean against the elevator wall, but he jabbed at the '26' button first.

"Well, then!"

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He yanked his foot in immediately and up went the lift!

"So. I ever get around to tellin' you who won the race me and Nine had?" It was just idle small-talk until they got up to Rose's floor, where they'd probably have to find what room she was in. It was rather silly, neither of them not really knowing exactly where she was, but trying to go and get her anyway.

"I know I mentioned it."

[not_from_mars]

Ten rubbed at his chin, trying to recall the topic being brought up. Over the journals? Yes, yes, he remembered... right, the whole should-he-be-getting-Nine's-memories thing.

"You didn't tell me, no," he said, dropping his hand and looking at Valentine. He shrugged, grinning slightly at the imagery of Valentine and Nine in a footrace. "Who did win, then?"

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Valentine shot Ten a grin. "I did. Humanity, again, wins over adversity!" He paused, "Or at least beats one Gallifreyan in a race down seven staircases, but ends up incredibly winded and with complainin' legs after all is said and done."

He laughed for a moment, "Never doin' it again, either. You people and your two hearts, unfair advantage is what it is."

[not_from_mars]

The Doctor sort of stared at him in a 'you must be kidding' sort of way. "You beat Nine? Down seven staircases? You did?" Oh, there he was, being rude again. "You cheated, didn't you?"

Because that was just unheard of, unless Nine was beginning to wear out with all this being-in-one-place business. And Ten really hoped not, because that would mean he was bound to follow.

"Not our fault you're human!" He grinned a little.

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The lift did that sort of dingy noise some lifts do when they reach the floor, and the door opened. Valentine immediately stepped out, but whirled around and proceeded to walk backwards.

"Absolutely. He almost had me. Very close race, all the way through," Valentine paused, "Of course! He cheated too, though. Turns out, when you were him, you had the potential to be distracted by 'Look! An idiot!'."

[not_from_mars]

The Doctor walked out of the lift, Valentine ahead of him. He kept glancing past him to ensure his friend, who was getting very into the story, wouldn't back into a wall or trip over something.

At his final statement, Ten nearly glanced in the direction Valentine was pointing as he gestured out his words. Oh, but he wouldn't get him! "Ridiculous! Embarrassing, that is!" He made a 'pff' noise and waved a hand. "How'd he cheat, then?"

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"Well, he grabbed me robe for one. Then tossed it on me head. Then there's that whole business you two have with havin' more than one heart."

Valentine glanced to either side as he walked, looking for Rose's room.

"Hey, that's hers, right?" He stopped, and pointed at a door. It did, indeed, have 'Rose' written on the name... plaque thing.