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[charmandsmiles]

[Guess who's back

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[madamemoiselle]

{Diva approaches quietly, just standing nearby}

Doctor?

[charmandsmiles]

[it takes him a moment to realise she's there, but when he does, he manages a faint smile] Hello, Diva. How've you been? [he's not really sure how long he's been...well. Dead.]

[madamemoiselle]

{She comes closer and sits next to him}

Ne, that's not important, is it?

[charmandsmiles]

[shakes his head] 'Course it's important. [and besides, he would rather focus on you than himself]

[bytwo]

[Extremely awkward River will just be standing several feet away, arms wrapped around herself for comfort, and looking at him with a mixture of hope and confusion.

She hasn't quite managed to say anything yet, but we're sure it's forthcoming!]

[charmandsmiles]

[he doesn't notice her at first...he's too busy staring at something extremely interesting in his cup. like...the tea. :|]

[bytwo]

You're breathing.

[YES GOOD RIVER. Working on our observational skills, I see.]

[charmandsmiles]

[he's startled by her voice, but smiles a bit at the observation] Seem to be, yep. Bit odd, considering.

[galeforcehero]

[Is it maybe a little pathetic that Dorothy has been coming to climb this tree pretty much every day since the Doctor died there? Yeah, probably. But it's not like there's much else she can do about it, other than just wait.

So when she gets there and sees him sitting underneath it, very much not-dead, she lets out a long breath that sounds like she's been holding it for a while and sits down on her knees next to him. She's carrying a yellow rose, strangely enough.]

Took you long enough.

[Oh, and... hugtime.]

[charmandsmiles]

[he tenses at first -- the touch almost certainly confirms the fact that he's actually alive, and that sort of breaks his brain a bit more, but then he's hugging her back fiercely. He can't really find the right words to say just yet.]

[galeforcehero]

[Dorothy takes her time in clinging to him, because YAY HE'S NOT DEAD ANYMORE, and also because fffff he died in the first place. Which then leads her to say this:]

I'm sorry. I should've protected you.

[charmandsmiles]

[he pulls back eventually (albeit reluctantly), and shakes his head] Don't think there was anything you could've done...didn't even know it was gonna happen 'til it did. Not that I didn't expect it, mind you.

[borntostand]

[Kate has wandered past this spot several times a day, quite casually of course, since the Doctor died; she didn't know if he'd reappear there if he did at all, but it was, in a manner of speaking, her only lead

the shock makes her stumble when she finally sees him, and so many emotions flicker on her features

then she's striding towards, and stops so close, and just...]

I'm, um, not big on hugging. [she offers a smile as weak as her voice; she's dealt with so much, but never this]

[charmandsmiles]

[he blinks when he hears her voice, and glances up from his tea, his smile matching hers] Having you here's enough for me.

[borntostand]

[she's a bit taken aback by that, but then her smile widens a bit, and she drops down beside him] ...They gave you tea?

[charmandsmiles]

[he nods, sipping it again to figure out what flavour it is...he hasn't really been paying much attention] Raspberry Earl Grey, yep. Handed it to me when I...woke up? Came back? I dunno.

[oliverplus]

[when he sees the Doctor there, he just watches him for a moment, his heart pounding in his throat. it can't be, can it? it must be some other version. he saw him, after all--checked his pulse and everything. so it can't be!]

[walks hesitantly over to him] Doctor?

[charmandsmiles]

[have a bit of a smile] It's me, yep. You alright, Oliver?

[oliverplus]

[that's a bit too much for Oliver, as a new version of the Doctor wouldn't have reacted like that. he swallows the lump in his throat] You're...you're here. You're you.

[steps forward and hugs him]

[charmandsmiles]

[his reaction is much the same as it was with Dorothy -- there's the initial freezing up, the reaffirmation that yes, he is alive -- and then he's returning the hug like he doesn't want it to end]