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[noblexcompanion]

[ Donna is sat in her room, on the TARDIS. She's been reminiscing, feeling rather nostalgic. She hates the fact that if she ever gets home she'll lose all her memories again. She dreads going back to being that empty shell of a person, missing something but never knowing what that something is. ]Hello, Aliunde. How is everyone doing? I hope you're

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[spacehipster]

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[The Doctor knocks lightly on the door to Donna's room and steps inside.] Everything alright, Donna?

[noblexcompanion]

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[ No escaping it now... Bugger. She sighs, chewing on the inside of her lip. ] It's probably nothing... [ Oh dear, sentences that started like that never end well... ] It's just, I've been having a few headaches lately...

[spacehipster]

[The Doctor doesn't look alarmed, if only for Donna's sake, but he does frown somewhat in concern.] Normal headaches or wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey headaches?

[noblexcompanion]

Hard to say... [ The latter, most definitely. ] I was wondering if you could... I dunno, give me a bit of a head MOT or sommat?

[spacehipster]

I'm sure it's nothing, but let's see... [He pulls the sonic screwdriver from his pocket and scans her once, checks the reading, then scans her again, humming slightly to himself.]

[noblexcompanion]

Oi! Quit bleeping me! [ Something isn't right with her that much is for sure. She huffs. ] And you do know bigger isn't always better, right?

[spacehipster]

[Eleven laughs, still fiddling with the sonic. Lovely, wonderful Donna, always making him feel better without even trying.] Yes, but bigger doesn't ever hurt.

[noblexcompanion]

It looks like some creepy torture device...

[spacehipster]

Don't insult the sonic. [He slides the top of the screwdriver back into place, though.] But if you don't like it...

[noblexcompanion]

Can't you, I dunno, check another way? Poke around inside or sommat. [ She grabs his hands and pulls them to her face to emphasise her point. ]

[spacehipster]

That was step two, hold your horses. [Smiling, he leans forward so that their foreheads are touching and then closes his eyes, taking a deep breath.]

[noblexcompanion]

[ She's never been the most patient of people... She takes a breath and forces herself to relax and to let him in, though if he tries any of that mind-wiping nonsense there will be trouble! ]

[spacehipster]

[No mind-wiping today, Donna. At least, not without her permission.

He goes slowly, not wanting to miss anything but at the same time not wanting to accidentally trigger what he'd tried to suppress in her in the first place. Sure enough, there's a slight disturbance, but he hesitates before poking deeper.]

Do you mind if I... [A brief mental nudge. Everything okay, Donna dearest?]

[noblexcompanion]

Oi! I'll nudge you in a minute, Time Boy. [ She forces herself to relax more. It is the weirdest sensation, having someone else in your head. She let's him in deeper, but at the same time, her mind tries to push into his. ]

[spacehipster]

Hey, you asked for the poke around. [Smiling, he cautiously digs deeper and hopes Donna won't subconsciously try and kick him out. That's just a mess for everybody.] Feel anything strange or uncomfortable?

[noblexcompanion]

You're in my head. Course it's strange. [ It's hard, trying to relax to let him poke around freely. The urge to hide everything away is so strong. She feels vulnerable and exposed. Good job she trusts him with her life.

Without realising, she pushes deeper into his mind. ] Hang on, I can see a bunch of locked doors...