[32] time after time

[coolbowtie]

[Voice.]

[The Doctor comes on the line and it's almost hard to recognize that it's him. The usual cheery arrogance is completely gone, replaced by a maniac fear. He seems to be unsure of where he is or whom he is speaking to.]Hello! Is anyone there?! Don't just stand around, answer the bloody phone

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Phone

[surf_n_makai]

[Kono didn't understand most of what the Doctor said, except for the last part - he was dying. Is this something going on in Mayfield, like the horror stories she's heard?]

How do you know you're about to die? Maybe you're wrong...

[coolbowtie]

Fixed points in time. Can't be changed without blowing a hole in the universe.

[surf_n_makai]

[Well that sounds serious. Although Kono is still kind of confused (a lot confused), she can appreciate that blowing a hole in the universe is a very bad thing. If that's true, anyway.]

I'm... sorry then. That sounds awful.

[coolbowtie]

...

Suppose it is, yeah.

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[is_an_island]

[why are you there england there is no reason why you are there!! no i just like the image better but okay fine he came to drop off those rocks known as scones and this is a disaster he should have left his phone at home

wait he did] Good God, man. What sort of bad hair day could make this happen?

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[coolbowtie]

England? Is that you?

[is_an_island]

Yes, it's me, you sod. What have you done?

[coolbowtie]

Caused someone to get hurt on my behalf. Nothing unusual.

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[theniwasroman]

[ Oh, this is. This is not good, not even slightly. ]

Doctor, where are you calling from? [ A person can make a call from just about any building in town, can't they, and he has to know where he's about to run off to- and Rory's really trying not to think on how unlikely it is he'll be useful if the Doctor can't even recognize the person who's been hurt. If there's a person at all. Much as he'd like to think the Doctor wouldn't get pulled into this like everyone else, it's not exactly up in the air whether or not Mayfield can get to everybody.

Either way, he should be there to try to help, shouldn't he? ]

[coolbowtie]

Rory.

Rory the roman. I really think it's best if you just... stayed away. You never really wanted to come along anyway. Amy and I just forced you to. And now look what's happened.

[theniwasroman]

[ ... If you were saying this kind of thing to him on a regular day, he'd probably just be insulted. ] I'm not a child, Doctor. I knew I didn't have to do anything. It was my decision, and I chose to go. And I chose to stay.

Everything that happened, I made my own choices. [ He'd make the same choices again if he had to. Pretty sure of that. ]

[coolbowtie]

...You're dying. Always dying. One day it's going to be for good and it's going to be my fault.

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[thataccent]

[Doctor, you should realize by now that when you get into crap and get hurt, rarely does Amy not know.

She heard from Rory, and immediately decided she needed to go find the Doctor and make sure he wasn't going to do anything else stupid.

So, Doctor, you've got a grumpy Scot crawling into bed with you.]

[coolbowtie]

[He shifts awake nearly as soon as she crawls in next to him. But it takes a few minutes to register why he's here and what's happened. He rolls over to face her, blinking curiously before it hits him.

He groans.]

No, what are you doing here? You're not supposed to be here.

[thataccent]

Oh, shut up, Doctor. [She huffs at him, shifting to get comfortable on the bed next to him.] I'm here whether you like it or not.

[coolbowtie]

[He rolls back over, facing away from her. He feels nearly as stupid as he does sick.]

Rory said he wouldn't tell.