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[oliverplus]

[today, Oliver arrives on the Plane with a bed in tow. not just any bed, but what appears to be a standard-issue hospital bed from the 27th century. he is also wearing a hospital gown, and he has an oxygen tube hooked to his nose and an IV in his arm, although the appartuses the devices were attached to don't seem to have made it to the Plane

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[rightawaydoctor]

[Immediately going into Nurse mode, Christine rushes over to him.] Stay calm, everything's going to be all right. What's the last thing you remember?

[rightawaydoctor]

[She raises an eyebrow.] Would you rather have to scale cliffs and jump over a lava pit to return home?

I'm still sort of finding that out for myself. It seems empty, but if you look over there, it's like there's a whole town. A library, movie theater, Coliseum. Oh, and people from many different times and realities. We all congregate here.

[oliverplus]

Well, no, but it could do a better job of proving it's not a dream!

What, really? So people just...show up, one day, from all different times and places?

[rightawaydoctor]

If it is a dream, we're all sharing it then.

[She nods.] Uh huh. They pop up here and leave just as fast. I've met someone from my reality's future, someone who claims he's a wizard, and a man who collects priceless artifacts in what he calls the Collection.

[oliverplus]

Okay, it's real! I'll take your word for it.

Wow... Question, though! What do you mean different "realities"? Like...different universes?

[rightawaydoctor]

Yeah, I think so. All different times and places. It's a great learning experience.

[oliverplus]

Now that's cool!

Where are you from, Christine?

[rightawaydoctor]

I'm from Earth, or Terra, and the year is 2258. And actually, I'm not on Earth, I'm on a starship. The U.S.S. Enterprise, Starfleet's flagship.

How about you?

[oliverplus]

Ohh, way after me, then! I'm from Earth, too, but 2006. Right now, though, I'm travelling with this bloke called the Doctor. The hospital told me I'm on...uh...Gondovan. In 2600-something.

So you're in the military?

[rightawaydoctor]

So you... travel through time? [She smiles.] Not through black holes or anything, I hope.

Well... it's more of a peacekeeping armada. We mostly do research, searching space for new lifeforms, but we also protect the people of the Federation if they're under attack. So in that respect it's like a military, yeah.

[oliverplus]

Yep! Well, the Doctor does, anyway. And nope, actually, we travel in an old blue Police Box. If you can believe that!

Ohhh, cool! That sounds fantastic. Does the "Federation" cover a lot of space, then?

[rightawaydoctor]

I'm... trying to. [She shakes her head and laughs.]

We do, though much of the space in between is still unexplored and uncharted, of course.

[oliverplus]

[laughs with her] Trust me, with the Doctor, nothing's ever ordinary!

[surprised] Really? How's a Federation form that's so spread out?

[rightawaydoctor]

Mmm, well it started with planets developing warp technology and being able to contact each other, and from there, they decided to unite under the ideals of liberty and equality. They shared knowledge and trade, and space exploration expanded from there.

[oliverplus]

Warp technology! That's fantastic! You can warp anywhere? Or is it like Stargate where you need an address?

[rightawaydoctor]

Uh, I dunno what a Stargate is, sorry. But our navigator puts in coordinates to get us where we need to go. I guess that's sorta like an address.