LOG: River/Five

[takingcareof]

River had strayed into the library, intent on a few books on various topics. She needed to brush up on her molecular physics and astronomy if she was going to be of any help in getting out of here. Of course, that did conflict with the other object of her search - Inara had an old book called The Joy of Sex that while it sounded far out of her

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[beige_doc]

The Doctor was adding what he hoped to be the finishing touches to his re-built sonic screwdriver, a muffled curse in his native tongue slipped out just as a piece slipped through his fingers. His head shot up when he heard his name uttered, "Hmmm? Oh hello River, how do you do?" A bright, pleasant grin on his face.

[takingcareof]

"How do I do what?" River cocked her head. But she smiled a bit, seeing how contented he looked. She sat at one of the other chairs, folding her left leg underneath her body. "Are you rebuilding some sort of tool? Lilo told me you have a machine capable of penetrating the space-time continuum."

[beige_doc]

"I mean, 'how are you?'" Sometimes the Doctor forgot that not everyone in the universe was English. Sometimes it rather seemed they were.

"My sonic screwdriver. It was destroyed just before the Great Fire of London, I didn't have much of a chance to rebuild it prior to my arrival here." Reverentially he placed the device on the table and turned his attention to the young woman. "You mean the TARDIS? Wonderful thing she is the old girl."

[takingcareof]

"Lilo didn't tell me her name." River nodded, though; how many time travelling devices could one man have. She bit her lip. "I was curious as to its operation. How far you can go." What times he had seen. If he'd ever been to her world.