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I know. He said sorta the same thing. And he's going to give me the extra key. [Her voice is very, very quiet when she speaks again.] He could go back. Like I did before.

[She doesn't want to lose either of her Doctors and irrationally, she somehow believes the closer they are to her, the less likely they are to be taken. She knows it's ridiculous.]

M'bein' daft. I know.

He might. [Because just blatantly lying to her particularly when she already knows the truth is just a bad idea.] But from what I've seen people tend to stay here for longer than that. If they're here for more than a day, or a weekend, they tend to stay for whatever amounts as good here. [Okay maybe not the most comforting but hopefully helpful.] I've been here over a full year now and it doesn't look like that's changing at all anytime soon.

He could be here a long time. [That's selfish. She knows it but she doesn't have to be selfless talking to this Doctor. He's well aware of how very selfish she can be. She appreciates that he doesn't lie to her. She'd always rather be told the truth, even when it's difficult to hear.]

It'd better not. If you do, you're going to find me. I'm goin' to look for you. Remember?

[He's quite selfish in wanting her to stay here as well, though that's possibly mitigated a bit by her wanting to stay as well. As for himself, he's almost equal parts content to stay with her, annoyed at being effectively caged, and terrified of leaving.]

You'd better. I'll clearly not know how to find you; that apparently only works for short distances. Any sort of long, universe-crossing expanse and you're the only one of any use.

[She understands that a little. Probably not to the extent that he feels it. She had never really entertained the idea of going anywhere until he showed up so it's easier for her to get used to the idea that she's going to stay here. She misses traveling immensely, particularly with him. Sometimes she gets restless and needs to do something but it's likely never the way he experiences it.]

Mmmm good point. Guess I ought to brush up on my universe-crossin' skills.

[And she will actually. In fact, she will likely take advantage of having him here and ask him things that she didn't understand before but went on gut instinct. Next time, she's unlikely to have a TARDIS to help her out.]

[If she weren't here right now keeping him occupied and happy and grounded and all manner of everything, he would not look in nearly so good a shape as he does now.]

You'd better. I don't fancy being lost out anywhere I don't need to be longer than is absolutely necessary. Relying on you to come rescue me.

[Probably benefits her studies having a TARDIS here that can literally talk.]

[Hmmm good point. To some extent, probably not quite as drastic, the same can be said for her. She's only happy here because he's here. In any other circumstance, she would be doing everything in her power and then some to get out of here and back to him. A smile slips over her lips at his words and she nods.]

S'what I do. Rescue the Doctor, y'know. Ought to see 'bout gettin' you one of 'em universal chips. [She dips her head to kiss his shoulder, over his shirt.] Right there. Always be able to find you with some fancy, Rose-only locator.

[So true. She'll have to have discussions with the TARDIS about how to do the Universe crossing without her aid. Last time had been luck, tenacity and that habit humans have of never leaving anything alone that'd led to a crack that Rose turned into a rip because she could and a rip that led to another and another and finally a TARDIS without a Doctor that lead to everything else she did.]

You want to chip me? [He's honestly not totally sure what to make of this idea, even hypothetically.] I think ringing's worked fairly well in the past.

[Which was brilliant and amazing and impossible and something she's not allowed to do again.]

[She's teasing really. Though something more subtle and less...pet in nature would be handy.] I'll just scatter graffiti 'cross time and space if you don't answer your phone.

[Because she did it once. She figures it'd work again. Of course she'd need a TARDIS for that as well but if she's ripping apart universes anyway looking for him, might as well. As thorough as she was the first time, it's likely she saw this hypothetical timeline anyway and has already done it. They just won't run into it unless he does get lost.

She won't need to. As long as they stick together. If they don't...well she's making no promises.]

[Yeah there was a wayward-puppy vibe coming off that suggestion that he didn't know what entirely to do with. It's not necessarily even a bad suggestion, just...] There you are. That's worked once or twice before. Definitely a trend. Who says anything about needing three to be a pattern.

[It's a brilliant suggestion, if they can just come up with some sort of palatable solution.]

Long as you know the pattern, doesn't have to be obvious. [Although she went a bit overboard with the whole bad wolf thing last time.]

Have you seen it? Since I got lost?

Exactly. I'm good with patterns and puzzles anyway.

Not since. Few times in between, I think, but retroactively more than anything else. You did quite a good job graffiting the universe.

[This makes her incredibly happy and she beams a smile at him. She may not be impressed with what she did but she is fantastically pleased with herself.]

Thanks. M'pretty sure that was the point. Didn't want either of us to miss it.

Bit more subtle the first time. The return was unmistakable though. You even changed all the words on the TARDIS.

[Oh she likes that and he gets a huge smile because of it.]

Had to make sure you got the message, yeah? [And then a pause, smile diminishing a bit.]

It was good, yeah? When I came back.

[Slight frown of confusion.] Why would it not have been? Even Donna knew it was a good thing.

Weeell, it sorta preceded the whole bit with Daleks and the might've been end of the Universe.

Oh. Well, yeah. Aside from all that stuff though, yeah it was totally a good thing.

[She giggles because it's funny 'aside from the world nearly ending, it was good'.]

Saw some of the others but I sorta wish I could've seen that one now.

[He totally has priorities, idk.]

Tell you what, next time you manage it, I'll take a picture.

[No way she's arguing with those priorities. Her coming back can always take precedent over everything.]

Yes. Please. Might only crop up when m'tryin' to find you though. If that's the case, don't want it to crop up.

It seems to show up in force when you're looking for me or the universe is ending, so I'm not totally sold on being that keen to see it again either. She's quite textless at the moment anyway, I think.

Should have left you a message the first time.

Bad Wolf--Take Pictures

I feel like that might have been very distracting from the part of things where I had to save the universe again. You've got to get an angle that shows off as many Bad Wolves as you can and then make sure there aren't people standing in the way - and it was a crowded marketplace - and all manner of creative aspects to consider.

[She sighs dramatically then.]

Guess we got to have priorities. Save the Universe or work on my scrapbook.

Glad I did such a bang up job though.

[Honestly, it was probably done toward the end when the time vortex was burning her up and she had little to no control motivated by one desperate thought: Let the Doctor know. Now that puts a bit of a sad spin on the whole thing.]

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