bit_impossible

[curfew's just ending and where is he? in his suite like an obedient passenger, except he's not chomping on his bit to leave as usual, no, not today. when the sphere turns on, he's standing in the bathroom, the door closed, and wearing only just a pair of pyjama bottoms as he hangs his head over the sink. his face remains hidden from view as water droplets slide down his hair and trickle down the tip of his poor swollen nose. wet hands clutch white-knuckled at the edges of the sink while goose pimples run up bare arms and down his naked torso as he just stands there for a moment longer, oblivious to the transmission.

with his back still to the sphere, he reaches for a towel, gripping it awkwardly with his thumb and tries pinning the material between it and the glove-like cast on his left hand. after fumbling with it for a moment, he shifts his body and grabs at it with his good hand, muttering something under his breath as he throws the towel over his head. it's right then, however, as he's drying his hair that he catches the sphere in the mirror's reflection--and how he can tell that it's on when it looks like a miniature sun, well, it's probably best not to ask. probably wouldn't give a straight answer anyway.

and whether he'll admit if he's been to the curious window on Level 23 or not is anybody's guess.]

Current Location: Metis Suite

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bit_impossible

[okay, so he does look a little more tired than normal] Well you know me, I don't exactly sleep, Ollie.

[squints his eyes] What happened to your bandages?

From:

oliverplus

[mutters] You look like you tried to.

[can't help but grin at that] Don't need 'em. I'm all healed up!

From:

bit_impossible

Just an experiment, really. [innocently runs a hand through his wet hair.]

Are you really? How'd you manage that?

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oliverplus

[eyes him] What kind of experiment?

Riku managed that! Did you know he can use magic?

From:

bit_impossible

Just a sleep meditation type thing I was working on. For the TARDIS. [which is true...]

...Can he really?

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oliverplus

Didn't work, did it?

Yeah! [holds up his left arm] Look! Good as new.

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bit_impossible

Possibly not. Have to work out some of the kinks...

[he's more interested in Oliver's suddenly healed arm.] Well, he did say he had a unique fighting style, so perhaps some kind of magic use wouldn't be out of the question either.

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oliverplus

Possibly not?

I thought magic always had an explanation? But what he can do is amazing! I mean, it's only been like a week since I broke it, and you wouldn't even know I did.

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bit_impossible

Well, you know how experiments go. Gotta try it more than once. [rubs the back of his neck]

Magic does, like slight of hand, or the use of some device to excite protons, electrons, any kind of -trons--not the film, Tron, though. [has a soft spot for that one.]

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oliverplus

[raises an eyebrow at him] Some things shouldn't be tried at all.

Well, whatever it was, it fixed me right up! And yes, I checked with R2 before I left the hospital. [doesn't see any need to let the Doctor know Riku cautioned him to rest up to help him recover from the trauma of the injuries]

From:

bit_impossible

Certain things, no. [but for his TARDIS, he'll do anything.]

Did you now? [arches an eyebrow at that, his look far more sceptical than the one aimed his way.]

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oliverplus

[frowns disapprovingly, trying to decide whether to confront the Doctor about it or not]

Yeah, I did! Don't give me that look. You already made it very clear what you would do if I tried to leave again without getting that thing's okay.

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bit_impossible

[pretends he doesn't see that frown.]

[and just smiles instead] Good! I'm sure there's a recovery period where that's involved, but at least I don't have to yell at you to get back to the hospital again. I take it you're already back in your room?

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oliverplus

I had a long enough "recovery period." And 'course I am! Where else would I be? [it is only just the end of curfew, after all]

From:

bit_impossible

Oh. Good point... [oddly enough, he hasn't been noting the time, not this night.]

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oliverplus

[frowns at that; it's not at all like the Doctor to seem so distracted--not when there isn't some new item or creature or scientific gadget to focus on. reaches up to his sphere, setting a filter] Doctor. What is it?

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bit_impossible

[sighs, sitting down on the edge of the bathtub] If you really must know...I went to look at it.

From:

oliverplus

[frowns; he'd worked that much out, and he's glad the Doctor admitted it, but it's still not good news by any means...]

And you looked too long.

From:

bit_impossible

What do you think?

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oliverplus

[sighs] I think you're trying to find a way to stop the nightmares. [so he's experimenting on himself...not a pleasant thought, but Oliver can understand why he's doing it]