bit_impossible

[When the sphere pops on, he doesn't notice that it has since he's very much lost in his own thoughts. For all of the control he has over those mental shields of his, a few stray thoughts still manage to slip through, though, for a mind as great and vast as his, a few is more like a stream flowing steadily from his head, gathering above him like a swarm of angry bees about to descend upon whatever has earned their ire. Well, minus the noise and the potential for a lot of stinging, of course.

Ever wonder just what goes on in a Time Lord's mind? Unfortunately, some of the images contained within the thought bubbles are of complicated Gallifreyan symbols only he and the TARDIS can understand, but have another look and you'll see the ever constant presence of the blue police box as well as the TARDIS in her Time Lady form in several of the bubbles, and amongst those are three black holes, three different versions of the dead Ganymede, an alive Ganymede and Orion in separate bubbles, a cup of tea which turns into a tea kettle because he definitely feels like more than one. And actually, he gets up from where he's been sitting in the starboard observatory on level 14, and begins to head toward one of the fine restaurants there to have himself a cuppa. While he walks, more bubbles containing the number three, snatches of the warning on level three in different ones, a banana, and his sonic screwdriver pop up along with the rest.

Of course, now that he's just entering the restaurant--he only went to the nearest one, a pretty little affair with white linens and flowers everywhere--different items of food begin to appear above his head--along with a yo-yo, that old ridiculously long scarf of his, and a windmill--that quickly cover up the more gruesome images from his nightmare and some of the ones still floating above his head. The captain is ever present, and if one looked even closer, you might catch the one stray thought containing some thick chains, though for what purpose, only he knows.

As he goes to have a seat, he happens to catch a glimpse of himself in a convenient decorative mirror and he groans seeing the veritable storm of thought bubbles above his head.]

Not again... This is getting to be very damned intrusive.

[Starts to make a mental note to do some more mind training but stops--though not before another thought bubble appears containing a notepad and a pen scribbling away. He sees that in the mirror as well and begins to grumble under his breath, quite annoyed with himself.]

Current Location: Level 14

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oliverplus

Ohh. [looks sheepish] I think that means you're dodging my questions...maybe. [his thought bubble turns into a green check mark--he knows that's what it means; he just doesn't want to say so outright]

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bit_impossible

Maybe? I think you're the one trying to dodge your own thoughts.

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oliverplus

How can I dodge my thoughts? [the exclamation marks in his thought bubble might tell a different story than his question, however. he's been caught!]

From:

bit_impossible

Quite easily, it seems.

From:

oliverplus

[makes a face] Well, that doesn't change that you're dodging my questions!

From:

bit_impossible

I'm not dodging any questions! You haven't asked any that I've seen any need to evade!

From:

oliverplus

You keep changing the subject!

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bit_impossible

I'm not the one who can't hold more than one singular thought in my head at a time!

From:

oliverplus

I can think more than one thing at the same time! And I don't see how you can focus at all with all those bubbles going all the time! [his thought bubble now shows a little Doctor with lots of bubbles above him--again]

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bit_impossible

Oh yeah? Prove it. I know what your thought bubble's showing right now--I do because I can see it. But can you hold on to that thought and see what it looks like? Or will you think, "Oh, I wonder what it is?" when you look up and end up with another question mark floating above your head?

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oliverplus

[actually, his thoughts turn to indignation at that, resulting in a thought bubble full of exclamation marks. Oliver looks up and sighs, pouting. he doubts that's the image the Doctor was talking about] Well, how'm I supposed to hold onto a specific thought when I don't know what it's showing?

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bit_impossible

I've showed you exactly what you've thought! Up there! Amongst all the rest of my own thoughts! But you only proved my point that you can't hold on to a single thought when we're talking. No wonder I have to repeat myself so much with you.

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oliverplus

Well, it's hard to see when you've got so many others up there! And just because I can't control the stupid bubble doesn't mean I can't think about more than one thing!

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bit_impossible

Like I said before, prove it.

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oliverplus

Okay. [frowns, thinking, but apparently trying to come up with things to think about is just about as challenging as trying not to think about something. his thought bubble shows an ellipsis] What should I think about?

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bit_impossible

[slightly frustrated.] I don't know, Ollie, just two completely different thoughts. You're a smart boy; you can think of something.

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oliverplus

[frustrated, too] Well, I'm not used to being asked to think on command!

How about I think about something and then you ask me about something different? Would that pass your test?

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bit_impossible

You're making this far more difficult than it needs to be. Alright, think of one thing, then turn it into another. Start with a banana, keep that image, and think of the natural progression for a banana.

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oliverplus

You're the one being stubborn about it! [which earns a thought bubble featuring a frowny Doctor with his arms crossed over his chest] And what kind of "natural progression" does a banana have anyway? [a second thought bubble appears, showing a banana--which is then stolen by a monkey and eaten]

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bit_impossible

[smirks. he had a feeling that if he frustrated Oliver enough, he could get him to do that.] A monkey, hmm?

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oliverplus

[raises an eyebrow, but he did think about a monkey, if only for an instant] Well, you're the one talking about bananas! [now the frowny Doctor is munching on a banana]