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[bit_impossible]

[twenty-four hours has passed, the proverbial timer in the universe goes off, and much in the way that riku appeared, so does he, but mere feet away from the hole he jumped in the previous day. his clothes are even worse for the wear than when he first went in, small tears and cuts all over his beloved coat and suit.]

[but he's alive and starts to cough, his face tight as all at once pain shoots through every cell in his body. again his voice is strained, but he sounds happy despite it all.]

Fun ride. Don't think I'll be repeating that one again. [he tries to sit up, but immediately collapses right back on the ground and begins to laugh slightly, ignoring the pain. then suddenly stops.]

Hang on...same voice, [tentatively feels his face] same nose, sideburns, hair, mole between shoulder blades--Oh! And both hands! I like that! Glad that worked out!

[whispers to himself] But...I thought I'd died... I felt it! And yet I didn't regenerate... [his eyebrows furrow] How odd.

Comments

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

I don't know, Doctor. Oliver's told me quite a bit about you.

[bit_impossible]

Has he? Just what has Ollie been telling people, hmm?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Like I said, quite a bit. But I think the thing that stuck with me most was that for you there's two sets of rules, and that's the ones that apply to you, and the many more that don't.

Like the ones about jumping into things that are potentially life-threatening.

[bit_impossible]

[frowns slightly] Did he tell you why I have two sets? Did he admit how often he actually follows those rules?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

I don't think we got that far, because then I tried to come up with what I'd do if rules didn't apply to me.

[bit_impossible]

Oh, the rules would apply to you too, but whether you listen to them or not is another story. I don't think I've had a single companion follow all my rules to the letter. Always breaking them and getting themselves into trouble...

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

If they're crazy enough to want to go traveling in time instead of staying at home with all the other ordinary Joes, then they're probably crazy enough to not care about rules all that much.


((OOC: Heeey I was going to ask, is it okay if I jump in on the thread in the Oliverdeath post? It's okay if not, I was just wondering. XD;))

[bit_impossible]

Well, at least they mostly listen to the very important ones. Would you count yourself as one of the crazy ones?

[OOC: Sure! Go ahead and jump in! ^^]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Maybe a little crazier than most.

[bit_impossible]

On the scale of slightly crazy and completely barmy, I can certainly see you somewhere in the middle. Good place, the middle.

Except if you're in the middle of an argument, middle of the road, middle of a tune and you can't remember the rest of the words--I could go on, there's a lot of bad middles to be stuck in.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[Blink.] Are you always like this or is this just a side-effect of coming back to reality?

[bit_impossible]

Which do you think?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

I'm going to go with a trend and say a bit of both.

[bit_impossible]

[smiles mischievously and winks at him.]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[laughs despite himself] You're a strange guy, Doc.

[bit_impossible]

Ohh, I've been told that plenty of times before too.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine why.

[bit_impossible]

Well, you know... [pulls an innocent face]

How about you, Crazier than Most Lyle? What makes you that way?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

That would be telling.

[bit_impossible]

So would you give me the same answer if I asked what you'd do if the rules didn't apply to you too?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Probably.

[bit_impossible]

Ah well. Had to ask. Curiosity and all, you understand.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[laughs] Yeah, I get it.