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“i’m cranky because you came into a bar looking for shoes.” lily rolled her eyes “i just need to eat.”

he laughed “well, maybe you know a good shoe place, i can’t always pay attention to where i’m walking into.” he said. “so let’s go and eat! you’re on a break.”

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“Doctor, I am you, I already know that”

“you’re not me, you’re a part of me,” he told her. “my unconventional daughter.”

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“That is… actually makes them more terrifying” well that was surprising. There was very little that could scare him now, those could. “Wait… what?” and there was one of the things that could surprise him. Oh this would need to be played very carefully. “The Doctor… as in Tardis, sonic screwdriver… psychic paper Doctor?” ok he knew about this… regeneration, and if he didn’t know him then an earlier one? That was very problematic. 

“it does, yeah,” he nodded agreeing. “they are pretty terrifying aren’t they. got stuck by them in another time and my tardis was long gone, i had to wait a long while with a friend of mine until all the pieces got put together so i could have it back,” he said closing his notebook. “so yes, that doctor,” he smiled at him. “I must be the one before yours then,” he said.”a lot of the new ones are here, good to meet you.”

Rose  kept hugging him. Once she was done hugging him she looked at him.”I don’t know” She said. “They are great” she said. she smiled at him “What you been up to”“? She said.

he hugged her back and smiled looking down at her. “just, here,” he said. ‘travelling with other people and now stuck here,” he told her.

he kissed her and smiled “good, or else this would have been awkward,” he teased slightly. “so, tell me more about you river, things you’ve done.”

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“This wasn’t here, this was before any of this. You didn’t know I was alive, none of this was remembered by you”

“I’m sorry jenny, it’s not me that doesn’t remember, it’s future me. i don’t know why that happened or what happens.”

Tar laughed dryly in response. “You know, maybe now it would be time for some of those painkillers people always suggest me to take,” she mused, silently wondering if that would really help her in any way in the end. “But, okay. No falling asleep then. I will try, Doctor. I promise.”

“oh you don’t want those, those are messy, makes your insides all messed up,” he told her.  he smiled “good, and i’ll stay with you to make sure that doesn’t happen,” he said with ease.

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“do i look like i have time to check out gift shops at the hospital?” lily frowned “- - i try to stay away from hospitals, so no thanks.”

“are you cranky because you have to work?” he asked. “i know, working can be a pain but just think you’ll be done soon,” he smiled. “why don’t you like hospitals?”

The Doctor nodded, a grin growing on his face as he watched his younger self finally get it. It was weird, like looking into a mirror. Except he knew that mirror was wrong and didn’t follow his movements or look like him at all. So not like a mirror. Good gods, he was thinking like humans. Spent too much time around the Ponds in this incarnation, he guessed. 

“I like it when we redecorate. Not that you know now, kept the same console from the last regeneration,”  He put the screwdriver away, fully cataloging the differences he could remember. “Bowties are cool.  And no, we’re about 1200 now, give or take a century,” Oh that was weird, speaking about himself as a ‘we’. “This,” he gestured between the two of them. “Shouldn’t be happening, generally. My… My last companions shouldn’t be here either, but they are. Something- wants us here and I want to know what,” The Doctor paused, eyebrows furrowing. “When are you? Who did you lose last?” Dealing with himself was asking a lot of the Time Lord. Dealing with himself after say, the Donna incident or Rose or oh, even Mars would be asking a little too much. He nodded. “M-hm. Regeneration, never really notice the physical aspects until you’re looking at it.”

“of course i kept the same console, it’s a good one. nice and sturdy, got me through a lot of tough times. you  should know. did  you change it? oh of course you changed it! you got the whole bow tie thing going on, you’re a big mess of change,” he said. this was very strange, he couldn’t help but be mean to himself, he wanted things to stay the same, he hated the change, he hated losing people and he hated being lonely. he wondered if he was lonely, still. “1200?”  he said “huh.. so maybe i don’t die quite that soon,” he said thinking about it. “all the people i’ve met though, know you, and i don’t know any of them.. i know i’m not supposed to know but seeing all these people, seeing you, it’s hard not to wonder how it all plays out,” he said. 

“where i was before i got here, i was dropping donna off after suppressing her memories..” h e said thinking about. one of the hardest things he’s ever had to do. donna was wonderful, she saved the universe, yet, she couldn’t remember a thing. he looked back at him now “no, no i suppose the physical aspects get over looked.” he said. “though the face i’m using right now i used twice, i clearly liked it a lot,” he grinned a bit. “so, what shall we do about this?”

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Sookie looked at the doctor “Well do you like it here” She asked him. Sookie put her book against her chest “I’m Sookie” She said/

“yes well, it’s alright isn’t it,’ he said. “for a place who did all of this,” he said. “sookie, nice name.’

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“You’re dead.” Jess couldn’t move, she was frozen in place with her eyes locked on him. “I killed you.” She spoke quietly, though just loud enough that he could hear. “I snapped your neck.” The nightmares had stopped, the flashbacks and the episodes too. Finally, she was starting to go back to normal, but then this stupid fucking island starts messing with her head and everything comes flooding back. “Don’t come anywhere near me.” Her hands were balled into fists at her sides, fingernails digging into her skin.

“well, technically if you want to really dig deep into that, i am yes. but! i just regenerate and see, new face. have we met before?” he asked. “I usually remember everyone but maybe i misplaced you,” he said trying to remember. she seemed a bit scared, nervous. “oh--” she snapped his neck. “wait a second,” h said thinking. was this a case of doppelgangers? he never thought he’d have one, not with his changing faces. and he did. “oh this is brilliant,” he beamed. “oh! no no no no, i’m not who you think i am,” he said to her. “my names the doctor.”  he nodded.

he smiled wide and hugged her back tightly, gripping on. “i’ve been, brilliant,” he said smiling at her. “you look amazing, how have you been getting on?” he asked. “how are your parents?” he asked. he wanted to know everything of how it was going.

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Under normal circumstances Rory wouldn’t be looking over people’s shoulders. But in normal circumstances they wouldn’t be drawing Weeping Angels. There were very few things that he was scared of, but that was on the list. “You seen those here?” ok, and now he was giving himself away but he was slightly concerned that they would be here. Long as none of them were here then things would be alight, even Daleks would be easier.

the doctor look up “oh, no heavens no,” he shook his head. “if these were here, well,” he said “i’m not exactly sure what would happen. this is a strange place, where people from all over are pulled from their universes and times and are placed here. would the angels take them to a different time on this universe? or would they take us back home hm?” he said. “I’m sorry, i’m rambling now, i’m the doctor.”

he smiled back at her ‘yes,” he said. “i’m growing quite fond of my wife i don’t want that to end,” he said. “and, as much as i can’t know you as well as i’d like to, if we’re here forever, then i suppose we can get to know each other.”

“This place is very strange how did i get here and where is the doctor”?

the doctor looked over, noticing rose? he smiled wide, was it her? or a doppelganger.  he moved closer hearing her speak to someone when she said his name. it was rose.  he moved “rose?’ he smiled at her ‘it’s me..”

“no,” he agreed “it isn’t,” he said to her. “i’ve done civilian life before,” he told her. “of course i had no idea who i was, it was another life, i became human, so i couldn’t be tracked. i met a woman, and she made me want to stay,” he said softly. “i’m glad you’re here too, makes me wanna stay.”

“does this look like a shoe shop?” eyebrows raised as she spoke to the male, a scoff escaping her lips as she leaned on the table “try down the street.”

“it’s a shop! but, i suppose i don’t see any. well,” he said “i love shops though, little shops too, the gift ones at hospital, those are the ones you want to check out.”