[RL - Lockon, Nena, Tieria, CB as a whole - Damage Control is my middle name!]

[timey_wimey]

[To say that the past few days had been... interesting... would have been an understatement even by the Doctor's standards. Dealing with unstable and unsavoury people was part of his everyday life, but when said person was someone you saw as a son, under the effects of a virus, it was rather different. Especially when said person was also intent on apparently wrecking all his relationships.

Including the one that he was already wrecking by sheer virtue of his own obliviousness.

Still! Damage control was in order, and since he wasn't in the mood to have any part of the might of Celestial Being brought down against him - and since he was also pretty sick of the obliviousness and moping of certain people who he would not name - he was now busily piloting the TARDIS towards Lagrange point 3, circa 2309.

If truth be told, he'd known this would probably be coming for a while, he thought glumly. Even if this visit was temporary, he knew it was only a matter of time now before Lockon also left the TARDIS for good to go back to the organisation. He hadn't thought it would be quite like this, but... he still wasn't relishing the thought of him leaving, whatever way it happened.

No point in thinking about that though, not when there was going to be some sort of 'throwdown' once they got there. He busily piloted the TARDIS, throwing a final lever so that it materialised right on the Lagrange base.]

Well, here we are.

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[lockon2urheart]

[Lockon was trying his level best to contain his bleak mood himself. As if it wasn't enough that he'd managed to royally fuck up with just about everyone he knew, he'd apparently managed to drive Tieria to the point where the poor guy was apparently having some sort of breakdown. Guilt weighed heavy on his mind and on his heart. It wasn't even the first time he'd hurt his friends, let alone Tieria - the fact that this time it wasn't technically by choice didn't make him feel any less at fault.

That alone might be enough to give him his distracted air, but there was a sadness tinging thoughts that had nothing to do with the situation at hand. He was going back. Lockon had no idea whether this was his full return to Celestial Being, but he somehow couldn't imagine security allowing for more trips back and forth from the TARDIS than were strictly necessary. He got the feeling that once they landed, his days in the TARDIS were over. And while he'd wanted to get back to work, wanted to pilot a Gundam again...he was really going to miss the Doctor. He didn't want to say goodbye. There might have been more important things at stake to think about, but he couldn't shake the melancholy feeling of something coming to an end.

He tried to focus on the piloting tasks he'd been performing on the TARDIS for months, but they were almost so routine by now that his mind was too free to wander. He wasn't so lost in thought as to not notice their materialisation, though. He looked up, and nodded.]

Looks like it.

[He made a move towards the door, then hesitated and offered the Doctor a small smile.]

Are you coming too, or did you only get clearance for landing, not a wander around?

[timey_wimey]

[The Doctor grabbed his long coat off the rail and shrugged it on, putting his hands in his coat pockets and looking around at the TARDIS for a bit before answering. Really, he was trying to postpone the moment of goodbye. Just like he always did. It was silly; they'd have the community, each other's contact numbers. And he was practically a member of this organisation anyway by now. But still...

He nodded, hitching on a grin.]

Ohhh, I think since I took my time getting you here, I can spare a few moments to poke my nose in places, don't you?

[He nodded towards the door, strolling towards it and throwing it open in his usual carefree way.]

[trinities]

[ Nena had been watching the base's cameras, and had shot down to the cargo bay in which the TARDIS had ended up as soon as she saw it begin to materialize. She made it just in time to lean comfortably against a large stack of metal crates, looking as though she'd been there all along, although she was still breathing a bit heavily from her trip. As the two men exited the TARDIS, she looked equal measures annoyed, awed, shocked, and like a kid on Christmas morning as she started speaking ]

You guys had better hurry it up. I think he just flipped his desk.

[lockon2urheart]

[Lockon had no problems with postponing the moment of goodbye, and resisted the urge to take one last look around the TARDIS' control room as he followed the Doctor to the door. There were more important things at stake right now.

...Surprise Welcome Nena was an eager reminder of those important things. Lockon couldn't help but blink in shock at her words. Tieria doing something that extreme? Tieria? It was clearly even worse than he thought. He moved forward determinedly.]

Right. Where is he now?

[trinities]

His office, but we've got to go through back ways so nobody gets suspicious! Plus tons of people would want to stop and talk if they saw you, Lockon, and we totally don't have any time for that.

[ She comes a little further into the room and kicks at a ventilation panel until one corner comes loose, then pries off the rest, standing up again and beaming at them ]

We're going through the ducts!

[ ......okay, maybe about 70% of the reason for that was to get back at Lockon for a list of reasons mostly boiling down to 'he's a douche', but people seeing them was like 30% of the reason, so that was totally fine. ]

[timey_wimey]

[The Doctor had been frowning somewhat and rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly at the mention of what Tieria was doing to his furniture - was he really that bad? Really? Well, after what he had been told... But when he heard about crawling through the ventilation ducts, a grin spread across the Doctor's face. It was as if he couldn't imagine a finer prospect than crawling through vents to sneak into Tieria's office.]

Ohhh, good old fashioned sneaking, I like it! [He beamed, rubbing his hands together.] Who's going first?

[lockon2urheart]

[Alright, he could understand not wanting to be caught up in something when they needed to get to Tieria quickly, before he did himself or any more property some damage. But really? This was the best way she could think of? He stared at her with one raised eyebrow ...and then practically facepalmed at the Doctor's eagerness. Pick your battles, Lockon. You're outnumbered.]

Fine. Doesn't it make sense for Nena to go first, since she knows the way? At least, presumably.

[trinities]

[ shakes her head, grinning, and points at him ] You're going first! Your shoulders are broadest, so if it gets too tricky to crawl through, we'll know right away! Then me, so I can give you instructions, then the Doctor. Ready?

[timey_wimey]

No arguments here.

[lockon2urheart]

[...siiigh.]

For the record, this is a really bad idea.

[Headshake, and then it's down to the ground and ...only somewhat hesitantly... heads on into the vent.]

[trinities]

It's an awesome idea! This is how Shiro got around when we were still hiding him from Tieria. [ crawls in after him~ ] Go straight, then it's the second right!

[timey_wimey]

Shiro? That's your boyfriend, right? [Sounding mildly interested, crouching down and crawling in through the vents after Nena~]

[lockon2urheart]

[I'm just going to concentrate on getting out of these vents as quickly as possible, okay. Staying out of the conversation and just crawling, focusing on following the directions.]

MEANWHILE, AFTER LOCKON WENT TO CONFRONT HIS DOOM:

[timey_wimey]

[See the Doctor, Nena. See the Doctor standing outside the door, putting his hands into his pockets and pointedly looking at the ceiling as if it's the most interesting thing in the world right now. And then he looks straight at her, expectantly.]

So while they're sorting this mess out, what is there for an old Time Lord to do on a secret base like this?

[trinities]

[ shrugs ] Wanna see a Gundam?

[timey_wimey]

[looks for a moment as if he's considering... then, grins]

Well, why not?

[trinities]

I know, right? Who wouldn't want to see them? You can use the bar if you want. [ jerks a thumb at the handlebar on the wall, and kicks off the floor to float down the hallway

[timey_wimey]

Where's the fun in that? [aaaand kicking off the wall himself, pretty much going to bounce down the corridor here]

[trinities]

That's what I say! [ besides, she's perfectly accustomed to low gravity situations ] Except you kinda look like a dork doing that.

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[You two are making so much noise out in the hall, so have Feldt poking her head out of her door to investigate the disturbance and eyes widening when she sees who's with Nena.]

...Doctor?!

[timey_wimey]

[Indignantly to Nena] A dork?! I'm just having fun.

[And then when he sees Feldt, his eyes light up and he grins!] Feldt Grace! [Pushing off the wall towards you now, hello not!daughter, you are on a collision course for a hug :> Aaaaaand crash! Hugging tightly now with a grin and pulling back to look at her.] How have you been, alright?

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

[The hug surprised her, but she hugs him back, just a little bit awkwardly.] I've been fine. What about you?

[She looks up at him, and after a moment, a little smile appears as she goes to hug him again.]

[trinities]

[ attention is off her now, WHAT IS THIS MADNESS B/ ] Are we going to see the Gundams or are we going to stand around being all mushy?

[timey_wimey]

I'm just fine! You know me, Feldt, always keeping busy.

[He looks over the top of Feldt's head at Nena, raising his eyebrows] Can't we do both? At least let me have a little bit of a reunion.

ack sorry, I'll just be tracking this now... >_>;;;

[mybffharo.livejournal.com]

We can't show-- [She pulls back her arms and pauses, realizing that as far as level 7 security goes... it's sort of pointless to keep it up where the Doctor's concerned. How old habits die hard~]

We can talk a little more on the way.