but doesn't it get lonely riding up there to the sun?

[The flash of the future for the Doctor comes in a different way than for most. For a start, rather than a single scene, it appears to be a few extremely quick flashes, not all of them accompanied by images but sometimes just voices.

A woman's voice, worried but final-sounding:] You be careful now. Because your song is ending, sir.

[And this changes quickly to an image of the Doctor himself, in an orange spacesuit, looking furious:] They said I was gonna die. They said "he will knock four times" and I think I know what that means, and it doesn't mean right here right now, 'cause I don't hear anyone knocking, do you?!

[And again, the scene shifts, but this time there's no sound. To anyone who knows the Doctor or the TARDIS, they might recognise the surroundings as the TARDIS wardrobe room. An unknown man stands in front of the mirror in there, straightening a bow tie rather nervously before the image simply melts away.]

[END VIDEO +++ BEGIN VOICE POST FUNCTION]

[the Doctor is quiet for a long while before he mutters one word.] ... Spoilers.

So. It would seem we've got some sort of virus going around again. A mind-reading virus? Thought projection virus? Whatever it is, it's giving me a dreadful headache. It's just a tad annoying, wouldn't you say? I mean, I don't know about you, but quite frankly the idea of someone being able to read my mind is more than a little uncomfortable.

Typical, the one virus which is actually a bother and a nuisance for me to get hit by - not that any of the others weren't but this one is really taking the mickey - and I get hit by it. Not to mention that now I can hear all those other minds chatting away up here. How many must that be, a hundred? Two hundred? Feels like it at least. It's bad enough when they're on the edge of everything, now they're just there! In the thick of it!

... Aaaand this is not a good show of keeping my mind blank. Come on, Doctor, think. Or rather don't, actually. Blank thoughts. Blank blank blank.

So, what I mean to say is, if anyone needs me, I'll be in the TARDIS, trying to keep the old mind blank. So any world-threatening emergencies will just have to wait! Or not, as it happens. We'll see about that. - no, blank thoughts.

...

...

... now I just sound like Setsuna.

Blimey. Is it really Valentine's Day again so soon?

Erm. Well.

... There's really no right way to say this in an entry. Um.

Right.

I think I've got something that you lot... really should know.

Phew! Well, am I glad that's all out the way. D'you know, I'm exhausted. Everything from the past couple of months is catching up with me - now I know I'm getting old.

Still, guess I've got time now, touch wood, for a nice quiet Chris --

.... Christmas.

I haven't done my Christmas shopping yet.

Bugger.

... Haruhi's sick. Well, she gets sick a lot, but this time she's really sick. She won't stop coughing and the other night she got a fever that won't go down. I shouldn't have let her run out into all that rain...

It's no use, I'm gonna have to take her to a hospital. I just hope they don't ask too many questions, there's only so much I'll be able to explain away with the psychic paper, and if they ask for an address, well... let's not go there.

[Locked to Jenny]

Jenny? I think there's something I need to tell you.

Blimey, it’s been a while since I posted on here, hasn’t it? Having a full-time companion - make that two full time companions - again hasn’t really been all that conducive to spending time on here. Surprised I’ve been around as often as I have, really.

Not much to report, to be honest. Well, not too much. Well, when I say not too much I mean by my standards. I ran into the Ood again. Actually managed to save them this time round, thanks to Ood Sigma. Oh, that’s right! We saved the world – twice, actually, or at least that much… some of you might have heard about the second time actually, with the Atmos cars and the whole world choking to death. It’s been a while since I saw the Sontarans actually, and to be honest, they’re as warlike and ridiculous as ever. In fact, they're even shorter than I remember. Oh! And I met Martha again. Not sure if any of you remember me mentioning Miss Martha Jones, but she’s doing well for herself. Defending the Earth, brilliant as ever.

Not that I really appreciated being in a female body for that. Honestly, I never realised just how - how really sexist those UNIT chaps could be! I mean, was it really that difficult to tell that I was the Doctor? It was bad enough having Martha question who I was when she phoned me - in the middle of being dragged bra shopping, I might add - but that really just topped it all off. I don't think I've ever been so glad to get back into my own body.

Oh, and while I'm here, I might as well mention that we managed to stop a war that had only been going on for seven days but lasted generations… really, don’t ask, it’s a long story. Mind you, if I see one more gun, I think I might actually… oh, you know what, nevermind.

I don’t much fancy going into the details anyway.

[Private; Hackable with skill]

She… I don’t suppose I can really still believe it. Jenny… she was my daughter, and we hardly got started…

In fact, it was almost the same as when… well, there’s not much point in thinking about that, I suppose. Not anymore.

I told Martha that there’s always something to live for… well, I was right. I’ve still got everyone here, after all. Haruhi - always Haruhi, it's not as if I could let her take second place, not now. Not to mention all the rest.

… Yeah.

[The sounds of the TARDIS moving can be heard as the mike comes on, but it sounds different - forced, and there's the sounds of a lot of sparks coming off the console]

Donna! I think I might have found something! Well, you know, I've been searching for ages, combing through the universes - hmm. Actually, you know what, I hope that I get back to the right time and place, if I've been searching for ages. I mean, it's been ages for me, but it should only have been about a day for you. Hope that this post goes to the right time, because you know, if you didn't hear this it would be a bit rubbish, wouldn't it?

Anyway! Back on topic - oo, hang on a sec - [sounds of mallet A being applied to console B] - yeah, as I was saying, I got nothing for ages, absolutely nothing. And I was about to give up when I thought "Why not try the photograph?" So I hooked the photo that Haruhi gave me up to the TARDIS and I got this trace! Brilliant, isn't it?!

[Sounds of a dial turning] I'm trying to lock onto it and follow it now. It's very faint, and it's far too close to the Void for my liking - that's a big empty place full of nothing, by the way, some folk call it Hell - but it's worth a look, don't you think? Course it is!

Right, I'm on my way to pick you up so we can have a look together. We can leave Haruhi where she is, she'll be fine, and I don't want to get her hopes up too much - whoa! Careful there, old girl!

[Click!]


((OOC: Hi Random~! When Donna replies to this, we can turn it into a mini-RL that leads onto the beginning of Pompeii, if you want. ^__^ For stalkers: Ten HASN'T found Roxas, he just thinks he has. D:))

So. About this adventure of ours, Haruhi... when and where do you want to go?

... He called me Theta.

Omega.