http://connernotconnor.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2006-09-03 05:52 pm
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The TARDIS, Sunday Early Evening

The problem with following a ball of light around during the daytime is that it's easy to lose in sunlight. Bad enough the thing had felt the need to take the most circuitous route possible and give Conner the nickel tour of all the Fandom side streets; thanks to a couple of inopportune encounters with shiny reflective surfaces, he'd lost track of the locator spell and ended up having to track it down. Inevitably he'd overrun it by a block or two, double back, and have to sweep the area until he found the thing again. Lather, rinse, repeat.

So it was early evening by the time the spell led him, tired and slightly panicky, back to Apocalypse Avenue, near Cafe Fina, and up to the big blue police box.

"Can't be right," he muttered. "What a weird place to hide . . ."

But this was where the spell told him he needed to be, so with a slightly resigned shrug Conner raised one fist and rapped sharply on what appeared to be the door.

[OOC: For the inhabitants of the TARDIS and the (theoretical) object of Conner's search.]
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[identity profile] nine-and-ears.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
The door cracked open and the Doctor peered out.

"Hello there, Conner McKnight," he said, opening the door fully, but standing in it. "What brings you here?"

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Doctor?" Conner asked in surprise, trying vainly to peer around him, because that box couldn't be that big. "I'm looking for Marie . . . I followed a ball of light to -- what are you doing here?"

[identity profile] nine-and-ears.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I live here," the Doctor said. "If you're looking for Marie, yes, she's here. I don't know if she's ready to come out, though."
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[personal profile] actingreaper 2006-09-04 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
"She's being rather melodramatic about it all, too," Daisy said, wandering down to the front "room" at the sound of the knock.

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, hi," Conner said. He was a little confused (no surprise there) at how many people appeared to be in there, but now wasn't the time to deal with speculation about police boxes and clown cars. "She's here? We've been looking for her since last night, a bunch of us. Everybody's really worried. Can I at least talk to her?"

[identity profile] nine-and-ears.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
"You can try," the Doctor said. "She's rather scared, you know."

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Conner sighed. "Yeah, I bet. I know what happened to Jamie. I don't blame her for being freaked. It's . . . never easy suddenly having powers forced on you. Can I try?"
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[personal profile] actingreaper 2006-09-04 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
"Great, you're all melodramatic. What happened to this Jamie kid?"

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
"He's in the clinic. In a coma, I think. I overheard Bel saying that Marie managed to drain him of his life force somehow."
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[personal profile] actingreaper 2006-09-04 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Really?" Daisy perked up. "His 'life force', huh? Well, that is dramatic. Do you think he'll die?"

[identity profile] nine-and-ears.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
The Doctor shot Daisy a look. "If you step inside, I can show you to where Marie is, Conner."

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Conner nodded gratefully, sparing a very brief but very odd look for Daisy and her frighteningly cheerful morbidity.

"Thanks, Doctor."

[identity profile] nine-and-ears.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
The Doctor led Conner into the TARDIS and down the corridor, hopefully fast enough that the boy would remember why he came on not get stuck on the whole bigger on the inside bit.

He knocked on the door to the room that Marie was in.

"Marie? You have a visitor."

[identity profile] untouchableskin.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
It took a moment for Marie to open the door and when she did, she had a blanket wrapped around her to keep the minimum amount of skin exposed.

Her eyes widened when she saw Conner.

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey, Marie," Conner said with a small and (he hoped) encouraging smile. "Am I glad to see you! We've been looking for you everywhere!"

[identity profile] untouchableskin.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Why?" Marie asked, frowning a little.

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
"We've been worried about you," Conner said, genuinely surprised that she'd question that. "Bel's had half the school combing the entire island, Willow and Phoebe have been doing spells . . . there was even a call on the radio last night to form search parties for you."

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
"It was one of his dupes that came by my room looking for you last night," Conner said. "He's worried about you too."

[identity profile] untouchableskin.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't want to hurt anyone else."

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, good. That means you're not doing it on purpose, right?" Conner started to reach out and take hold of her shoulder.

[identity profile] nine-and-ears.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
The Doctor winced. He'd forgotten to warn Conner about not touching her.

[identity profile] untouchableskin.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Marie jumped back quickly out of his reach.

"Don't touch me!"

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Conner held his hands up quickly. "Sorry, sorry. Look, I promise I won't touch you -- but there's a lot of people worried about you back at school. It's gonna hurt them if you keep avoiding them, when they just want to make sure you're okay."

[identity profile] untouchableskin.livejournal.com 2006-09-04 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Marie looked from Conner to The Doctor, unsure of what she should do.
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