Outside the TARDIS, Wednesday afternoon

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Sitting on the grass, The Doctor was playing checkers with a stuffed bright pink rhinoceros.

...and losing.

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Her business regarding the Squishy Machine concluded.

Jane decided to head back to the TARDIS.

And then saw The Doctor.

Playing checkers.

With a stuffed bright pink rhinoceros.

...and losing.

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"Maybe you should try chess," Rosette suggested, stopping a bit to watch the rather fascinating game for a moment on a stroll and an attempt to escape studying for a bit.

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The Doctor gave Jane a wave before going back to concentrating on the game. "Haven't gotten me yet," he said.

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Jane is pretty sure he actually has.

"Doc? The fuck are you doing?"

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"I like chess," the Doctor said. "But he prefers checkers, he does. Already beat him at Snakes and Ladders, though."

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"Of course he prefers checkers, 'cause he's clearly better." Her head tilted a little more. "Checkers is like tic-tac-toe, though. Very little strategy except hoping you get to go first and that the opponent will make a stupid mistake."

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"I'm playing checkers with Mr. Locke," the Doctor said.

The pink stuffed rhino gave Jane an acknowledging nod.

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"Ah, but a lot more capability of error in checkers," the Doctor said. "Though not when you take forever between each move."

The last bit may have been some pointed commentary at his stuffed opponent.

"Hello, Rosette, by the way."

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"Just when you think you're used to this fucking place..." She muttered nodding back at Mr. Locke.

"Why is his name 'Mr. Locke'?"

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The rhino turned his head back to the game and pushed a checker forward.

"Because that's what Vicki always used to call him," the Doctor said.

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"Hello, Doctor." Rosette smiled and went to go join them on the grass, folding her legs in front of her and getting a better look at the board.

"Quite clearly," she said after a moment, "he's just building up for a dramatic victory." She eyed the little pink rhinoceros. That definately had to be it. Anyone with coloured so brightly had to be a bit of a whore for dramatics.

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"Right."

Jane didn't bother to ask who, or what, Viki was.

"Maybe you should switch to dice..."

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The rhino reached forward to push a piece to another square.

"He really is," the Doctor said. "Getting a bit self-satisfied, I think." He turned his head to smile at Rosette. "And how are you today?"

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"He doesn't have thumbs," the Doctor said. "Has trouble with dice, he does."

Mr. Locke nodded in agreement. The Doctor made his move, with a look that said 'I have you now, pink rhino!'

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Rosette sighed a little. "Bored," she said, and then eyed the board, seeing a good move that the Doctor could make, but not saying anything out of curiosity to see if he'd notice it to. "So I decided to take a walk, see if much interesting is going on around this place." She set her elbows on her knees, leaning forward with her face cradled in her hands. "This is the most interesting thing I've found so far."

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Jane folded her arms and watched, she had a good idea what was about to happen.

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"We've been playing most of the day," the Doctor said, making the move that Rosette had spotted. "Only recently moved out to enjoy the fresh air, mind you."

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Mr. Locke hobbled over, grabbed a piece, and proceeded to hop over half of the Doctor's remaining pieces. He set it down on the final row, and nudged the Doctor with his plushy horn as to say 'king me'.

The Doctor frowned. "Oh, very clever," he said.

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Rosette gave a little nod of approval. "Yeah, I'd say its a little chilly to have been out here all day playing games, but I suppose then you'd also have an excuse for getting your butt kicked. I don't think Mr. Rhino there's as affected by weather, being all fluff and stuff. Or, at least, I think..." She eyed the rhino, tempted to poke it to prove her theory, but she didn't want to mess with a rhino of any size if she could help it. "He looks like he is, anyway."

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Not laughing.

Snorting? Yes.

But not laughing.

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"Oh, Mr. Locke is definitely all fluff," the Doctor said. "And I've not really noticed the chill, to be honest."

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The Doctor frowned at Jane.

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Jane covers her mouth.

"Sorry."

*snerk*

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Rosette was eying Mr. Locke again. Now that she'd gotten the thought in her head, it wouldn't leave her.

So she poked him. Right in his pink stuffed rhino tummy.

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The Doctor turned his attention back to the board, scowling. He made a rather foolish move, which Mr. Locke punished him for, by grabbing his recently kinged piece and demolishing the rest of the Doctor's remaining pieces.

"...stupid game, checkers," the Doctor said.