Many happy? returns

[not_the_question]

It has been some time since the Doctor has been here. He was off facing yet another battlefield. It was meant to be his last. He has no idea how he ended up here, of all places.

He clothes are in a tattered mess and covered in soot. His body, is surprisingly unscathed. Well, now it is. 'State of grace'. It can happen with regeneration. When one is refusing or debating the entire process.

He turns to face the TARDIS. "Why have you brought me here?" When his beloved ship didn't answer him he sighs and starts to walk away from her. "Fine. But I'm not leaving. I'm staying and if this is where I die, so be it."

He walks along, not really wanting to sit. If he sits it might happen and he's not going to do that again. He's muttering to himself. "I can't keep on being somebody else. Why isn't it ever anybody else's turn? Why can't I just rest? Just once?"



[ooc: available in post-Doctor Falls and Twice Upon a Time flavours, depending if you want spoilers or not.]

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[not_the_question]

He nods.

"Thank you."

He hold out his hand for her, but then snatches it back when the energy surges.

"Sorry. Best not touch right now."

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley gives him a slightly worried look. "Okay."

There is a radio on the vanity, that she turns on and starts playing soft pop music. There are speakers around the bathroom so the sound carries.

She leaves him to his bath. She throws the salvageable clothing in the wash. The unsalvageable clothing in the wastebin. And then heads upstairs to collect some clothing for him.

[not_the_question]

The Doctor waits until the energy fades some before sliding into the water. He's not sure what regeneration energy and water would do to him.

He's in the bath for about 45 minutes. Not just because he was relaxing, but he was trying to scrub the remaining soot off of his body. He comes out in the robe, looking pink from the heat and the scrubbing, but actually a bit better than he looked before.

His hair is clean and currently slicked back. He doesn't know how it grew to be so long, but later, when it's dry, he'll have to do something with it. He just doesn't know what. Well time enough for that. And if not, it won't matter anyway.

[sweetcandygirl]

In that 45 minutes, Harley has changed herself. Into a comfy pair of Micky Mouse pajamas. Her hair is down, with no signs of the pink or the blue strands.

And she was sitting on a large chair, reading a book, just trying to distract herself. When he comes out of the bathroom, she smiles at him.

"Here. I found some PJs for you." There is a folded pair of plaid PJs that she will scoop up and bring over to him.

[not_the_question]

"Oh. Thank you."

He slips back into the bathroom to put them on and comes out again. They're a little short on him (but only by an inch or so), but other than that they fit surprisingly well.

"I'm impressed, it's rare that anyone has anything that fits me."

It's only because he's so skinny. He returns to sitting on the couch. "What are you reading?"

[sweetcandygirl]

"You have the same build as Diablo." Harley looks away with the mention of her friend who has passed. She still has some of his clothes stored away.

"Oh... It is called Strawberry Summer." It should be no surprise to him that she is reading a romance novel.

[not_the_question]

"...I'm sorry. Didn't mean to make you think of something painful."

He's honest about that. He raises his eyebrows for a moment.

"What's it about? No! Don't tell me. I don't think I want to know."

He pulls out his sonic sunglasses that he had rescued from his pockets. That had taken some time - emptying them. And reviews his browser history.

[sweetcandygirl]

"He shone brightly. He gave himself to the flames for us." Harley will always hold a special place in her heart for Diablo for that reason.

She arches an eyebrow of the sunglasses on his face.

"And what are you going to read tonight?"

[not_the_question]

"Don't know yet. Depends if I can pick up any wifi."

Yes he's happy in his shades.

[sweetcandygirl]

"Never tried to find any connection. But there are Nexus computers. So perhaps there is such a thing as Nexus wifi."

She returns to her book. She wants to finish her chapter before bed.

[not_the_question]

"Well, the issue will be if my sonic can connect with it."

But he goes quiet as he makes his attempts, besides Harley was reading and he had no reason to bother her further.

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley finishes her chapter. Then settled in her chair with a slight nostalgic sigh. She stands and heads over to where he is sitting with his Sonic Sunglasses.

"Ready for bed?"

[not_the_question]

He was distracted with cleaning up his browser history. Too many people keep getting access to it and he doesn't need normal wifi to do that, when the TARDIS is close enough...

"Hmm? Oh yes, I can be, of course."

[sweetcandygirl]

"Would you bother you to share a bed? Cause I can take the couch..." Harley suggests, as she would gladly give up the bed for him.

[not_the_question]

He considers that for a moment. "Best let me have the couch. I don't need much sleep and I wouldn't want to wake you if I got bored in bed."

That came out wrong in a hundred ways. Mostly because he's being literal.

[sweetcandygirl]

"I don't need much sleep either." Harley smiled. This is one of the reasons that she likes him. They have a few things in common.

She does have a hide-a-bed in the couch, which she pulls out.

"So if you get bored and wanna come chat... just come right upstairs!"

[not_the_question]

Is kind of intrigued at the hide-a-bed. He had something similar in the TARDIS in the those early days. Nothing so manual as this, but similar.

"I will." He reaches out to take her hand again. "Really, thank you for everything. It might not change anything, but I do feel better for spending time with you."

[sweetcandygirl]

He will sense a few different emotions from Harley with his touch and his words. Her deep compassion for him, her lingering concern, her loving friendship, and hope for him.

"I am glad you do." She leans up to kiss his forehead.

[not_the_question]

His reaction is the same as when Bill has kissed him on the cheek - a bit of bewilderment.

"Good night, Harley."

[sweetcandygirl]

[Good place to end. Nice to RP with you again]