numbered_doctor | Not Exactly A Good Day

It's been a while since she's been in the Bar. Between very long hours at work, and House running the team ragged, she hasn't even had time to think about Milliways, let alone come here.

Today is different, though. Milliways has usually refrained from pulling the young doctor in, since she had found a stable door, but now, she's stumbling in, almost unseeingly, and it takes her a moment to realize where she is.

Remy's certainly seen better days, hair a mess, red-rimmed eyes, and, oh yes, did we mention the blood? Though that's not exactly on her mind at the moment, as she's just noticed her lack of door and has turned to pound on the bare expanse of wall, leaving bloody prints as she hurls insults and generally screams at it.

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numbered_doctor

"Don't worry," she says, the young doctor turning to grin up at her. "I plan on looking for myself."

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futures_of_ash

"Good, it might show up then." She grinned and stood to start walking along the rafters. "or something else. Take a stick in case you need to poke things."

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numbered_doctor

Remy's perfectly content to watch her friend, resting her back against one of the vertical beams and pulling up her legs to stretch along the one she's sitting on.

"Good advice, I'll keep it in mind."

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futures_of_ash

She walked on the rafters like she would a broad road. No hesitation, no thought that she might slip...and with her feet not always touching down before the next step. "Sticks are an important part of adventuring gear."

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numbered_doctor

"Yes," she agrees, still watching her move. Hey, if she fell, she could always fly, right? "That and flashlights. Never know when you'll run into a dark place."

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futures_of_ash

"Huh, never thought of that." Rachel had to admit with a chuckle. "And probably rope and water...especially if you end up in the desert!"

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numbered_doctor

"May as well bring a whole adventuring pack," she says. "It'd be easier that way."

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futures_of_ash

"Nah, that can get stuck. The rope you wrap around your waist as a belt, holding the loop of your water bottle. The stick you keep in hand and you're good."

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numbered_doctor

"Fair enough," she says with a nod. "Wouldn't want to get stuck in god knows where, and can't get out."

Beat.

"Though I'd need food."

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futures_of_ash

Rachel flashed a grin over her shoulder, briefly visible in the deepening shadows in the rafters. "Ask the wait rats. Some of them are very adventurous and one might be willing to come with you with some provisions in return for a fun time and a share in treasures you find."

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numbered_doctor

She chuckles.

"You think one would actually go for it? You're the one with the good rep with the Bar."

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futures_of_ash

"Most of the rats actually had to get used to me. It took Ari's favorite to talk them all around. Those that come near me are the adventurous ones." Rachel chuckled. She'd had one that actually chased her through one of her explorations to deliver the broth Bar had insisted on!

"But talk to them, spread the word, sooner or later those interested will come forth."

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numbered_doctor

Remy stretches out her muscles, relaxing a little further against the worn, rafters. Hey, bouncing from all-consuming grief and excited joy is hard work.

"I'll definitely have to remember that. They'll come in handy."

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futures_of_ash

"And if you do get stuck they can go fetch help." She pointed out rather logically. "They can generally avoid most things in existence when they want to."

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numbered_doctor

She chuckles.

"They're smart buggers, aren't they?"

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futures_of_ash

"More so than most patrons they run into." Rachel admitted with a warm laugh. "Which really is a sad thing."

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numbered_doctor

"Hey," she protests mildly. "I thank them, and I don't talk to them like they're simple. That counts for something, right?"

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futures_of_ash

"I didn't say all, Remy. I just know for a fact they read from the library when they're off shift. Tends to lead to quite interesting thoughts."

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numbered_doctor

She swings her legs once again, looking down at the people beneath her, even spotting a few of said waitrats.

"Good for them, having something more to do that look after us."

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futures_of_ash

"No one does a job every hour of the day." Rachel chuckled. "Everyone has hobbies and chores outside of work." Well, mostly. some people lived and breathed their jobs, but that didn't mean everyone had to!

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numbered_doctor

"Well, yes, I know that," she quips dryly, throwing Rachel a grin. "I just never really thought about what they did on their time off."

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futures_of_ash

"A bunch of things." Rachel chuckled. "They're just people like us when they're not working." She paused a moment, thinking and scanning, then sighed. "Okay, maybe not like me, but you get the idea anyway."