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Aug. 24th, 2010 08:24 pmWhen Thirteen takes Coreen to Kaxlon V, she remembers to tell her Companion to dress for tropical climates, and to tell her to remember her sunblock, and even to mention the massive marketplace that the planet boasts of. But for some reason, it had slipped her mind to inform Coreen that the locals where light, smallish peoples with wings.
And thus, this brings her Companion to her side to tug at her sleeve as Thirteen inspects a bit of battered technology at one of the market stalls.
"Doctor!" she hisses urgently in an undertone so only she can hear. Thirteen makes a soft, affirmative "I'm listening" type of noise, and Coreen continues to speak. "There's people here with wings"
"I'd certainly hope so," Thirteen replies, putting aside the tech in favour of looking at another. "The Fae are the local species after all."
Beside her, Coreen makes a strangled sort of squeak.
"Fae?!?"
"Mmmhmm. Incredibly good with technology. I have more than a few things in the TARDIS that are built by them. Very elegant."
"Oh," comes the eloquent response from Coreen, and Thirteen looks up to watch as the smaller woman covers her shock and flustered-ness by busying herself and looking at the various stalls.
It's probably a good thing that Coreen's looking away, as the Time Lady finds herself watching Coreen with a fond smile as she flitters from stall to stall, occasionally picking up an item to look it over in awe. After she sees Coreen look at one particular object, she makes a point to stop at that stall, making sure her Companion is out of earshot before she asks the male Fae behind the counter what the young lady had just been looking at. He shows Thirteen the bracelet in question, a lovely looking thing with two blue gemstones, inscribed with the Faye's lovely script. Money changes hands, and the bracelet is spirited into one of her jacket's many pockets.
Eventually, she steps away from the stalls, and sidles up to Coreen's side again and, squashing her instinct to keep the woman at arm's length, she gently leads her from the marketplace to a massive outdoor theatre, where a group of Fae are due to start a ceremonial performance soon.
The performance is wonderful, and over all too soon. It's late, and Thirteen's smiling indulgently as Coreen bubbles and gushes over the play beside her on the walk back to the TARDIS. Once they're inside, they strip off their coats, and Coreen surprises her with a quick kiss on the cheek, thanking her softly for the good time before excusing herself for sleep, and disappearing down the hallway, Thirteen following soon after to go to her own room.
Upon entering her room, the first thing Coreen sees is a glint of something metallic flashing in the light, and, upon further inspection, she finds a certain bracelet she had been eyeing earlier in the days. She remembers balking on buying it, after leaning the price, and telling the stall keeper she'd think on it, before reluctantly moving on.
Picking it up, she holds it in her hands for just a moment, and smiles.
And thus, this brings her Companion to her side to tug at her sleeve as Thirteen inspects a bit of battered technology at one of the market stalls.
"Doctor!" she hisses urgently in an undertone so only she can hear. Thirteen makes a soft, affirmative "I'm listening" type of noise, and Coreen continues to speak. "There's people here with wings"
"I'd certainly hope so," Thirteen replies, putting aside the tech in favour of looking at another. "The Fae are the local species after all."
Beside her, Coreen makes a strangled sort of squeak.
"Fae?!?"
"Mmmhmm. Incredibly good with technology. I have more than a few things in the TARDIS that are built by them. Very elegant."
"Oh," comes the eloquent response from Coreen, and Thirteen looks up to watch as the smaller woman covers her shock and flustered-ness by busying herself and looking at the various stalls.
It's probably a good thing that Coreen's looking away, as the Time Lady finds herself watching Coreen with a fond smile as she flitters from stall to stall, occasionally picking up an item to look it over in awe. After she sees Coreen look at one particular object, she makes a point to stop at that stall, making sure her Companion is out of earshot before she asks the male Fae behind the counter what the young lady had just been looking at. He shows Thirteen the bracelet in question, a lovely looking thing with two blue gemstones, inscribed with the Faye's lovely script. Money changes hands, and the bracelet is spirited into one of her jacket's many pockets.
Eventually, she steps away from the stalls, and sidles up to Coreen's side again and, squashing her instinct to keep the woman at arm's length, she gently leads her from the marketplace to a massive outdoor theatre, where a group of Fae are due to start a ceremonial performance soon.
The performance is wonderful, and over all too soon. It's late, and Thirteen's smiling indulgently as Coreen bubbles and gushes over the play beside her on the walk back to the TARDIS. Once they're inside, they strip off their coats, and Coreen surprises her with a quick kiss on the cheek, thanking her softly for the good time before excusing herself for sleep, and disappearing down the hallway, Thirteen following soon after to go to her own room.
Upon entering her room, the first thing Coreen sees is a glint of something metallic flashing in the light, and, upon further inspection, she finds a certain bracelet she had been eyeing earlier in the days. She remembers balking on buying it, after leaning the price, and telling the stall keeper she'd think on it, before reluctantly moving on.
Picking it up, she holds it in her hands for just a moment, and smiles.
