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[parallels]

[So it's terribly late in the night. Around 3 am when Clara sits at her console and decides to record a message to the network. At first she considers being anonymous, this sort of question isn't something she's comfortable putting out there. It's a little too vulnerable for her tastes, but sometimes need outweighs comfort.

So here goes. She tries to flatten her tousled hair and rub the sleep out of her eyes for a bit before she speaks but it doesn't really improve her exhausted appearance.]

So nightmares. I've got them and they've knocked me on my arse like a bad flu.

You know the sort: nasty, terrifying, wake up in a cold sweat yelling, and reoccurring. The sort that are about complicated personal things that happened. Can't imagine I'm the only one out there who ever dealt with it. So, I'll take advice, stories, anecdotes, whatever you've got if it means I can kick this nasty thing..

I think my neighbors would also appreciate any sort of advice or cure. We're both likely missing sleeping like normal people.

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video; what is encryption

[pandoricas]

[Nightmares... well. It would be a lie if Rory said he hadn't had any, but he's gotten decent at handling them. Got to, anyway, given his position...]

I usually just try and think of the good things in life. It usually works, at least for me.

[parallels]

That's the rub, isn't it? Everything is fine. For being trapped in a giant turtle city, life is pretty good. So many good things and yet, here I am, divulging personal information to the network.

[pandoricas]

Well, it's not that personal... I mean, at least it's not your credit card number.

[parallels]

Sort of personal. I mean I am sort of waving my arms and shouting "Hello everyone, I'm horribly traumatized and having nightmares. Come fix it!"

[pandoricas]

To be fair, at least its better than ignoring the problem entirely.

[parallels]

Only because that's what I've been doing for a month to no success.

[pandoricas]

[Oh. Well.]

Sorry to hear that. [Pause.] Uh--I guess this might be rude, but. Do you want to talk about it?

[parallels]

Not rude.

But it's complicated. And about the Doctor. His future.

[pandoricas]

[His future, huh...

That's one thing Rory doesn't quite dare to know, really. After he and Amy left...

...but he is worried.]

...how is he? I mean, with you?

[parallels]

Protective. Well, overprotective more like. Practically has a heart attack if I so much as sneeze.

But he's lost a lot of people. It's only because he cares.

[pandoricas]

[...yeah, so right now? Rory is kind of feeling this thing called guilt.]

...I suppose I can't be too surprised. [A beat.] Sorry.

[parallels]

...It's fine.

I mean, it's not. I wish... He's lost a lot of friends. He just wants to protect me. But I just want him not to be afraid of what's going to happen to me.

[pandoricas]

[Hm. It is a bit of a dilemma here - for one, part of Rory's thing against the Doctor is because he makes the people around him so careless to danger. Even Rory himself isn't immune to it, which makes things all the more complicated. On one hand he can understand, but...]

He's been through a lot, I'm guessing. [God knows what happened to him between the time he and Amy were gone until Clara.] --I mean, I guess he's just trying to make up for the other stuff. Or something. It's hard to tell, honestly.

SO SORRY

[parallels]

I know he has. He was sad and alone, sulking about on a cloud for a bit before... before he came around and found me. He doesn't want to lose anyone. And he especially doesn't want it to be his fault.

But I'll be alright. We always are.

[At least for now. Someday she and the Doctor will separate. She doesn't know if they'll be torn apart like he and Rose or if he'll just leave her behind or she'll walk out on him. She doesn't want to think about it.]

its cool!! :>

[pandoricas]

[A cloud...? Really?

Doctor, even when you sulk, you're still being ridiculous.]

Always. We have to manage without him eventually, after all.

[Because Rory knows that none of them could be with him forever.]