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[pandoricas]

[Hello residents of turtleland, have one (1) Rory Willams looking at you through these console things. He's looking decisively uncertain about this, possibly wondering if making this post is even a good idea in the first place, considering one name he saw on the list...

But well, he's already started the recording, so stopping it now is kind of redundant. Rory gives another unsure look through the screen for a moment more before he pointedly clears his throat and starts to speak.]

Uh... hello, I guess. My name's Rory, I used to be a nurse from Leadworth, and I'm... married.

[Yeah, good job there Rory. Real smooth. Can you see how out of his depth he feels right now?]

So, um. From what I understand, we're not-dead... and on a giant turtle. [Quiet mutter at this point.] Why a giant turtle? Space whales are one thing, but... [Trailing off here for a moment now, as if lost in some other thought entirely, but Rory quickly shakes himself off it and focuses back on the video again.] I guess not being dead is good. I mean, it's not fun being dead. I don't like being dead.

[Rory, you're not making things better for yourself.]

Anyway--hello, I guess? Looks like I'm going to be stuck here no matter what, so I suppose its nice to meet the rest of you who are stuck here too. [Beat.] Here's to being stuck together? Or something like that.

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[kvarterskommissarie]

[ Well. That's a question. ] Dååhd will be fine... unless you prefer something else..?

[pandoricas]

No, it's fine. [But how does he pronounce that...] Uh, Dhaad? Is that right?

[kvarterskommissarie]

[ Makes a face but... okay. He's dealt with foreigners before. ] Close enough.

I take it you're not familiar with the Nordic languages?

[pandoricas]

[All he knows of Icelandic is when he watches Eurovision man, and even that has been a while.]

Not at all. [Tries a smile.] ...sorry.

[kvarterskommissarie]

No, no... that's quite alright. Very few here seem to be. [ Reassuring, he hopes! Long gone are the days of the Empire. ] If it's too difficult, Johan will do.

[pandoricas]

[He feels bad that he can't get the name right at all... Rory feels bad for most things sometimes.]

Johan, then. It's nice to meet you.

[kvarterskommissarie]

Likewise, Rory. [ He's about to ask if that's the only name he's got, but thinks better of it. They can't build a whole conversation on names and the difficulty of them. ]

Do you require assistance of any kind?

[pandoricas]

I think I should be fine, for now. Thanks for the offer though. [Small smile, attempting to be comforting.]

[kvarterskommissarie]

Of course. We've all been newcomers, after all.

[pandoricas]

It's still appreciated. [A beat.] Have you been here long?

[kvarterskommissarie]

About two months now. I'm far from a veteran, but I suppose you could say I've been here long enough to realize that although you can certainly get used to the day-to-day routines of Keelial, there will always be surprises.

Expect the unexpected was a piece of advice I received upon my own arrival. It has served me well to remember it.

[pandoricas]

[Expect the unexpected, huh? That's something Rory knows well.]

I'll be sure to keep that in mind. [Although Rory is certain he will do it even without the advice - years of travelling with the Doctor has taught him that.] Um. Thanks.

[kvarterskommissarie]

Of course. Let me know if there's ever anything you require assistance with. [ Parting nod. ]

[pandoricas]

I'll keep that in mind. [Nods back. Yes, okay, good impressions! He can work with this.] I'll, uh. See you around then.