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[Hello hello Jack is greeting all of you lovely post-waterlogged people with a salute and a smile. For the so inclined, you might notice the backdrop has changed a little - because he's not in his flat. He is in fact posting from the Doctor's computer.]

Has there been a damage assessment from the storm yet? Property, businesses, people? If anyo-

[ But whoever could this be? In the background, those watching may spy the familiar face of the Doctor. Except instead of his usual tweed and bowtie, he's wrapped in a blanket and not looking quite as energetic as usual for anyone familiar with him. ]

-- Jack. Something feels off.

[ ...something being the mauve tinge his face currently has.

Come round, everyone. Thus begins the wonderful story of "Captain Jack hears an achoo!"

In which Jack turns around to witness said mauve, trailing off and forgetting whatever he was talking about.]

Doctor? ...You're purple.

Mauve, actually. And it's really quite concerning.
My hands are all clammy and my forehead feels like burning.

I liked you better pink. --Are you sick? Can you get sick?

That's only on Wednesdays and no, that's rubbish. I really can't be sure, I need a celery stick.

Are you channeling Dr. Seuss? What did you get into now?

I feel just okay, I feel just fine. If you don't believe me, come see how -- [ and conveniently cut off by a sneeze. ]

I'm simultaneously confused and grossed out. You need to lay down. And stop talking.

Nonsense, Jack. It's not all that shocking. It was barely a sneeze. Look, I'm still walking! [ aaannnnndd now he's not because irony has him flopping down at that very moment. ]

Well, at least he laid down. ...Doctor? Doctor-

[woops time to cut that recording off]

(ooc: blue is jack, purple is the doctor)

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Well, you obviously need something.

[and then, with a touch of sarcasm that's marginally more teasing than mean,]

Maybe you should drink some tea.

[ he lets out an amused "hah!" ]

Are you sure it wouldn't make me too boring?

[There's a pause that's just a touch longer than that question really calls for. She'd been on the verge of saying something sarcastic along the lines of that's already a lost cause, except...it's not. His affinity for tea notwithstanding, CT's already learned that the Doctor is anything but boring.]

...I think you can risk it.

[Carefully, carefully neutral. She wouldn't want to give off the impression that she's amused or anything, after all.]

[ No, not at all. They must retain all the seriousness of this situation, after all. ]

And suppose I do risk it. Can I hold you responsible if I suddenly get all the fun sucked out of me as all tea drinkers apparently do?

[She's smiling now, despite herself, and it comes through in her voice as much as she tries to hide it.]

I'll just have to remind you how to be fun again.

[ yeaaaahhhh breakthrough. he's smiling proudly to himself ]

Is that something I can hold you to?

[Oh whoops. CT's silent for a moment, trying to figure out how to get out of this one, before she speaks in her usual tone of stiff reservation.]

I doubt you'll need me, anyway.

[ NO TAKEBACKS ALLOWED ]

You doubt it. I don't. I'm not planning on forgetting it any time soon either.

[She scowls, rolling her eyes because this is silly, that's all, and she doesn't need it and of course she's not having fun, of course it's not nice to have a friend again, what are you talking about.]

Just drink your stupid tea and take a nap.

I'm only doing it because you've promised me fun.

[ and he'll be expecting it some time, he really will be ]

[SCOWL SCOWL SCOWL]

I didn't promise anything.

[ GOOD THING HE CAN'T SEE THAT C: ]

But you said you'd do it. That's as good as one if you ask me.

[oh but he must know it's there.]

What if I don't?

[ he does, but there's a bit of willful blindess going on with it ]

I might be a little disappointed.

Also stuck as boring forever.

[Let's face it, a little willful blindness is almost required if you're going to try to be friends with CT.]

Well, if you're so boring, then you won't miss being fun.

But I'll remember life when it was fun and it'll be quite the tragedy!

[She sighs, put-upon, but it's clearly exaggerated.]

Then maybe you shouldn't risk drinking tea at all.

Drink something fun instead.

[ he 'hmmms' trying to decide on what a fun drink might be. ]

Shame the natives here won't really know what a hot chocolate is.

[Oh. She hadn't really considered the fact that there might not be a way to get hot chocolate here. It's not only - and not even primarily - for the Doctor's sake that there's worry in her tone when she replies.]

...I'm sure there's some way to get it.

There might be! We won't really know unless we try and look for it. There could be a way. There's always a way. Or we could make some of our own! Grow the beans ourselves, it'll be great!

[ uh oh, he's reaching the delirious and overly ambitious part of being sick ]

[CT smiles, despite herself, but she's shaking her head.]

I still think you'd better rest before you start going on any cocoa bean-hunting expeditions.

But I'll be needing the cocoa to get to sleep in the first place.

[ no, he doesn't BUT ANY EXCUSE TO STAY AWAKE ]

No, you won't. Cocoa has caffeine in it. It'll just keep you up longer.

Yes, but that's what makes it fun, isn't it?

Not if you're trying to sleep.

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