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[unchimerical]

[ Zelgadis has already been flipping through the network a little bit to get accustomed to what it was and how people used it, but there was such a flood of information there that he lost patience reading through other people’s drivel. It was time to send out feelers on his own.

The feed shows a stony blue face carefully watching the screen with a slight frown as he makes sure it’s actually doing what he expected it to. ]

I’m under the impression that there are many of you out there who arrived in a fashion similar to mine. Meaning, not natives to this city. Who are all you people?

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[unchimerical]

I suppose expecting this place to be a peaceful idyllic island retreat was too much, anyway.

'The' Doctor? Are there no other doctors here?

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[iwaspromisedtea]

That would've been nice. Bit boring, but nice. Sadly not the case here, though.

...There could be. I'm not sure. I haven't met any others.

[unchimerical]

Regardless, it's good to have at least one doctor around, I suppose. Do you have a name besides your title?

[iwaspromisedtea]

[ yes but its a seekret shhh ]

My title is my name. Or the other way around, I suppose! I never really figured out which way it happened, it just sort of did.

[unchimerical]

Okay, that's...interesting.

[ Lots of different people from different worlds, Zel, remember. ]

If you've never had another name, I suppose it doesn't matter what order it happened.

[iwaspromisedtea]

No, I suppose you're right. Either way!

How long ago did you get here?

[unchimerical]

About half a day ago. What about you?

[iwaspromisedtea]

A bit longer than that. [ he frowns as he thinks back to it ]

Quite a bit longer, actually. Almost a month. i can't believe it's already been that long.

[unchimerical]

[ this guy is seriously a space cadet what a weirdo ]

Does time pass quicker here than you're used to? Everything feels rather normal to me so far.

[iwaspromisedtea]

I'd be able to feel it if it were. It's not the time itself -- I just never really planned on sticking around for that long. Funny how things never quite end up working out like you'd thought.

[unchimerical]

Well, looks like we're stuck for the time being. Might as well make the best of it while we're here, I suppose.

[ He shrugs; this whole mess is just another problem to work on. ]

[iwaspromisedtea]

You sound surprisingly calm for someone who's been told that they can't leave.

[unchimerical]

What do you expect? I'm not going to run around screaming and throwing a fit like a child about it. There's probably a lot to be learned from this. And if there actually is a way home, I'll find it eventually.

[iwaspromisedtea]

You're a smart one, aren't you? [ he may need to start keeping track of all the people here now hmm ]

[unchimerical]

I prefer to be practical and realistic at all times.

[ He leans back a little and folds his arms, but there's a slight smugness in his expression.]

[iwaspromisedtea]

At all times? I mean, there's got to be moments where you just sort of throw caution to the wind.

[unchimerical]

There was a time when I did. I learned a lesson from that mistake.

[iwaspromisedtea]

One mistake doesn't have to mean it'll be the same for the future.

[unchimerical]

I'd rather just not make anymore.

[iwaspromisedtea]

Sometimes it really can't be helped.