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[The video opens on a somewhat charming smile. The man in it seems very sure of himself, and utterly unrattled by his new situation.]

Hey. Captain Jack Harkness here, and I've got to say it's a pretty nice turtle you've got. She's not exactly where I was trying to get, but seeing as this place seems short on the killer reality tv shows...pretty minor quibble.

I've already met a few of the locals - thanks again guys, and sorry about those vegetables - but I'm always open to meet more people. Local, not-so-local, I don't really mind either way since it looks like I'll have some free time.

Other than company, all I'm in the market for right now's a job and maybe some tools, if someone's willing to lend them - I have a piece of tech that got broken in transit somehow, and I'd really rather get it back in one piece.

[He raises his left arm to show off a leather cuff with what appears to be a communicator inside. It's been fried.]

I'm sure we can work something out in exchange, I've been told I'm pretty good with my hands.

[He laughs a little, at his joke, and there's a moment of dead air after it. Just when the pause starts to get uncomfortably long he makes a show of clearing his throat.]

And oh, Doctor, Rose? [His smile tightens, just barely. Appears just a bit forced.] If you're out there, looks like I'm alive after all. Which I'm kind of hoping you two didn't know, because seriously? There are much nicer ways to let a guy down.

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[Jack follows as bidded, making note of the way they go. He waits until they're in what he assumes is the final destination to speak up again, a hand on his hip.]

Not sure where this place is with medicine, just let me know if you need me to take anything off for a closer look.

[He was maybe just a little tense, and even went so far as to sigh, amending himself.]

All joking aside, just let me know what you need.

Broadly behind twenty-first century Earth, if that's a reference you have, but overall eclectic, and involving magic from several different origins.

[The room is sparse, but has a high ceiling with engravings on it; it looks like it may have been converted from something else. Raine surveys him.]

I shouldn't need you to take anything off; I trust you would inform me if you had a visible wound?

[She hopes. Goodness, does she hope.]

Other than that, my scan is non-invasive.

Trust me, if there was a visible wound, I wouldn't have told you I got out of it without a scratch. This is even what I was wearing. [Jack spread his arms in demonstration before letting them fall back to his sides. He takes a breath - smiles, and bounces once on the balls of his feet. He knew twenty-first century Earth, but magic? That was new.]

Well, work your magic I guess.

[Pun intended? We'll never know.]

I've known more foolish people.

[Dryly. She looks him over, nods slightly, as much to herself as to him. Yes, he does have some aesthetic appeal, doesn't he?]

[She concentrates for a moment -- there is, briefly, a circle of white light composed of angular shapes that spins beneath her. This vanishes when she murmurs Inspect.]

[It isn't much; a short fall of light over Jack, there and gone in an instant. Raine tilts her head at him and frowns faintly when it clears.]

No external nor internal injuries, no lingering illnesses or afflictions... but there is something odd about you I can't quite place. You're human, correct?

[That was new. Interesting, even, if not pretty close to some technological scans he'd seen. Magic of some kind being a thing here - or wherever his new doctor was from - made enough sense.]

Oh no, I'm human. You mentioned 21st century Earth. I might be a couple centuries past that, could have something to do with it if most of what you've seen is from that period.

[That was all he could think of, really. Oh. Except for this;]

Also, I've kind of travelled in time. That can leave a residue sometimes, could be what your scan there picked up on.

[Raine nods shortly.]

My own world's technology is... somewhat eclectic, in some places ahead and some behind. Most of those from an Earth here are from the twentieth or twenty-first centuries, however, so it seems to have good use as a reference point.

[Time travel? ... huh. Interesting. Dryly:]

Only kind of?

Well, imagine that. That's where I was actually heading. It's where Rose was from so her and the Doctor were bound to turn up sometime, and I know where he gets his gas.

[Jack joked a little, the 'gas' being more of a metaphor.]

Just a smidge.

[Rose and the Doctor. Right. The people he was addressing. Raine lets that matter go for the moment.]

Surely it's either one way or the other? Discounting the sort of "travel" in time that we do daily, just by living, I would presume 'time travel' is used to refer to traversing a timeline in a non-traditional order.

It's a joke.

[Jack smirks almost apologetically.]

Yes, I've done a little non-linear time-travel. Shielded and un-shielded. I can't think of anything else you'd be picking up.

[Right. Jokes. Where did she put her sense of humor, now.]

Shielded from what?

[Everything he says is giving her more questions. Come on, throw her a bone.]

Neither can I. But all anomalies have some reason.

[Has she checked all her pockets?]

Well, if you've gotta know - the Time Vortex. Typically it's supposed to protect you from that stuff. [Jack sounded as if he was skeptical of some as seen on tv product.] Considering it fizzed out on me somewhere mid-journey, I'd buy it didn't do it's job right.

You said I've got a clean bill of health other than that though?

But what is the Time Vortex.

[This is like pulling teeth, Jack, come on.]

Some physical manifestation of the stream of time, through which one must travel?

[But he did, after all, only come here for a checkup. No matter how much Raine wants to pin him down for new information.]

...yes. Apart from that, you're fine. And it doesn't seem to be impacting you significantly, it's merely strange.

"Bingo," Jack tells her, and the wink he gives says nothing so much as 'I knew you could do it'. He's pretty much relaxed again for all appearances, any concern over possible prognoses gone. "More of a series of tunnels, really, but you've got the idea. You wanna skip around and avoid the slow way? Whatever you use, you're gonna go through it."

It was kind of strange, he guessed. The stuff you just started taking for granted. The people here were voracious when it came to information though. That was fine with him, he didn't mind an audience.

"I'll let you know if I start to feel weird, don't worry."

"Fascinating," Raine murmured. Could it be considered another plane of existence, or perhaps it was more like connective tissue? Either way, something that would merit more inquiry.

She latched on to that last. "I'd appreciate that. Far too many of my patients are of the opinion that if it hasn't immediately killed them, I don't need to be told about it." This was aggrieving on a number of levels.

Oh, it was fascinating alright, and Jack agreed with that with a grin. Since there were no more questions he wasn't going to keep on the topic. He did have a few other plans for the day, after all.

"Well, consider it a problem. Anyway, I like to keep in touch. Wouldn't want this to be the first and last time we meet, after all." There was a little flirtation in there, but not really more than his normal levels. "I'm sure you've got more mysteries of the universe you want explained, and I wouldn't mind knowing more about what you do, either."

For the moment, Raine remained entirely oblivious to this casual flirting. "I'm always curious," she admitted. "The more I know about the fabric of this world, and all the others, the more conclusions I can draw about how they interlace. Every piece of information is one step closer to being able to find a way between them on my own recognizance."

And then a nod, for his last. "I'm happy to explain some of what I do, when you aren't rushing to another appointment."

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