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[usedreturn]

This isn't right. Not that background music for one's everyday life is a typical occurrence, mind you. But this, this music is Not Right. That's with capital letters, by the way, to underscore the not right-ness of the situation.

Now I don't think whatever's playing this background music would just suddenly switch to rather threatening tones without reason. So I have to think that perhaps something is coming.

Maybe several somethings. Maybe a flock, or a fleet, or a similarly alliterative name for a group of Somethings. That's with another capital, because I don't think this is just a something, this is a Something.

Which leaves the question, just what is this Something and how do we stop it? Questions. Plural.

Well, aren't we all lucky.

There's a Doctor in the house.

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

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Oh, that's interesting. That's very interesting. Brilliant, even.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

Not anymore it's not. Nothing has happened for days, it's boring right now.

It'll get interesting soon though.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Oh no, you misunderstand. Every time I run into ghosts it's a parallel world coming through or Vashta Nerada or things like that. 'Ghosts' as you humans consider them don't quite exist as far as I've seen.

So whatever your ghosts are, I'm interested.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

Well I guess these ones are pokémon since they go in and out of the pokéballs.

Maybe this world is a parallel world to Earth then.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

That's not possible. Not probable. The walls between parallel worlds are closed--impenetrable. Locked. Not easy to get through.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

Not easy and not possible are different things and I've been going against probability my whole fucking life. That's what makes things fun, don't you think?

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Oh, absolutely.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Thing is, if the walls between parallel worlds are opening again, that's a problem. A big problem.

Really, it's a lot of big problems all put together.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

Everyone dies big or something a bit more manageable?

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Think of it like this. Ever seen a window break? Starts with one little crack, gets bigger and bigger making smaller cracks that keep spreading, right? Then eventually there's so many cracks that the window just falls apart into countless pieces.

Think of that window as the fabric of the universe.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

What about me, would I still be alive?

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

...The universe itself would be irreparably shattered. You humans are clever, you tell me.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

Doesn't sound very fun even if that was the case, fucking doctor. Sounds like a pain in the ass.

Well if that's not whats going to happen then we're worrying over nothing. I'll just continue looking for a way home in my free time or looking for whoever brought me here so I can fucking kill him.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Either way, I don't think it's a parallel world thing this time. It's more likely that this is a separate world entirely. In which case leaving without transport might be difficult.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

If that's the case then we'll just have to find some fucking transport and go home. Since something brought us in there must be a way out.

But right now I'm having too much fun to go back.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Oh, the whole place is brilliant. I'm in no rush either.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

I know, right?

Everyone else is all 'I wanna go home I wanna go home' but why should we rush it.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

I'm always in a rush. Lots of running, things like that. But I always stop for a bit of adventure.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

Yeah I run a lot too, football player.

Was.

Sort of.

For now.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love football. [Said the alien who was talking about another sport entirely.]

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

You do? Do you ever play?

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

It's happened now and again. There was one time with a friend during World War I--odd circumstances, but the game was brilliant.

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

World war I? So you're from back in time?

I thought they only played soccer during that war, anyway.

[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

I've been to a lot of places. And times. Anywhere and anywhen. Is anywhen a word? It should be.

...of course they did, what did you think I was talking about?

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

The word is anytime, isn't it?

I thought you were talking about football. Or American football, I guess. That's what I play.