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Library [02/02]

Rory came in bright and early and smacked a poster on the door before positioning herself behind the desk as usual with her coffee.

She grabbed a stack of books, and spent the day deep in research - both her own personal problem, and for the problems with the shadows.

[I'm AFK most of the day, so please mod Rory if you need help with something. ~~Wait for~~ OCD is up and a little different today. ~~Please wait for further OCD on the specific research thread, as it will be coming later while I am unconscious and people in Europe are not.~~ That OCD is up, too! Whooooo!]

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She attempted to pat Annette on the shoulder reassuringly and thought of something to cheer her up. "I bought the thing you asked, was about to call you about it too."

If Annette had any energy at all, that would have totally perked her up. "Thank you, Rose. That was nice of you. I'll have to get it from you when this is all cleared up...if it get's cleared up."

She raised her hands, showing Rose that you could see right through them, and the little pat to her shoulder went right through her.

Just like Jack. The tiredness, the translucence. Her frown deepened into a scowl. "It'll get cleared-up." She said firmly. "It'll get cleared-up if I have to scour this whole island to do it."

"You are so great, Rose." She said softly, falling over and closing her eyes. "I'm awake. Just resting my eyes. I hope it's not a demon. I don't know how to fight demons."

"I do." Rose said, softly thinking of poor Toby and the blackhole yawning over them then loudly, "Plenty of other people here know how to."

"That's good, cause I'm just a plain girl. I don't know how to do much of anything." Annette whispered, her teeth chattering.

"No such creatures." Rose said, "I was a plain shopgirl myself before all these things happened."

"But you're a teacher now and that's important. You matter, Rose." Annette opened her eyes and peered up at Rose. "I wonder if I disappear completely if I will still be here. Like now, only there's just part of me."

"You matter too." Rose said, firm. "Every human life matters, every spark of breath and inconsequential things you do matters because you're alive. And because you're human and a part of time and history. The parts of you that's still here, still affects our reality. The air, the particles, the soul or whatever scientists like to call it. All of these things matter because they are *you* and we're all the better for knowing you or having known you."

She was grasping at straws, trying to put into words all the things the Doctor had taught her about humans and his love of them. And how a single life matters and life lived day by day is a miracle in itself. She wanted desperately to give Annette hope.

Annette smiled at her and reached out to take her hand, it didn't work, but she tried anyway. "Thank you. It means a lot to me what you said. I feel better emotionally, Rose. I think you're amazing."

"As are you," Rose said, smiling at Annette and hiding the empathic wince when Annette's hand went through. It reminded her too much of the day the Doctor had said goodbye. "We'll find these shadow things and then I'll personally help kick its arse of this island."

She chuckled and closed her eyes again. "Yay for kicking arse. I like the sound of that."

It would seem Annette had finally succumbed to sleep when she quietly asked, "Rose?"

"Yes?" She asked gently, she had thought Annette had fallen asleep.

"Will you wake me when it's time?" Because she just didn't think she could stay awake anylonger.

Rose's heart twisted, she reminded Rose so much of her little sister at that moment. She nodded. "I shall, now sleep."

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