Quantum Physics 123: Wednesday 2 November

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor looks tired today. He drops his books on the desk, hard, then stands in front of the classroom.]

Today we're going to continue our discussion from Monday on paradox. [As he speaks, he moves back to the whiteboard, where he writes PARADOX in big black letters. Then he pulls out his desk chair in order to sit down.] We had some good questions the other day, so [he sits down] please keep this u--


((OOC: Further play is in comments. A guide to the behaviour of Gremlin!Ten is here.))

((EDIT: The Doctor's now at large somewhere in Fandom High. No new threads, please.))

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam arrives in class just in time to see The Doctor beating the hell out of the gremlin. She studies his form with the chair and can't help thinking they need to get a gremlin baseball team together. He'd make a good faculty advisor--especially if they used cricket bats.

"Sir! Are you alright?"

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

Well, if it isn't the lovely Ms Carter... [His mouth quirks in a half smirk.] Coming to my rescue?

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"It depends, sir. Do you need rescuing? Because it seems to me like you did okay on your own."

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[He raises his eyebrows at her and snorts.] Why would I need rescuing from a teenage girl? Do you understand who I AM?

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

((Yes, the Doctor's forgotten about how many times a teenage girl has saved his arse.))

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"An alien time lord with paradox issues?" Sam eyes him warily and takes a step back. "Why don't you tell me, sir, just so I'm crystal clear on the concept?"

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

You want to know. who I am. [He laughs.] Ms Carter, don't you understand that could take weeks? Years?

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

She plants her feet and wishes for some backup. And a zat. And a license to exterminate gremlins. "I'm young. I've got time."

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

You play the tough game well, Ms Carter, for someone so damn young. [His lip curls.] You want to know? I'll bloody tell you exactly what you want to know.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"I'm older than I look," Sam replies. "And you're obviously dying to enlighten me. Feel free."

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[He seems to think her first comment is hilariously funny.] You're...older than you look. Do you have ANY idea how much older I am as compared to my looks, Ms Carter? In fact, did you even realise that I'm not a wee pasty human being like yourself? Or is it too much to ask, for you to look outside your little circle of friends?

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"No, I don't know, sir. It wasn't printed in the class descriptions, and it seemed rude to pry into someone else's private life."

She's a little thrown by the 'not a human' comment, but it shouldn't be very evident. She's in combat, now, and anything he says will probably hit her later.

"No, of course it's not too much to ask, sir."

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[He sneers at her, nearly spitting, and gets up on top of his desk. (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhigh/308895.html?thread=15114399#t15114399)]

[soniabelmont.livejournal.com]

Sonia moves a bit closer to Sam. Just in case.