because we always need more fairytale aus
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[Fairy tales are...really not what Oswin does. Her realm's the one of technology and computers, things she can physically touch and explain logically. Sure, she's definitely a dreamer, but her dreams are things she can do, not impossible or unattainable, and you can get she knows what she's going to do to get them. She's got no time to waste on magic and silly things that won't help her out.
But, there is one that makes her take pause sometimes, whenever she hears it repeated.
A man, older than time itself and yet young in his appearance, a man who hadn't grown old even as thousands and thousands of year passed. People said that he spirited people away at night, but never to harm them, only to take them to a magical world where they would stay with him for as long as they pleased, exploring and adventuring. But, they always left in the end and even when she was young and hearing the story for the first time, that always struck a rather melancholy chord with Oswin.
And now, for some reason, she finds herself thinking about it again, that story she hasn't properly heard in years. Perched in the windowsill in her nightgown and looking out at the countless stars in the sky she one day hopes to see much closer, Oswin lets her mind wander back to it for some reason or another.
Probably because part of her wishes it was real and there was some magic man ready to whisk her off to a place that's as far from here as possible. But, no. She's got to do things the old-fashioned way and that's that. No matter how much she wants to change that, there's not a lot of getting past it.
If only there was.]
But, there is one that makes her take pause sometimes, whenever she hears it repeated.
A man, older than time itself and yet young in his appearance, a man who hadn't grown old even as thousands and thousands of year passed. People said that he spirited people away at night, but never to harm them, only to take them to a magical world where they would stay with him for as long as they pleased, exploring and adventuring. But, they always left in the end and even when she was young and hearing the story for the first time, that always struck a rather melancholy chord with Oswin.
And now, for some reason, she finds herself thinking about it again, that story she hasn't properly heard in years. Perched in the windowsill in her nightgown and looking out at the countless stars in the sky she one day hopes to see much closer, Oswin lets her mind wander back to it for some reason or another.
Probably because part of her wishes it was real and there was some magic man ready to whisk her off to a place that's as far from here as possible. But, no. She's got to do things the old-fashioned way and that's that. No matter how much she wants to change that, there's not a lot of getting past it.
If only there was.]
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Date: 2013-10-21 06:07 am (UTC)[She thinks her glaring looks intimidating, but it's really kind of adorable.]
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Date: 2013-10-21 06:10 am (UTC)But I'm the Doctor! You know...with the dimensionally transcendant pockets and a fairy for a girlfriend and... [SIGH]
Look younger than I am? Time doesn't do anything to me? This must ring a bell.
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Date: 2013-10-21 06:14 am (UTC)She tilts her head.] So, what, is someone having a go at me? This is some stupid joke, yeah? Someone thought it'd be funny to try and make someone think all of that stuff is true.
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Date: 2013-10-21 07:42 pm (UTC)Could you at least try to respect her feelings?
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Date: 2013-10-21 07:45 pm (UTC)...Sorry. [She's just humoring him. That's it.]
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Date: 2013-10-21 07:59 pm (UTC)She says your apology wasn't sincere enough.
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Date: 2013-10-21 08:14 pm (UTC)What does she want from me, then?
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Date: 2013-10-21 08:16 pm (UTC)[He laughs.] Sort of funny, coming from her...
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Date: 2013-10-21 08:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-21 08:52 pm (UTC)Idris, could you get the door please?
[The little fairy gives him a look and rolls her eyes, but then she's up in the air again, gathering something that looks like silvery sand in her palms. She lets out a breath, sending the glittery stuff sparkling across the room. The world seems to shift and blur at the edges at that spot until a single blue door appears.]
Go on. See what's out there.
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Date: 2013-10-21 09:07 pm (UTC)Instead, she turns around to face him.] You're supposed to fly. That's what all the stories say, yeah? [Obviously undeniable proof that this is a trick.]
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Date: 2013-10-21 09:09 pm (UTC)As luck should have it, I forgot my fizzy lifting drinks today, so no, I don't...I don't fly. Idris does.
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Date: 2013-10-22 12:15 am (UTC)Just a door, then. [Cue skeptical eyeing. Well, maybe if she opens it, all of this will be over quicker.] Doesn't look all that magical to me. [Apart from the fact that it just appeared out of thin air. Or a really clear holographic projector.]
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Date: 2013-10-22 12:37 am (UTC)Well. Definitely solid, then. She won't admit it, but something stirs in her chest just then.
With one last glance back at the man behind her, Oswin grasps the door handle and pushes it open.]
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Date: 2013-10-22 12:41 am (UTC)Outside the door is literally a whole new world. There's lush greenery, a jungle, filled with birds and plants and all sorts of things that can't be found on Earth.]
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Date: 2013-10-22 01:15 am (UTC)[Oswin cuts off right as she gets a good look at what is on the other side of the door. For a moment, she just stares, silhouetted in the doorway and still holding onto the handle.
Slowly, she releases her grip, stepping forward into the world beyond the doorway without any hesitation or fear. This is Oswin, after all, even if she's been trying to fiercely deny all of this.
Exhaling softly, she gazes around in wonder at the lush jungle around her, trying to just take it all in.]
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Date: 2013-10-22 01:19 am (UTC)Welcome to Neverland. Or so I like to call it. Time sort of stands still here.
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Date: 2013-10-22 01:31 am (UTC)...You're real. [Her voice is little more than a breath.]
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Date: 2013-10-23 11:38 pm (UTC)With a small smirk, she takes his hand.] Shouldn't be too difficult.
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