[She's still disoriented by the time he happens upon her, gazing in a rather unfocused manner at the grass in front of her face. The temptation to just close her eyes and let it all fade away for a bit is strong, but Oswin is far stronger, and even confused and a little out of it, some part of her brain is still working to keep her alive.
A foreign hand on her shoulder brings reality a little more into focus and Oswin blinks, cringing as the pain from her back sharpens suddenly. For a moment, she wants to just grab whoever's hand it is and hold it there, clinging for dear life to the first little bit of physical contact she's had for a year.
Instead, she looks up slowly. Something stirs in the back of her mind at the sound of the voice that speaks, but she's still not all there, not enough to recognize it. The face, though, is another story.]
D...Doctor...?
[She winces slightly. Her voice is harsh and raspy from disuse and from the smoke she no doubt inhaled during her escape and it scritch-scratches painfully out.
Oswin's still not ready to start questioning how she got here. Or why she's suddenly got a very different body.]
IT'S PERFECT AND YOU'RE FINE <33
A foreign hand on her shoulder brings reality a little more into focus and Oswin blinks, cringing as the pain from her back sharpens suddenly. For a moment, she wants to just grab whoever's hand it is and hold it there, clinging for dear life to the first little bit of physical contact she's had for a year.
Instead, she looks up slowly. Something stirs in the back of her mind at the sound of the voice that speaks, but she's still not all there, not enough to recognize it. The face, though, is another story.]
D...Doctor...?
[She winces slightly. Her voice is harsh and raspy from disuse and from the smoke she no doubt inhaled during her escape and it scritch-scratches painfully out.
Oswin's still not ready to start questioning how she got here. Or why she's suddenly got a very different body.]