* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ

⠀⠀the god of DEATH created LIFE . . . 𓂃 AND HE GAVE YOU A 𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔 𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉 .ᐟ ❜

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀─┈ W̷̻̤̩̤̆̏̚H̵͖̔͒̐̀̍̉O̵͇͓͈̰̜͐ ̵̢̭̻́A̴̟͓̦̹͑͑̀̂̀̆Ṃ̶͕̹̰̌ ̸̺͙͖͠ I̵̖̰̊̔̑̇͘?̵̰̈́̈́

⠀

[¹⁸⁶⁴ @ichorial]

what if the devil doesn’t know he’s the devil﹖

[ً @dulciaingeniosa]

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💙🔬 . ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀ ﾞ only almost wasted, though? ﾞ expression as curious as it was settled. ﾞ you found something, at least? ﾞ

⠀⠀

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀ ﾞ oh, i'm sorry, pet .ᐟ i'll make you a coffee in a moment. ﾞ but she would take that moment, long enough to appreciate the quiet, the peace of having mel next to her once more.⠀⠀

⠀⠀>

[𝑴𝐄𝐋𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑬-𝑴𝐄𝐋 @superbiatech]

⠀ " eugh— tired, so very tired, but. . . not too tired to pull over a chair~ " she smiled just as brightly, teasing as she swiveled her chair over.

" and it was almost a wasted trip too, that's the saddest bit, " but being back, with nothing to do, and alone time? that +

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

she'd been listening out for mel's return, though made a great show of being surprised by her presence. her smile, however? genuine.

⠀⠀ " well, how's that for a sight for sore eyes? welcome back, pet. how are you feeling? "

[𝑴𝐄𝐋𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑬-𝑴𝐄𝐋 @superbiatech]

a few silly little emojis were sent over, and after forty-five minutes or so, she finally returned. likely exhausted? yes. happy to see the other? overjoyed.

and her smile was even wider as she saw sue with the plush still at her desk.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

susan doesn't mind, though she is distracted from work for a little longer ; not the first time mel has managed such a feat.

[ text: don't rush! i'll be here. ]

she'll stay late, happily. less of a secret, now, too.

[𝑴𝐄𝐋𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑬-𝑴𝐄𝐋 @superbiatech]

the very moment she's texted, she begins typing. too fast? oh sure, but it doesn't matter.

𝒔ent ; ✉️
' i'm happy you like it! i should be back to the tower soon. '
' ish. '
' . . . an hour, maybe? '

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

https://t.co/6Pzn2QHnmc | susan being the creation of a genocidal alien, designed to kill every living thing, while looking like this 🫶

[𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘺𝘢𝘯 @ax0l0tl_r0se]

the cosmic horror looks cute on you

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

punctual or not, susan is deeply touched ; later that day, she'll take a photograph of the rabbit on her desk, it's little paws posed around a mug of tea.

[ text: i think i'll name her melanie. thank you, love. ]

[𝑴𝐄𝐋𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑬-𝑴𝐄𝐋 @superbiatech]

she's incredibly late, she knows, but there will be a stuffed rabbit and some cadbury eggs on @TRIADSTECH's desk~

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

'" it can be. but i think it changes us. " she still remembers the voice in her head, occasionally, how it drove her to do her best in the world. not everyone has such a reaction to horror.

" you seem to want to do good, too. "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

" not everyone is that way, thankfully, it's just . . . hard in moments. " and her habit of slipping and reading into people's thoughts doesn't help her.

she hasn't peaked at sue's, and maybe for the best as well.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

eyes remained on her reflection, then travelled back to the other ; studying her expression now, trying to remain subtle. " well, that's true. it's gotten worse too, these days. but some people still do what they can to help. "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

" i like it quite a lot.ᐟ oh, but some of the people. . . they're really not very capable of being kind, " the same, to be fair, could be said for anywhere. especially as a girl who sticks out to her peers.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

" luckily so. " with the other distracted, susan began studying her, her posture, before looking at her own reflection in the computer monitor. searching for something indeterminate.

absentmindedly : " do you like earth very much, pet? "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

" they do seem like they would be. " she agreed, seeming to like everyone she'd spoken to thus far. once her grandfather passed by again, she seemed to settle into her seat further.

wondering what all was going on, no doubt.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

⠀⠀ ⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀ ( . . . she worries about her. more than she should, really. )
⠀⠀

[𝑴𝐄𝐋𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑬-𝑴𝐄𝐋 @superbiatech]

⠀ . . . @TRIADSTECH.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

" i suppose that's true, " she reflected with a gentle laugh. perhaps she was not as removed from her friends as she had always felt. but she still carried guilt for what she'd done, what she was once. " they're a forgiving lot. "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

" it seems a lot of people here have . . . interesting histories, looks to me like they 𝒔eek that out somewhat, " melanie being an example, as well as rose noble, who she'd spoken to downstairs. and even kate herself.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

" really, " she confirmed to her, and she began to speak to her with more candor, comfortable. " i . . . didn't have the most typical life, before i came here. but no one here seems to mind that. "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

that response surprised her just a little, perhaps as she's never found one spot that she'd want remain in. not just yet.

then again . . . she could tell the other was genuinely happy here.
" really? "

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

" oh, i wouldn't dream of it, pet. don't worry. i've done more than enough travel in my lifetime. " not entirely untrue. " i'm happy here now. "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

" i'd ask him to show you — but it's not . . . really an option. they don't allow outsiders, " not to mention the other issue. but still.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

" orange skies . . . " a pang of recognition, one of her dreams . . . susan felt a strange, shared ache ; unearned, she knew, and so she was careful not to voice it. " how beautiful it sounds. "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

" all the time. the orange skies . . . are really what i miss most, " yet she had no true desire to return. and she was unaware it was unsafe to do so anyway.

her grandfather was always purposely vague about why they left, never informing her fully of the burn edict.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

" i can understand that. time passes far quicker than we're able to comprehend. " and susan perhaps understood more than most, the two years of her short life a blur in comparison to the dreams of the lives before it. " do you miss it? "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

" oh, 𝒚ears now. . . even if it doesn't really feel like it. " the TARDIS slowed everything down, but she still knew it had been a long time.

just off of how frail her grandfather was slowly becoming, in this incarnation.

[ꨄ @lostaffections]

who i am as a person and my body are both borrowed, but i loved every moment i spent with you.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

" then i feel very honoured. it's important to have people to share things with, i've found. "

a small glance in mel's direction, and a smile which gave away more than she had quite said.

" how long have you been away from home, pet? "

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

she smiled, beaming a lot brighter than she had earlier. bundle of nerves finally calmed. " i don't think i've told anyone that in. . . a really long time, actually, "

if she ever had told anyone just yet, outside of gallifrey, of course.

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

< what a beautiful name. lucky girl. "

[* 𝘼𝙉𝙂𝙀𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 .ᐟ @TRIADSTECH]

susan was not in a position to keep secrets at unit - but everyone here was holding something back, whether it was permitted or not. when she gave her namesake a small nod, it was with genuine assurance.

" it'll stay between us. but >

[𝐒𝑼𝑺𝑨𝑵 .. @neposamissus]

nodding, and after looking around? she decided to tell her. UNIT likely already had it on file, but then again . . .

" 𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒚𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒓, " the shortest fragment of her full, very much gallifreyan, name. and after she finished speaking, a sweet little smile popped +