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⠀⠀ ゙breathable. not deathly cold. we should be fine for a few hours. long enough for you to find your friend. ゙ removing herself from the meeting, just in case.
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⠀⠀ ゙pella satyrnis, ゙ she repeats, rolling the name over her tongue. she has not been here before, swallows the horrible curiosity that she may imminently find out why the place causes such horror. but perhaps not.
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⠀ " it's an icy planet called pella satyrnis if i remember right. my doctor was . . . not especially happy to be here and was wanting to leave, after seeing the restaurant, "
given it was a place the time lord was previously stranded for 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, it's no shock.
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⠀⠀she realised her mistake immediately ; taking a deep breath, she pursed her lips closed, needing the physical reminder. shame clouded her features, if the other cared to look.
anyway. best get on.
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⠀ his expression entirely darkened, and he went silent. no longer wishing to engage with her childish responses.
after a moment, he even turned away. maintaining what little restraint he had left.
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⠀⠀ ゙then it's a good job they rang. you being vulnerable as you are, ゙ she can't let it be too nice a reunion, after all. ゙you haven't . . . heard any rumblings? ゙
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⠀⠀ she masks a shiver as she steps out with a triumphant wave of her arms, ever the show-woman. ゙look at that! . . . you didn't happen to figure out where we are before you got lost, did you? ゙
i knew that it was cruel to be so optimistic,but, in my solitude, i couldn't resist the urge and spent entire days basking in idiotic fanstasies, sometimes verging on prayer.
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⠀⠀ ゙then i am more curious than ever, ゙ she admits, though this masks a strange, shameful disappointment. ゙ awful coincidence, don't you think? ゙
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⠀⠀ ゙ last resort, i suppose. ゙ and perhaps she had hoped, some terrible yearning buried in her hearts. silly, really. ゙ so . . . no emergency? i'm disappointed. ゙
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⠀ " what . . . would i ever do such a thing for? " it hadn't been him, but in a way, he very nearly seemed to feel guilty for this fact. gaze softening, demeanor only slightly relaxing.
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⠀⠀ ゙oh yes. quite positive. i can usually stand the cold, ゙ she assures her, occupying herself at the console before striding to the doors. ゙. . . we'll be quite safe. ゙
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" are you sure? " she held the coat in her hands, glancing at it. barely hiding a little smile. in her experience, the time lord always had question marks hidden somewhere . . .
less hidden, this time.