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[badwolf]

[She's just going to be ... brief. There's a tense sort of relief in her voice, but hey. It's been a while, hasn't it?]

I guess I'm back, then. Been a bit longer than I thought... Sorry.

[Private to The Ninth Doctor]

...You around?

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[sexyoldgirl]

[Rose would be right about that. She had been gone.]

Just about when they were trying to find comfort in the bottom of a bottle. Couldn't just leave them to their misery. We searched the city for you when Eleven came back.

[Honestly, the TARDIS wouldn't trust anyone more than Rose to deal with Nine when he's in a mood.]

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[badwolf]

--A bottle?

[What the hell? They'd all gone and gotten drunk? ... Not that Rose could talk. She'd gone and gotten herself drunk, too.]

.. Sorry I took so long. I didn't mean to make anyone worry.

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[sexyoldgirl]

Several bottles.

[They had. Most of the strays had too. Only a few stayed out of it. At least they were drinking together and had the TARDIS to look after the lot.]

Everything will get better now. It's not your fault at how long it took to come back.

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[badwolf]

[There's an uncomfortable pause, there. And if she hadn't looked guilty before ... ]

It .. is, actually. I chose t'stay longer. I mean I didn't much know what was going on out here, but I knew .. I was staying. I could've come back when Eleven did.

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[sexyoldgirl]

[Well...that's not what she expected.]

Do you know why you were staying?

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[badwolf]

It's a bit .. hard t'remember, just yet. Like I know, but it's hazy. I think my mind is still sort've waking up from it all.

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[sexyoldgirl]

But you're certain you wanted to stay.

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[badwolf]

Definitely sure. [ She just wishes she could remember why. It's incredibly frustrating, you understand. ]