☄ 3rd Landing || Video || Night 297

[sexyoldgirl]

[In all her years the TARDIS has never been sick - not in the sense a human gets sick anyway. These were things she normally fought off in every single stray that crossed her threshold. Had to seeing as how there will quite a bit of diseases floating around out there in time and space. She couldn't have one of them bringing back some kind of space-disease to their planet.]

[If she had her abilities still then she wouldn't be sick now either. Even if she wasn't entirely sure what the cause was chances were still good that she would be able to neutralize it. There were only a few things she couldn't stop. Even then, the TARDIS didn't get the same kind of illnesses other species did.]

[So despite the fact that her symptoms aren't nearly all that bad, she certainly feels absolutely terrible. It's cold, her throat hurts, her nose is running, she can't stop coughing for long periods of time or keep anything down in her queasy stomach.]

[The video tunes in on what appears to be darkness but then there's a bit of light to reveal a pale, red-nosed TARDIS face.]

Human illnesses are terrible. It's always been the one thing I never wanted to experience. There's all this grossness involving bodily fluids and general displeasure all around. I feel colder than when drifting through space even though my internal temperature is high. How do you all put up with it?

You all should just leave me here to die if this is a common occurrence for a human being. [No, not really she's just being dramatic and grumpy.]

This isn't even the worst disease in all of time and space. Someone should really get on developing a cure for these common things. An instant cure.

[She seems to shut the video off but she really doesn't.]

[Private to the DW Cast]

You all haven't died, have you? Check in.

[Coughs and then sniffles.]

I suppose now isn't exactly the time to discuss our housing situation but you should all start thinking about it. Eleven's flat is crowded and small, we need to look for someplace bigger. Shame my blue box self isn't here.

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[eggsterminate]

Here.

[Comes a sniffe and a very weak voice as she is currently curled up in the bathroom.]

Welcome to being ill. Enjoy your stay.

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[sexyoldgirl]

Good.

[Bathroom floors are cold. She doesn't like being there.]

I don't want to visit. How do I leave?

[eggsterminate]

[Oswin coughs and pulls the blankets tighter around herself.]

Believe me. Wish I knew.

[Video]

[beforethewar]

[His normally smooth voice croaks and cracks, and he looks a little glassy-eyed, but...]

I'm fine, dear. Is there anything you need?

[Video]

[sexyoldgirl]

[He looks better than her. It's one thing she's grateful for, at least.]

You don't look so bad. A new everything. [A ridiculous request.] Other than that I've got everything I need.

[Video]

[beforethewar]

[He's faring better than many, thankfully. He can't help take care of anyone if he's laid up as well.]

I wish I knew where we caught this from. It would help with treating it more effectively.

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[fantastix]

I'm not dead.

You're not dying either. We won't allow it.

[private]

[sexyoldgirl]

You better not be. [Sternly. He better be taking care of himself.]

It feels worse than dying. At least that was quicker.

[private]

[fantastix]

I know. Well...I don't know, but I can guess.

I'll do whatever I can to help.

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[samantha_grey]

Trust me. It could be worse. The plague was a lot worse than this.

[wait, why was her face pink and her eyes a sickly, jaundiced yellow?]

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[sexyoldgirl]

We tend to avoid the time periods with the plague. It's not a moment we want to visit often.

[So much death and suffering.]

Has your liver failed?

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[samantha_grey]

Not that plague. Another one a dragon dropped into the city months ago. Killed a lot of people. Real nasty.

...and no, I've turned into a glass of pink lemonade. [not the time for sarcasm, Sam.] At least I'm not coughing right now, though I am definitely having trouble concentrating on figuring out ways to cure this bastard... whatever it is.

[Video]

[comeonthensexy]

Still alive! It takes more than a fever to kill me. Are you drinking loads of tea?

[Video]

[sexyoldgirl]

Three out of four Doctors accounted for then. [Just waiting on Six. If he doesn't respond soon, the TARDIS will leave her cocoon to find him.] Let's all be grateful that none of us has spectrox toxaemia.

[The very idea of tea makes her stomach queasy so the answer is simple.] No.

[Video]

[comeonthensexy]

[ He shudders. Spectrox toxaemia. Eugh. ]

Never again.

Just plain water, then?

[Video]

[madcuriosity]

[Alice is still in the hospital, has been since the Doctor brought her there although everything was a bit fuzzy on how she got there. But her fever has at least broken and she's not delirious any longer. But she's flushed and still very weak. Her voice is soft from being swollen.]

I don't want you to die, Miss Tardis.

[Video]

[sexyoldgirl]

[Oh dear. Alice does not look good. At least she's being treated.]

I'm not going to die. The Doctor won't let me, just like always.

[Voice]

[ourfirststeps]

How can you say that? Death is...[Yeah, she doesn't admit it but...]

Common in people but that doesn't mean you or anyone else should die!

[Voice]

[sexyoldgirl]

It was bitter sarcasm. I would very much just like to not be sick anymore.

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[bonnypiperlad]

[There's not a response from Jamie for about a day or so, but finally he does manage to feel up to at least sending a small message.]

Aye, well, I'd not say that I've died, exactly. But I'd not care to go through that again.

[And then, much more quietly:]

Ooh, my head.

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[sexyoldgirl]

[She almost sent him a personal text message just to make sure he was collapsed somewhere alone or dead. But then she figured she'd wait a little bit.]

[When he does contact her, the TARDIS' voice is very stern.]

You really should've responded sooner. For all we knew you could have gone and died on us and then we might not've known until you returned.

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[hairgels]

Don't worry, you'll live. You've really never been sick before?

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[sexyoldgirl]

Living is the harder solution to this. [Completely monotone.]

Not gross humanly fluids sort of sick. It's quite impossible to catch any human diseases in my normal form.

[goesagainst_thegrain]

[Late, because he's been ignoring his bracelet, but here. After Nine comes and tells him about her, anyway.]

Yes, yes, I'm here. More or less... I've no idea how humans put up with it, though by the way most of them tend to carry on when they're sick, I doubt they do it by choice.

And I'm still staying in the room they assigned me at the Baldr welcome house, so unless there's a better solution, I may as well stay here.

[He's not moving for a while anyway, he looks a bit pale and like he might have a mild fever.]

[sexyoldgirl]

[Keeping the TARDIS waiting when she can't feel the Doctor is terrible. Just terrible, Six.]

[So he gets a bit of a disapproving look even as she takes in his appearance.]

You look terrible. [Blunt.] Are you taking care of yourself?

Eleven says there are larger houses in Thor district. I'm sure there are other places around the city as well.