Fuzzy Dangerous Things - Open

[onceadragon]

Bored and seriously needing a way to distract herself from knowing her world was gone, Claudia had decided that the ship did indeed warrant more exploring. Blah blah blah, she'd heard the warning of not exploring on one's own. But C'MON! The ship was pulsing and was fleshy and all around ew! How'd they just expect her to sit around???

Walking a little bit further, and realized that she must have stumbled across the Weapons and Possessions locker. Grinning, she peeked inside and seeing that there was no one else inside, sauntered in and looked around with wide eyes.

"Dude no way!" she squealed her gaze falling on various objects that she recognized from various movies and video games she'd played.

"Sweeeeeeeeeet!" Man, Artie would go nuts in this place! Her eyes widened as she slowly walked around the room, her fingers trailing along various objects and her mouth seemed to be twisted up in a perma grin. This was waaaaaaaaay too cool!

Hearing a noise behind her, Claudia suddenly spun around and her elbow caught the edge of a cage -sending it crashing to the ground. Wincing, she looked around, hoping that no one had heard the sound. Well since no one had come barreling in demanding to know what was going on, she seemed safe at the moment...

Or so she thought.... Until she heard a whimpering sound coming from around her feet.

Looking down, she smiled seeing what looked like a fuzzy ball of fur looking up at her with the most pathetic eyes she'd ever seen. "Awwwwwwwww! Aren't you cuúuuuuuuute?!" Claudia cooed and leaned over to pick it up. It looked oddly like Fizzgig from The Dark Crystal and awww! It was too sweet! But as she reached for it, the fur ball snarled at her and snapped at her with a row of very sharp, very pointy teeth.

"Hey! What the-" Claudia cried, snatching her hand back before the creature could latch onto it. "So NOT cute! HEY!" She squealed, jumping back as it snapped at her ankles. "AHHHHHHHHH!" She quickly scaled up one of the lockers as the ball of fluff decided that her ankles would make a most excellent snack.

Peering over the edge of the locker, Claudia scowled down at the furry thing. "Not cool! So not cool...." She sighed, her gaze drifting toward the door. NOW would be a good time for someone to actually come in. Nooooooooow would be good.... Or now... "Helloooooooooooooooo??? A little help here! Someone? ANYONE?!"

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[onceadragon]

"That thing is evil!!!" Claudia cried watching as it burrowed into a pile of stuff. "If it's hiding in there... Do you think it's safe to get down?" She asked, her eyes widening hopefully.

"Whoa? SERIOUSLY?" She blurted out, eyeing him completely impressed/awed/flabbergasted. "Seriously how old are you?!"

[bonnypiperlad]

"Maybe? I think it depends on how hungry it is. But I can protect ye if ye want to get down. I'll know if it's going to attack." He sounds very confident about that.

The fact that Claudia is that impressed with when he's from is not lost on him, though. "Oh, they've not told ye about the different times, then. I'm..." He thinks for a moment. "Wait, let's see. When I met the Doctor I was about 17, and then I traveled with him for a few years before Stacy...so 19, I think. Maybe 20 now."

He shrugs. "It's hard to keep track, sometimes."

[onceadragon]

"OK, I'm trusting you to keep that thing away from me," she tells him with a very pointed look before cautiously climbing back down off the lockers. She glanced around quickly before making a beeline to Jamie and scooted around so he was blocking her from where the furball had hid itself.

She peaked around at him, confusion completely evident. "Seriously? You don't know how old you are? That's gotta kinda suck."

[bonnypiperlad]

"Part of it is being on Stacy, though," Jamie says, keeping an eye on the pile as he starts to move towards the door, then adds, "Keep behind me, aye?"

Did the pile just move? Jamie stops, and looks. No, it doesn't appear that it did. "There is - or was, I don't know if that'll be different now - no real way to keep track of time. So why worry about it?"

[onceadragon]

He so didn't need to tell her to stay behind him - she's already doing that. That and watching the pile for any signs of movement!!! Evil ball of fluff.

"Oh, well. I dunno," Claudia admitted with a slight shrug of her shoulders as they backed their way toward the door. "Though, I know exactly how old I am. So I'm either the same age as you are or a year younger." To her age is kinda a big deal. She so didn't want people ever thinking she was old! Not that she looked like it but you could never be too sure.

[bonnypiperlad]

"Och, I wouldna have guessed 19. 17 or 18, maybe, but not 19." He smiles at her, meaning it as a compliment.

"Anyway, what I said before, about the different times - when Stacy saved people, she saved them from all sorts of different times, aye? So ye may run into other people from the past, or the future. Or your own past or future, come to think of it."

They're a few inches closer to the door, now, but it's slow going. Sudden movement may attract the evil, after all.