trans_9 | And you say that time goes rushing by, but it seems so slow to me...

Any other day, maybe, the Doctor might be wandering the ship, looking for something interesting to pull apart or poke his nose into. He still hasn't had a chance to inspect the brain of the ship, after all, and there's that great big city he'd like to explore as well...

But right now, he'd rather not. He's tired and annoyed, and any place he could wander, it wouldn't be far enough. So instead, the Doctor has sprawled on his back, halfway upside down, on one of the couches on the Obs Deck. It seemed as good a place as any to sit still for a while - maybe not the place to go if he wanted to be alone, but he'll take company over quiet just now.

He doesn't actually seem to be paying attention to anyone who might be in the room, though. Instead, he's playing with an unidentifiable bit of patched-together technology - it's got buttons and flashy lights and a little dish and there is absolutely no outward indication of what it actually does. It's... entirely possible it's not meant to do anything, at least at the moment; he just wanted something to do with his hands, though someone to talk to (or talk at) would undoubtedly be a better distraction.

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"Well, that's understandable. I get the feeling a lot of life on this ship involves... long periods of quiet in between things like that last battle, doesn't it? Not so bad, as these things go, but a bit dull if you're used to a life like yours."

Or his, for that matter. He can't help but find it a bit unsettling that nothing's even tried to eat him recently, barring that one Ohm. Not that he particularly misses that or anything, but it's still odd, for him.

Her question startles a laugh out of him. It's not often people ask him if he approves of fun. More often, they're disapproving when he doesn't take deadly peril and so on quite seriously enough. The Doctor nods a little, holding back a grin. "A better question to ask might be whether I believe in growing up. And the answer to that would be... no, not so much. There's always time for fun, even - maybe especially - in the middle of all this."

Nanashi could definately try to eat him, if he wanted, but while she was curious about the taste of Time Lord blood, she would rather wait for a chance to turn him into a Seritavi. She could tell that he would not be one of those that took kindly to it, but she just liked the idea of having power over someone she deemed worthy enough to actually consider an adversary.

"Growing up is a tragedy all of it's own, really." She paused, observing the doctor for a moment, seeming to size him up before saying, "Do you have any children, Doctor? They are such a blessing, and they never stop teaching you how to still have fun." She looked terribly sad as she said the last of this, as she thought about how much she missed her children and how once you have grown up, all your life is filled with nothing but either putting your feet in people's faces to lift yourself up, or having someone put their foot in your face.

He blinks a little, and nods after a moment, with a tiny smile. "I have a daughter on the ship, actually. Jenny. She's... Actually, I have no idea how old she is anymore. Younger than she looks, anyway."

There are - were - other children as well, long ago, and even more lost than Jenny had been, but... he doesn't talk about them, if he can help it. Jenny's easier, and it doesn't hurt that he smiles when he's thinking of her.

"It's funny, I didn't think I'd see her again, before I found her here. So there's one good thing about this place, at least..."

Nanashi smiled sadly, putting her hand on his shoulder, "You are truly bless then, Doctor. Spend what time you can afford with her now, before it is too late. I do not know how time travel works, but as far as I know, once you have lived through a moment, that moment is gone. Even as an immortal, time is precious. I can imagine that even if I got to experience the exact same thing a second time, I would feel differently about the experience than I did the first time. And Jenny too will keep living and changing."

She squeezed his shoulder gently, "You are lucky, if you have had the chance to go back and forth in time. I am stuck outside of time, watching it all pass me. Still, I doubt that you being able to move through time lessens the importance of spending that time with your child."

And you say that time goes rushing by, but it seems so slow to me...

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The look on his face in that icon... <3

XD It is one of my favorite faces.

I love all your icons really. Sorry, Nanashi likes her Dramatic Speeches XD