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Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails [Open]

Living in the TARDIS isn't all it's cracked up to be. Everyone there is busy a lot, it seems, and there's only so many questions Jamie can ask before he finds himself shooed away or set to doing something to help. He doesn't mind that once in awhile, but there's only so much 'helping' he can do, and only so many places they'll let him go in the TARDIS alone.

Today he's not in the mood to sit around there and do nothing, so as soon as the opportunity presents itself, he takes off, wandering through the hangar a bit and looking at all the strange ships before eventually making his way through to the other parts of the ship just to try and find something to do.

He's got a few things with him to keep him company, though. One is a small sack that he's put some important things in - some snacks, a nice rock from his room, and the morphers. They're too big for his wrists now, and he doesn't remember what they are any more, just that it's important he has them with him. Since his super sporran is with his adult clothing, the bag is the only other reasonable place for them to be. The other item he has with him in one of those horseless carriages he's been told about, a wee one he found somewhere and decided to keep. He likes the way the wheels spin, and it moves pretty nicely even without the horses - or one of those engine-things. That toy he's been keeping out so he can play with it when the mood takes him. Of course, sometimes the mood takes him so he sends it careening down one of Stacy's hallways, but that shouldn't be a problem, should it?

((OOC: Bendytime to fall in between the Oryan mission and the crew negotiating with the Time Dragons. Feel free to run into him anywhere - just mention in the subject line where it is.))

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Had that actually come up in this conversation, it definitely would have surprised her to know about that. But, that was what interested her so much on Stacy was finding people with different times and learning what she could from them about their time.

"I'm glad to hear that!"

Then, at Jamie's question, a smirk came across her lips. "It does this!" she said before she made the motorcycle start performing a pop wheelie with the front end of the bike raising up. For added measure, she revved up the engine a little bit. All the while, she was making sure to not hurt him in the process.

Well, maybe someday it will. In the meantime, there's a startled sounding "H-hey!" from Jamie as the motorcycle rises into the air.

Fortunately, it reminds him of a rearing horse just enough that he mostly keeps his composure. His hands are getting a little sweaty, though, and his grip slips a slight amount. He readjusts all right, but he's beginning to think that it's not such a good idea to play knights on the thing after all.

"Er, remind me not to ask ye to do that again."

Jamie's startled "hey!" got her to place the bike just like it was previously, not wanting to scare him any further than he was. Oh, she could kick herself over how irresponsible she was right then and there.

"Got it. I'm sorry," she said, frowning a bit, not wanting to frighten him more than he was.

It's not Hoshi's fault, really. Jamie just sometimes gets that way when he's had an unexpected experience. He's not upset with her at all, and, actually now that they're not balanced on one wheel, seems much happier.

In fact, if she happens to get a glimpse of his face in any handy nearby reflective surfaces, he's actually smiling. Popwheelies aside, this is pretty fun.

"Could we go by the big castle?" He means Castle Wyvern, but since he can't remember the name, shifts so he can maintain his hold, but still point in that direction for a second or two. After which, of course, he's back to hanging on with both arms. "I'd like to see it up close if ye don't mind."

Well, Hoshi wasn't going to try to attempt any more tricks on the HardBoiler for Jamie's sake. She didn't want to traumatize the boy from motorcycles, since they really were an enjoyable ride. She did notice his smile through one of the mirrors on the bike itself, which made her smile in return. That was all she wanted out of this -- a smile!

"Sure, why not?" she said, turning her head a little bit so that she could return his grin before shifting her attention back to the makeshift road in the city. Once he gave her the direction, she turned the bike so that she could get there as fast as the bike would allow for now, as well as within reason.

The smile that's turned onto Hoshi when she agrees is rather bigger - he's quite happy to get a chance to see the castle up close. And without any more tricks taking place, he stays that way as they drive by.

Seeing Castle Wyvern up close feels like seeing a little bit of Scotland. And even though it's not where it's supposed to be, it's enough to remind him not everything from his home is gone entirely, replaced by this strange squishy world. It helps settle him further, and the last of his anxiety over being on the strange vehicle vanishes. "Thank ye, miss."

He nestles up against Hoshi, yawning briefly, then leaning his head against her back to watch the buildings go by. It's been a long day, and he's starting to feel a little tired. He can hang on a bit longer, though, he thinks. At least for the rest of the trip.

In return, Hoshi was very accepting of the smile as she drove over to Castle Wyvern, seeing it come up through the buildings that were in the city. Once the two of them were there, she stopped the motorcycle and turned it off while she kicked the kickstand down.

"You're welcome," she said in a calm voice while she noticed he was tired. Well, there wasn't any harm in what she was going to offer to Jamie. After all, kids liked getting piggyback rides, didn't they?

"Want me to carry you on my back? It'll be like an adventure of sorts! And, then, if you'd like, I can carry you that way back to wherever you rest your head for the night."

"Piggyback ride? Och, that's for a wee bairn. I'm almost nine, ye know."

Clearly he thinks that's too old to get one, if the expression on his face is anything to go by. No, he'd rather walk, and says as much.

"I'll not need one of those. But...if ye want to walk me back to the blue box in the hangar, that'd be alright."

"Ah, I see! Almost a man, then," Hoshi replied, a grin on her face.

Even though she was agreeing with him, she was giggling a little bit.

Although, the blue box in the hangar... Wasn't that the TARDIS? She didn't know anything else that was considered a 'blue box' on Stacy. "All right! I can do that as soon as we're done here."

There's not too much he actually wants to do here, other than take a walk around it - it's not as though the owner's around to ask if he could take a look inside.

Truthfully, if Goliath was here at the moment? Jamie wouldn't remember him - and it would wind up being a 'staring at the beastie' sort of situation. So perhaps it's for the best.

However, the young Scot does walk up to the side of the castle, and runs a hand over a few of the rough stones on its exterior. He turns to look back at Hoshi, smiling again. "Would ye not say it's a grand place?"

Hoshi followed Jamie around the outside of the castle, giving him a smile as she watched him run his hand over the stones, deciding to do it herself just to feel what it was like herself.

"It's beautiful. There's not many castles back where I'm from, so to see something like this is really quite something. Thank you for inviting me here," she answered, giving him a soft smile. Admittedly, she was having fun just spending time with him here.

"Aye, well, there's more back where I come from, but I like this one."

He starts to say 'Thank you', but it's interrupted by another yawn. He's definitely feeling sleepy now. This one he can't quite hide from her as well as he thinks he hid the other one, though, and he looks at her apologetically.

"Sorry."

"I'd have to see them someday."

Hoshi noticed the yawn and merely shook her head, a simple smile crossing her lips. "It's all right. Did you want to take me up on my offer of a piggyback ride now so that you could take a catnap on the way to the blue box?"

Jamie wants to say no, to protest he can walk, but maybe, just this once, it'd be okay. He is rather tired, after all.

"I'll not be too heavy for ye?"

"Not at all. I'm a very strong person," reassured Hoshi as she lowered herself down for Jamie to get on her back.

"It'll be okay for me. Go ahead."

"Aye, all right." Once Hoshi's crouched down, he does climb up on her back, even though a part of him feels a wee bit silly in the process. But the chances of anyone else seeing him is pretty small at this time of day.

And, if they do and actually mention it...well, he'll just have to sort them then, won't he? Satisfied that he'll be able to defend himself against any teasing, he leans his chin on Hoshi's shoulder, ready to go when she is.

Hoshi gave a nod to Jamie and then hooked her arms around his legs to hold him to her securely. Once she's assured that he won't fall off, she got up and then made her walk over to where she knew where the TARDIS was.

Along the way, she hummed a soft tune to hopefully either get Jamie to sleep on the way there. "Say, what's the blue box like?" she asked, deciding to play with this a little bit.

It's a bonny tune, and Jamie closes his eyes - the better to listen to it with. But the question wakes him back up. Well, a little anyway.

"It's very big," comes a slightly sleepy sounding reply. "Ye could go for days in there and not find your way out. And there's this one room that's all bubbles."

"Bubbles..." Hoshi repeated, thinking of that being the main room of the TARDIS. The Doctor was definitely right in saying that it was bigger on the inside than it looked like on the outside. She gave Jamie a little affirmative nod before continuing her humming.

This one sounded like a lullaby, one her mother sang to her when she was a little girl. It always did the trick to get her to sleep.

He meant the zero room, but if asked, he'd suppose the things on the wall in the console room could be bubbles of a sort.

Of course, that would have to mean that Jamie was awake to hear them. The lullaby is doing exactly what it is supposed to do. The little Scot's eyes start drifting closed again, and after a last ditch effort to keep them open, he gives up and lets himself drift off to sleep.

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