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[audio] On noticing the Doctor is gone...

*When Selphie speaks up over her journal, some might catch the tail end of a sigh*

So, more people have been disappearing... A whole bunch of people seem to arrive here at the same time, but the people who leave - They just poof, disappear into thin air whenever.

There's not a trace of him left... Just the stuff he left behind in his workshop. But he's really gone.

Guess that's why we should make the most of the time we have with the new friends we make. You never know when one morning you'll go to talk to someone that...just won't be here anymore.

*She clears her throat, signalling the end of her comfort zone*

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*When she looks at him, she's both upset and frightened. She doesn't know where any of this has come from. All she did was say she wanted to read a book*

But...it's a book. That's all. It's got nothing to do with the Doctor, or anyone else. I don't understand -

*Then he got up, the turkey wobbling to try to get out of Ikki's way, so she leapt forward to grasped onto his arm to try and stop him from going anywhere, though she's not sure if that'll even slow him down*

[He's stopped but that doesn't change his mood, he looks at her, frowning.]

It's a book that he gave to you. When he rescued and saved you. While I was being useless at protecting and helping you! And now you want to go and read it when he has left instead of being here with the stupid turkey and me!

[It has everything to do with the Doctor, of course.]

*She frowns at first, then she just appears to look a little upset at what he's implying, and she lets go of his arm to hug herself, for protection*

But, you did help me. You helped me a lot. And - and it's just a book, that's all. I didn't mean...that I wanted to go sit in bed with memories of him. I just wanted to read the stories.

*Selphie takes a deep breath and looks up at him, but doesn't really know what to say, but she bites her lip, then bows her head to look down at her feet*

I'm here, aren't I? I'm standing right next to you. But that's - that's not good enough for you because...because you think I'm busy thinking of someone else.

[She says he helped her and maybe he did, but it doesn't matter. It wasn't enough. It wasn't the help he wanted to give her. All he had done was picking up the crumbles left behind by the Doctor and build something with them, but surely that guy could have gone it better or something.]

You didn't say that you wanted to read a book. You said that you wanted to read a book that he gave you.

[He wouldn't have asked where she had gotten the book, it was her who brought him up. Again. Was he that often in her mind?]

I didn't think you were thinking of someone else until you said that.

[He eyes her for a moment and groans before moving again. He crouches in front of her and then he lifts her as if she were a potato sack. Then, with his luggage firmly secured and held, Ikki starts to heard towards the rooms, leaving the turkey behind. The animal stares after them before it tries to pick food from the floor, finding nothing it decides to follow them slowly.]

*It was difficult, but she eventually manages to look back up at him, her expression not much changed, if but for a frown of worry. Maybe she should have thought a bit more about what she said, how she said it. Makkybe she wasn't cut out for this kind of thing, whatever this kind of thing was.

She was just thinking on what to say, perhaps even an apology, when she squeals as he lifts her up*

Ikki! What are you doing?! Where are you taking me? If you wanted me to get lost you should've said!!

Shut up. I'm sleepy, I'm going to take a nap.

[And she's coming with him, apparently.]

So...you get angry at me, then kidnap me for a nap... Is that how this works now, huh?

*At least she relaxes a little more in his hold, instead of being tense and ready to hit him if need be*

[Silence and then...]

Yes.

[Why not?]

Figured it would be faster to just take you with me to whatever I want to do. And last time we slept together we didn't get angry at anyone.

*Okay, that makes her feel much happier than it probably should, and she smiles, but she's fighting hard not to*

Alright, but what if it turns out that I didn't wanna come with you? Or do we just take a nap every time you get angry?

*She tries, very hard, but then she can't help it, and she giggles*

I'm carrying you, you have no choice in the matter.

[That's the point of carrying her, geez.]

Hn, no. I will think of something, for now a nap is good.

You are seriously lucky that I like you so much. I could've kicked and screamed the boat apart cause of you picking me up like this...

*But she'll just lean against him until he decides to put her down*

I think I can cope with a nap too, fortunately.

*She's blushing, ever so slightly, just pleased that Ikki wasn't totally disgusted with the idea of sleeping next to her*

I wouldn't have picked you up like this if I didn't like you.

[Idiot, is he now a serial kidnapper?]

That's cute, Ikki. Do you pick up the people you don't like differently?

*Still giggling, she leans in to kiss lightly at his jaw*

Yes, and then I throw them overboard.

[He reaches his room and enters it, placing her in the bed without a word. The turkey marches inside after them to a corner where it seems to have a small nest for whenever it decides to visit Ikki.]

Well, I'm honoured that you'd rather have me in your bed than eaten alive by sharks.

*Or whatever was out there. She sits up slightly on his bed and glances about her, blushing and smiling at the same time*

You realise I've never been in your room before...

[He tenses at that comment and eyes her with a frown. But he knows that she didn't mean it that way so he sighs and brushes it off.]

You say that as if it's a special place.

[It's nothing special, really. His room has basically nothing personal, it could very well be considered an empty room, in fact if not for the little corner for the turkey.]

Wait, you have been here. You came to get me when you dragged me to the beach party.

*Selphie has noticed this, and wonders if there's something she can do to make his room a little more interesting - and that's where her idea for the volcano will come into her head*

Oh yeah! That's true! And I nearly stole your journal! But at least this time I've been invited.

*She smiles as she cuddles up against his pillow*

Which is nice.

If you say so. I've gone to your rooms uninvited more times than invited and I didn't notice any difference.

[He takes off his shirt before he sits on the bed, ready to lay down and take that nap.]

Okay. If you say so!

*But then he takes his shirt off and she's staring. Probably, it's very obvious that she's staring, so she quickly buries her face into the pillow, her voice muffled when she speaks*

Right. So... Nap time...

[He just gives her a look when she suddenly buries her face into the pillow.]

What's wrong with you now? Are you hiding from me?

*She takes a deep breath and, when she's finally decided that she must be a little less pink, she peeks up at him*

Huh? No - Just...getting comfortable.

By burying your face in the pillow?

Yup. Look - I'm comfortable now.

*And she turns quickly onto her back, staring up straight ahead of her, hands crossed on her stomach, reminding herself how rude it is to stare*

[Sometimes you're strange, Selphie.]

If you say so.

[He kicks off his shoes but not his pants, he always sleeps with them on after all. And moves to lay back, sighing deeply and crossing his eyes as he puts his hands behind his head.]

Everything okay now?

Yeah... I'm fine.

*Her eyes drift over to him, and she smiles, wriggling herself a little closer. She wants to curl up against him, but she doesn't know how he'd feel about having her arms around his bare chest. More to the point, she doesn't know exactly just how she'd feel. Blushing slightly again, Selphie sighs a little and closes her eyes*

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