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[ OLD CHARACTER POSTS. Mike Chilton | Chuck ]

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[crossmyhearts]

[rests hand on lever]

[squinting his eyes at her]

Not until you apologize. And tell me I'm handsome and fashionable.

[recurred]

Can't take a little criticism? I'm sorry.

[but she's not saying the other stuff]

[crossmyhearts]

[a moment of silence. yes he is waiting for her to say the other stuff]

[and waiting]

[still waiting]



[...

fine]

Right then! On we go. [hits some buttons and pulls the lever] Next stop: Mars!

[recurred]

[that was sad, it really was]

[sits back and watches him enthusiastically pull levers and push buttons]

[skips back some to go try and peek out the front window, even though she's too short]

That should be it then, yeah?

[crossmyhearts]

That is it! Now wait here. [making his way down the control panel and towards one of the hallways]

Oh, and you can open the doors, just... don't step outside. Obviously. [because they're floating in space right now]

Anyway, back in a moment! [and off he goes]

[recurred]

Obviously.

[cmon]

[bounces a little in place in anticipation. looking back for him to return and then another hop to try and see out the window]

[crossmyhearts]

[comes back running with a mess of ropes and something with a lot of straps slung over his shoulder]

What's that? You didn't open the doors? Come on then! [practically jumps over to where she is by the doors and opens the both of them to the sides dramatically]

[yep they are floating in space, just above--] Mars!

[recurred]

[SHE WAS ABOUT TO. like hand hovering at the handle about to before he startles her]

[she knows better by now, but sometimes opening a door in space doesn't seem like a good idea even when she knows. sort of.]

[steps to his side and ducks under one of his arms to see]

Oh my stars..

[crossmyhearts]

[moving to the side a little and glancing down at her, he breaks into a big smile]

[that's the reaction. actually that's better than he'd expected]

So tell me, Clara. Would you like to step outside? [lifting the things on his shoulder a bit. up close it should be easy to tell they're chest harnesses.]

[recurred]

[does a double take]

Is it safe? I mean I know it's safe in here, but going out there? What about...breathing and you know the empty void of space?

[not to doubt him, but there's something about going out into space with a harness and only a harness]

ghh sorry about that.

[crossmyhearts]

Force shields. We have breathable air for about... A hundred-fifty feet. Hundred? No matter. The straps don't go farther than fifty, it's perfectly safe. [that's what he remembers. he's used them before that's how he knows they'll be alright]

Besides, she's got our backs. [pats the wooden doors fondly]

Here! [hands Clara one of the harnesses, then struggles to put the other on himself]

[recurred]

Perfectly safe. [saying it like she's convincing herself, and gives the TARDIS a little pat on her end. nice TARDIS, good TARDIS.]

[shuffles harness in hands to find the right way with them before getting distracted by his struggle]

You good over there?

[crossmyhearts]

Yes! This-- [elbow jutting out] --is just-- [a twirl and a stumble] --standard procedure... Aha!!

[SUCCESS! somehow. locking the harness on the front and grabbing the end of his long strap where there's this big shiny hook]

[and locking it into the handrail]

[recurred]

[graceful]

[figures the arm straps eventually and looking for her own and then doing the same]

So.... Jump on three?

[crossmyhearts]

On three.

[holds her hand

waits for a moment

then grins]

-- three!! [running and jumping out that door]

[recurred]

W--[screaming]

[except only sort of]

[mild flailing while gripping of his hand as they drift off]

[crossmyhearts]

Geronimo!!

[also screaming]

[but mostly laughing]

[they're now floating in space while somehow breathing. how's that for impressive aren't you impressed clara.] We're literally in space!!

[recurred]

[we are in space. dont look down. there is no down]

[mostly screaming, but then laughing and clinging to the doctor's hand as if that was the lifeline and not the rope]

This is...[and then she looks down at Mars. briefly distraught by the idea of plunging into it] A big planet.

[crossmyhearts]

Yes! [grinning like a child and like this isn't extremely dangerous.]

And it's still smaller than Earth! I mean, if you think this is big, you should see Saturn. Or Jupiter. And that's just in this system.

[and pulling her closer in an attempted twirl] Let's dance!

[recurred]

[opens mouth to protest, but he knows what she means]

[bites down a grin and reaches out for his other hand]

Is a space waltz really a waltz with no floor?

[crossmyhearts]

Yes. Well, no. It's not a waltz, it's a space waltz so of course there's no floor.

[really clara what sort of question is that. he's also holding back a grin, though]

[tightens his arm around her, then spins around in the nothingness] ... maybe I should've added some background music. Ohh, now I think of that.

[recurred]

[awkwardly adjusts to the not dancing they're doing, skirts aren't really zero gravity safe.]

Not going to start singing..or humming, are you?

[crossmyhearts]

What, I can't do that either? What a killjoy.

[whatever, starts humming anyway. also definitely not peeking over her shoulder at that very short skirt, bless.]

[recurred]

[dont think she can't tell you dirty old man]

[no actually this is kind of nice. His hum matches the beat of his hearts when she rests her head against his chest. Only for a moment until-
the harnesses jolt from the rope pulling tight.

Tentatively looks back]

Made it out pretty far.

[crossmyhearts]

[doesn't even point it out, just in case she'd pull away. and he'd rest his cheek on the top of her head if they didn't reach the limit length of the rope in the meantime.]

[glances back at the rope as well, but they're perfectly safe as planned]

Told you. It's been tested, you see. Besides it's much more fun than wearing astronaut suits, I do have those too. I think. Or scuba diving suits. Constricting, really, and far too tight in places.