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[ OLD CHARACTER POSTS. Mike Chilton | Chuck ]

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[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.

[recurred]

[turns head back to give him a Look]

Yeah, I've seen the suit, it's ghastly.

[crossmyhearts]

Well, I wouldn't go as far... I did add those cute little fish stickers on them, so the fish know I'm friendly. Alas, there are no fish in space, and I don't think a planet would find it in itself to sympathize if I tried little Mars stickers.

[rambling on and on, don't you give him that look missy]

[recurred]

[why did she say anything at all]

[gives him a tug when he keeps talking, really it's for your own good]

What's so bad about Mars anyway. What did they do?

[crossmyhearts]

[what. snaps out of it anyway what was he saying

oh right]

The name says it all-- Ice Warriors. They were peaceful at first actually, just builders, artisans and the like. Though that's usually the norm, almost all races are peaceful at first but I suppose it gets lost along the way. [glances down for a moment] A shame... really. Anyway!

[not talking about sad things or about war or civilizations dying that's horrible] We've danced in space! How about we swim in space?

[recurred]

[thats a question for the bank]

Pardon my being silly, but how does one swim through nothing?

[crossmyhearts]

Like this!

[skips the explanation on how it's not nothing and lets go of her]

[inhales and inflates his cheeks before he mimics diving his head underwater and doing a few breaststrokes away from her, then resurfaces for air]

Space swimming! Real sport. Should be, at least. Maybe it is... Ah-ha! I just invented a sport!

[recurred]

[watches him for a good moment before trying to move her own arms and legs to no avail just flailing and skirt bending]

[now she feels stupid so she just grabs her rope to pull herself back a little]

Can't wait to see that one lift off.

[crossmyhearts]

Oh, you'll see! It'll be a hit. All it takes is a force field, or a zero gravity simulator instead of a pool and you're all set!

[grinning. and look now, he's hanging upside down. though there is no upside.

surprisingly long hair flowing through the air around them.]