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The Doctor (10) ([personal profile] likesimpossible) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2014-08-09 07:29 am

There's such a fine line between the things that you are

Who: The Tenth Doctor and open.
Where: Starting out in the Doctor's room on the sixth floor and going from there.
When: Throughout the event.
Rating: PG-13.
Summary: Event catch-all post.
The Story:

August 9, morning

The Doctor doesn't sleep, not usually, and when he does, it's only for a bit at a time, maybe just an hour or two. There's far too much to do to waste time on sleep, especially when he barely needs it at all. That's one of the key differences between himself as a Time Lord and humans.

But this morning, the Doctor's sprawled out on his bed, and from the looks of things, it's been more than an hour since he fell asleep. Of course, even with that, he's still a light sleeper, so soon enough, he stirs and opens his eyes.

"Well, that was a bit longer than I'd intended. What time is it, then?" He muses to himself as he sits up and swings his long legs over the side of the bed. But just as he's asked that question, he freezes in place and his eyes widen.

"What-?"

Suddenly, all thought of having a leisurely wake-up goes flying right out of the Doctor's head, replaced by the panicked realization that something is wrong. Standing up, he grabs his coat off the stand in the room (he fell into bed fully dressed, so there's no need to see to that), and all but flings open his door, stepping out into the hallway.

Oh, thank the stars, there's someone coming around the corner right now. It doesn't matter who it is, just that it's a person, and right now, the Doctor has a very important question to ask them. He approaches at a rapid clip, and once they're in speaking distance, he puts forward his question.

"Erm, excuse me, but I was wondering: are you feeling quite all right this morning? Did you notice anything strange at all when you woke up? It's very important that you tell me, if you can."

Because as far as the Doctor can tell, he's just been turned into a human somehow, and well, it's startling, to say the least.

August 9th to 11th, anywhere

Now that the initial shock has faded, and the Doctor's mostly worked through his panic about finding himself completely human but still retaining memories of being anything but that, he's actually relatively relaxed.

Granted, it's strange and he really dislikes the limitations that being in a human body has imposed on him, but other than that, it's really not so terrible.

At least, it wouldn't have been terrible if this were an ordinary stretch of time in the mansion, but as luck would have it, there's a resurgence of angels and demons wandering about, and honestly, the Doctor's not sure how to deal with that.

Hiding in his room seems like cowardice, but going out to face them seems just a bit dangerous, now that his normal defenses are gone.

So, what is a man to do in a situation like this? Well, clearly, the answer is to find a happy medium between the two options. And for the Doctor, that translates into spending a lot of time in the library, or in the kitchen, or walking through the mansion grounds, while keeping on the alert for any unwanted company. Said alertness tempers any enjoyment he might have gotten normally, but that's just how it's going to have to be. Oh, and of course, there's the bit about how he's got people here he needs to keep an eye on, which is one of the first things he attempts doing: locating Martha and Rose, but also Jack and Ianto.

Figures the lot of them would have gotten themselves spread out. There really aren't enough hours in the day for this sort of thing.
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-10 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Such was the advantages to being supernatural. Somehow it made it easier to go places undetected, even in this host body.

But him? As a demon? Heavens no. The thought made Minato smile though as he could hardly imagine himself as one, though it might not have been so far out of someone else's imagination to assume he might be one.

"Then I suppose you might be able to live with it."

He didn't exactly answer the Doctor directly, but that should've been a good enough hint. He did look the Doctor over, taking in his body language and just his general expression.

"Are you afraid of something? Is it because something's different?"
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-10 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
Still a living being. The wording the Doctor used to describe what was different hadn't exactly phased Minato at all.

"But does it really matter what you are as long as you do good things?"

Minato didn't think he should be judging anyone for who or what they were. All that was really left after anyone did anything was their deeds and actions, their mark on the world.
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-11 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Minato took the Doctor's second question to be more about the difference between humans and angels. That's the only interpretation Minato could take from it, after all.

"It simply means watching over people to make sure they are on the right path."

Not that humans couldn't or didn't do the same thing either, but it was one of the fundamental tasks of an angel.

"Plus we have cool wings."

Just saying. Among other things, actually.
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-12 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
"The demons will lead you astray. But it's really not my choice if you follow them or not."

Although Minato right now did have the desire to lead people back from that path that could only lead to, well, downfall. But humans were humans and they did whatever they wanted, really. He didn't exactly answer the Doctor's question either. Angels and demons had always existed anyway since the beginning of time.

Minato nodded since he could answer the second question. Or really the second and third question. He tilted his head a bit, then a moment later he had feathery white wings appear behind him, though of course, they were clearly attached to him.

"I think that's enough. Don't need to show them all to you."
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-14 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Mn, okay. You can do what you wish."

Minato had the inclination though to look out for the Doctor even if the Doctor could take care of himself. Sure, he did have faith in the Doctor, but the lack of free will and all.

He had his wings disappear a moment later as if they were never there to begin with.

"No problem. Maybe I should tell you what demons are capable of so you know what to look for."
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-17 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"They have wings and can shapeshift like us. Don't let them get you into a drinking contest with them. You'll lose."

That is, with Minato as an angel too, no one should get in a drinking contest with an angel either.

"I think you'll be safe either way now."
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-19 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
"I think you'll be fine then, Sensei. You have a good head on your shoulders, and you know the difference between right and wrong."

And Minato couldn't really ask for more than that. Even if the Doctor got himself into a bit of trouble, he could find his way out of it. Minato wasn't exactly worried.

"Sometimes I wish that all people were like you. Easy to take care of and look after. But then I wouldn't have much to do if you were all like that."
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-21 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
"No, it wasn't. I can trust you." Minato smiled again, thinking about how much good the Doctor had done though he had only known him for a little while. That part was fuzzy, how long he had known the Doctor for real.

"People will do what they want. That's the nature of people, isn't it? Free will and all. You can only do so much."

Minato did appreciate the sentiment. Who knew, he might need to rely on the Doctor for something, and he wouldn't want to turn away or reject his help. He'd help the Doctor no matter what too.

"Thank you. I do owe you for your generosity. It's not often someone offers to help an angel."

Angels like demons weren't invincible things. Minato remembered that.
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[personal profile] jivitadana 2014-08-25 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
"It shouldn't matter to me what or who you are as long as you do good things and mean it." Minato wasn't going to be too keen on anyone just doing "good" things but with ulterior motives. Then they weren't actually good.

"And having a friend is a good thing. You never know, sometimes an angel can get in some trouble. Just because we do good things doesn't mean other people or beings will too."

Demons, for one. Minato was not going to underestimate any of them.