paixaorpg | A plucky young companion returns. [Active/Open]

Character(s): Donna Noble, Open to All
Content: Donna's back in town, and wandering around the city trying to find a familiar face.
Setting: Around the Central Station
Time: Week 22
Warnings: None, right now.

It had been a strange morning, having been in the city one moment, then back in the TARDIS, then back in the city. From her travels with the Doctor, she knew that time could be a strange thing, listening to him talking, and from what she had seen...and done. One small thing could change the flow of time, so she never understood it completely.

Sometimes she wondered if the Doctor understood all of it.

She sighed, tapping the buttons on her journal as she weaved through the streets, ignoring glances and looks of awe from the children wandering around. She was on a mission to try to find anything that showed her that her friends were still there, or if they had been sent back to their appropriate 'whens' at the same time that she had.

It was going to be an interesting search.

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NiGHTS lounged on a roof like a large and rather strange-looking bird, thinking. It had been quite awhile since he'd done something other than fly about or prank someone, and as unbelievable as the thought was to him, it was getting boring. Sure, it was basically what he did in the Night Dimension, but something had to change every now and again. That was what made life fun, and if there was one thing NiGHTS knew, it was how to have it. Besides, being one thing or another for an extended length of time tended to bore NiGHTS, and anyone who had been around him long enough knew that a bored NiGHTS meant a lot of trouble in the end.

So it was that the Maren floated down to a somewhat annoyed red-headed woman who was busily clicking away at her journal and looked at her in a friendly way. "Hi, there!"

Donna heard the voice coming from above her and looked up, taking a break from trying to find who she was looking for. Above her floating a curious looking creature, something she hadn't seen before, but could have been from any of the places and times she had been to.

"Ah, hello!" She said in response, glad to finally see a friendly face, even if it wasn't one that she knew. It didn't seem to be unfriendly, at least, but she did know to be careful.

NiGHTS grinned at Donna. It was nice to just say "hi" for once and not deal with the questions right of who and what he was (among other things)right off the bat; that got a bit annoying after awhile. He floated back a bit to give Donna room and tilted his head. "I don't think I've seen you around here before. Are you new?" Of course, just because NiGHTS hadn't seen someone didn't mean they hadn't been there to begin with, but NiGHTS didn't always pay as much attention as he likely should have to a lot of things, which was why he was sometimes caught off guard.

"In a way, you could say that." Donna replied, watching him curiously. "I've been here before. But, I was home for a bit and came back. It was strange, to say the least." she mumbled that last bit, still trying to figure out how it had happened anyway. She thought the Doctor may have had something to do with it, but she wasn't completely sure.

"I don't think I've seen you around either. I'm Donna, what's your name?"

"I've heard about that happening before," NiGHTS said thoughtfully, a finger tagging his cheek. There had to be a connection between the way in and the way out; maybe there was a clue here. NiGHTS smiled at the woman and bowed. "My name is NiGHTS!" came the cheerful reply. "It's nice to meet you."

The creature rose into the air. "Oh, I've been around for quite awhile," he chuckled. Exactly how long he'd been around, the nightmaren didn't know, but it had been long enough that he was starting to get bored - never a good sign.

"Nice to meet you too." Donna said, smiling a bit now. She liked this creature, even if she didn't know exactly what he was, or where he was from. She watched him float around in the air for a moment, thinking.

"I don't know how long I've been gone, really... Anything peculiar going on lately?"

NiGHTS couldn't really help Donna there. If he'd known her before, he could have taken a guess, but as the situation was, he had no idea whatsoever. "Maybe if you find someone here who knows you, you'll be able to find out how long you were gone," he mused. "As for what's going on, there was an election around here for Mayor. I'm not sure who won, but..." NiGHTS trailed off with a shrug. "Apparently, it was a pretty big deal." NiGHTS didn't particularly care about authority; mayor or no mayor, NiGHTS wasn't about to listen to any authority unless he was in the mood to do so.

"I'm trying to find him. The Doctor. He'll know exactly how long I was gone. He's a mate from home." She thought for a moment, trying to decide just how much to tell this new creature, she didn't want to give too much away. But, from how he was talking, he seemed to know what was going on...much more than some of the citizen she had been talking to.

"Ah, well, we'll see what happens with that, I bet it was one of the blondies who won." She mused out loud, looking at the crowd of people again.

"I know of the Doctor," NiGHTS responded. "He's the guy who travels around in a blue box, right?" He'd seen it around the island before - that, and he paid attention to the message board (at least occasionally). "He's definitely still around here." NiGHTS smiled. "If you like, I can help you look for him." Surely, the Doctor was somewhere around the city; very few people bothered to leave, unless they were exploring.

"Probably," NiGHTS replied, not sounding too concerned with that turn of events. The citizens didn't seem the to be the type to take chances on outsiders; even if they acted friendly, for some reason, there was always something... off about them.

"Yes! That's him!" Donna said, excited to find someone who knew who she was looking for. NiGHTS even knew of the TARDIS, which would hopefully make finding the Doctor easier. The Spaceman never went too far from his ship, considering.

"If you would help me find him, it would mean a lot." Which was pure honesty. She didn't want to be stuck here for long, and if someone could figure a way to get out of the city, it was the Doctor.

NiGHTS nodded. "Sure!" came the reply, the nightmaren rising above the city briefly to look for the blue box. He looked around, turning slowly in midair in an attempt to find it - but nothing. "... Huh." After another scan to make sure of it, he floated back down, giving Donna a quizzical, slightly amused look. "Well, I can't see it from here," he said. "It may just be behind a building or something." Hide and seek, as it were - not that NiGHTS didn't like games. Besides, Donna had asked for help and NiGHTS would give it. It was nice to be helpful every once in awhile.

"Is there a place where he usually is?"

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