Sticky. That's the first thing he feels when he steps out of the TARDIS. Stickyness under his feet. It wasn't so sticky at first, just cushy. Now it's sticky
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"Go on now, get out of here!" Vila says to the jelly babies in an unusually commanding voice. He's been lurking around in this part of Candyland for the better part of the day, and if he has to watch one more display of tooth-rotting, sugary-sweet affection, he just might wish that he was back on Cygnus Alpha.
Do him a favour, and don't mention gummy bears, or their gummy bear hugs.
They squeal and release the Doctor to toddle off, stumpy arms held over their head as they make their getaway. The Doctor is left a little flummoxed (and still a bit sticky), but none the worse for the wear.
Leaving footprints through the icing grass he makes his way over to the gingerbread sidewalk. "My hero. I'm the Doctor, by the way!" Oh, he ought to pop off his hat with that, too. So he does so. Plus that removed hat gives him a chance to rub the side of his head and ruffle up some curly brown hair. "I took a bit of a knock on the head before I got here. Could you tell me where we are?"
He didn't half expect that to work, and watches, bewildered, as the jelly babies scamper off. If only that would've worked on Tarrant, the last time he mustered the courage to try it.
"Vila," he says with a smile, once his attention turns back toward the sticky doctor. "It's a... a fictional place, apparently. I'm still not sure about it, myself."
"Fictional place, fictional place...," he repeats lowly under his breath, looking around. He really should remember, but he just couldn't manage it. His cheeks puff out with a breath of exasperation, before he bursts into an abrupt grin and scrapes his feet off on the path.
Which ends in the soles covered in ginger-scented crumbs.
"Is there a part of this place that doesn't make one's teeth ache at the sight of it. I'm assuming the TARDIS will be well enough off, or else I'll be forced to ravenously eat my way back to her." The ravenously receives a thick roll of the 'r'.
When Usagi found out there was a Candyland here she was all over that. But that was a while ago, and now she's wandering around lost, and even though she has a sucker to suck on, she's starting to regret coming here.
She notices somebody though, and starts to walk over to him. The closer she gets though... she screams. There are things attacking that man!
"Youma!" she shrieks. There aren't supposed to be youma here! Just people and fairies and birthday parties.
"Ah!" He shouts, hearing the young woman shriek. "No no! They're not youma! I promise. They're simply people... Delicious... squishy jelly baby people- oh do stop that!"
"But Doctor, your acts within the Land of Fiction are legendary!"
"Oh... oh I knew this was familiar-" he groans, putting his hands over his face, scrubs at it. His head was aching from being jostled around a disturbance in the vortex, and from falling against the console in the midst of it. That must have been why.
He shakes off one his leg. Then the other. "Very well! I am complimented by your interest! Please, to do more great things I require my legs! I am a biped after all and it's inconvenient, though not impossible, but inconvenient without them! Slows one up a tad."
"They're not youma?" Usagi breathes a sigh of relief. "I thought, maybe I'd need to -- er, well it's a good thing they're not youma." It occurs to Usagi that she is still holding her transformation brooch in her hand, so she (as nonchalantly as possible) pins it back to the bow on her shirt.
She stares at the candy monster people for a moment, selfishly glad they're climbing all over this person and not her, and not so selfishly glad they're just candy people instead of candy monster people. "So you've been here before?" And that's why they're attacking you? "Or... are you from here and just legendary?"
He doesn't really notice the brooch. Perhaps he ought, but when he's busy convincing wee little sweety people to stop fawning over him it's a bit more difficult.
"I believe I've been here before. I've had a bit of trouble with memory in the past." Thanks to the knock and partially thanks to the Rani, but no need for a young lost looking stranger to get mixed up in all of that. He shoos at the jelly baby people, and starts making his way to Usagi through the frosting grass. "Are you alright? You don't seem to be from here? I hope a time storm wasn't responsible."
The Baron wades into the sticky stuff with heavy-booted tread. It sticks at his riding boots but the old man plows through anyways, using his cane much like a third leg.
At least, when he isn't swinging it absently like such will somehow extricate him further.
"Confounded stuff! Of all the cheek! Who put this here? I'll teach you a lesson or three, you jackanapes!"
He punctuates the sentence by nearly falling over, windmilling with one arm while the cane struggles to find purchase.
Which is what the Doctor's umbrella is fast becoming a use for, helping dislodge himself. "Shoo! Oh, go on! Please!" he pleads with the little sweets, attempting to get them to stop clinging so adamantly, but when the Baron starts they willingly squeal and skitter.
He turns in time just to see the Baron flailing, and he quickly tries to make it over to him before he totters over. "Careful! The ground is stick-" And he steps into a clump of grass and loses his balance, catching the Baron's sleeve.
Fortunately with all those limbs, between them they make a good sturdy and slightly deformed antelope. He gives him a boggled look, clinging to his arms as they come to a stop.
"Indeed, and you'll have to forgive my assumption sir, but you don't look like you're particularly local to the region."
He glances to the TARDIS, and those jelly babies peep around the edge before- Blast! Before they run inside the still open door! The old girl would just have to clean off her sticky floor. "Oh, shoo out of there!" he scolds at the jelly babies as he comes closer to the time ship, dragging the Baron along with him.
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Do him a favour, and don't mention gummy bears, or their gummy bear hugs.
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Leaving footprints through the icing grass he makes his way over to the gingerbread sidewalk. "My hero. I'm the Doctor, by the way!" Oh, he ought to pop off his hat with that, too. So he does so. Plus that removed hat gives him a chance to rub the side of his head and ruffle up some curly brown hair. "I took a bit of a knock on the head before I got here. Could you tell me where we are?"
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"Vila," he says with a smile, once his attention turns back toward the sticky doctor. "It's a... a fictional place, apparently. I'm still not sure about it, myself."
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Which ends in the soles covered in ginger-scented crumbs.
"Is there a part of this place that doesn't make one's teeth ache at the sight of it. I'm assuming the TARDIS will be well enough off, or else I'll be forced to ravenously eat my way back to her." The ravenously receives a thick roll of the 'r'.
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She notices somebody though, and starts to walk over to him. The closer she gets though... she screams. There are things attacking that man!
"Youma!" she shrieks. There aren't supposed to be youma here! Just people and fairies and birthday parties.
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"But Doctor, your acts within the Land of Fiction are legendary!"
"Oh... oh I knew this was familiar-" he groans, putting his hands over his face, scrubs at it. His head was aching from being jostled around a disturbance in the vortex, and from falling against the console in the midst of it. That must have been why.
He shakes off one his leg. Then the other. "Very well! I am complimented by your interest! Please, to do more great things I require my legs! I am a biped after all and it's inconvenient, though not impossible, but inconvenient without them! Slows one up a tad."
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She stares at the candy monster people for a moment, selfishly glad they're climbing all over this person and not her, and not so selfishly glad they're just candy people instead of candy monster people. "So you've been here before?" And that's why they're attacking you? "Or... are you from here and just legendary?"
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"I believe I've been here before. I've had a bit of trouble with memory in the past." Thanks to the knock and partially thanks to the Rani, but no need for a young lost looking stranger to get mixed up in all of that. He shoos at the jelly baby people, and starts making his way to Usagi through the frosting grass. "Are you alright? You don't seem to be from here? I hope a time storm wasn't responsible."
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At least, when he isn't swinging it absently like such will somehow extricate him further.
"Confounded stuff! Of all the cheek! Who put this here? I'll teach you a lesson or three, you jackanapes!"
He punctuates the sentence by nearly falling over, windmilling with one arm while the cane struggles to find purchase.
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He turns in time just to see the Baron flailing, and he quickly tries to make it over to him before he totters over. "Careful! The ground is stick-" And he steps into a clump of grass and loses his balance, catching the Baron's sleeve.
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Thankfully, between them they've four legs, an umbrella, and a cane. They eventually come to a stop, precariously balanced.
The Baron looks at the man for a moment, and a chortling laugh emerges from his throat.
"Damnable stuff, what?"
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"Indeed, and you'll have to forgive my assumption sir, but you don't look like you're particularly local to the region."
He glances to the TARDIS, and those jelly babies peep around the edge before- Blast! Before they run inside the still open door! The old girl would just have to clean off her sticky floor. "Oh, shoo out of there!" he scolds at the jelly babies as he comes closer to the time ship, dragging the Baron along with him.
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