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[neverendingbeat]

[Video opens on...little boy, maybe around eleven or twelve, sitting in the Master's flat if anyone's inclined to recognise it. He's dressed in a black sort of suit thing and he's not very amused at all. When he speaks, it's in extremely proper English, Received Pronunciation. He's trying to seem very important and cross but it's coming across more

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[sword_boy]

...Master Saxon?

Having fun with the curses I see~?

[neverendingbeat]

"Master Saxon"? Who's that meant to be?

Curse, though...you must be from a primitive species. Or perhaps you mean it figuratively. Tell me where I am.

[sword_boy]

It's a couple of names you've used while you were in the City.

No, not primitive. The Worm are fairly advanced... The City has curses which basically alter reality and/or time-space. You've... de-aged I presume. You appeared to be an middle-aged man... maybe in his 30's or 40's prior to today.

Oh... right. This is the City~!

[neverendingbeat]

That's only one name, with an honorific.

You're referring to whatever it is as a curse and I'm meant to believe you're from an advanced species? Hardly. I suppose you could just be mad. That accounts for your confusion. You don't know me. You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm Koschei. Or Master Koschei if you must. 30's or 40's isn't middle-aged unless you're really very primitive.

Some form of codename, I expect?

[lady_wandering]

Oh, dear.

[neverendingbeat]

What?

[lady_wandering]

I-er... nothing.

You're no longer on Gallifrey, I'm afraid. You've been transported to an inter-dimensional and trans-temporal nexus called the City.

[neverendingbeat]

Bother. So it is a kidnapping. What's the purpose of the communication device, though? Is it two-way between captor and kidnapper? It's not a very effective panopticon if they don't even tell us. Keeping the masses quiet by encouraging interaction, possibly?

This is quite ridiculous.

If we've been brought here, there must be some way to reverse the teleportation, mustn't there? There must be.

[valentineluke]

You as well>

I assume you are somewhere safe?

[neverendingbeat]

I've been kidnapped you...you fool. This entire nexus isn't safe!

[valentineluke]

Free to leave and wander about the City if you wish.

[neverendingbeat]

That isn't any different. It's a prison all the same. That's a rather poor sort of freedom if you ask me.

[Voice] This will go well

[mghtbconcussed]

Oh...Harry. You're just...adorable.

Are you okay?

[Voice] Oh dear

[neverendingbeat]

My name isn't "Harry".

And I'm as well as can be expected, having been kidnapped.

Re: [Voice] Exactly

[mghtbconcussed]

[If it weren't for the fact that he's little she'd go off on him about being crazy and his promise to stay off the crazy wagon]

This is just a ploy to get me to call you The Master isn't it?

Welcome to the City. You'll be alright by midnight. And if not...does this make me a pedophile?

Whatever. Be careful going out. I think there are still monsters. I've got the entire collection of Pinky and the Brain on DVD if you want to watch it.

[Voice]

[neverendingbeat]

[Lucy gets a very puzzled and annoyed little kid in reaction to her comments.]

I'm not "the Master", OR "Harry", OR "Saxon" if you were about to say that next.

What happens at midnight? And why are there monsters outside? And what's a DVD?!

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[favoritetraitor]

Oh!!! 'Allo!

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[neverendingbeat]

[He staaares.] How young are you? You're trapped here too?

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[favoritetraitor]

Um.. um.. THIS many!

[He lifts a tiny arm up above his head, and proudly brandishes 3 fingers.]

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[neverendingbeat]

[Raised eyebrows.] What is your species? Are you human? [Just because there's SO MANY HUMANS here already. It's a safe guess.]