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[noblexcompanion]

[ Donna looks and sounds exhausted. ] Is everyone safe and sound and in one piece? So much for the epic plan to get us all home... Speaking of which, has anyone seen the Doctor? He disappeared. Like, literally, vanished...

Maybe it worked? Maybe he got outta here. I reckon it's more likely our not so pleasant hosts snatched his skinny butt though...

Does anyone need plasters or bandages or tea?

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[primogen_vampirate]

[Mina's reply comes late into the night. Which is, you know, midday for her. Still, she sounds tired and unhappy.]

Don't imagine we'll see him again.

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[noblexcompanion]

Don't... don't say that... [ Donna doesn't even want to think of that possibility. ]

He'll be back...

[primogen_vampirate]

Darling, the odds are that our captors have him.

And if he did escape. Well. Would you come back?

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[hung_garian]

Guess TPTB aren't too keen on escape attempts. Shocker, huh? Who'd have thunk it.

[How much sarcasm can reasonably be injected into that sentence...? However much it is, he more or less doubles it.]

Do you have any hot chocolate? Tea's boring and I'm pretty sure you have to be at leaaaast this British to actually enjoy drinking it.

[He gestures at a point way over his head.]

[noblexcompanion]

Really?! I'd never have guessed that one! Learn something new everyday.

[ And she will match that sarcasm! ]

All out of hot chocolate. Got some coffee if tea is too British for you.

[hung_garian]

Glad to have been of help, then. Nothing I enjoy quite so much as broadening people's horizons.

[As for the coffee - he makes a face.]

Coffee needs about six spoons of sugar just to make it ingestible. No thanks.

[burnburnburn]

[Dilandau's taken enough of a beating from Castiel that he really could use those bandages, but that's not what's caught his attention. Cover your ears, Donna, because he is furious]

He escaped without us?!

[noblexcompanion]

It's more likely the lovely mad scientists keeping us here have him.

[burnburnburn]

Or maybe he just used us like a bunch of fools to run away! We really were a distraction!

[The view blurs as he swings his arms wildly and kicks unsuspecting furniture while cursing the Doctor's name. Just give him a little while to wear himself out]

I'm going to kill him!

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[blackmagus]

The last time I saw him was on the night of the escape attempt. He was erratic, but I don't think he got out. Unless Time Lords teleport.

[Her voice is tight, though with physical discomfort rather than stress over the Doctor's disappearance. She's not fully back to her soul yet.]

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[noblexcompanion]

No, Time Lords can't teleport, not without a transmat or sommat... I reckon the mad scientists got to him...

You uninjured?

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[blackmagus]

[Fortescue pauses, but the nature of her injury... well...]

Not exactly. But I'll be fine.

Has anyone taken a head count yet, do you think?

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[tryingitall]

Donna? I haven't heard any casualty reports, but I had to rescue someone from smoke inhalation, and I can't see a bloody thing. [Yes, he's upset about this and will have a bone to pick with the Doctor if he ever sees him again.

But since it's Donna, he'll try not to take it out on her.] I hope you're intact, anyway.

Ominous that he's vanished. Very ominous.

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[noblexcompanion]

Balthazar?! You've been blinded? Oh my god... are you alright? Is there anything I can do?

I'm fine. Well, not fine but I'm not injured...

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[tryingitall]

I'm certain it's temporary. I've already seen a bit of improvement. But I am a bit uncomfortable.

I'm glad you weren't hurt. Everything went bad all at once, it seemed like.

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[greatatboats]

So you guys are the ones blowin' shit up huh? [ Clint's been stuck in his bed once more. Ned coaxed him back inside and he's been in the attic for a while now. He's gotten to the point that he doesn't even want to fix Ned just for the sake of being stubborn. He's tired and sore. Actually sore doesn't even cover the pain he's in. There has to be a more detailed and horrible word to describe just how horrible he feels. ] I know about the bait and grab stuff though. They did it to me not long ago. Fucked me up good. [ He's starting to get a little self conscious about his face post kidnapping or he'd have turned on the video. He's still pretty mangled. ]

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[noblexcompanion]

Well... I wasn't personally blowing stuff up. But yeah, it was my best mate's plan that backfired...

[ She frowns. ] You got super special attention from our hosts? Did they hurt you?

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[greatatboats]

Bet you guys had those guys shaking in their boots. Escape attempt. [ Clint was a little sad he missed the prison break rerun from them. He probably couldn't have done much anyways. He was in far too much pain to walk on his own. The slash near his ribs was still trying to heal completely. The stitches done by Ned were still very fresh. Not to mention all the bruises and cuts still healing. His wasn't as puffy, but he didn't look at all good. The whites around one of his eyes were still discolored, but the swelling was reduced dramatically over the last couple of days.

He thought about just laughing off what happened to him, but people had a right to know that when you got grabbed then bad shit happened. They needed to be afraid if you asked Clint. These people weren't good. ] You could say that.

[ Suddenly Clint turned on the video feed and sat up more in his bed. He looked like a wreck, but he was holding strong. He swallowed hard and nodded slowly. ] It got a little rough.

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[freewheeling]

[ He recognises her as the gorgeously flame-haired housemate he's yet to actually speak with. ]

Do people often go disappearing without a trace?

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[noblexcompanion]

[ Hey there housemate! Sorry if there have been any teabags left in the sink or knickers drying around the house. ]

It happens from time to time. Some never come back...

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[freewheeling]

[ Oh it's all right, in retaliation he's going to try and sneak his eighteen year old boyfriend in. ]

But some do? Is there any way you can tell or is it pot luck?

[bluesrat]

At least... he got out? Do you know if everyone else is okay? [The narrow face on the screen looks a little tired, and he has to break off to cough, but he looks pretty intact. No need for bandages over here.]

[noblexcompanion]

If he is out and not being jabbed with needles and drills by mad scientists...

[ She sighs. ] A few people were injured. We're thinking of trying to take some kind of head count...

forever voice.

[bornofdeath]

He's gone. Good riddance. That's what he gets for being an immature brat, flailing and whining at any attempt of reason.

[noblexcompanion]

[ Hello voice she doesn't recognise yet kinda seems familiar... ]

... Who is this?