Happy Halloween! (^o^)

[clockwork_doc]

Halloween! It is here. It is awesome. And awesome holidays deserve some truly awesome parties! As per usual, the Inkwell is all decked out and ready to go – black and orange streamers, paper bats hanging from the ceiling, fake blood on the window, and a jack-o-lantern sitting by the front door outside – one that is carved with a pie shape and what looks like a razor on it. There is a reason for this – this year’s theme for most of the residents is Sweeney Todd. You can thank Lucy for the idea – she herself is dressed up as Mrs. Lovett. Simon has taken on the role of Beadle Bamford, putting on his best shifty-eyed look. DG-Victor has of course become Sweeney himself, with Alice serving as his long-lost Lucy. (Yes, there was an element of amusement about Alice dressing herself up as a Lucy.) Doc is serving as the evil Judge Turpin, and Marty as lesser antagonist Adolfo Pirelli (the “piss and ink” guy). Dee is crossdressing as the unfortunate Toby, and Steve & Gary are dressed up in their puppy forms as pies with arms and legs sticking out of them (and having probably way too much fun as such).

There are two hold-outs on the theme – the two Victors who main haunt these days is tumblr. Butterfly Boy has run with the mun’s old idea for an Avengers AU based on her primary two crossover universes and is dressed up as a steampunk Iron Man. And Forgotten Vows has taken to heart a crossover idea Vic’s friend Reenie had over there and dressed up as Nathan Wallace, aka the Repo Man, from Repo!: The Genetic Opera. There’s been a few nervous looks their way as nobody can tell if the weaponry they’re carrying is real or not. (Not that they would ever turn such on their friends, but – accidents happen.)

At any rate, there’s plenty of good food, good tunes, and good fun to be had, so go ahead and drop by! Happy Halloween!

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[alienlisa]

AL and the guys walk in, wondering exactly if there will ever be a party they're not late to (probably the Doctors' anniversary but they're hosting that so that doesn't count). AL has borrowed the alter ego's pirate costume. As for the guys...eh, use your imagination. /lazy...and at work

"Happy Halloween!" AL chirps cheerfully.

[clockwork_doc]

Don't worry about AL -- it's easier to get here on time when you live here. "Happy Halloween!" Doc returns the greeting, smiling. "I like your costume."

[alienlisa]

AL strikes a pose, pointing the sword at an empty chair (because she figures pointing it at anyone would be a Bad Idea). "Avast ye scurvy dogs and hoist the colors!!" She giggles and breaks character. "Or something like that. Thanks." She looks at her clothes. "It's not bad. Actually, the dress didn't come with it. The dress it did come with was too small even though the size is extra large. I don't know on what planet though."

"Well, it could be any number of - " begins Eleven.

"That's okay," she interrupts him. "We don't need to know." She continues. "So the alter ego picked the skirt, shirt and tank top up at K Mart. They go so well together you can't tell it's three pieces."

[save_us_alice]

"And other nautical expressions," Alice puts in with a giggle, quoting the Dodo from Disney's animated Alice. "And I understand women's sizes are rather confusing in the future. Where I come from they still bother to do proper measurements. You're right, though -- it looks very good. Probably better than the other dress."

[alienlisa]

AL nods. "Yeah...one store's 'large' may be another store's 'medium'." She shakes her head. "Or, in this case, one company's 'extra large' is another company's 'really freaking small'. At least the coat fits and that's what she got it for anyway."

[deadgirlslikeme]

"Mad," DG-Victor says, he and Alice both shaking their heads. "I'm glad I didn't run into any of that when I had to get some modern suits."

"Well, they don't usually pull that shit with men's sizes -- and I could handwave your getting proper clothes," Vic points out. "Wouldn't THAT be convenient in real life. 'Oh yeah, I TOTALLY went shopping the the other day and got new shirts and pants.'"

[alienlisa]

AL nods. "Yeah." She brushes a bit of dust off the coat. "So, anything new since Dee's party?"

[clockwork_doc]

"Does discovering Moonlight really likes divebombing apple bobs count?" Forgotten offers up.

"Dee herself ran into Harry Dresden in the Nexus," Doc says as Dee nods beside him. "That's the trouble with having two birthdays and our major holiday party so close together. After the first event, there's never much news to share."

[alienlisa]

AL chuckles. "I thought he was supposed to be lazy."

"Yeah," she says, "I know what you mean. Same here, nothing interesting. Unless you're into Pokemon, which I know you're not really. Oh, and the alter ego is writing up a list of 50 head-canon facts for the 50th anniversary. I think she's got almost 40 thus far."

[clockwork_doc]

"Only when he's not feeling playful," Forgotten says with a chuckle of his own. "He does nap a lot. And he strongly prefers riding on someone else to moving under his own power." Moonlight pretends to look affronted.

"I can't say we are, no -- though some of the new designs do look interesting," Doc allows. "And good for her! I'm surprised she doesn't have a hundred already, honestly, given your own long history with the Doctor." He nods at the group currently hanging out by the bar. "And your romantic entanglements with many of his regenerations."

[alienlisa]

AL laughs. "Aw, but flying is fun. I can't bring my wings out because this stuff's not designed to let them through - " She tugs on the coat. " - but still."

She nods. "Yeah. Let's just say the alter ego has the newest game and so Alnilam's Pokemon population just got added to. I'm glad I have a big planet." She shakes her head slightly, then smiles at Doc. "You'd think so, but apparently doing this is kind of tough because, truthfully, she's never given the 'facts' much thought until now. Like, she knows that the Doctor and I fell in love when he regenerated into Five." She gestures to said incarnation. "The relationship was strained when he became Six and came back full force when he became Eight." Again, gesture to said Time Lord. "But this'll be the first time she'll say anywhere that someone other than her will read it that Six and Seven did still care about me even though they had trouble expressing it. Or why Jackson Lake didn't know of our relationship when he thought he was the Doctor." She feels the need to explain this. "He's a man from 1851 London who got ahold of some Cyberman tech that basically did an info-dump on the Doctor inside his head so that he thought he was the Doctor for a while. He had information on me and knew we traveled together, but didn't know the extent of the relationship." Beat. "Cybermen have no concept of 'love', you see, being emotionless themselves."

[forgotten_vows]

Moonlight whirrs, snuggling into Forgotten's neck. "He likes flying too, but he thinks that he if he can get a ride. . ."

Doc chuckles. "Oh dear. Yes, probably a very good thing you have a whole large planet to play with." He listens to AL's explanation, nodding thoughtfully. "I see. Well, I wish her luck in thinking up and organizing all the information, then. Vic's just not the sort to keep that all to herself."

"Yes -- I'm honestly shocked she stopped at fifty for me," Forgotten adds, looking rather disturbed by the part about Jackson Lake. "Er -- you did help that poor man remember who he truly was, right? I mean, I'm sure you wouldn't let him run around thinking he was the Doctor, but he did get himself back, correct?"

[alienlisa]

AL laughs. "Well, 'never walk when you can ride and never stand when you can sit'. That's cowboy wisdom." She chuckles.

She nods quickly. "Oh, yes, of course we did. Unfortunately his wife had been killed by the Cybermen and his son was kidnapped, but we got his kid back and stopped the Cybermen. And he talked the Doctor into doing something he never does...we accepted Jackson's invitation to Christmas dinner. That whole fiasco was on Christmas Eve, see." She peers to see if Ten is watching or listening in, and when she sees he isn't, she says quietly, "By his own admission, the Doctor said that if anyone had to be the Doctor, he's glad it was him. And, truth be told, I actually wouldn't've minded if he had been a future incarnation. I'm happy with what I got and what I will have as long as Moffatt doesn't screw it up but Jackson was a very courageous man during our adventure."

"And thanks," she adds to Doc. "We'll see what she's finally come up with on November 23rd."

[forgotten_vows]

Moonlight nods approvingly, eliciting a snicker from Forgotten. "Right. We don't have many cowboys in England, so. . ."

He bites his lip as AL explains the whole situation. "Oh dear. . .I'm terribly sorry about his wife, but I'm glad you were able to save his son and him. And that all happened on Christmas Eve?"

"I'm pretty sure the Doctor is known for Christmas disasters," Doc says, running his fingers through his hair. "And he usually doesn't get dinner after them. I'm glad it all worked out for the best, though. He sounds like he would have made a great companion."

"He and Donna could have some stories to swap," Butterfly Boy suddenly puts in with a faint chuckle. "If only. . ." The mirth drains out of his face. "Well."

[alienlisa]

AL shrugs. "Still applies."

"Yeah, Christmastime has been a hotspot for aliens for the past few years. Dunno..." AL scraches the back of her head, knocking the hat down over her eyes. She quickly fixes it. "Even the people of London have gotten it into their heads that maybe it's a good idea to get out of town for the holidays."

AL sighs at the mention of Donna. "Yeah...we're plucking her out of the timeline before that whole thing so she can come to the 50th anniversary party. It's only right she'd be there. She was the best. Well, after me." She giggles, needing some humor.

[butterflyboy]

"Dramatically interesting," Doc says with a shrug. "At least the people in that world are learning to avoid the worst of it. Anything that cuts down on random destruction."

Butterfly Boy nods. "Oh yes. What happened to her. . .it wasn't fair at all." He smiles faintly. "I know it may seem a little odd for me to be so invested, but my Alice on tumblr is friends with a Donna, so I've gotten to know her a bit. She's a lovely woman -- if, ah, a bit scary at times," he qualifies, remembering the "matron of honor" business.

[alienlisa]

AL nods. "Yeah, exactly."

She grins at Butterfly Boy. "Oh, that's okay. I liked her, too." She glances up. "Add that to the list!" (It's # 40...at least for now) Then she laughs. "Yeah, she's very...intense. She doesn't take any cra - " She's suddenly aware of little-kid-ears. "Uh, she's very outspoken and determined to do what's right and she lets you know it. Loudly." She chuckles.

[dee_lorean81]

Dee gives AL a bit of a flat look. "So, basically, she doesn't take any crap and isn't afraid to dish it out if she needs to."

"Dee!" Doc protests.

"What?! Marty says 'holy shit' all the time! And I've heard worse from you!"

Doc facepalms. "I know, I know, but in the interest of your presumed age, could you be a little less foul-mouthed?"

[alienlisa]

AL can't help it. She laughs. "Yes, that's exactly Donna. She told off a member of the military just because she didn't like their methods. And asked for a salute." She waits a beat. "He saluted her."

[butterflyboy]

Butterfly Boy snickers. "I'm not surprised. She has a personality that will not be contained. I learned that the moment I met her. I made the mistake of referring to her as Alice's potential matron of honor, you see."

[alienlisa]

AL grimaces. "Ooh, boy. Did she give you a tongue-lashing?"

[butterflyboy]

"Alice stopped the worst of it, but I made very sure to apologize. A lot," Butterfly Boy confesses, fidgeting with his tie. "I haven't had too much interaction with her since, but she made a lovely maid of honor, and she seems nice when you don't accidentally upset her, so. . ."

[alienlisa]

AL laughs again, able to picture it. "I'd've paid money to see that." She snickers. "Sorry, but I can so see it." With an attempt to calm herself, she says, "She really is. Like I said, she'll be at my party and you guys are invited, so you'll see her. Well, from my part of the universe. I'm gonna give everyone a rundown of who you guys are before the party so they won't wonder what a bunch of random duplicates are doing there."

[clockwork_doc]

"Well, if you're willing to poke through my tumblr a bit. . ." Butterfly Boy says with a weak smile and a shrug.

"Good," Doc says with a nod. "Wouldn't want anyone to think that we were on the edge of ending the universe and all that."

Marty frowns. "I thought it was just our canon that went crazy about selves meeting?"

"Well, I believe the Doctors have some sort of 'don't cross your own timeline' rule. . ." Doc glances at AL and the Doctors for confirmation.

[alienlisa]

AL just smiles at Butterfly Boy. "We'll see."

"We have...had...have the First Law of Time," states Five, "which specifically prohibits a Time Lord from meeting their former selves."

"Yeah, we all see how well that worked out," quips AL and you'd practically have to mop the sarcasm off the floor.

The Doctors glare at her, but really only for the sake of glaring because she's kind of right. Five clears his throat. "Living with Lisa notwithstanding, I've personally met my other selves...er - "

"Five times," states AL. She ticks off on her fingers, "In order: Three met One and Two, Five met One through Three and would've met Four as well if he hadn't been caught in a time eddy, Six met Two, Ten met Five and Eleven will meet Ten and whomever John Hurt is playing in the anniversary special." She pauses a minute. "And if we're to count the one audio that the alter ego has, Five, Six and Seven also met. So that'd be six times. But it's usually either happened by accident or it was the Time Lords' fault."

"It's really only to happen in the gravest of emergencies," adds Eight.

AL nods. "Exactly. The first time it was the Time Lords because they couldn't handle the threat. The second time was one specific Time Lord that wanted the Doctor to do his dirty work for him. The third time..." She makes a face, thinking of Six's encounter with Two. "Hm...I guess you could call it a lucky accident because if Six hadn't wound up in the same place as Two, he might not be around as we know him anymore. It's a long story that involves kidnapping and genetic altering..." She clears her throat. "The fourth was an accident."

Ten blushes. "I was repairing the TARDIS and forgot to put the shields back up, so his TARDIS - " He points at Five. " - and my TARDIS kind of..." He makes a motion with his hands to indicate a crash. "No harm done in the end, though."

"As for Eleven meeting Ten and...whomever..." says AL, "ask me after the 23rd because whatever synopses are out are very vague. And the audio encounter happened because a species of 'time-eaters', they feed on distortions in the timeline, basically wanted the Doctor dead because of all the good he's done in the universe and this legendary Time Beast called the Temperon brought the three incarnations together in order to save...well, everything."

That dealt with the Doctor crossing his own timeline.

"The companions almost never crossed their own timeline," continues AL. "Rose did that one time and she nearly got everyone killed because she went back in time to the day her dad died so he wouldn't be alone when he did, but she chickened out the first time and asked to try again. Being there twice weakened the timeline further. She wound up preventing his death and time basically got really mad at her and all hell broke loose until her dad realized that he wasn't supposed to be alive and sacrificed himself to save everyone."

"Now," AL concludes, "one could say that I cross my timeline all the time with all the traveling I do, however, I do my best not to interfere with my already established events. I may have lived through, say, 1993 at least twice or three times. But I was with Doc and Marty in Hill Valley in one instance, with Tommy in Angel Grove in another and with Jesse in Malibu in yet another. All of those cities may be in California, but separated by x-amount of miles. I don't really think of what I have done when that happens...I'm more interested in what I'm going to be doing." She shrugs. "Being in love helps me forget I've already been in that time." She smiles at Tommy and Jesse, who smile back.