Roadblocking and Roleplaying....

Ragan

My last thought before I black out is that I really hope my "sister" remembers what happened next in the TV show and warns the Doctor against letting the Tesh carry us off...

The Doctor

"Oh dear," I say softly, not liking the way things are turning out at all!

"Tesh!" Inquirer says sternly, in a low, calm voice, "State reason. What is the role you are playing here?"

The baleful gaze that fell both Ragan and Leela turns upon Inquirer....and that is all. The group of Tesh, including the older gentleman (gads, what a lousy sense of dress fashion!), seem taken aback by Inquirer being unmoved.

Of course the Tesh's psionics do not effect her! I think to myself, slowly smiling, Her rather alien nature does shield, as well as the Master and Rassilon can attest!

Indeed, the same "alienness" had also accounted for the reason why Rassilon's "strange fears and mysterious forebodings" had failed (re: 10873) with Sigin, the elves, and my dear Inquirer. Indeed, later on over a roleplaying game (rather fascinating pasttime, that), they'd admitted that if Betty and the other "non-magic based" lifeforms hadn't mentioned feeling something, they would have never known something was amiss. I had felt something myself, but like the other Doctors I had been able to put it out of my mind with a small effort.....but that was a bit different from them, all the same.

Anyway, that aside, I do believe that Inquirer just dropped a subtle hint with those emphasized words of her's.

"Lord?" the apparent leader of the Tesh blinks, looking away from the implacable Inquirer (who has stepped in front of her fallen comrades, arms crossed and awaiting an answer). I get the distinct impression that these Tesh were going to go over and pick the unconscious forms up (I can see them breathing from where I stand), "Surely you have brought the savage her for us? She is undamaged and my acolytes will attend....."

The leader of the Tesh pauses in askance as the others of the Doctor's odd group move to stand silently before their fallen comrades, blocking the Tesh from picking up the unconsious forms. Betty in particular looks like she is almost bursting with something that she'd like to say. A small shake of her head (unseen by the Tesh since their confused gazes are being directed back my way), tells me all I need to know about letting them "attend" to Ragan and Leela.

But how to proceed?

Well now, I do believe I shall do a bit of "roleplaying" here. Something that was a bit harder for me to do that I first believed ("No Doctor, you can't have all those skills. Yes, I know that you have those skills, but......).

Since they called me a "lord", I take that to mean they have given me some form of authority with that title.... Time to play the part, I guess.

1. "I do believe that my female associate has asked you two questions," I say in my most arrogant, authorative voice, "Dare I ask you to answer?"

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