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He took a sip as he listened to her speak, placing a finger out in a vague point when he heard her mention his bouncers. "Oh, they only accept bribes when people come here for a favor. How difficult they'll be on that bribe is entirely on them. Some let in favors without a bribe. If they thought you were just some party-goer that is four hours early, you'd still be outside." It wasn't the best of systems, he'd admit that. But he prided himself on encouraging people to go after their desires. That extended to his bouncers. Lust of money was exceptionally common, especially in LA.

"Well... it is hard to beat the original teenage rebellion story, I'll admit, but nobody comes to make a deal with the devil without a story involved."

Bribing the bouncer had been far easier than she'd expected, at least from previous experience. It wasn't easy by the usual standards, but she wasn't going to complain. Once through the doors she made herself a drink and took up a spot on a comfy couch.

By the time the owner made his way down to the club, she was quietly sipping the drink while she read random Reddit stories. When he noticed her, questioned her presence, she looked up and locked the phone. "You really should have a talk with your bouncers; far too easy to bribe them." A smirk graced her features as she stood, tucking her phone away and finishing her drink.

"Long story, honestly." she moved to the bar and set the empty glass down. "Boring as fuck, compared to your life." Her head tilted slightly to one side, smirk still lingering.

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Cleo was... upset wasn't the right word. She wasn't angry. Betrayed was probably the best word for it. Two full moons ago, she had been spending what she had thought would be her last full moon as a mermaid in the moon pool, and she supposed her normal as a mermaid was over. It had taken nearly four days to figure out how to get her legs back and, since then, she had noticed more and more things that were different. Including, but not limited to the fact that she could do everything that her friends could do. Rikki said she had met someone who might be able to help.

She, of course, had her own theories. The top of which was that she was somehow more mermaid than her friends now. But, if that meant naturally or if the moon pool did something strange, she had no idea.

She swam into the moon pool, her eyes glancing up through the center of the long-dormant volcano, lingering several minutes before looking around. And there she was, exactly how Rikki had described her. Blonde, what would be curly hair if it was dry, blue eyes.

"Oh... that was easier than I thought it would be." Rikki hadn't said anything about her warning Ondina that she was sending someone her way, so she had thought she'd have to search half the waters around Mako for her. "Ondina, right?"

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ondina had just finished another lesson with a group of younger mermaids when she found herself sticking around. she leaned back against the rock and just began to softly hum. while she'd chosen to do that she also found herself slowly moving a water bubble around above her head. it helped her relax after the kids had asked so many questions earlier.

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Billie Piper photographed by Guy Lowndes for GRAZIA Magazine (2024)

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Neri was stoking the fire when she heard the man stir. She set down the spear she was using down near the fire and looked his way. Overall, he appeared unhurt, but she knew injuries could be misleading. "You wake," she said before standing up and walking to him.

She kneeled beside him, putting her hand to his forehead, checking for a fever. She may not know much about this world, but she did know that humans got sick so, so fast, and he had been out cold in wet clothes for nearly an hour. "How feel?"

Something was wrong with the TARDIS console. It wasn't responding to any of his inputs. No matter what he tried, it was simply pointless. He had simply lost all control of his ship, and that made him both angry and worried.

He was just cruising the time vortex when the console exploded and everything went haywire! It wasn't like he was messing with anything.

"We're going to crash!" The Doctor announced to no one in particular. He ran to a pillar and braced himself. However, the TARDIS doors flew open and sucked him out.

The Doctor yelled as he fell, watching helplessly as the TARDIS flew away and fell somewhere over the horizon. The Doctor looked down; the fall would be enough to kill him. Even for a Time Lord, it would be enough to kill him. It couldn't end the way, could it? He didn't want to go.

He accelerated downwards and downwards and eventually lost consciousness shortly before hitting the water.

When he finally awoke, he found his body aching. "Ow," He groaned, before realising he was still alive. "I'm alive!" He breathed, flabbergasted. "I survived!" He laughed.

"But how?" He took in his surroundings. He was sitting by a fire, so there had to be someone else there. "Hello!" He called out.

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It was storming in the area surrounding Neri's island. Normally, it didn't bother her much, but Jari told her to stay on land as he took shelter himself. Must be pretty strong if it was keeping him away. But the downside of a storm, it meant no fire. She'd have to rely on the fruits of the island.

So, out she went, a small homemade bag slung over her shoulder, deeper into the woods. The rain will be lesser there, but far too thick with brush to risk a fire. So there she went, picking the good berries as she went. But she paused about a half an hour away from her camp when she saw someone else on her island, someone else picking berries. More importantly, poisonous berries. Had she already eaten some? "Bad berries."

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Neri finished her approach and rested her spear against the tree closest to her fire pit. "Good," she said after a few seconds. It was then that she looked back over to her friend.

"Why come to island?" she asked as she walked over to her again.

Donna smiled as she saw the girl approach, giving Neri a little wave. though the girl seemed content on her island, Donna still wanted to come and see her when time permitted it. Neri had shown her a great kindness, and the Amazon wanted to get to know her better, be her friend.

"Hello Neri," She said. "Don't worry, I'm not lost or anything again. I just wanted to see you. How are you?"

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Every once in a while, Neri chose to venture to the big island, the one that Jason called 'Australia', and view how the people there treated their beaches and water. Jari was a couple miles out, close enough for them to communicate, but far enough away to keep out of everyone's attention. The ways that people moved about with their friends and family, the swim outfits that made her dress look modest, the children having fun in the shallows. Reminded her of memories that felt more like dreams at this point, something she had a vague sense of once having.

Her thoughts were taken from the happy people, however, when she saw someone further out with some sort of long board fall into the water. Give him a second or two to come back up, she told herself. Humans were typically capable of saving themselves. But one second went to ten, then twenty. He hadn't come back up. Thinking fast, she stood up and ran into the water, diving when she was deep enough to do so. With her extra speed, it didn't take long to reach where the man and board went down. And, there he was, sinking. If she had to guess, she would say he hit his head on that board.

She grabbed him by the upper arm and pulled up. Up and out of the water. Quick check, his heart was still going, but she couldn't feel a breath. As soon as they were out of the wave-range, she set him down and placed a hand on his chest. "Wake," she said quietly, pushing a little bit of healing into him.

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Neri had been swimming with Jari most of the day. After Jari went on migration alone for the first time in so long, his return was something to be celebrated.

But, as the day turned to night, she returned to her island, a spear with a fish on it in her hand. Dinner, then bed. But, as she approached her camp, there stood a familiar face. "Donna?" She hadn't grabbed enough fish for guests. She could always go back out, but it was already late.

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Rose sighed, nodding, as he mentioned the Dalek's sphere. Of course, she remembered it. How could she not? That day was the day she became trapped on that universe, forced to pick up the pieces of her broken heart. They had been so close back then. "Of course, I remember. But... the TARDIS pulled me out. She clearly thought the risk was worth it." And, even had the TARDIS not done this, it was his mind that decided they had to try. Didn't that mean anything to him?

Telepathically talk to him? That could be handy once she knew how to do it. But there was something he had said, a long time ago, that she now understood. "So... when you told me you'd know if there was more of your people... this hive-mind telepathy is how, yeah?"

"The whole universe could fracture because of you coming through. Remember the Dalek sphere." He reminded her. One puncture was all it took to break the skin of the universe and cause it to crack. It concerned him.

"No...not like that. It's more of a-" He trailed off, thinking of how to put it. "A sum of knowledge, a shared history--a shared suffering." He explained. "You can communicate with me given enough time. I'll teach you."

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A brow raised as she heard the woman say that she'd have to visit all of them. That was... impressive, really. "You're looking at... close to a year of travel. One end of the Greek world to the other." Most people couldn't afford that kind of voyage. She herself could, but why would she need to charter a ship when she owned her own?

"Kassandra," she said a brief look up to Ikaros before looking back to the woman. "But most people have heard of the 'Eagle-Bearer' before they've ever heard my name. But what about you, she who crashes into cities like the waves upon the shore?"

The Visionary listened to her recommendations, mentally noting each of them down. All of her suggestions sounded like fun places to visit for her first time in Greece. She decided that she would visit all of them. As for the Olympics, she could always pop back in time to see them. "I think I'll pay all of those a visit." She told the other with a smile.

"And who might you be?" She finally asked, curious. The other was quite the enigma and certainly had her attention.

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@rawbutprecious, spun from the Muse Wheel and got: Clara Grindelwald!

Clara had thought that going to Hogwarts instead of Durmstrang would bring down the amount of people making comments about her family. Yes, she was related to Gallert. Yes, she's met him. No, she does not share his views. And yes, most of the family hates that she did not hold those views. How many times over the years she's had to answer those questions.

Even now that she was out of school, wandering Diagon Alley, she wasn't immune from it. All she had to do was open her mouth, and people made assumptions with her accent. Currently, she was staying at the Leaky Cauldron, keeping herself out of her family's sight as she decided if she would actually put in an application for Saint Mungo's Healing Academy or not. She'd probably be disowned completely if she did.

And then someone approached her, a rather large sigh escaping her lips. "If your next words pertain to a German dark wizard, kindly keep walking." That definitely seemed rude, but this person probably couldn't even fathom how often she was asked about him.

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