Winchester/Fairfield Expedition - Camping

[not_mafia]

[After a long day of traveling over the hilly, grassy grounds of Nostos after a quick trip in the TARDIS, the sun is slowly starting to inch its way down to the horizon, the light catching on the clouds and making quite a spectacular sunset view. It's time to halt the traveling and rest the animals, get those tents pitched and crack out the canned foods. You're pretty deep into the Dead Zone, now, and stretched before you are rolling plains, with the only foliage being the golden grasses and some shrubbery. The air seems quite a bit warmer than it was in Paradisa as well. It is not an empty plains, though; buffalo roam the area, generally pretty tranquil as they graze on the grasses, sometimes lifting their heads to look curiously at the residents. Well. If they had eyes, that is.]

CAMPFIRE | TENTS | THE GROUNDS | THE BUFFALO

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[hard_talker]

[Mark's parked his rear in a relatively flat spot, having hauled something out of the Once-ler's wagon: his boombox.

he'll be sitting there rigging up the crystals he owns, trying to get it up and running in time.

what, you thought being away was going to stop him from broadcasting?]

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine peers over his shoulder.]

Oh, hey, whatcha got here?

[hard_talker]

It's the boombox the Doctor gave me - the Eleventh, I mean. I'm wirin' the crystals to it so I can still do my thing once 10 o'clock rolls around. [he looks up at her and grins] I can't guarantee it'll last too long, but I might be able to get a few tunes out've her.

[wizard_redfive]

Can't let a little expedition get in the way of broadcasting night, huh?

[Dairine moves over to crouch down next to the set up, her interest focused on one thing in particular.]

Where'd you get the crystals, by the way?

[hard_talker]

They're mine and Nora's - oh, and the Doc left me his when he left. The Eleventh, not the one we got back. I was thinking of maybe tryin' to take another trip to Mineas Well to find some more, sometime ...

[wizard_redfive]

[When she hears mention of Mineas Well, her eyes light up.]

Really? Me too! Not that I actually have any crystals. [Yet.]

[hard_talker]

Yeah? You know anyone else who'd wanna go?

[wizard_redfive]

[She shakes her head.]

Not off the top of my head. I know York was interested in learning more about the crystals, but I don't think he was planning on making a trip out there.

[hard_talker]

Okay. Maybe you an' me an' Nora can go, sometime, then. Chell, too.

[wizard_redfive]

Sounds good to me. Let's aim for sooner rather than later then. You never know when something'll interrupt our plans around here.

[Plus she's been putting off this project long enough.]

[kungfuwitch]

[Well look who she hadn't expected to see. Phoebe walks up, staring incredulously at Mark]

Well this is a first.

[hard_talker]

See that, I can still surprise ya even after this long. [he grins, holding up his hands. you caught him]

I figure, if their equipment's busted, they might need a hand, yeah?

[kungfuwitch]

[She grins]

I think it's the day you stop surprising me that I'll get worried.

[She's so proud of you, Mark! He's growing up so fast]

It's good of you to come, really. This is your first time out to the Dead Zone, right?

[hard_talker]

I say it is. I took the transport out to Mineas Well once, but I figure that doesn't count, since that thing's kinda like a magic elevator.

[kungfuwitch]

[She laughs]

I guess you could say that, yeah. What inspired you to come out this time, if I might ask?

[hard_talker]

Couple things. I mean, for one, this time there's something I might actually be able to do to help ...

[he paused, glancing toward the TARDIS as he unconsciously reached for the ball chain around his neck, where the TARDIS key hung unassumingly under his shirt]

... and the Doc asked me to come, too.

[kungfuwitch]

[She smiles, knowingly. She knows the allure of being invited to do something by the Doctor.]

Those are all good reasons. I'm glad you came, Mark.

[hard_talker]

Me, too. ... I just hope I actually am able to do somethin' to help.

[kungfuwitch]

[She reaches out to touch his arm]

I'm sure you will, Mark.