[accidental video]

[hulloeverything]

[The feed cuts in on a console room. A very exuberant voice echos from the other side of the room, growing louder as he hops closer]

Alright alright I know I said they were ant people but I had no idea they were actually ant sized ant people. It didn't say anything about it on the brochure... that I saw... [He spins into view, waving a hand.] whenIskimmedit but! [He shoots a cheeky smirk at his companions] Now you can honestly say you've had an entire planet look up to you!

[He laughs, grinning as he turns to look at his scanner... and sees something entirely unexpected.] Hullo. What's this? [He taps a finger on the screen]

A live feed? [Frowning slightly he plays with the knobs and settings to no avail. Finally he pulls out his screwdriver, scanning the whole thing. With a flick of the wrist he flips it open and surveys the readings] It seems the TARDIS has been connected to some sort of internet feed.

[He looks up, squinting at the screen] Who's out there?

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ack fail formatting there /kicks phone

[hulloeverything]

What? Do you expect me to think talking to people is the interesting bit? [Come on, man, you've known him how long?]

Tell me about these viruses. Any idea how they're transmitted? [He claps his hands together, looking expectantly at his lackluster companion.]

[hasbottombunk]

Maybe once you actually meet some of the people. [He shrugs.]

I don't think it's biological in any way. It doesn't pass from person to person since I've never affected you or Amy.

[hulloeverything]

People! Yes! I love people. People are brilliant in all their... peopleness.

[He peers at him, looking him over] You've been infected by these? How many? When? What happened?

[hasbottombunk]

Remember about a month ago when I was all happy, and calm, and peaceful?

[ooc: in reference to this: http://dramadramaduck.dreamwidth.org/5851999.html ]

[hulloeverything]

Happy, calm and peaceful? I do, yes. [He raises an eyebrow, curiously regarding his companion]

[hasbottombunk]

Right. Well, that was a virus. Everyone was feeling feelings that didn't belong to them.

Not sure who the ones I felt belonged to, but it wasn't me.

[hulloeverything]

Interesting. So the community is able to not only transmit audio and video between spacetime but it can use that connection to connect those connected to it in such a way to affect them emotionally without having any effect whatsoever to those unaware of it oh that's clever. Oh that's very clever and very dangerous. The fact that it has the ability to change people at all via these viruses is a giant leap out of clever into dangerous without passing go or collecting any rent or free parking or whatever it is these days.

[hasbottombunk]

Temporarily dangerous, anyway. It always clears up after a few days.

Of course, we all still remember what happened, though.

[hulloeverything]

[He gives Rory a LOOK. You know the one. The one that reads "it's cute that you know what you're talking about, let the adults think."]

If it were only temporary we wouldn't be indeterminately connected to it. It's the fact that it has the ability to do this at any time with no warning that makes it more of a danger than one would be immediately lead to believe.

[And like a switch had been thrown he's smiling again and peering at that feed]

But the impermanence of it makes it something that's less of a threat and more of an interesting curiosity for the moment.

[hasbottombunk]

Curiosity. Right. [Of course he would think that. Cue some eye rolling.]

So...is there anything you can do about it?

[hulloeverything]

[He scans it with his handy dandy screwdriver again. After a moment he sighs, tapping it against his forehead]

Not for the moment...

[hasbottombunk]

I had a feeling.

[hulloeverything]

[He tucks the screwdriver in his pocket and grins, wrapping an arm around Rory's shoulders]

Oh come now, this is a great chance to see new worlds without all the running and the dangerous things you're always complaining about.

[hasbottombunk]

[he makes a half laugh/half snort kind of noise.]

This place can be dangerous too.

[hulloeverything]

[He grins like a kid in a candy shop]

Oh how dangerous could it be?

[hasbottombunk]

[internally sobbing. what is his life?]

You didn't really just ask that, did you?

[hulloeverything]

[Have a wink, Rory. You know you love it.]

Oh I did.

[hasbottombunk]

Oh excellent. [sarcasm and rolled eyes to go with it.]

I'm sure you'll be giddy when the next virus hits.

[hulloeverything]

Of course! Oh I wonder if it'll infect me.

[His eyes get wide and he sounds downright EXCITED about the idea!]

[hasbottombunk]

They've affected the other you, so I don't see why not.

[hulloeverything]

So you've met my other self? [He grins] What do you think? I think I've improved, personally, but I'd imagine there's a bit of bias that can be assumed, there.

[hasbottombunk]

He seems a bit more...grounded. [And he didn't mean that literally. ouch.]

Still seems like he'd poke anything and everything with a stick if he could, though.

[hulloeverything]

[He laughs] I did, on occasion. You never know when something might need a good stick poking.

[hasbottombunk]

Did? As if you don't still?

[hulloeverything]

Of course not! [he winks] that's what I've got you for.

[He pokes him in the chest for good measure before twirling around to go check the readings on the other side of the console]