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[curseshit]

Moss, moss, everywhere. Luckily the terrain is getting smoother, no more sharp rocks underneath the green moss, waiting to break your ankles. The forest looks like no one has been here for ages. No B&B for you. The good news is that the animals don't fear humans and you should have no problem catching yourself some dinner.

[ mission: camp, try not to die, etc. ]

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[recurred]

[as occasionally she looks distracted by her own thoughts. He seems to be having a good time though. Even if they aren't finding anything.]

Have you ever been stuck like this before?

[crossmyhearts]

No. Well, yes. I've been stuck many times before, in many different places, sometimes even lost access to the TARDIS, or misplaced her, have had her taken from me, or got captured myself-- sometimes the both of us at the same time.

I've been stuck for a long time, long periods of time... I couldn't leave. But eventually I'd find a way. Or other people would, and come to my rescue. [a shrug. he doesn't look too distressed about the situation.] This isn't so bad. I'd rather know where the TARDIS is right now, but I have the key with me, so it should be fine.

[forestcrap]

[the stone beneath his next step seems to give under his weight. like a button]

[recurred]

[noted. she of course has felt a lot more stable about the situation since he's been there.]

You think you'd have a tracky...thingy. Like how you found it last time. [at the south pole. that was a long ride]

[crossmyhearts]

Yes, well I--

[was that a button]

[that was a button]

[usually he loves buttons, especially if they're big and bright and blinky, but right now, not so much.]

Clara, I don't want to alarm you but I think I just stepped on something very important.

[forestcrap]

[oncoming soft rumble beneath their feet of 'you should look where you're stepping']

[recurred]

[stopped. looks down and around growing an expression that's a mixture of 'oh fuck' and 'jesus effing what now']

Doctor. [what do we do. shuffles slightly like do we leg it]

[crossmyhearts]

Okay. It's alright. I've got this under control, trust me.

[gives her hand a squeeze and

slowly

lifts his foot from the rock]

[forestcrap]

[do you. do you really]

[button remains sunk in when his foot lifts. the rumbling continues on for a moment until there is a 'locking' noise from beneath them]

[forestcrap]

[then the ground gives way, dropping them down into a mossy tunnel slide by way of the creek. enjoy the ride]

[recurred]

[this is some goonies shit]

[amusement park drop scream]

[crossmyhearts]

[screams just as much. except more excited]

[pulls her close and holds tightly]

[forestcrap]

[dunuh dunhuh dundundudnudnun]

[theres loops and turns and twists until the slide empties you two out into a large pool. its dark as hell except for a splinter of light seeping in from the ceiling a good height above them. looks like you've ended up in some sort of long forgotten temple]

[recurred]

[WELL IM GLAD YOU'RE ENJOYING YOURSELF.no really after the first five seconds it turns out to be pretty fun and then facesmacked into dark water]

[pops out of the water with a heavy gasp and one of those 'wet cat' positions with her arms out before she just stops and starts laughing]

[thatwasawesome]

[crossmyhearts]

[takes a big gulp of air just before the tunnel ends, just in case. good thing he does too.]

[struggles on the water like a drowning cat for the first ten seconds, ready to make an annoyed remark when he finally draws a new breath, but finds her laughing, so he laughs too.]

[recurred]

[its like one of those 'we could have Died' laughs, but genuinely that could have been fun if she'd not expected a pit of spikes at the end. a pool is perfectly fine]

[brushes her hair out of her face and gives him a shove, nearly breathless]

That's more like it, yeah? [you found something, doctor, congratulations.]

[hikes skirts up to wade over and out of the pool and begin the painstaking process of getting the water out before she can start tying them up to be out of the way.]

[recurred]

[skirts are up and done, so she wanders a few steps to look at the hole in the ceiling. judging by the light they probably wont find a way out and back to camp until nightfall.]

[there comes that dreaded knowing she's going to get chewed into a little bit by captain worrypants if the headcount turns up two missing, so she hikes her sleeve up and fiddles the wristcom into working.]

...Paging base camp.

[sawedoff]

Thought you were taking a pee break. If it's a TP thing you're out of luck sister you're gonna have to find some leaves-

[has like, the phone balanced against his shoulder while he saws at deer corpse. makes for nice gross squelchy ambiance]

[recurred]

[eyebrows at the speaker. looks back at the doctor and inwardly shrugs]

Not quite...just calling in to say me and the Doctor might be a little late. [there's a kind of wince in her voice. its playing it up nicely. no big deal. we dont need rescue, except she wouldn't be calling if there wasn't a slight chance that they will.]

I mean, we found stuff. So not to get your knickers in a twist when come nightfall you don't go all sassy hipped in that way you do when someone's wandered off.

[sawedoff]

Uh huh.

[the most dry uh huh to ever uh huh. shifty noises while he switches the phone to his other ear and stashes the knife in deer flank for safe keeping to get up and give her not-damseling his full attention]

So you're calling to tell me you got lost and you, what, don't want me to come and get you?

[the again is implied but mercifully not spoken. you're welcome. seriously with your tweedle dee and tweedle dumb though guys. seriously?]

[crossmyhearts]

[after climbing out of the pool and shaking himself off like a dog and trying to fix his hair a little, he peeks over clara's shoulder just as she starts making the call.]

[shaking his head dismissively as he butts in on the conversation.]

No, no we're not lost. We're in an underground... hall... shrine sort of place. [positively beaming.] We're exploring. It's quite fascinating, really. Even if it's a little gloomy but I figure that's just because it's abandoned. Possibly.

[sawedoff]

That's great, Doc. You know how to get back from where you are?

[yall urban exploring bitches are testing his patience]

[crossmyhearts]

Yes, definitely. We just need to find a way back up. Shouldn't be too hard.

[plus that mechanism has him thinking his screwdriver might just work down here, unlike with the trees and moss that make the forest up there]

[sawedoff]

Okay well you two enjoy your spelunking and try not to invoke the wrath of the abandoned hall shrine whatever. Is that all?

[holding the bridge of his nose tiredly. he thought clara was bad on her own but getting her together with this guy is just. disaster.]

[recurred]

[where do you think she got all the encouragement from]

Ay, drop that look off your face. I know you're making that face even if I can't see it. [dont judge us]

I'll let you know when we've made progress. [but since we're trying to involve you we probably wont]