~ thirty-eighth fairy tale

[too_fairytale]

[Lunar Festival? What Lunar Festival? What world boss rising out of the duck pond? Amy's laid up in bed, feeling ill and cranky and faintly miserable. Today is apparently a day she gets to suffer through the phantom effects of her real body's pregnancy back home. Either that, or she's got food poisoning]

Heeeeeey, castle. Do you have a good remedy for an upset stomach? Rory knows his stuff, but it's only Earth medicine, and I am really open to alternatives right now.

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[atadiscoverer]

Well, that depends. What type of upset stomach?

[too_fairytale]

The queasy, nauseous kind.

[atadiscoverer]

You know what's causing it? Ate any odd foods?

[Carson's sounding concerned. We Scots have to look out for one another, aye?]

[ofhope]

I could try.

[too_fairytale]

[Aye. But... this is a really weird situation... and not one she really wants out for everyone to see]

Um--are you an actual medical doctor? I'm not trying to be insulting, it's just--I don't think the Doctor is.

[atadiscoverer]

Aye, I am. Dr. Carson Beckett. Surgeon and General Practitioneering. No offense taken, love.

[too_fairytale]

[she'll just be filtering this from here on out, then]

[Carson]

Okay. To answer your question... the short answer is, I think it's morning sickness.

[too_fairytale]

With what?

[atadiscoverer]

[And Carson responds using the filter]

Morning sickness? You taken a test?

[ofhope]

An upset stomach. I can fix it. You're Rory's girl, right?

[Filter forever]

[too_fairytale]

No, I--I know I'm pregnant. I'm just not pregnant here. ...I bet that doesn't make any sense.

[too_fairytale]

[she'll just be grinning to herself at being called 'Rory's girl']

Yeah, I am.

Indeed!

[atadiscoverer]

It makes sense when you consider where we are, aye.

Think it could be a loss?

[ofhope]

Then it would be my pleasure.

Or at least that's what I would say if I wasn't stuck in some fool's bedroom.

[too_fairytale]

What do you mean, stuck? You can't open the door?

[ofhope]

I've been stuck in different rooms all week.

[too_fairytale]

[she sighs. This is obviously difficult for her to explain, much less live with]

It's not a loss. It's because of the--the link. I'm not in my real body right now. My consciousness is linked to this one, and River--do you know River?--she said I'll sometimes get an echo of what my real body is going through because of that.

[too_fairytale]

Ew. Is it one of those temporary losses?

[ofhope]

I assume so, if nothing can open the doors.

[too_fairytale]

Well... they usually last a week, don't they? So you should be free soon. Who've you been stuck with?

[ofhope]

It's already been a week.

Hm, some people that don't really matter. Some were more fun than others.

[too_fairytale]

What's your idea of fun?

[ofhope]

Relaxing. Or...exploring. Playing games. Eating.

[too_fairytale]

And the people you got stuck with that weren't as fun...?

[atadiscoverer]

No, I don't think I've met River...

...so, the body your in right now isn't your own... Aye, that makes sense.

[He pauses a while, thinking] It also means that there's probably not a lot anyone can do.

[He's awfully accepting of all this crazy talk]