All the Whos down in Whoville...

[beforethewar]

Who: All the Whoniverse folks, and their plus ones
What: Eight is a bit Christmas crazy, and is inflicting it on his "family".
When: Day 378
Where: Thor 104 (Who House 2)
Rating: PG

A week before, everyone in the Doctors' makeshift "family" is sent a simple message:

Come to Thor 104 in one week's time for a Christmas get-together.
Bring a friend if you like.
No, this is not optional. Don't make me come get you.

When they arrive, they're greeted by a festively decorated house, twinkling lights and all, still covered in snow from the day before. The door is, as usual, unlocked so that everyone can filter in as they please. Once inside, the house is full of the sights, sounds, and scents of a huge family holiday gathering. A fire in the fireplace makes the house warm and cozy, and a decorated tree holds pride of place.

Grab a glass of cider or mulled wine, wander the house, find a conversation to jump into, or get some fresh air in the back garden.

But beware, Eight has been quite liberal with his use of mistletoe. Chances are you'll find yourself under some at some point in the night.

(ooc: Prose or action bracket thingies, whichever is fine.)

Comments

[failassassin]

"Oh don't worry," Turlough pipes up, in a tone of voice that plainly suggests he's up to something. "I'll be around to counter some of the Doctor's more sensational ideas."

[theheroheart]

Charley, for her part, is quite amused by all this.

"You just try to cheat me out of a proper wedding, Doctor," she replies, equally soft but clearly amused.

[comeonthensexy]

The Doctor gives Rory a look of offended disbelief.

"I don't mean that. I'm great with planning parties of any kind!" He shakes a finger at Turlough. "There won't be anything to counter. Not if you want the stag party to be brilliant."

[bonnypiperlad]

Hearing that, Jamie glances up, not even bothering to mask his amused snort over the idea. He'll believe it when he sees it.

"Oh, aye, if ye say so, Doctor."

[timesnewroman]

"Don't believe him," Rory cuts in, rolling his eyes. "He jumped out of the cake. He--this man right here--jumped out of the cake at my stag. Then he nearly got us killed by vampire fish people. He is awful at planning parties."

[becauseichooseto]

"I believe it's only right for me to side with the Scot," Irving declares, having decided that the idea of a stag party sounds horrifying, regardless of whatever failings the Doctor has at planning.

[beforethewar]

Eight sighs at Charley's lack of help here and gives Rory a startled look. Vampire fish people seem just about what would be expected, but...

"He jumped out of your cake??"

[failassassin]

At the mention of the Doctor jumping out of a cake, Turlough wrinkled his nose. That was...completely ridiculous. Granted, it sounded like something out of this Doctor's alley, but it was still ridiculous.

"Like I said, I'll be around to counter some of the more ludicrous aspects. There won't be any Doctors jumping out of cakes on my watch."

[bossily]

Clara is just horrified at the thought of her Doctor leaping out of Rory's cake. Her nose is wrinkled in disgust, and she just shakes her head.

"Please, please tell me he was wearing clothes when he jumped out of your cake, Rory."

[comeonthensexy]

"Of course I was wearing clothes! And the vampire fish people were brilliant. That wasn't actually a part of the stag party though, you know. That was basically your wedding present." He huffs. "I don't make a habit of jumping out of cakes." And then he has to smile, leaning back in his chair and resting his hands on his stomach. "It was really fun, though. You lot should give it a go."

[madcuriosity]

Alice had been trying to follow and all she could think to ask was: "What is a stag party, Doctor?" she would congratulate when she had her curiosity sated.

Did it have to do with deer? Male deer, apparently? And why wouldn't the Doctor wear clothes.


"What were you doing in a cake? Why wouldn't you be wearing clothes in a cake, that sounds awfully messy."

[comeonthensexy]

Of course that question would come.

"It's a party to celebrate the guy who's getting married. And it wasn't actually a real cake. It was fake; made to be jumped out of."

[madcuriosity]

"And... is it common practice for naked people to jump out of fake cakes? That's very indecent." She'd much rather an actual cake with no naked anything jumping out of it, seems like a terrible waste of a cake. "Why would you want someone jumping out of a fake cake when you can have a very real one and eat that instead. You can have your cake and eat it too."

[failassassin]

"It's supposed to be indecent," Turlough said, with a grumpy sigh. He didn't know how exactly they got on the topic of people jumping out of cakes. "Normally stag parties have attractive women jumping out of cakes." At least, he was certain stag parties had attractive women jumping out of cakes.

He wondered if there was anything to drink around here. This conversation was getting ridiculous.

[comeonthensexy]

"Turlough!" One more huff for the people! "There can be a real cake too if you want one, of course."

[beforethewar]

"Nobody is jumping out of any cakes, naked or otherwise," Eight insists, casting another plaintive look at Charley.

"Couldn't we do something...understated? Just something quiet?"

Yeah, like that's going to happen.

[becauseichooseto]

"Absolutely!" Irving agreed. "Good conversation and baked cakes, to make absolutely certain no one's going to jump out of them."

[timesnewroman]

"Oh, thank god." Rory is most relieved. He never wants to relive the near-heart attack he had when Eleven jumped out of his cake.

[beforethewar]

"Yes," Eigh huffs, "I have to agree with Rory." He really doesn't want anyone jumping out of a cake. Really, he wasn't sure he wanted a stag party in the first place, but if his friends want to throw one, he won't be a spoilsport.

"Can we at least have it slightly understated? Or is that against the rules of stag parties? As you might have guessed, I'm not exactly experienced in any of this."

[comeonthensexy]

"Something understated? You've got to be joking."

[beforethewar]

Siiigh.

"I'm rather outvoted on this, aren't I?"

[bonnypiperlad]

"Aye, ye are," comments Jamie, with a bit of a knowing grin. "Did ye really think ye weren't going to be?"

There's other things he could add as well, but Alice piping up earlier means he keeps that part of it to himself, for the moment. Instead he picks up his glass and takes a drink from it to hide that smile before it gets too wide.

[bossily]

"Seems to be that way, Doctor."

Clara can only give Eight a sympathetic look, which lasts a grand total of three seconds before she's looking like she's about to tease someone. There's a smirk, eyebrows are arched, and she glances over at Eleven and then at Jamie before speaking.

"Don't worry though, if it comes down to it, I'll be sure to jump out of the cake before Chin Boy does." The way she's patting his arm right now isn't as comforting as she thinks it is, most likely.

/late, sob

[goesagainst_thegrain]

Six has followed all of this looking distinctly amused--and occasionally horrified--by the conversation.

"I thought cake-jumping had already been voted down, actually. I for one would prefer it to remain so--edible cakes are a far better way to spend money."

Hopefully Eight won't conveniently remember the fact that Six is technically engaged now, too... a stag party is the last thing he wants to go to.

Never

[comeonthensexy]

"Well, if you go with the jumping out of a cake thing, you know where to find me."

He may or may not be serious.