So put another dime in the jukebox, baby

[soniced_up]

The time: not that far in the future, by some accounts, by others Right Now.  The place: a world not much unlike Earth in all the ways that matter (although okay, the sky's yellow more than it's not and the clouds are a little thicker but they addressed that, really they did, and it won't kill you unless you stand out in it all day.  Probably).  The cast: the usual suspects.

There's something to be said for dropping in unannounced.  Admittedly, it tends to be the Doctor's main method for visiting, but it has a fair amount of appeal all the same; if who you're visiting can't predict your arrival, they can't intentionally avoid being there in the first place.  You either expect a visit every day or settle into the complacency of "not today," and that, in all honesty, is where the Doctor likes them.  So many more interesting things happen when people aren't expecting you, when they assume tomorrow is the day when it will happen instead of today.  It gives you much better insight into people, he's found.

Today is no different.  The telltale whirr and the TARDIS arrives within walking distance of wherever a certain captain has made himself at home for the moment, and not long after Doctor and Companion step out onto the street. 

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[lovethecoat51]

A small colony on the surface of Pluto is where the good captain has settled for the moment. It's close enough to Earth that he can still keep an eye on certain people and be there in an instant if he's needed, but it's far enough away that he's not tempted to muddle in its affairs.

No, he's has enough of that for now.

It's time for the human race to grow a little, to get ready for their next "first contact" in the timeline, and they need to do it on their own. Not with the help of some crazed guardian from the future. He's actually feeling pretty refreshed by the change in location. Lonely, but refreshed.

But that's okay. He hasn't felt lonely alone in a while; a little suffering's good for the soul. He's actually a waiter in a little hole in the wall diner that's just a block away from the space port. Perhaps a bit of a let-down after being the high and mighty captain of a secret organization, but it's exactly what he wants. No responsibilities, no pressure, no choices more daunting than to flirt or not to flirt (the answer is always to flirt).

Just what he needs.