Eat This, Scrooge [Meds/One other later]

[Alec Harrison]

Christmas eve. A steel-tipped boot crushed the snow under a man in a trench coat. His eyes were bloodshot red, tinted in purple underneath. He had made it back. He had seen it coming, and been able to escape.

He didn't even know where he was heading- heck, he had not a clue where he was.

Snow. How ironic. Back in the day, he had nearly killed an entire family over snow, and to his haunting he had killed three. Oh well. They were useless anyways. He ducked into a coffee shop, which was...the same one he and Wember had frequented.

Alec Harrison was alive.

It seemed impossible, even to him. He still had his soul to collect, wherever Fenric was. Christmas carolers were outside, singing songs he remembered not the lyrics to.

Little did he know, death wanted revenge.

[Xandavier]

Christmas Eve

The coffee shop was largely empty, but the heat from the fireplace and the limited number of lights made it feel close and... cozy, maybe. Speakers behind the bar played Bing Crosby's rendition of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Outside, the snow came down in thick, fat flakes.

The door flew open with a jangle of bells, and a woman in a red sweater and green down vest (decorated with applique ornaments) bounced in, brushing snow from the Santa hat she wore on her poofy shock of red hair. She was walking, but enthusiasm and energy radiated off of her to the point that you had to look twice to make sure she wasn't skipping.

"Gosh!" she said to the barista, looking over the chalked-on menu board, "Everything sounds so wonderful! It's hard to decide." She scrunched her face up in concentration. "What would you recommend?"

The barista thought about it. "The peppermint hot chocolate, with extra whipped cream," he said. He smiled. "And my phone number?"

She giggled. "That sounds great!" she exclaimed. "I'm meeting some of my family here, but... well..." She blushed a little, the red standing out on her pale skin.

Thankfully for the other patrons, the sound of whipping and foaming mostly drowned out the next minute or so giggling and flirting. Soon enough, though, the redhead was taking a sip from the oversized mug. "This is amazing!" she giggled, pausing to wipe whipped cream from her nose. "Thanks, Brad! I'll call you tomorrow, or drop by!"

"I'll be looking forward to it," said the barista with a grin.

The redhead wandered through the dim coffee shop, looking at the pictures and humming to the music. Finally, she flopped down in a chair right next to the one-eyed man, bouncing a little as she did. "Hi!" she said chirpily, "I'm Kiki! And you must be Alex Harrison, right?"

(OOC: Sorry it took so long to respond to this. It took me a while to come up with a good hook, and then longer to remember to post.)

[Alec Harrison]

Alec vaguely acknowledged that someone loud had entered. He sat back, closing his eye. He couldn't sleep.

No, really, he could not sleep. Neither could he consume substantial ration. His soul absent, he could do none of these. The Timelord soullessly pulled out his small pocket-knife and cut at his thumb.
Bleed for once, will you?

No blood came.

The loud stranger sat across from him, but by now his eye was open.

"Hi!"

"Hey," he grunted.

"I'm Kiki!"

"Congradulations."

"And you must be Alex Harrison!"

"..." he gave her a blank, one-eyed blink.

"Well, it's Alec, but close enough to make me wonder how you stumbled across this information. You aren't Marie, as any later incarnation would have been at my death, and you aren't Sisi, because I think she tried to erase me from existence. You're not Raya, because, well, she's a cat."

He raised an eyebrow.

"Those are the only redheads I know that could locate me. Who the heck are you?"

[Xandavier]

"..." he gave her a blank, one-eyed blink.

Kiki giggled, and leaned forward expectantly.

"Well, it's Alec, but close enough to make me wonder how you stumbled across this information."

She started to respond, then pouted a little as Alec continued without pausing.

"You aren't Marie, as any later incarnation would have been at my death, and you aren't Sisi, because I think she tried to erase me from existence. You're not Raya, because, well, she's a cat."

She shook her head in the negative at each name, agreeing with his estimate. At the name Sisi she tried to speak again, then pouted again as Alec continued.

He raised an eyebrow.

"Those are the only redheads I know that could locate me. Who the heck are you?"

Kiki took a fortifying swallow of peppermint-flavored hot chocolate - this time managing not to get any on her nose - and smiled. "Silly," she teased, "I've been trying to tell you, and you just kept talking."

Another swallow of the hot chocolate, and she made an 'mmm-mmm" sound. "This is really, really good. I should get another one before I leave. And Brad's totally hot, too." Then she blinked, and blushed a little as she covered her mouth with one calloused hand. "I'm sorry, I just get carried away."

She gave him a grin, all white teeth and sparkling eyes. "I'm Kiki! Or Kikilia, if you want my whole name. I'm one of your sisters, and dad sent us to bring you home!"

Another smile. "Isn't that great! He's so looking forward to seeing you," here she leaned forward conspiratorially, voice dropping to a stage whisper, "And I think he's even planning a Grand Masquerade in your honor!"

[Alec Harrison]

"I'm Kiki! 

"So I heard."

"Or Kikilia, if you want my whole name. I'm one of your sisters, and dad sent us to bring you home!"

Alec nodded, feeling the lack of surprise his soul would've provided.
"Oh, so you're Kiki. Been awhile, hasn't it? Did you ever get a Tardis?"

Alec didn't remember her. He didn't remember Galifrey. His memory was slipping away.

He had just registered 'Dad.'

Another smile. "Isn't that great! He's so looking forward to seeing you," here she leaned forward conspiratorially, voice dropping to a stage whisper, "And I think he's even planning a Grand Masquerade in your honor!"

He leaned in forward, though without a whisper. Having a masquerade had to be a crack-shot at his having only one eye.

"And if I don't want to go? Xandavier hasn't seen me in years, what's the rush?"

He had heard of Xandavier being out there- from Sister of Mine. He had believed it to be some kind of coincidence. He certainly had not expected this.

[Xandavier]

"Oh, so you're Kiki. Been awhile, hasn't it? Did you ever get a Tardis?"

"No, silly," she said, her cheeks dimpling as she grinned. "We don't have those, not yet anyway. Dad's working on one, but they're hard!"

In her rapid, enthusiastic way she finished explaining that 'dad' was looking forward to seeing him again, and that there might even be a Grand Masquerade to celebrate.

"And if I don't want to go? Xandavier hasn't seen me in years, what's the rush?"

"Well pooh," she pouted, then drank some peppermint-flavored hot chocolate. Then she shrugged, and grinned. "Well, big brother, that depends. If you just don't want to go yet, because you've got a few errands to handle, then we can all help you out." Her smile was practically a hundred watt bulb. "And then, when we've got everything done, then we can take you home with us. Daddy gave us a zeitdrakkar, after all, so we can get there whenever we want!"

And then she frowned. "But, if you're just being a spoilsport, and saying you won't go at all..." Her expression turned sad. "Well, daddy said he wanted us to bring you home, and that it was oh so important, and that we had to make him proud. So you have to come home with us! You just have to!"

She actually sounded distressed at the thought that he might not come.

[Alec Harrison]

"No, silly," she said, her cheeks dimpling as she grinned. "We don't have those, not yet anyway. Dad's working on one, but they're hard!"

"I've got one." he teased.

In her rapid, enthusiastic way, Kiki finished explaining that 'dad' was looking forward to seeing him again, and that there might even be a Grand Masquerade to celebrate.

"And if I don't want to go? Xandavier hasn't seen me in years, what's the rush?"

"Well pooh,"she pouted, then drank some peppermint-flavored hot chocolate. He rolled his eye. Then she shrugged, and grinned. "Well, big brother, that depends. If you just don't want to go yet, because you've got a few errands to handle, then we can all help you out." Her smile was practically a hundred watt bulb. 

He thought up a situation.
"What if... I have a girl to meet?"

"And then, when we've got everything done, then we can take you home with us. Daddy gave us a zeitdrakkar, after all, so we can get there whenever we want!"

"I don't know what that is."

And then she frowned.  "But, if you're just being a spoilsport, and saying you won't go at all..." Her expression turned sad. "Well, daddy said he wanted us to bring you home, and that it was oh so important, and that we had to make him proud. So you have to come home with us! You just have to!"

She actually sounded distressed at the thought that he might not come. He sat back, casually letting a cruel smile creep on to his face. How did Xandavier act these days? If there was a punishment for them if they failed to bring him in...that would tell him something.

"No." 

[Xandavier]

He thought up a situation.
"What if... I have a girl to meet?"

"That's great!" she squealed with delight. "I'm sure I could talk Brad into coming along, and then we can be your wingmen!" She grinned impishly. "And that way, I can meet your girlfriend."

A pause.

"Or..." she said, thoughtfully, "if the two of you need some privacy, we can arrange to meet you later. You know, when you're done."

"And then, when we've got everything done, then we can take you home with us. Daddy gave us a zeitdrakkar, after all, so we can get there whenever we want!"

"I don't know what that is."

"It's a timeship," she said brightly. "Daddy says they aren't as nice as a TARDIS, but they're so much nicer than those icky vortex manipulators the Time Agency and the Trans-Aeonic Society uses. More comfortable."

And then she frowned. "But, if you're just being a spoilsport, and saying you won't go at all..." Her expression turned sad. "Well, daddy said he wanted us to bring you home, and that it was oh so important, and that we had to make him proud. So you have to come home with us! You just have to!"

"No," he said, a cruel smile on his face.

She pouted. "Now you're just being stubborn." He voice took on a slightly pleading tone. "Now come on, don't be all mean - we just want you to come home, and be part of the family!"

Suddenly, a look of dawning realization swept her face. "Oh! I get it! I've embarrased you! Here I am, a sister you didn't even know you had, and I'm talking about tagging along on your date!" She leaned forward, resting a sympathetic hand on his forearm. "I'm so sorry - I was just so excited that I didn't even think about that!"

[Alec Harrison]

He grimaced. A double date? He hadn't meant for... He didn't even have a date.

"No, no, I haven't actually managed to get a girl yet. With the eye an' all."

He wandered... 
"No." he said, with a cruel smile.

She pouted. "Now you're just being stubborn." Her voice took on a slightly pleading tone. "Now come on, don't be all mean - we just want you to come home, and be part of the family!"

Alec's eyes were bored and unsympathetic.
"No."

Suddenly, a look of dawning realization swept her face. "Oh! I get it! I've embarrased you! Here I am, a sister you didn't even know you had, and I'm talking about tagging along on your date!"

"But I don't actually have a-"

 She leaned forward, resting a sympathetic hand on his forearm. "I'm so sorry - I was just so excited that I didn't even think about that!"

"I haven't got a date."

He looked thoughtful for a moment.
"I don't feel like going home to the universe's worst dad."

[Xandavier]

"I haven't got a date."

Kiki looked surprised at that. "Really? A hot guy like you?" She sipped at her peppermint hot chocolate. "But you've got that whole 'mysterious, brooding loner' vibe working for you, and that eyepatch makes you look sexy - all dangerous and stuff."

She stared into the dregs of her hot chocolate for a moment, then brightened. "I know! We can help you find a date!" She was nearly bouncing with excitement in her chair. "I love playing matchmaker! I even found Silja a boyfriend, once, and she's really picky! Of course, it didn't last long, but they had a great couple of weeks!"

Kiki leaned forward, focusing her attention and her thousand watt smile on the Dark Lord. "You seem like the type that wants a sweet, romantic person - someone to draw you out of that oh-so-serious, brooding shell and make you enjoy life. Am I right? Of course I'm right! Now let me think..." She tapped her fingers on her mug, then brighetened even more. "Madame Vilya de la Maison de Longs-Couteaux! You'll love her! She writes poetry, and pines for her first husband, killed heroically at the Charge of the Three Thousand, and killed three men in duels for insulting her honor! She'd be perfect!"

He looked thoughtful for a moment. "I don't feel like going home to the universe's worst dad."

"Oh, poo," she frowned. "Now you're just being difficult!"

(OOC: To be continued in Eat This, Scrooge on the new Role Play Whoniverse! site.)