CHAPTER 2
The Doctor and Rose stepped out of the blue box, and into a dingy maintenance closet with piles of plastic black garbage bags against the walls. There was a wall less than a foot away from their faces, restricting them from moving anywhere quickly.
"This sure was worth the suspense," Rose remarked.
"We could go back if you want," The Doctor said, raising his eyebrows at her.
"No! No, it was a bit anticlimactic is all," she said quickly as he opened a door to the side that lead out of the odorous closet.
They stepped out of the closet into a nicely decorated hallway that had a sort of modern tone to it.
"Well this is nice," The Doctor remarked.
The hallway was empty, and it seem to be set up a bit like a hotel with rooms on either side of the hallway with numbers on the doors. They walked to end and found a lift where they decided to go to the main floor. The doors opened, and a man greeted them inside.
"I don't think I've seen either of you before at meals or anything," he said with slight suspicion. "What department are you?"
Rose immediately pulled out the psychic paper (as The Doctor had promised she could be in charge of the gadget for a few days) and showed it to the man. "We've been here the whole cruise. My name Rose, and this is The Doctor." The Doctor raised a tentative eyebrow at her, but didn't say anything.
"Oh, you must work with Director Jacobson then. My name is Walter Schock, it's a pleasure to meet you both. It's good to see another couple out of bed."
"What do you mean, out of bed?" The Doctor asked incredulously, his eyebrows shooting up. Rose let go of his hand for a moment.
"It's because of the food poisoning, isn't it? Nearly the whole ship has been vomiting for the past two days." The Doctor and Rose shared a look of relief, as they realized that they had both misinterpreted the question.
"Oh right, that. Er, which way would it be to get to the kitchens? I think I got mixed up," The Doctor improvised.
"You'll get off on the main floor, and go all the way to the right until you get to the buffets. The kitchens will be through a door near the back of the room," Walter said as he was leaving the lift. "Have a great day!"
"How the hell did you know we're on a cruise?" The Doctor asked Rose, surprised she had caught on so quickly.
"C'mon, why else would a businessman like him be wearing khaki shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, and sandals? Plus..." Rose pointed to a sign above the door that read "Universal Vacation Cruises"
"Right, got it."
When the lift made the bing sound, the Doctor took Rose by the hand and strolled out onto the main floor where they came face to face with an enormous window.
"It's not a cruise then?" Rose asked tentatively, literally staring off into space.
"Just because we're in space doesn't mean it's not still a cruise," the Doctor told her. "They seemed to have brought a new meaning to the company Universal." Rose smiled broadly at him, and they both followed the directions Walter had given them to find the kitchens.
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