It was 10:34 AM in the morning as Ruri headed out. She hadn't seen Ema since she went out the night before to the party. It wasn't an uncommon occurrence. Her friend would often go and get too drunk to return home the same night she went out. She was probably asleep in a bathtub round some random guys house - the usual. Ruri wanted to find out more about the 'Doctor' fellow but that would have to wait as she needed to clear her head. She sighed, worrying she was becoming crazy. Surely, it was just her irrationally thinking? Perhaps it was stress related... She headed to her local park, going to her usual thinking place... The bench. Yes, the same bench she happened to see the bow tie man near the day before. She sat on her 'thinking bench' quietly, looking round her at the people passing through the park, getting on with their lives.

Every day she would venture to the park, doing the exact same thing each time, except she may have brought a book with her a few times, then she would leave and get on with her life after observing everyone else's. This happened for the next two weeks until something changed.

Silence.

Ruri sat in her usual spot, waiting for the usual people to pass by... But it didn't happen. Only a few people passed her. She narrowed her eyes, feeling uneasy. Something was wrong. She was too busy thinking about it that she didn't notice someone had sat beside her.

"Where are all the people?" They asked, obviously thinking the same as she was. She slowly turned to her company, not expecting who she saw.

"Doctor?" She whispered, furrowing her eyebrows, shocked to see him again, in the same place. She hadn't even realised she'd said 'Doctor'. He turned to face her, shock on his face too but soon he brushed it off as he carried on speaking.

"The people have been disappearing... One by one." He narrowed his eyes, his voice serious and low. "Where would they be going?" He then stood up, hands reaching into his jacket as he pulled out an odd looking device. Ruri quickly copied his actions by standing as she pushed her ginger hair out of her face, tucking it behind her ear. The device then lit up and made an odd sound.

"What is that?" She asked, curious, getting a good look at the device. She was shorter than him and had to look up at him.

"Sonic screwdriver. Good piece of technology. I'm scanning for any disturbances in the atmosphere in the past few days." He rambled on, the odd sound of the device stopping.

"Okay. And?" Ruri shook her head, not believing she was just trusting this man. The man then began to knock the sonic screwdriver with his hand, shaking it.

"It's not working! Why won't it work?" He whined, quickly shoving it back in his inside pocket.

"Probably because you just whacked it several times and shook it like a rattle." She retorted, folding her arms. "But you're right." He then turned to her, an eyebrow raised. "Where are all the people?" He then smirked, turning round to see everyone had cleared the park.

"Perhaps they went on a nice holiday... Somewhere warm and sunny. Unlike Britain." He suggested, Ruri not knowing if he was serious or just rambling. He seemed to do that a lot. "Yes... A holiday." He spun round to her, looking down. "I think you should go on a nice holiday. Go to Spain! I hear they have the best parties!" He paused, deep thinking. "Or is that Mexico?" He shook his head, Ruri looking concerned for the man.

"Sounds lovely, but I think I'm going to stay in the country, thanks." She sounded unsure, slowly backing away from the man. He seemed to have lost it since their last meeting.

"Why are you here?" He suddenly asked, his expression looked like he was thinking again.

"Because I always come here. Why are you here?" She asked back, folding her arms once again.

"Because." He said shortly. "I just pop up places. I don't mean to, I just do." He shrugged, gesturing with his hands. "And I've managed to bump into you both times." He pointed at her. "Why? Why you?" Wow he asked a lot of questions.

"I don't know. Why me?" Ruri gave him an odd look, confusion on her features. "Anyway... I better go now... But er- nice chat." She began to back away, quickly turning and walking in the opposite direction. She briefly turned back to see the bow tie wearing man had yet again disappeared.