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"I know we're meant to be having some serious business moment and all," Phil sat down and started to swing slightly on a hanging seat. "And I know a garden centre is to human for you, and extremely boring but it can be fun."
The Doctor sat at a garden bench near her, he just had a mopy sulking expression on. He still couldn't believe how big of a place this was, and was shocked that something as obvious as the TARDIS could be so hard to find.
He flicked his eyes up to look at her, not completely believing her words. Phil puffed out her cheeks and exhaled slowly. "Don't look at me like that! She's in here somewhere we just need to find out where."
"I know that Phil."
"Then stop looking so miserable, being miserable doesn't suit you." Phil gave a nod and swung on the seat and jumped out of it. Walking up to him she put the strap of the torch around her wrist and held her hands out to him. "Come on Doctor, cheer up! Lets go find the TARDIS." Phil smiled and wriggled her fingers. He looked from her outstretched hands to her, smiling slowly he put his hands in hers and got pulled to stand.
Phil grinned and pulled him down some isles, still gripping onto one of his hands. "I know you don't believe me when I said this place can be fun." Phil gave him a sidewards glance, "Permission to show you how?"
"Please do Phil, you have my undivided attention." He said a little sourly, Phil pouted and wagged a finger at him. He was still in a sulky mood, but in fairness he didn't look as sulky as he just did. Picking up her pace and pulling him along Phil was aiming to go to the light department of the store. When it boiled down to it, he had a very good reason to be sulky. But he did say that the TARDIS was always discovered again, so she figured he shouldn't be as sulky.
Stopping at the isle she waved her spare hand at him, The Doctor looked around boredly and then looked at her. "Yes Phil?"
"Screwdriver please."
"But I don't know what you're going to do with it!"
"Hand it over."
"But why?"
"Because I'm trying to cheer you up!" Phil frowned and looked at him seriously, relenting he took to patting his trouser pockets and then his jacket pockets. Eventually he pulled it out of its hiding place and gave her a wary look.
"Be careful with it please."
"Doctor! I have used it before...and I did have my own."
"You really should keep it with you, you never know when you need a sonic screwdriver."
"But you said it was to much power for a human."
"In a jokey sense of; you could possibly have it."
"But if I did it would render your one practically useless."
"Nonsense! It won't be rendered useless, it just won't be used as much."
"Doctor are you possibly depressed right this minute? Or are you not feeling well? Because you have just given me permission to use the screwdriver I stole, for most moments in our day. You wouldn't ever, and I mean ever, let me use something alien! You relent with my watch only because I think you see it has a use." Phil finished and scratched her neck in thought.
Beside her, The Doctor thought over her words and gave a slow nod. "I'm tired Phil." He said eventually, "Maybe," he started to say and then stopped. Phil looked up at him, he just rolled his eyes in her direction and chose not to finish his sentence.
Phil looked up at him sadly, she didn't want to admit it but he did look very tired and slightly deflated by this whole moment. It seemed like this situation had happened to many times and he had just given up, given up on something which she couldn't pin down.
Looking at the object in her hand Phil sighed lightly, she never realized until now how it weighed. It wasn't overly heavy but that didn't mean the sonic screwdriver was light. Looking up she lifted her arm up to the nearest light. It just so happened that the first light near her was a chandelier, as soon as light flooded into the light bulb, she had to blink loads to adjust her eyes. Looking at the floor she smiled at the crystal reflections which were shining on the floor.
There was one thing Phil was certain about when it came to The Doctor. He was a big child at heart – or in this case, hearts – as such big children liked shiny things, also big children loved shiny things which lit up.
Hence why Phil dragged him to the light department, the amount of shiny looking lights and light shades there were just to many to count. Much like a magpie to a shiny object, or a moth to the flame, The Doctor looked up at the chandelier and reached up to start poking at it.
Leaving him to poking the chandelier, Phil walked up to another light. This one was just a regular floor lamp, but the light it gave off blinded her yet again. Turning the corner Phil frowned at the dark space in front of her, looking over her shoulder it was exactly the same. The only light source was beside her thanks to the two lights she turned on.
Picking up the torch, the strap was still around her wrist, she turned it on. Walking slowly around the corner Phil looked around the isle she was now standing in front of. She could peer through the spaces on the shelves to see The Doctor walking down the isle. Looking at the screwdriver still in her hand she aimed it at the nearest light, it turned on which made him jump and rub his eyes.
"I'm blind!"
"Sorry!" Phil said while running back around, she laughed at his dazed expression. "I'm really sorry!"
"I will get revenge on you for that, mark my words Philippa!"
"Ooh! I'm scared!" She gave him the screwdriver back when he waved his hand at her.
After the vision returned to his eyes he turned and looked at the lights, lifting up his arm he pointed the screwdriver in there direction. With one simple motion they turned out which left the only light source being the torch Phil was gripping onto.
"You should be, you'll never know when the revenge shall happen until it has happened!" He grinned and tapped her on the nose with the screwdriver before pocketing it. Phil smiled and laughed, he looked at her confused when she still stood giggling after several seconds. "I don't get it, what's so funny? Are we near some sort of gas leak?"
Phil shook her head and put a hand over her mouth to hide her grin. "I'm happy."
"That's good! I'm happy that you're happy."
Phil nodded and held out her hand, Doctor put his hand in hers and walked towards another isle. "I'm happy that you've cheered up." She said after a few minutes of silence. He looked at her quickly before shining his torch around. "We will find her, Doctor."
"I know we will Phil, but that doesn't mean I can't get bored and tired of moments like these." He sighed. "Also, you are not to have a screwdriver. Mainly because it is to much power for a human, and yes you'll render mine near on useless. And no, I don't relent with the watch, I actually hate you wearing that thing. Humans and teleporters! It's not a good mix! And more importantly, yes you're absolutely right, I would never let you use something alien. When a day pops up that I catch you using something alien I will lecture you on so many levels that you'd wish you'd never used whatever it was." Doctor said, when he finished he gave Phil a swift nod. She just smiled more, "People don't usually look so happy when they've had a slight telling off." He stated obviously.
Phil shook her head and swung her arm, which caused his to swing too. "Your form of telling me off is more like a normal ramble." She tugged on his hand more and turned a corner. He pouted and went to retort only to suffer a finger being pointed at up at him.