The Bizarre Adventures of Doctor Who

Brother's Secret

Another day at the library, a normal day, which is preferred due to the events of the previous adventure that remained in a corner of Lila's mind, though it's understandable as she was a hair's inch from death and the imagery of V's fate never went away, however deserved the fate was, almost a black comedy.

Whatever wish V wanted, the wish maker twisted it to whatever resulted in her demise, further proving Nikita's point, the door doesn't always grant what a person wanted, and what's terrifying's the fact the door disappeared shortly after granting Nikita her wish, to reappear elsewhere, to harm to those who wish to abuse its power, in more ways than one.

Al admitted that he was responsible for the sudden fortune for Nikita and Peter, after the zone let him go, he went and scoured for a chest worth of money, dropped it off at the bar while it wasn't busy, figure it was better than the blood money that V promised, and on that subject, he says he found news reports of murders and thefts.

It'd appear that V was a stalker herself — a killer.

Maybe it attributed to V's demise, it's hard to say, but Lila's happy that they're away from the zone, even if they didn't encounter one of the things that made it their homes upfront, the thought an entire exclusion zone's sentient and willing to kill's just one of those concepts Lila doesn't want to think about for a long time.

Until she's inevitably forced back into it, because that is her lot in life, as it goes, but at least she knows what to expect the next time it happens.

Honestly, though, if she had to choose her poison, in regards to the revelations that bear statues were sentient in the zone, Lila's willing to deal with the Weeping Angels, at least if she had to fight something, it won't be a bear wrapped in stone.

Don't even think the Weeping Angels could've survived the chaotic zone if they wanted, anyway, the zone very well could've done a number on them even before they got their feet wet chasing people who go into the zone, or perhaps co-opt them for its own use.

That's a scary thought.

Now, in a much happier mood, Lila's working at the library with Bill, putting up books left out by children who gone home for the day, cleaning the tables, fixing the shelves, and tending to people checking books in and out.

As they're amongst themselves with their coworkers working different corners of the library, they started talking.

"What do you think?" Bill gave her thoughts on her latest gossip, it was about Theodore, and of course, Lila had to oblige for the sake of gossiping.

Pondering the gossip as she's putting up loose books, Lila says that she'd know about it.

Trust her.

"As much as he doesn't turn bright red whenever Hamon talks about his parents, anymore, I think there's some truth to it, my dear Watson," Bill's eyes gleamed with interest in the latest gossip.

Shaking her head as she made sure the books were aligned on the shelf, Lila mustered that he probably resigned himself to hearing the uncomfortable details about his late parents to the day he's a head in a jar.

"You really don't think he finally found someone?" Bill looked towards Lila while she retrieved loose books from the tables.

Looking at their labels and finding the shelves they belonged in, Lila responded with, "I'd know. Why don't you just ask him yourself?"

All this gossiping and nothing concrete, dear Bill Potters should go to the source and find out for herself if the latest gossip is true or not.

Her glossy lips shining under the light, Bill stated that she would, but reminded Lila of Theodore's schemes in misdirecting her if she asked him.