Chaos in the Time Vortex (a 12th Doctor rp with VulcanSpock)

[RedDragon30000]

Wearily, the Doctor closed his eyes, rubbing his face tiredly. He often forgot how frightening he could appear, especially when Harley was already nervous of him. His face softened slightly, becoming less cold, morphing into the expression of an exasperated father.

"No Harley, I believe I told ye before, I would never do that to you. Ye will be sharing duties with Strax, stop trying to get out of this. If ye are fishing for an alternative punishment, I suggest ye don't, as ye won't like it any better. The alternative is to spend the entire time it takes me to repair the TARDIS locked in your room here in this house, when I was intending to show ye Victorian London. Since it might take me a long while to repair the TARDIS, you could end up locked in your room for quite a length of time. Clear?"

[KingCrowley]

Harley felt a little better when the Doctor's expression softened and he felt more relieved when reminded that the Doctor would never do that to him, and he felt comforted in those words. He nodded when the Time lord told him to stop trying to get out of the punishment. "I wasn't I was just...never mind..." he answered and winced at the mention of being locked in his room until The Doctor was able to fix the TARDIS, and honestly that could take months.

"Yes sir, sorry sir..." Harley answered when he asked if he was clear on that. "Can I still come with you to see London? Or...are you just gonna take Lance?" he asked, a little sadly.

[RedDragon30000]

"No, ye are coming too, just not tomorrow. However, If ye give me cause to punish ye again, ye will not be going. Now, Let's go and get Lance, and ye can come and meet my friends properly."

After this last outline, the stern look disappeared completely, and the manic enthusiasm that sometimes materialized erupted, as the Doctor prang to his feet and led the way upstairs to where Lance had been given a room.

While the Doctor had been dealing with Harley, Lance had been slightly worried, as Harley had been gone for quite a while, and he had promised to be back soon with some food, knowing how hungry his little brother was. Lance was both intrigued and startled when a stranger slowly came into his room. She was clearly a maid, as he remembered the look of her uniform from school, but he was still slightly wary, as he did not deal well with strangers unless Harley or the Doctor were with him.

(Shall i play Jenny or will you? ))

[KingCrowley]

(( I'm not really familiar with Strax or Jenny lol DX sorry ))

Harley nodded his head and sighed softly, "Yes sir.." he answered, thinking this time he'd really let his Father figure down, and he hated that feeling...knowing the Time Lord was disappointed in him. He felt like he should say sorry again, or something just to make the Doctor know he really was sorry and right now if he could go back in time and fix this, he would.

Too bad the TARDIS didn't work that way. He watched him prance away, the sullen look on his face as he moved from the room and slowly made his way upstairs. He noticed Lance was alone with a stranger and he walked over to the boy, "It's okay, she won't hurt ya.." he told him, usually he spoke to Lance with a grin or even a smile...not this time.

He didn't really have much to be happy about.

[RedDragon30000]

((Okies, I have no problem playing her ))

Lance immediately noticed that something was bothering his big brother, as he usually always had a smile for him, even if he was miserable at the time. Something must have happened, and by the somewhat exasperated look on the face of their Father as he strode into the room, it was not something pleasant. Giving the maid a shy smile, Lance gripped Harley's leg, looking up at him anxiously.

"You okay Harley? What's wrong? Can I make it better?"

At the last question, he hugged Harley's leg tightly, causing both Jenny and the Doctor to conceal smiles at such an adorable sight.

[KingCrowley]

Harley looked down at his little brother and sighed softly. "I let the Doctor down ...for the hundredth time." he answered, which was a big deal to the older man. "I can't seem to do anything but screw up these days." he added though he did smile a bit when the boy hugged his leg, Harley reached down and scooped Lance up into his arms, giving him a proper hug. "I should be more like you huh? Such a good boy." he praised and kissed his head before then looking at Jenny and The Doctor.

"You uh...must be Jenny...I'm Harley. The Doctor's...companion." he said, extending a hand for her to shake.

[RedDragon30000]

Jenny smiled, shaking Harley's hand briefly, as she replied to what he had just said to Lance.

"You only remember the times when you let the Doctor down, but he's been telling myself and Madame all about you. You are the one who hold your family together, who stops your Father from going too far. Without you, your Father and brother couldn't cope."

Had Harley not been someone who knew the Doctor, Jenny would not have dared to be so brutally honest and impertinent, but she was aware that the Doctor's companions were used to people speaking their mind, even if that person happened to be a servant. She hoped she had manged to get her point across, yet by the look on the Doctor's face, he was preparing to reassure Harley even further is Jenny's attempt didn't work.

[KingCrowley]

Harley was surprised when Jenny answered what he had said to Lance, he didn't interrupt her though because he believed anyone could voice an opinion. He thought about her words, did he really hold the family together? Did he stop The Doctor from going too far? In his mind it just seemed like all he did was get them into bad situations because of the stupid mistakes he'd make. "Yeah but...there's gotta be some sort of balance...and...I let him down way more than I make him proud or happy..." he told Jenny, avoiding the Doctor's gaze.

Not out of disrespect but because he was too ashamed to look him in the eyes, "Personally I think they'd both be better off without me..." he voiced honestly and dug his hands into his pockets, something he'd always done when he felt really upset.

[RedDragon30000]

It was only in moments of vulnerability that the Doctor was reminded how insecure Harley really was. He radiated a facade of a reckless and confident young man so often, that even the Doctor sometimes forgot that he was actually extremely sensitive and constantly needed reassurance that he was needed and loved, especially after a punishment, where he had managed to disappoint his Father. The Doctor knew what he needed to do, and didn't hesitate. He slipped his arms around Harley, holding him close against his chest and murmuring in his ear:

"We will always need ye. I need ye, the only one I can let my guard down around, ye will always see who I truly am. I give no-one else that honor. It's not just I who needs ye, Lance would not be able to stand it if ye left. Ye are the only one he trusts completely, even now, he is still wary of me. I know there may be times where ye believe that we will be better of without ye, but that is not the case, and I will repeat that as many times as I need to."

((I was gonna try and do a bit of cockney speech for Jenny, or more common, but I wouldn't be able to pull it off, and I would rather give you something easy to read, than speech that's horrendously bad lol ))

[KingCrowley]

(( haha lol well I can imagine it :3 ))

Harley wasn't the way he was by birth, no. His Father had been an absolute bastard, telling Harley all his life that he was a mistake, worthless, weak and not worth anyone's time. Even from a young age he remembered his Dad telling him that he should have worn a condom so he didn't end up with a mistake like him. Harley tried to put his past behind him but it was hard to do, memories of his Father still kept him awake at night, gave him the most horrible nightmares.

But...the Doctor was different, he was warm, loving and kind even if he was stern. He didn't beat him black and blue like his biological Father, and he never called him worthless or anything like that. Harley had a lot of doubts, and he was pretty screwed up thanks to his childhood but the Doctor always managed to assure him. He held onto the Time Lord tight, some tears forming in his eyes.

"I just...all my life I was told I was a mistake and people were better off without me...and I believed it...." Harley told him and hugged him a bit tighter, needing the assurance right now. "I love you and Lance so much...I'm just ...insecure..."