27) It Works Wonders
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starjargonHere’s a bit of fluff to balance out the angst of the last few chapters. Enjoy and review!
Amy enlisted River when she first thought about going into business to sell fragrances and make up. River, after all, understood the science, and Amy understood the fashion.
They worked for months trying to figure out different formulas, and it was a project they started while River was in school and shortly after Berlin for Amy. They’d experiment for hours with different substances (both Earth- based and otherwise), laughing at the combinations and the results. The Doctor actually stopped complaining that Amy was taking all of his “River time” after the first successful blood- red nail polish and matching lipstick were completed.
They tended to have mixed results, which they generally tested on Rory. Fortunately, having grown up with both of them, he was used to being used as his girls’ guinea pig. Unfortunately, they’d not really tested these types of science experiments on him before, and after one ill-fated attempt at a powder and hairspray while they were in Germany- 20th century, which subsequently inspired the early film version of Oompa Loompas, he tended to get conveniently lost in the TARDIS when they their conducted tests.
They’d managed to obtain quite the collection, though they learned to use it with great care. The perfume made from the combined pheromones of Judoon and Silurians had the unfortunate and random effect of attracting a hoarde of Sycorax, the mascara made from the ink of Venusian squids had a tendency to make each eye point in a different direction, and Adiposian lip plumper rendered Amy incapable of speech for three days.
However, they did manage to enjoy a great deal of success with other products. Acquiring tricks from an Atraxi merchant, they were able to perfect a dark eyeliner that really drew attention to the eyes. Liz Ten was able to help them use body clock- slowing technology to make a wonderful face cream. Yeti hair gel almost managed to tame River’s curls. They even managed to get a group of Raxacoricofallapatorians to help them perfect an ideal scent.
By the time the Doctor dropped the Ponds back on Earth, Amy had enough knowledge of the necessary chemistry to create her own line. She had a hand in every product for which she began to model, and secretly some others which River shipped offworld for her.
When River came by for a visit, days before her supposed graduation from the Masters program- angry that one of her professors refused to pass her because he rejected a portion of one of her theories, Amy presented her with a small box- an “early graduation gift” she called it.
River opened it, then looked up in confusion at her mother. Amy smiled slyly.
“Let’s just say, I have a feeling your teacher would be more… persuadable if you used this the next time you went to speak to him. It took forever to perfect the dosage, but I’m finally happy with the result, and I know it’ll work wonders for you.”
River smiled a feline smile, taking the small tube out of the box, applying the lipstick evenly on her lips. She admired the shade in the small mirror Amy handed to her, then looked sideways at her mother when Rory walked in the door.
“He’ll be fine,” Amy assured.
Rory should have suspected something was wrong when his daughter came up to him with that smile out of the blue, hugging him tightly and kissing him hello firmly on the cheek. He told Amy so when he came out of his hallucination, climbing down from the tree a day and a half later.
Amy enlisted River when she first thought about going into business to sell fragrances and make up. River, after all, understood the science, and Amy understood the fashion.
They worked for months trying to figure out different formulas, and it was a project they started while River was in school and shortly after Berlin for Amy. They’d experiment for hours with different substances (both Earth- based and otherwise), laughing at the combinations and the results. The Doctor actually stopped complaining that Amy was taking all of his “River time” after the first successful blood- red nail polish and matching lipstick were completed.
They tended to have mixed results, which they generally tested on Rory. Fortunately, having grown up with both of them, he was used to being used as his girls’ guinea pig. Unfortunately, they’d not really tested these types of science experiments on him before, and after one ill-fated attempt at a powder and hairspray while they were in Germany- 20th century, which subsequently inspired the early film version of Oompa Loompas, he tended to get conveniently lost in the TARDIS when they their conducted tests.
They’d managed to obtain quite the collection, though they learned to use it with great care. The perfume made from the combined pheromones of Judoon and Silurians had the unfortunate and random effect of attracting a hoarde of Sycorax, the mascara made from the ink of Venusian squids had a tendency to make each eye point in a different direction, and Adiposian lip plumper rendered Amy incapable of speech for three days.
However, they did manage to enjoy a great deal of success with other products. Acquiring tricks from an Atraxi merchant, they were able to perfect a dark eyeliner that really drew attention to the eyes. Liz Ten was able to help them use body clock- slowing technology to make a wonderful face cream. Yeti hair gel almost managed to tame River’s curls. They even managed to get a group of Raxacoricofallapatorians to help them perfect an ideal scent.
By the time the Doctor dropped the Ponds back on Earth, Amy had enough knowledge of the necessary chemistry to create her own line. She had a hand in every product for which she began to model, and secretly some others which River shipped offworld for her.
When River came by for a visit, days before her supposed graduation from the Masters program- angry that one of her professors refused to pass her because he rejected a portion of one of her theories, Amy presented her with a small box- an “early graduation gift” she called it.
River opened it, then looked up in confusion at her mother. Amy smiled slyly.
“Let’s just say, I have a feeling your teacher would be more… persuadable if you used this the next time you went to speak to him. It took forever to perfect the dosage, but I’m finally happy with the result, and I know it’ll work wonders for you.”
River smiled a feline smile, taking the small tube out of the box, applying the lipstick evenly on her lips. She admired the shade in the small mirror Amy handed to her, then looked sideways at her mother when Rory walked in the door.
“He’ll be fine,” Amy assured.
Rory should have suspected something was wrong when his daughter came up to him with that smile out of the blue, hugging him tightly and kissing him hello firmly on the cheek. He told Amy so when he came out of his hallucination, climbing down from the tree a day and a half later.
