The Doctor walked around the Akhet Markets, looking at all the wares that they had to offer. "And you see THAT Clara," he said, looking at the fruit stand. "That is a Great Balugula, originating from the planet Korinthia. You should not, I repeat,NOT touch it without the aid of titanium gloves. I tried that once, and lets just say I don't want to have to clean up the bits of splattered goop. Oh, and the smell," he shook his head, and waited, before giving a confused look around. Usually his companions would at least attempt to touch the Great Balugula, and he got to slap their hands a way in a slightly reprimanding manner, however, Clara seemed to have gotten herself lost. "Always, they always do this," he said to himself, with a small smile, enjoying that his companions always did that.
He quickly went off to look for the Clara girl. He backtracked his steps, stepping over a Pan-Babylonian, and accidentally bumping into a rock cart of a Hooloovoo. "Oh, terribly sorry," he said quickly, making his way across before the creature could further yell disparaging comments about his mother. He stood on top of a fountain in the middle of a market square for a better view, getting his shoes sodding wet, when he saw the bobbing head of Clara moving into an alley. Grinning at all the possibly fun things that can happen in an alley on Akhet, he quickly made his way over there, passing some Lugalirakush promoting the Festival of Offerings