[32] time after time

[coolbowtie]

[Voice.]

[The Doctor comes on the line and it's almost hard to recognize that it's him. The usual cheery arrogance is completely gone, replaced by a maniac fear. He seems to be unsure of where he is or whom he is speaking to.]Hello! Is anyone there?! Don't just stand around, answer the bloody phone

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phone;

[suckers]

[...Huh.]

Traveling the galaxy and time itself comes with a hefty price. If you are not careful, paradoxes can occur, timelines can be shifted and even entire universes can fall into doom. People who cannot take on the responsibility will only be faced with a fate worse than death.

But, you know, clocks never stop for anyone. Some can turn them back or forward, but never truly stop them. That is what it means to be self-aware of mortality.

[coolbowtie]

...Time isn't the boss of me.

[But even he doesn't sound like he believes it right now.]

[suckers]

Then why is there a clock pounding in your head? The only ones who worry about time are the ones with limited amounts to spare. And, in the end, everything is only a matter of time.

Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock.

You'll snap back to normal soon enough.

[coolbowtie]

...I've beat time before. I can't... It won't end like this. I won't let it. Agh-!

[At those words, his head seems to pound with twice the intensity.]

[suckers]

Every end is a new beginning. Don't worry about what you cannot change and only look toward what can be changed.

You can't stop a clock, but you can always turn the knobs if you know where they are.