12th November 2022 Writings
Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space v4
Felicia Lovell entered the Console Room, where she found the Doctor and her other companions. She could see that they were looking at the screens, observing the ships’ path through the Vortex. For what seemed to be two to three months, the ship had been going off course. (Of course, one could never quite tell, Felicia considered). No matter what course the Doctor would set, the ship would soon choose a different one of her own.
She had washed after their previous adventure where they had encountered a Terileptil in second century Rome. The Doctor had defeated their scheme with her usual alacrity. She had spent some time washing (as she had fallen into some muck that the other companions hadn't). She had then wondered through the corridors as she reflected on her time with the Time Lady.
“Ah, there you are,” the Doctor said as she entered the console room.
“Are we off course again?” Felicia asked rhetorically.
“Of course we are, it seems the console destination input circuitry has joined the chameleon circuit in being broken,” one of her fellow companions, Danielle Hadley, said.
“That is not the reason we are going off course,” the Doctor said, with a disapproving tone.
“So, you do know what the reason is?”
“The reason is that the TARDIS is going off course, is that she wants to go off course,” the Doctor expounded. “Remember that she's alive, so to speak.”
“Did it take you months to figure that out?” Danielle asked.
Words: 250
Excerpt from: Daria and Change
She shook her head as a memory came up. ‘Not now!’
“As you can see, our Lawndale High students take great pride in their school. That's why you'll each be taking a small psychological exam to spot any little clouds on the horizon as you sail the student seas of Lawndale High,” the Principal, Ms. Li said.
‘Great!’ Quinn thought. She hoped it wouldn’t bring anything up. She saw Daria give a meaningful look. “Nobody told us about any test!”
“There shouldn’t be anything to worry about,” the Principal added.
Words: 90
Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
“It has replicators, right?” Aialah asked. “We could disguise one?”
“I'm not sure that would work,” Alpha considered. “And it will take a while to design the disguised tricorder. Probably long enough that the meeting would be over first.”
Aialah nodded.
Words: 41
Excerpt from: 2nd February
“Thank you,” Ted said as the crowd applauded.
“That was good,” Daria said as she joined in.
“I agree. Certainly...” Brittany started, before twirling a pigtail.
“Huh?”
“It was interesting,” Brittany concluded.
Words: 32
Excerpt from: Galactic Crises
“I haven’t worked at a café,” Clarence admitted.
“What do you do? When you’re not travelling with the Professor?”
“I’m either a nanny, house keeper or live-in tutor,” Clarence answered. “It can be difficult keeping a headstrong teenager in line. Especially while I’m studying to be a teacher.”
“That seems like a heavy load,” Dani responded.
“It’s not that bad,” Clarence said. “I’m helping a friend.”
“I’ve been working at the café for a few years,” Dani admitted.
Words: 78
Total: 501