meta: The Fate of All is Always Dust - The Name of the Doctor (part 1 of 2)

[lonewytch]

In which the use of words, and names are very important; there is a big difference between knowledge/information/wisdom/myth; the Akashic Records, the Astral Plane and the Golden Ratio make a mystical appearance; there is a lot to say about form/emptiness, what the soul is made of and how things are more than the sum of their parts; the Doctor can

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[hawkmoth]

Wow. Wonderful as always--looking forward to more.

The other day I had to watch bits of "The Bells of St. John" as reference for a story; and duh! I was suddenly struck by the echoing of the desperate phrase "I don't know where I am!" Spoken first by the people trapped in Ms. Kizlet's cloud, then by Clara as she was originally trapped, then repeated by Clara in the finale. It gave me shivers.

I know that Clara says she feels as if she's lived a thousand lives, but I'm not sure if I'm convinced she's lived 11 (or more)entire (or partial, up to the age 23-24) lifetimes, for every time she met/saved the Doctor...I think she's passing through as a, well, for lack of a better term, a quantum ghost or presence? Substantial and real, but not there for long.

I am convinced that John Hurt Doctor is either a missing reincarnation between Eight and "Nine," or he is Eight made old and weary and desperate by the earliest phases of the Time War. The anniversary speciaol and time will tell...I hope.

Inspiration went into full gear for me with all these revelations. I did not have any inclination previously to write anything about Clara!

http://hawkmoth.livejournal.com/tag/clara%20fic

Four ficlets. I hope you'll get a chance to read them.

[lonewytch]

Thank you so much!!! It's gonna be a couple of weeks before the rest is up, as i'm off on vacation in a couple of days and i've not got part 2 finished.

Hmm, yeah, on whether Clara has lived many full lives. I think she must have lived a proper life each time until she met him , then dies every time at 23/24. But then, actually, that doesn't make sense....If the GI made his every victory a failure, and made sure he died every time he only just survived....then she must have saved each Doctor multiple times...or maybe not. It's confusing - but i like you idea of a quantum ghost - in that way she is a mirror of River.

Oooh, off to read your ficlets now!!!!