[03] ... but he thinks he'd blow our minds. [open]

[who_never_would]

[Sitting in the TARDIS, journal in his lap, feet propped up on the console.]

And, yeah, thanks everyone for your quick and prompt responses, I've taken a note of who wants to stay and who wants to go, and anyone who hasn't said anything is just going to have to deal. Anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about, kindly take a look back and do

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[queendramabitch]

[she's actually amused, though it doesn't translate through handwriting, of course]

Everyone's become cats and Lois is possessed most likely because the castle's bored.

Mrs. Saxon

[who_never_would]

'allo, again.

The castle and I seem to be in a similar mood, it seems, though I don't go 'round transforming people into cats. [Not that he would if he even could. Honestly.]

Ten

[queendramabitch]

[Lucy isn't so certain about that; the Master would have, and she doesn't think the two of you are so very different from each other]

Maybe you could skip around, performing good works.

[who_never_would]

I am that.

I gave a kitty tuna tonight. Poor thing was covered in blue paint. And hungry.

Then I found a bat-person on a roof!

[Okay, he sounds a little too proud of himself, until a bit of cynicism breaks through into his tone.]

Let me tell you, I'm just rife with good works, sunshine and bubbles. I'm everybody's savior, come to rescue them all from the big bad castle.

Never mind the fact I don't have a blasted screwdriver and this place is completely backwards. [Is that... Is that frustration in his voice? Why yes, it might be.]

[queendramabitch]

[the cynicism there is something she isn't quite used to hearing from this Doctor, and vaguely, she wonders what happens to him after the Valiant. She can't remember where he was in his timestream the last time he was here]

Doctor, are you venting frustration out at me?

[who_never_would]

Oh, me? Never in my wildest dreams would I do something like that, Mrs. Saxon.

[A bit abruptly,]

Do you prefer Lucy?

[queendramabitch]

[now that is more like it]

Lucy will be fine.

[who_never_would]

I'd say you could call me what you like, but Doctor really is the only thing I respond to anymore. Been too long for anything else.

[queendramabitch]

Not even Theta?

[who_never_would]

[It's dreadfully, dreadfully quiet for a long moment, and then the Doctor manages to whisper,]

How do you know that name?

[queendramabitch]

One of Harry's earlier selves called your fifth that.

[who_never_would]

[There's some laughter. It's got a bit of a nervy edge to it.]

Oh. Well, it's an old nickname, sort of a silly one. From our school days. Haven't heard it in years!

[queendramabitch]

[somehow, the nervy edge doesn't surprise her]

I know you went to school together. Harry told me everything about you.

[who_never_would]

Oh. Well. You know, silly nicknames and all. Just from our school days.