a Challenge Most Taboo, issued from Me to You.
In fiction, self-insertion is generally considered something of a no-no, and deservedly so. (Though some bastards seem to get away with it without any complaints. Yeah, I'm lookin' at you, Dante.) But are we missing exciting opportunities of genuine self-discovery and satirical silliness by conforming to the dictums of the fandom establishment? I say we are. I say we rebel, brothers and sisters! I say that everyone inspired to do so should write a ficlet (or a blog entry) detailing their very own encounters with the alien, man-type mysterioso we call the Doctor.
What sort of companion would you be? Indeed, would you become a companion at all? And if you did find yourself traveling with him, whether by choice or necessity or accident, how would you leave him in the end?
Call it the How I Met the Doctor Meme. Any Doctor, any era. If in fic format, it can be from your point of view, or the Doctor's, or that of a canon companion along for the ride. The companions often serve as our ambassadors to the universe the Doctor travels, our stand-ins in his adventures, and the companions we relate to most strongly are often very telling of our own personalities. But let's get rid of the middleman - if you were offered the temptations of a life at large in the universe, of the dangers and beauties and responsibilities you'd find behind the doors of that blue box, what would you choose?
What sort of companion would you be? Indeed, would you become a companion at all? And if you did find yourself traveling with him, whether by choice or necessity or accident, how would you leave him in the end?
Call it the How I Met the Doctor Meme. Any Doctor, any era. If in fic format, it can be from your point of view, or the Doctor's, or that of a canon companion along for the ride. The companions often serve as our ambassadors to the universe the Doctor travels, our stand-ins in his adventures, and the companions we relate to most strongly are often very telling of our own personalities. But let's get rid of the middleman - if you were offered the temptations of a life at large in the universe, of the dangers and beauties and responsibilities you'd find behind the doors of that blue box, what would you choose?