075. TEN things you should talk to a therapist about.
1. "Look, this really isn't necessary, I don't want to be President anyway, I did run off for a reason - oh, do put the mind probe away. Can't I simply say I'm not psychologically fit? Does there need to be a long, tedious process? …Of course there does. Well, I'll just make myself comfortable and start at the beginning, shall I?"
2. "You know very well many parents prefer to Loom their children as toddlers - around seven, actually. Soon after we stare into the Schism, soon after that we're sent off to Academy. I was in Prydon, as I'm sure you know. No, it wasn't very long until I met Koschei, and no, I do not want to talk about it. Missing the point, am I? You're lucky I'm sitting through this at all."
3. "Now then. I was, in essence, a brilliant slacker - yes, yes, and an infamous prankster. When I left the Academy - oh, yes, I did want to make a difference here, back then. I flouted every unspoken law I could, I fought tooth and nail against xenophobic doctrines, I did everything I could to change the world, and it was all for nothing, can we please move on?"
4. "…You're asking who influenced me most after I left Gallifrey, is that right? Well, that would be Barbara, of course. I'd become such a bitter, closed old man… Oh, I was still mischevious, still brilliant, but quite worn out. Barbara put me in line more than once, you know, when I was being…well. I could be like that as a boy as well. Back then it was usually Ushas, and often more painful. …Anyway, yes, she's the reason I became who I wanted to be, instead of what Gallifrey turned me into."
5. "Yes, I did leave Susan behind. I could never control where we went, there was so much danger, and she was so young… Of course I knew how dangerous Earth was then, quite intimately, but at least it was predictable. At least she had something stable. And I knew….I knew Gallifrey would catch up to me eventually. I wouldn't allow them to punish her as well."
6. "Of course I remember that trial, I remember ever minute. I remember saying goodbye to Jamie and Zoe, knowing they'd forget me completely. Knowing that… I remember being forced into my Third incarnation. Being robbed of my freedom. …No, it wasn't entirely horrible, I became rather fond of UNIT - I said I didn't want to talk about him."
7. "Finally being able to leave Earth was quite exhilarating, yes, and as my Fourth self … Well, I simply couldn't stay there at all, for very long. …I wouldn't call it abandonment, by that time UNIT was managing quite well, and my companions… Yes. Yes, I did. Sarah's safety meant more to me than anything else, and I know Gallifrey. At the time, it…just wasn't feasible."
8. "How is Leela doing, by the way? You don't know? Of course not. I suppose you wouldn't care. I should visit while I'm here. …Of course I miss her, I miss them all from time to time. …Oh, don't pretend I stole Romana, she came and went of her own free will. …Yes, she did leave me. She's in another universe being magnificent."
9. "I regenerated shortly after, yes, and I really don't like the implications you're making. It was time, though, I can say that. Perhaps long past it. …What about my other companion? He missed her too. …Did he leave as well. Oh, isn't that the question."
10. "This session is over. I can't say I care overmuch if you've gathered enough information. I am going back to my TARDIS, back to my friends, and we are leaving. If anyone attempts to pull me back again I will be very, very cross. Have a good day."
2. "You know very well many parents prefer to Loom their children as toddlers - around seven, actually. Soon after we stare into the Schism, soon after that we're sent off to Academy. I was in Prydon, as I'm sure you know. No, it wasn't very long until I met Koschei, and no, I do not want to talk about it. Missing the point, am I? You're lucky I'm sitting through this at all."
3. "Now then. I was, in essence, a brilliant slacker - yes, yes, and an infamous prankster. When I left the Academy - oh, yes, I did want to make a difference here, back then. I flouted every unspoken law I could, I fought tooth and nail against xenophobic doctrines, I did everything I could to change the world, and it was all for nothing, can we please move on?"
4. "…You're asking who influenced me most after I left Gallifrey, is that right? Well, that would be Barbara, of course. I'd become such a bitter, closed old man… Oh, I was still mischevious, still brilliant, but quite worn out. Barbara put me in line more than once, you know, when I was being…well. I could be like that as a boy as well. Back then it was usually Ushas, and often more painful. …Anyway, yes, she's the reason I became who I wanted to be, instead of what Gallifrey turned me into."
5. "Yes, I did leave Susan behind. I could never control where we went, there was so much danger, and she was so young… Of course I knew how dangerous Earth was then, quite intimately, but at least it was predictable. At least she had something stable. And I knew….I knew Gallifrey would catch up to me eventually. I wouldn't allow them to punish her as well."
6. "Of course I remember that trial, I remember ever minute. I remember saying goodbye to Jamie and Zoe, knowing they'd forget me completely. Knowing that… I remember being forced into my Third incarnation. Being robbed of my freedom. …No, it wasn't entirely horrible, I became rather fond of UNIT - I said I didn't want to talk about him."
7. "Finally being able to leave Earth was quite exhilarating, yes, and as my Fourth self … Well, I simply couldn't stay there at all, for very long. …I wouldn't call it abandonment, by that time UNIT was managing quite well, and my companions… Yes. Yes, I did. Sarah's safety meant more to me than anything else, and I know Gallifrey. At the time, it…just wasn't feasible."
8. "How is Leela doing, by the way? You don't know? Of course not. I suppose you wouldn't care. I should visit while I'm here. …Of course I miss her, I miss them all from time to time. …Oh, don't pretend I stole Romana, she came and went of her own free will. …Yes, she did leave me. She's in another universe being magnificent."
9. "I regenerated shortly after, yes, and I really don't like the implications you're making. It was time, though, I can say that. Perhaps long past it. …What about my other companion? He missed her too. …Did he leave as well. Oh, isn't that the question."
10. "This session is over. I can't say I care overmuch if you've gathered enough information. I am going back to my TARDIS, back to my friends, and we are leaving. If anyone attempts to pull me back again I will be very, very cross. Have a good day."