FIC: Flipped, Book 2 (7/10)

[tkel_paris]

Title: Flipped, Book 2
Rating: heavy T for most contents, but it earns an M for occasional scenes and subject matter
Author: tkel_paris
Summary: David Noble has the biggest challenge of his life ahead - taking care of the new Tenth Doctor. Of course, it's harder because his male friend who was in love with him is now a gorgeous ginger woman... who'

Comments

[bas_math_girl]

You have to admire David for the way he always reacts to the Doctor; he's such a lovely bloke. And he didn't try to force that mortgage onto the Doctor...

[tkel_paris]

Yes. And amen...

[tardis_mole]

I'm not sure I agree with the use of anoxia, rather than Hypoxia, here. Hypoxia is treatable. Anoxia is non-survivable or at the very least causes limb loss and organ failure. Other than that, anoxia is usually used to describe water that has no dissolved oxygen

[tkel_paris]

*groans* What if anything needs to be revised? This is why I don't like to get into details about certain things when I can't go to you for corrections. *grimaces*

Well, the Devil said that Rose would die in battle. Not exactly what happened, was it?

[tardis_mole]

A simply switch of spelling would suffice for anoxia to hypoxia. The life support thing could be clarified by suggesting he was on a student exchange in Switzerland. I was on Exchange in England, worked at Guys Hospital to learn keyhole surgery, a discipline that was unavailable in Germany at the time. You could mention it later, during conversation between the Doctor and David. At some point they will need to clear the air and talk about things, otherwise David's deepest desire prophecy will come true.

[serenityslady]

"David did not know whether to be proud of his species or embarrassed at their potential for recklessness."
Oh, don't we all?! We're a sad, stupid species sometimes.

"if I believe in one thing... in only one thing... it's what he taught me because he's been the best friend anyone could ask for: everyone always has a choice.”
That makes SO much more sense than the actual line from the show. What did P&Y ever do that was worthy of the Doctor's belief??? Brava, Doctor!

" She said to tell you, 'Thank you for everything. Good luck, and...' Well, she said you knew the rest.”
Ah, nuts. I was hoping for a different ending to that sentence. But I think I understand why you didn't go there. They both haven't come to terms yet with their feelings and weren't sure what the other felt. So yeah, it wasn't the time. Pity.

"he was trying to keep the distance to ensure that she assessed the matter without considering him."
"The problem was that he factored into a lot of her decisions, for better or for worse."They both have it bad. Really

[tkel_paris]

That line was mine all the way through. It seemed that someone like David would have mixed feelings about his species before he met the Doctor, and they'd be heightened by their adventures. This pair of episodes was BOUND to do that to him.

Oh, that line took a bit to rework. I might've gone through three different versions. In the end, the Doctor couldn't simply say that she believed in him, because that would to too close to an admission that she would not make before the Devil. (And amen to the rest.)

Yes. I wanted to, but it didn't fit. Not with what happened and is to come. But he would know what she meant. My attitude is that for Rose to think he meant that he loved her is a cop-out on his part - he needed to learn that you have to actually say things once in a while, or at least do something that ANYONE would agree meant only one thing. And this Doctor has had lessons in dealing with humans that previous Doctors missed. :)

Yes. :)