Knowing Her Place

Jan 10, 2010 15:58

Title: Knowing her Place
Characters: the TARDIS
Wordcount: 1527
Summary: That old Type 40 never did fit in. Now it would never be of use again, such a shame, such a shame. A look at the TARDIS just before the Doctor found her.

A/N: written for everloyal, who loves the relationship between the Doctor and his ship.

It’s too unruly, I tell you. I might even say rebellious. )

genre: introspection, gap filler, genre: friendship, title: knowing her place, character: tardis, first doctor, who, doctor: first, length: short story, genre: drama, location: gallifrey

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curuchamion January 11 2010, 00:13:04 UTC
Oh, she is so lovely. *snuggles TARDIS*

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written_leaves January 11 2010, 00:56:59 UTC
I do like her - though I don't normally make her into as much of a "person" as some writers might, it does seem as if everyone has to give this particular puzzle at least one shot in writing. Where did she come from? I have a couple other scenarios in mind as well, it's an intriguing gap.

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ravenskyewalker January 11 2010, 04:07:53 UTC
Oh, good, a TARDIS story. I love that ship. She may not be a "person" as such, but certainly possesses sentience of some sort. I've long thought so, and don't quite get those occasional fans who complain about such suggestions. (I mean, telepathic circuits? How is that not suggestive of something more than "just a ship"?)

gallifrepomorphic

I quite like this term, thanks. :-)

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written_leaves January 11 2010, 04:33:10 UTC
I think in my mind I place it somewhere on the level of a very smart, intuitive pet, but several powers up a notch in abilities. Rather like people who own macaws and are with them all their lives - it's no longer 'just a bird', it has high intelligence and the two come to know one another intimately, even if they can never quite comprehend one another's thoughts.

"Go get help, Lassie!"

"The TARDIS brought me home..."

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curuchamion January 11 2010, 17:28:37 UTC
*nods* This. I've never quite seen it phrased so perfectly before.

(And I like "gallifrepomorphic" too.)

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ravenskyewalker January 11 2010, 17:47:47 UTC
Oh, yes, I can relate to the bird parallel. Crows are very clever, and the neighborhood crows recognize and definitely communicate with me sometimes.

Early on, the first Doctor didn't have that TARDIS connection yet. I think it was in "The Edge of Destruction" (in which they were heading straight into fatal danger and the TARDIS kept trying to alert them to it, but they couldn't figure out the message) that the Doctor protested, "My machine can't think!" He learned otherwise, of course, and later Doctors often called the TARDIS "she" and related to her on a different level.

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re: Knowing Her Place acciochocolate February 9 2010, 11:48:52 UTC
Oh, poor ship! I'm rather glad the Doctor stole away in her.

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