Σ001; is there a doctor in the house?

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

[And lo, from the grounds outside the castle comes the distinct sounds of the TARDIS’s VWORP VWORP, and a Doctor puttering around the console. A little muffled by the partially-opened door:] Well, at the very least that wasn’t a permanent dematerialization.

[And the sounds grow fainter as the Doctor exits the TARDIS to have a look around where she’s landed.] -Well. It's hardly the Grand Hotel, but then, what is these days? Depending on the days, of course. You can't be expected to judge early 19th by, oh, 45th century standards. Though it's hardly as if...

Oh dear.

[She raises a hand to her forehead.] I'm talking to myself again. I've got to stop that, next thing you know I'll be getting a cat and then there'll be nothing for it. [Siiiiiigh- oh wait, hold on. She picks up the journal.]

What's this?

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[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

You know, I haven't the slightest idea.

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am never going to live this down.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't worry about it. I find you can live a lot of things down, if you keep at it long enough.

I'm the Doctor, by the way. What's your name?

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

I'm the Doctor. Tenth regeneration. Five is here too. And now you.

... how did that even happen?

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

...Well. It's not as if we haven't crossed timelines before. Tenth, is it? I... how old have I gotten to by then?

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

... Nine hundred and three.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

Really? I've been a bit careless, haven't I?

[Yeah, yeah, she has no leg to stand on.]

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

Wellllll. Maybe a little older than 903.


Maybe.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

I hope you realise it's useless to lie to yourself.

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

Right. Well.

How are you even female? I don't remember ever being a woman.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

[...This could be awkward.]

-I beg your pardon?

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

... I don't remember ever being female.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

Well, it's hardly something that could have slipped your mind. Is it?

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

I would think not.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

And yet it... seems to have.

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

Which regeneration are you?

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

Second.

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

... I was definitely male during my third incarnation.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely not.

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

Which leaves us with the puzzling question of how this happened.

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm certainly aware of how I came about. What do you think happened in your second regeneration?

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

The Time Lords forced me to regenerate, wiped my memories and exiled me to Earth.

[ He's still just a little bitter about that. ]

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

- I see.

[thosethatrun.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that's not what happened with you, then?

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

No. It's not.