All or Nothing at All

[championoftime]

Hello, I'm the Doctor.

[He pops off his hat in greeting to the camera, eyebrows shooting up with the gesture and then replaces it.]

Yes, another one, I know. But we're really not all the same are we? We have our own ticks and habits above similarities. Sometimes I think we're all squabbling siblings vying for the same body rather than an individual. Something that I occasionally reflect on. [He rolls the "R" in "reflect" thickly.]

Anyway, the Admiral informed me that more of me might be meandering about here, so I'll assume that most of you are at least vaguely acquainted with who I am. Whether you believe me to be an "old geezer" I've gotten that one a few times or the one with the scarf, it is still me. But all of you I haven't had the pleasure of making acquaintances with.

So, introduce yourselves! No time likes to give presents.

Comments

[greatlightother.livejournal.com]

The finest I've worked with.

[doctor-scarf.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to be rude, but who's Mel?

[Private]

[a-bit-put-upon.livejournal.com]

Shot! That's terrible! What in... where were you, that you met with such a crude reception?

...wait a moment. You arrived here before regenerating? D'you know if you were simply plucked out of your timeline with the ability to return, or if your presense here denotes some sort of rift? [THIS IS RELEVANT TO HIS INTERESTS.]

[toldastory]

She was well when she finished here. And you know Ace, trouble rather follows her about. I believe she came from a stream where she traveled with you.

[peektuttut]

Oh, no, boring really isn't the word I'd use for this place. Slow, sometimes. But not boring. I think you and I'll be set.

[championoftime]

Girl coming along. Stubborn and bright for every curly red hair on her head.

By the way, I've decided to adopt Dr. John Smith for a bit in terms of defining myself aboard the ship. I found it more pleasing than the numbers or "older" or "younger".

[Private]

[championoftime]

It hardly matters. I'm hesitant to say, as it may be something that need happen.

Why? Well... perhaps. I was more readjusted. I came lacking bulled holes and with my TARDIS.

[doctor-scarf.livejournal.com]

Oh, that makes sense especially since there are three of us now. Let's see...can I use Thete? I like it a lot better than The Evil One.

[championoftime]

Oh certainly! We can't have you going by anything with "Evil" in it. I always disliked those names. They're only useful in the face of an enemy.

[doctor-scarf.livejournal.com]

Well in my defense, I didn't exactly want to be called the Evil One. It just happened.

[championoftime]

She was trained to find trouble by the best, I suppose.

She's gone on her way, where I'm from. Off to new adventures, with the security of a family to go back to when she's done. For the better.

[It still makes him sad though, even if he is very proud.]

[championoftime]

That's precisely the reason I started talking my way out of situations. Less likely to end up with those nicknames.

....Though I fully admit to taking advantage of them.

[doctor-scarf.livejournal.com]

I do the same.

[toldastory]

I know. Traveling with you is the best trouble-finding training that a person can have. Don't know what I'd do without it.

I'm glad she's gone somewhere good. I... I worry about her I guess.

[championoftime]

As do I, but I suppose if you've been with me you know how attached I get. Even if I express it differently each go round. She was with me on and off for thirteen years.

[toldastory]

Thirteen years? Wow. That's... impressive.

[championoftime]

If you've not been with me quite that long, I believe I understand why. Most of my other incarnations didn't have the chance to hold on to their comrades for whatever reasons as long as I did. Either that or I'm more of a sentimental old fool. I never could get idea they might outgrow me, and held on for longer than I should have.

[toldastory]

Well, perhaps you're just a different sort of Doctor than they are? [Totally not mentioning the fact that she left.]

[championoftime]

We're all different sorts, but I like to think it's part of his charm. [All of his really left him too. S'why it kept taking so long to get rid of them. Plus he kept coming back.]