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[championoftime]

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[The Doctor faces the camera of his journal towards himself with a determined, serious expression. He holds up one finger.]

I've got quite a bit on my mind, and I'd prefer not to lose my temper... however-

[He turns it away, to show his TARDIS painted pink.]

I know the old girl wouldn't choose to do this to herself! Who's responsible?! Someone must be, because usually I can simply move into the vortex with her and when she returns her appearance is restored from whatever graffiti and defacement has occurred. This has been positively impossible to remove.

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[yeahscience]

Nice-- [He yawns.] --paint job, yo.

[championoftime]

It's not a paint job.

[He sets up the journal so the camera is still going, and then wanders off. He comes back, swipes an "X" in white paint across her doors, and then gets inside.

Vworp vworp vworp. Gone.

Vworp vworp vworp. Back.

The X is no longer on the door. But the TARDIS is still pink. He steps out and sees this, and throws down his hat with all the irritation of Curly Howard in a mood.]

I can't imagine what would have made her take a sudden fancy to another colour! I know she's uncomfortable! She's saying so. [But only uncomfortable as someone would be in a dress too high cut for their liking, or their hair a smidge too long.]

[yeahscience]

So... you don't have, like... magical space alien giant box paint?

[championoftime]

She broke her circuitry that allows her to be "painted" when I was on Earth for some time. Though I'm somewhat certain that she- [Wait.]

When did you wake up?

[yeahscience]

...Not so long ago. [Or like two days ago.]

[buildindreemz]

Why would someone do that? [She's too tired to put up with this crap.]

[championoftime]

It's not the most nefarious scheme someone on the Barge has ever concocted but the way incidents seem to go these are usually a symptom of something larger.

[buildindreemz]

I know, that's what's got me so confused. Why would someone do something so patently stupid?

[championoftime]

I've offended more than one person, but... very well, I suppose I would rather them alter the colouration of the TARDIS than inflict violence upon my person. I suppose I do have my preferences as far as vengeance goes.

[But he looks at the TARDIS and looks... 'whiny' is perhaps the most applicable term.]

[buildindreemz]

I suppose we all probably do.

So, uh, do you think you can fix it? [She's really sorry about your blue box thing, though it's kind of tough for her to convey anything other than vague annoyance and exhaustion right now.]

[peter_vincent]

Oh, I don't know. It's a good color on her. Why not keep it?

[championoftime]

She likes blue. She thinks pink gives people the wrong impression about her.

[peter_vincent]

Well. It's not a slutty red or a macho orange. Pink is right between innocence and love. No wrong impression there at all.

[championoftime]

The last time she was pink, she was surrounded by fear. She was in a place that was filled with things meant to be delightful, and they painted her pink as part of their theme. Anyone who wasn't happy, they murdered.

She's a little hesitant about the hue now.

[peter_vincent]

...Why would you even go to a place like that?

[Point. Missing it.]

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[timesbureaucrat]

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[timesbureaucrat]

Old as that time capsule is she probably changed the colour herself and forgot that she did it.

[championoftime]

She's not old, she's a classic. [So huffy.]

[timesbureaucrat]

Oh please. The Type 40 isn't a classic, it's geriatric. They were pulled from service before I was even loomed.

[championoftime]

And she handles a single pilot beautifully. [...No one here has driven enough with him to argue! Fantastic.]

[doctor_j_crane]

You could attempt to repaint it.

[championoftime]

As soon as I left, the TARDIS would lose her paint job. Almost immediately.

I have to correct whatever has happened to her.

[doctor_j_crane]

Maybe you should just accept the color. I can't see anything particularly wrong with it.

[strangehistorian]

I assume she doesn't remember either?

[championoftime]

She hasn't a clue! She was simply pink!