Humor is also a way of saying something serious. - TS Eliot

"The planet is called Newfoundland? That's an odd name for a planet..." Ace said, hands jammed into her jacket pockets as she trailed after the Professor.

"How is it odd? Of course it's not the original name of the planet. There's a few clicks and something that sounds like what happens after a badly digested bit of fish in it, but the settlers named it Newfoundland to feel at home. That's frequently what humans do, name a place for the place they once lived in to invoke a sense of belonging. Clasping onto whatever similarities remind them of what they came from all the while experiencing something new all thanks to a few choice words"

( He rather liked the quaint little planet of Newfoundland.... )

Character: The Seventh Doctor
Fandom: Doctor Who
Word Count: 1,158
Notes: Based off no Ace in particular. Also I think I settled on a journal theme finally, so less random changes now.

The 'Professor' as Ace called him despite many adamant arguments to discourage her was occupied at the window of the mundane little country shack they had been staying at. Occasionally he would hop up, hold his hat on his head as if he were on the edge of bolting outside and facing some unscrupulous foe, but then he'd settle again. He'd watch and impatiently wait and maybe even brood a little. The worst part was he was distracting her, and he needed to stop if there was nothing going on because she didn't need to be looking away from the screen so often. Not when she was reaching the final levels of the game she was playing.

( They were a wicked invention, these video games.... )

Character: The Seventh Doctor
Word Count: 853
Prompt: 126.4 Spaceship