The Other Tenth Time
Jul. 1st, 2005 04:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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This is a sort of sequel to redstarrobot's untitled Doctor Who/Blake's 7 crossover here.
The AU story so far: Cally was rescued by the 9th Doctor on Terminal.
Cally sat cross-legged on the grass, meditating.
"There." The Doctor draped the length of green stems and white flowers over the back of Cally's neck.
She opened her eyes and examined the greenery trailing down by her shoulder. "What's this?"
"A daisy-chain," the Doctor said. "You're supposed to link the ends, but I never learned how."
"What is it for?"
"It's for fun!" he said, with a grin.
"But the flowers will wilt."
"Have you never picked flowers, Cally of Auron?"
She shook her head.
He leaned back, resting on his elbows. "Flowers are ephemeral, short-lived. They're designed for the delectation of bees. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't enjoy them. In fact, we should enjoy them more, because they are so soon gone. They're like sunsets that way."
"But why do we have to pick them in order to enjoy them?"
"Because you can't make daisy-chains unless you pick them." He stood up and pulled her to her feet. "Let's go have some Devonshire Tea. Maybe there's a monster lurking in the cafe."
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b7fridayThis is a sort of sequel to redstarrobot's untitled Doctor Who/Blake's 7 crossover here.
The AU story so far: Cally was rescued by the 9th Doctor on Terminal.
Cally sat cross-legged on the grass, meditating.
"There." The Doctor draped the length of green stems and white flowers over the back of Cally's neck.
She opened her eyes and examined the greenery trailing down by her shoulder. "What's this?"
"A daisy-chain," the Doctor said. "You're supposed to link the ends, but I never learned how."
"What is it for?"
"It's for fun!" he said, with a grin.
"But the flowers will wilt."
"Have you never picked flowers, Cally of Auron?"
She shook her head.
He leaned back, resting on his elbows. "Flowers are ephemeral, short-lived. They're designed for the delectation of bees. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't enjoy them. In fact, we should enjoy them more, because they are so soon gone. They're like sunsets that way."
"But why do we have to pick them in order to enjoy them?"
"Because you can't make daisy-chains unless you pick them." He stood up and pulled her to her feet. "Let's go have some Devonshire Tea. Maybe there's a monster lurking in the cafe."
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Date: 2005-07-01 09:03 am (UTC)Oh.
I like this doctor.
*sends "hurry the f*ck up" vibes in the direction of Royal Mail, Canada Post, and her mailbox*
(Oh, and your Cally is perfect. And the daisys, and... *sighs*)
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Date: 2005-07-01 09:53 am (UTC)Yes, but you don't know whether I've got the characterisation right... thing is, this Doctor doesn't stand still very often, so this little ficlet is probably uncharacteristic. But since, when he does stand still, he does have a tendency to wax rhapsodic, maybe it isn't out of character after all. 8-)
Oh, and your Cally is perfect.
Thankyou thankyou! I was afraid she might come across as a bit staid, but I really do think that Cally would never have had the experience of something as frivolous as daisy-chains, and she would ask questions about it.
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Date: 2005-07-01 11:23 am (UTC)And you do have a point about your characterization, so let me say: I like your ninth doctor, very very much.
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Date: 2005-07-01 11:42 am (UTC)