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Hey, everyone!

[Cue Max! She's dressed in pretty casual clothes, with one difference - she's wearing a square academic cap and a huge grin on her face.]

Guess who's officially a high school graduate? This gal! [And here, she jerks her thumbs back towards herself.] I can't believe I actually did it. This feels awesome! It took a lot of pushing from Professor Callaghan to get me to stop slacking, but I'm glad he never gave up on me.

Anyway, I have some people I'd like to thank. Professor Callaghan, of course - I'm sure I would have graduated without your help, but I wouldn't have done such a good job. I'm gonna miss having you as a professor. Thanks for helping me. And Clara, who also pushed - really hard. [Yeah, she does that.] And the Doctor - you're the best! [You're just going to be Space Grandad forever, deal with it.] Also, last but not least, Chloe. You're amazing. I can't even put much more than that into words.

I've still got some time to think about college; I think I'm going to take the week off to relax and celebrate. Anyone with me?

[ooc: If you want to hand wave your character being there, go for it!]

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Hey, Doctor! Thank you.

[Seriously, though, it's weird seeing the Doctor this... young. Given the impression he generally gives off (much like the other Doctor she met), she likes him, but she can't help but miss "her" Doctor.]

I don't really feel like an adult, yet. Does that ever change?

[Knowing the Doctor? Probably not.]

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Naaah, it never really does. You'll be a thousand years old and still thinking 'huh, why do I feel like I'm a kid, who put me in charge of things.'

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I don't know if I'll ever reach a thousand, Doctor.

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So says you! With enough dedication and time travel nonsense you could reach a thousand easily.

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Well... I wouldn't mind having just one ride in the TARDIS.

[Just as long as she could take pictures.]

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Consider it done. If the TARDIS ever shows up here or we ever come back home, I'll give you a ride or two! One time travel IOU.

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That sounds like fun! I can bring my camera, right?

[Because even this Doctor should know what a camera fiend she is.]

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Obviously! What's the point of hanging out in space if you aren't able to take all the pictures you want?

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But... where would we go?

[Hopefully, nowhere with Daleks. Or the Master. Ugh.]

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Wherever you wanted! There's a lot of fun places to visit: Earth in the past, Earth in the future, party planets, forest planets, all of time and all of space at your fingertips, Max!

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That sounds amazing. I can't wait!

[Seriously, as long as she doesn't run into Daleks, she'll be good.]

So, do we want to do the "celebratory burger" thing we sometimes do?

[Does he remember that?]

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Is that a thing? That's a wonderful thing, if it's not a thing I vote we officially make it a thing.

[ Answer: no, he doesn't. ]

I want horseradish on mine, what about yours?

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Yeah, it's a thing. What regeneration are you on, anyway?

[She's not sure she knows which one "her" Doctor is on, but she figures it can't hurt to ask. At least she'd been able to recognize his eighth self.]

Hm... pineapple and teriyaki.

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Oh that's a complicated question, Max. Technically thirteenth but also eleventh and twelfth.

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How did you even...?

Let me guess. Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey?

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Exactly! [ said with a grin and a laugh. ]

Alternatively, one Doctor who we didn't call the Doctor and one Doctor that's only partly Doctor.

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[Despite her confusion, Max can't help but laugh, too. Yep - still the Doctor.]

That sounds like a story.

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Which story d'you want to hear first: Doctor not Doctor or Doctor-ish Doctor?

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You pick!

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Doctor not Doctor's shorter, we'll go with him. He was the Doctor during a period of time called the Time War. He...well, he was a Doctor, so he had some Doctory traits about him. He was just stuck in a rubbish situation which changed him. Because of his actions, he didn't really think of himself as the Doctor and neither did we. [ there's a pause as the Doctor shrugs. ] Grandpa wasn't so bad, though. Sandshoes and I teamed up with him to try and save Gallifrey one time.

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[The Time War. She's heard of this.]

I'm so sorry.

[Because really, what else can you say about a destroyed home planet?]

Wait... Grandpa? Sandshoes?

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Grandpa's the Doctor who isn't the Doctor, Sandshoes is the Doctor that came before me. Nicknames usually help when you're dealing with yourself.

[ otherwise it's PRETTY DAMN CONFUSING. ]

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Why isn't "Grandpa" the Doctor?

[Sandshoes must be the last Doctor she'd heard of before coming here. But why are they "sandshoes"?]

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Because he felt like he couldn't call himself the Doctor due to his actions in the Time War.

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From what little I know about the Time War... I'm sorry. It sounded awful.

And for what it's worth, I don't think it's your fault.