maskormenace | video; chalk off spot 3 on Doctor Bingo

[ The comm is obviously the Doctor's. And the background is obviously the Doctor's room in Heropa 11 (if you know what the Doctor's room looks like, that is). But there's some sort of hodge-podge device made up entirely of junk and taking up the majority of the bed. There's a fez sitting on a bedpost because the Doctor has money and Heropa has stores so the Doctor can buy hats. And the person who's grinning at the camera like a maniac is definitely not the Doctor. If it wasn't the lack of eyebrows, it's the bowtie and the fact that this Doctor looks like he'd be grumpy granddad Doctor's kid.

There's also a possum that's hanging out on his shoulders. Yeah, space granddad's affected like HELL due to the current plot. ]

Hellooooooo Heropa! Doctor here, or at least a Doctor, or at least a Doctor that you might not know, though that's the thing, isn't it! I don't know if you know me or not, isn't this fun? [ This Doctor does not shut up. ] But I do know that thanks to a few conversations with a few friends and a little bit of poking around here and there that some things aren't just adding up.

Now, someone mentioned magic. I don't know anything about magic, magic's not my wheelhouse, bother someone else if you want magic, but what I do know about are timelines. People who know people who've got weird memory issues, speak up! Who's affected, who's missing bits and pieces, who's backstories weirdly don't line up with your backstories, this might be a timey wimey problem and I'm the king of timey wimey.

[ There's a pause, while the possum yawns. ] Oh yes! This is Murray, by the way, he's informed me that he's quite happy with his living circumstances though he'd enjoy it if he had a few eggs. I think I'm taking Murray with me if the TARDIS ever were to show up here—he'll be new Handles.

[ another pause before ] Oh and also, I do hope that I wasn't the one who came up with the sonic sunglasses. There's nothing wrong with the screwdriver, screwdrivers are classic, screwdrivers are cool. Tell the other-Doctor if he shows up again that I'm rather put out by the changes! Right, Doctor out!

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What'd you do with the other Doctor? If you're trying to get rid of him and take his place you're doing a reeeeeally bad job.

Ah yes, about that...I'm actually the other Doctor, just a different, probably younger, model. Same Doctor, different face!

...noooooooooooo. Nooooooooooo. Even if you are younger, you don't look anything like him! You're not grumpy-lookin' enough.

[ To try and compensate, the Doctor makes the grumpiest face he can possibly do. He looks a bit like a really angry chipmunk. ]

Better?

[Okay. Okay. She's still not convinced, but she can't not laugh at that. And at the very least he's endeared himself to her.]

Yeah, that's pretty close.

[ said grumpy face vanishes as he griiiiiins ]

There we go! See, I can be grumpy

Nope, you can pretend to be grumpy. But that's good too, I think that's what they other guy's doing anyways.

Well then we're more alike than I realized! Pretending to be grumpy it is.

Yeah? What do you usually pretend to be then? [Besides the Doctor! She's still not/never will be convinced.]

Usually I pretend to be a capable adult but that tends to fall apart fast.

Of all the things, why would you pretend to be that anyways? Basically anything else would be more fun.

When you're dealing with other capable adults, sometimes you've gotta trick them into thinking your one as well.

How's that workin' for you?

Not as well as I'd like....