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[allons_y_alonso]

Didn't I tell you it was going to be brilliant?

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[allons_y_alonso]

Older.


And... yes, because of time travel, more or less.

[thneed]

How much older? Does he look old in comparison?
Is there something else to it?

What do you time travel with?

[allons_y_alonso]

Actually, he looks totally different! It's a Time Lord life cycle thing.

As for my travel, I've got a blue box!

[thneed]

I'm not sure I'm following that. Life cycle thing-? Is it like a butterfly? Caterpillar - Butterfly? You'd be the caterpillar.

Like a box box? Is it cardboard?

[allons_y_alonso]

More like the latest in a long line of butterflies. My species regenerates when death is near. I'm the tenth version; he's the eleventh.

And it's wood, actually.

[thneed]

Like a phoenix?

Is it a special time traveling wood?

[allons_y_alonso]

Less feathers.

((TARDIS NOISE))

[allons_y_alonso]

Probably easier if I just show you!

[thneed]

[ what is that. it sounds like a someone's rubbing a cheese grater on a guitar in a washing machine ]

...How?

actionspam?

[allons_y_alonso]

I'm materializing outside your front door!

actionspam!

[thneed]

You're- ...Okay. [ opening this front door. let's see this thing. ]

Re: actionspam!

[allons_y_alonso]

[Behold the TARDIS in all its dubious glory, still fading in and out of existence. With a final wheeze and rattle it settles down, and a moment later the door pops open.]

Hello!

[thneed]

[ SLAMS THE DOOR SHUT ]

[thneed]

[ oh my seuss that was probably the worst reaction to have. he has a time machine WHY WOULD YOU SLAM THE DOOR HE CAN WIPE YOU FROM EXISTENCE - ]

[thneed]

[ slowly opens door back up ]

...Hi. Sorry.

[allons_y_alonso]

[He looks smug.]

Perfectly all right! Not the first time, by a long shot. Why don't you step in, and have a look?

[He carefully steps back out of the doorway, revealing the interior of the TARDIS behind him.

[thneed]

Step in? [ There's a 'is there enough room' question that was going to come up but it's quickly pushed past when he gets that interior view. He's hovering and inching. Is it safe to go in there? Seriously?

ohhhhhhhhh but it's so shiny. let's go for it. his inventor brain is in overload trying to figure out how everything works. this thing is like candyland. he's humming to himself and wandering around ]

Buttons and oh- that lever. It's got that swirly thing. Sounds like a satisfying ping!- And that thing is so clever. [ okay he's stopping himself before this turns into a full on TARDIS musical. EHEM ]

Did you make it?

[allons_y_alonso]

No one made her! She grew!

[Look, touching levers right away makes him nervous, but the Onceler may be the first person ever not to observe that the TARDIS is bigegr inside than on the outside, AS IF IT WERE NOT OBVIOUS. Although secretly he likes that bit and will be sad if it doesn't happen eventually, right now this glee pleases him much more.]

She is brilliant though, isn't she?

[thneed]

How would something like this- [ what'd he call it? a she? ] her grow?

[ He wants to push a button or something but that's probably not the best idea when you don't know what anything does. He's restraining himself and his fidgety hands while peering at the control panel excitedly and then leaning his head back. HIGH CEILINGS HOW IS THIS REAL ]

More than brilliant. There's nothing like this. There's just so much going on and it's huge. It's like this whole other world in here. There is no way time travel is the only thing it does, right?