Piecemeal ('Block' Entry)

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Title: Piecemeal
Rating: G
Genre: Gen
Word Count: 274
Pairings or Characters: Eleventh Doctor; mentions of the Cyberplanner
Spoilers: 'Nightmare in Silver'
Warnings: None
Summary: One mind. One body. Two wills. It's getting crowded in here.

One mind. One body. Two wills.

It's getting crowded in here. It's a good thing I'm not claustrophobic.

Putting up mental barriers is easy. I've been doing it for years, to protect myself from all the memories I don't want to see. You might say that I'm an old hand at building walls.

It's much more difficult when there's someone else inside this head. Someone who wants to pick apart those memories like carrion. There's so much I need to hide. But I don't know what the Cyberplanner's already seen.

The Name was the first to be sealed away, the very instant this infestation began. My Secret of Secrets, more dangerous than a venom-sapphire. That's strictly off-limits, no questions asked.

With so many thoughts at stake--to say nothing of lives--I have to pick and choose which to lock away. Which are more valuable? Which are more likely to help me win?

Which memories will save us all...and which ones could kill us all?

When the Cyberplanner is in control, I'm aware of what's going on. I can hear and see everything that he hears and sees, but I can't fully interact. It's like being underwater...no...bad comparison. It's more like being encased in amber, just without the suffocate-y bit.

There are two games being played. Externally, it may be Chess. But it's Dots and Boxes on the inside: We race to see who can claim each precious scrap of data first. Things are moving too quickly to anticipate moves very far in advance. With just under half a mind to myself, I can't spare the brainpower, anyway; I'm already stretching myself perilously thin.

Comments

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Haha! You're too much fun. :D

[pony-express.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, I like this!
A lovely response to the prompt!

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Thanks. :D

[pony-express.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :D

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Mr. Clever ftw :D I like the crowded feel, the building walls, but the confusion of not knowing what the Cyberplanner had or hadn't seen. Picking and choosing memories, strategically finding the valuable ones and the dangerous ones… Chess on the outside, Dots and Boxes on the inside! Lovely image, and I like the amber one too :) Very nice job, dear!

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Thanks so much! ♥ :D

[justascrewup2.livejournal.com]

Nice. Really enjoyed this in the episode and this is a good exploration of that :)

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Thanks. :)

[radiolaires]

Oh yay! That was great! I love the tone, so twisted and very dramatic. The Name sealed at first, the fact the Doctor has to pick and choose what to display, which thoughts could be used as bait -trompe-l'oeil. I adore the 'encased in amber' metaphor, so Time-lock like. And the end very practical, chirurgical. It's a chess game indeed, but with Dots and Boxes, YES! Nice work!

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Thanks so much! :D ♥