The Rest of the Truth ("Yellow" Entry)

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

Title: The Rest of the Truth
Rating: G
Word Count: 164
Characters: First Doctor, mentions of Susan and Ian
Summary; The TARDIS turns yellow, and the Doctor only tells half the truth about why they don't stay.
Genre: Humour



The TARDIS came to rest on a pre-industrial world, and the Doctor walked out. He turned to look at his beloved machine, and gave a contemptuous little sniff.

Light refracted a bit differently on this world than on Earth, and her normal blue had bleached to a jaundiced kind of yellow.

He re-entered and manipulated the controls, sending her back into the timestream and pointedly ignoring the confused questions from his granddaughter and her human teachers.

Eventually, he'd tell them that there was something in the atmosphere that just didn't agree with his old body – wearing a bit thin, you know – and in a way, it was the truth.

The rest of the truth, though, he would hold close to his vest. Chesterton was a science teacher, after all, and he wouldn't have been able to resist teaching Susan a practical lesson about light refraction and colour differentials and all of that.

And the truth was, the Doctor simply didn't want to hear that lecture.

END

Comments

[gallif-migrant.livejournal.com]

Cute, but there's a slightly solemn feel. Don't know why.

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Because it's perfect First Doctor characterization, that's why :) *hugs you and the author both*

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

WOW! Thank you!

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Only the truth! ^_^

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! This guy is a little acerbic, which might account for the solemnity....

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

That was marvelous - and I kinda agree with gallif_migrant about the solemn feel. I suppose he was getting near the end of his time though, which would explain that...still the grumpiest, the Doctor, lol!!

*HUGS*

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

He certainly was the grumpiest, and Twelve does a beautiful homage to that!

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Very fun little piece, most of all great because as everyone agreed, you just give that feel of the First Doctor—idk, I put the "solemn" side entirely on him, I could just see him turn up his nose a bit ;) Of course he can also be silly, and here he also is being silly, but mostly he's giving that serious, no-nonsense, slightly impatient vibe and now you're making me miss him. Very nice! ♥

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! He was definitely an acerbic rake, wasn't he?

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

He really was, bless him! :D

[paynesgrey.livejournal.com]

Great piece here, and you captured the First Doctor's persona so well here in so few words. Wonderful job.

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

Thank you so very much!

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

I can imagine him doing just that. Very One!

[jennytork.livejournal.com]

YAY! Thank you!