— sentence starters : doctor who, episode 01.01, rose. content warnings : war mention.
“right, i’ve got the joke. who’s idea was this?”
“that makes sense. well done.”
“that’s just not funny. that’s sick!”
“who are you, then? who’s that lot down there? i said, who are they?”
“don’t tell anyone about this, because if you do, you’ll get them killed.”
“i know. it’s on the telly. it’s everywhere.”
“i’ve been phoning your mobile. you could’ve been dead.”
“what’re you drinking, tea? nah, nah, that’s no good, that’s no good. you’re in shock. you need something stronger.”
“now, come on, you deserve a proper drink. we’re going down the pub, you and me. my treat. how about it?”
“well, it might do you good. that shop was giving you airs and graces.”
“and I’m not joking about compensation. you’ve had genuine shock and trauma.”
“i told you to nail that cat flap down. we’re going to get strays.”
“i’m in my dressing gown.”
“don’t mind the mess. do you want a coffee?”
“we should go to the police. seriously. both of us.”
“i’m not blaming you, even if it was just some sort of joke that went wrong.”
“hold on a minute. you can’t just go swanning off.”
“you can’t just walk away. that’s not fair. you’ve got to tell me what’s going on.”
“is that supposed to sound impressive?”
“oh, suddenly the entire world revolves around you.”
“what, you’re on your own?”
“we’re falling through space, you and me, clinging to the skin of this tiny little world.”
“doesn’t anybody want this champagne?“
“the inside’s bigger than the outside?”
“you can’t go out there. it’s not safe.”
“If you are an alien, how comes you sound like you’re from the north?”
“lots of planets have a north.”
“you knew that and you never said?”
“can we keep the domestics outside, thank you?”
“that’s not true. i should know, i was there.”
“don’t go out of the house. it’s not safe.”
“a fat lot of good you were.”
“you were useless in there. you’d be dead if it wasn’t for me.”
“right then, i’ll be off, unless, er, i don’t know, you could come with me.”
“is it always this dangerous?”
“by the way, did I mention it also travels in time?”