@likeariddle + @centuriesuntold
The Dream lord appears at the top of the main TARDIS staircase, hanging by a bannister with all the theatrics of Gene Kelly in his Singing in the Rain number.
     âWhat a glorious feeling!â
They hop next to the handrail and slide down to the main console area--no hands!
     âIâm back again!â
Oh.
     âOh.â
The Doctor and Ellie. They're together. Still. The Dream Lordâs face falls into some uncharted place between scowl and disappointment.
     âLook at you two. Thick as thieves. And you should know, Doctor: you are one. A thief, that is. Not thick. Though, no, sorry, you are that, too. Yoouu,â
The Dream Lord wags a finger at Ellie. They have a point theyâre keen on getting to, but (and itâs very a tempting but) they know that Ellie doesnât know that they know sheâs quite the thief herself (dreams: theyâre almost all rehashes of the past (except with more talking dogs)). They canât resist. The wagging turns into a twirl of their wrist as they hurriedly get through the gloat-and-menace:
      âMagazines, cassettes, yes, I know it all, but you,â their speech slows back to normal (and back to the point!),  âyou havenât learned your lesson yet.â
