#carbondated [ martha ] thread 01.

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" so you're river . " there's a soft edge to her words , not accusatory or vicious by any stretch . she'd heard about river , heard about her affiliation with the doctor , learned about her past best she could . she admires the woman . and that wasn't something martha often admitted to . " donna told me about you . "

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impossibly good things . such fantastic things . martha wasn't delusional enough to believe all of them , and time spent in blue box had shifted her realism dangerously close to a pessimistic point of view . the idea of river was alluring , but woman had already concluded that they couldn't be true . " yeah , donna thinks you're pretty great . " a nod of her head , smile soft and polite enough . having name known was once such a thrill , woman allured by the quiet status she'd earned . but times had changed . now , she longed for the simplicity of anonymity . to be a doctor , a good doctor . better than those she'd seen before her . " the pleasure is all mine . "

Well, she was the last time she checked. Her lips curled ever so slightly at the seams, undoubtedly pleased to have her work recognised. It was nice to know that after all these years and a new face, that the universe hadn't simply forgotten her.

❝ All good things I trust? ❞ Ah, the effervescent Donna Noble. The Doctor knew how to pick their companions. The woman in front of her was no exception, Doctor Martha Jones. Torchwood, UNIT. It was the sort of name you hushed in secret corridors, spoken with a fond sort of reverence. Yes, the Doctor definitely knew how to pick their companions. ❝ A pleasure to meet you, Martha Jones. ❞