#co-piloting the tardis

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

having funnn im having fun

[captainswan618]

a complete list of things that are sexy, according to Doctor Who

The Tenth Doctor (? not sure yet)

The TARDIS (x7)

Murderous fish vampires

Oswin Oswald (Junior Entertainment Officer, Starship Alaska) and her insane hacking skills

Tyrannosaurus rex

Shooting someone in a jealous rage

A middle-aged scientist in a crab-induced dreamworld

Artificial gravity

A cyborg, complete with flash drive, vernacular-friendly interface, cyber co-pilot, and mobile life support ("it's not sexy." "it's a little bit sexy." "why is everything sexy now?")

Science (evil)

Nardole (he's also a nerd, don't worry)

Gray hair at the temples of someone who you only think is the Doctor

Nimble fingers, the kind you only get from a lot of gaming

[gallifreyinstituteforlearning]

What happens to a TARDIS when its bonded time lord passes away?

What happens to a TARDIS when its bonded Time Lord passes away?

The bond between a TARDIS and its Time Lord is very co-dependant - one literally can't function without the other. When that connection gets suddenly severed by the death of a Time Lord, the TARDIS can react in various ways, depending on the strength of their relationship.

🖤 Mourning and Grief

When their Time Lord dies, many TARDISes actually go through a mourning period. In some cases, this grief is so intense that the TARDIS can't keep going - there are stories of TARDISes ending their existence by hurling themselves into the Time Vortex or flying into a sun, unable to bear the loss of their pilot. There are rumours of something of an 'elephant's graveyard' for TARDISes at the end of time, filled with the shells of TARDISes who have ended themselves in this way.

💔 Loneliness vs. Indifference

However, not all TARDISes respond to the death of their pilot with mourning. Some, due to the nature of their bond or their individual personalities, may seek out a new pilot relatively quickly. This could be driven by a sense of aimlessness, an instinctual need for companionship, or even indifference, depending on how their previous pilot treated them. Because although I say that it's co-dependent, the Time Lord is always holding the reins, and some Time Lords just don't treat their TARDISes with the same respect and love the Doctor does.

🏫 So ...

Ultimately, a TARDIS's response to the death of its Time Lord varies greatly depending on the depth of their relationship and the personality of the TARDIS.

Related:

🤔|🛸🧬The Life Cycle of a TARDIS: How TARDISes are born, grow, and die.

💬|🛸🧬Do we have any info on TARDIS biology?: Overview of TARDIS biological aspects.

💬|🛸👽Could a Time Lord and a TARDIS be in a relationship?: Potential relationships twixt Time Lord and TARDIS and the intimacy of the symbiotic connection.

Hope that helped! 😃

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[dreadfuldevotee]

No cuz I feel like the fact that yaz can fly the tardis by herself is something thats just breezed past! she spent 10 months properly studying a different (presumbaly newer and less Fucked tardis) and then next time we see her in the holloween apocalypse, shes co-piloting with a clear understanding of what to do. Plus, even offering the solution when the doctor stands and looks confused. And of course, in Potd, shes doing a ton of planet and time hoping all by herself with a great amount of precision.

[satancopilotsmytardis]

I updated my Ko-fi! In addition to having regular donations available, I now have membership tiers!

Companion Tier: $5 each month, and you get access to longer WIPs than are available here on Tumblr (about 2k per post).

Co-Pilot Tier: $8 each month, you get access to the extended WIPs and can submit one request per month! I will compile the requests and then select one of those to turn into a full story! (This fic will be exclusive to Ko-Fi for one month after posting! I added this at the suggestion of a friend, but I feel gross locking my content behind a paywall and this was not in the original wording of the tier, so I'm taking it out. Join this tier if you want to have a direct voice in what I make next!)

This is just an extra way to help support what I do, there's no obligation, and nothing will change here on tumblr. I will still be posting WIPs when I want, though those will continue to be the short screenshots I've done in the past. And maybe someday (when I'm done with the Smut Prompts and Kinktober Prompts) I may open requests here again as well. If you're interested, please feel free to check it out, I'm grateful for any consideration or support!

[variousqueerthings]

M*ffat loves a witty one-liner, even if it comes at the cost of undermining the whole rest of something well-established and much loved... the one-liner is So Damn Witty you see

SOOOooooo Time Of Angels/Flesh And Stone

these episodes are great set-pieces with a lot of fun twists and turns, such as the Angel coming out of the screen, and the gun from the trailer being used not in violence but to save them with the gravity, and the trees in the ship, good fun, good fun

of course it also completely obliterates a bunch of its own Angel concepts by showing them moving, and by undoing the idea that if they see each other, they are trapped forever

and then there is The Problem Of River Song. I really think I should listen to some of her audio dramas where she's not hanging out with the Doctor, because my goodness... anyway all in the Score!

a criteria will be rated 0-10, with 10 being best score:

sexism rank objectification (female character is ogled/harassed/turned into a sex joke by the doctor and/or a lead we’re supposed to root for and/or the camera): 5/10

sexism rank plot-point (lead female character is only there to serve plot, not to have her emotional interiority explored): 7/10

interesting complex or pointlessly complex (does the complexity serve the narrative or does it just serve to be confusing as a stand-in for smart, this includes visually): 7/10

furthers character and/or lore and/or plot development (broader question that ties into the previous ones, at least two of these, ideally three should be fulfilled): 7/10

companion matters (the companion doesn’t always have to be there, but if the companion is there, can they function without the doctor– and overall per season how often is the companion the focus or POV of the story): 6/10

the doctor is more than just “godlike” (examines the doctor’s flaws and limitations, doesn’t solve a plot by having it revolve entirely around the doctor’s existence): 7/10

doesn’t look down on previous doctor who (by erasing or mocking its importance, by redoing and “bettering” previous beloved plotpoints or characters, etc.): 6/10

isn't trying to insert hamfisted sexiness (m*ffat famously talked a lot about how dw should be sexier multiple times, he sucks at writing it): 2/10

internal world has consistency (characters have backgrounds, feel rooted in a place with other people, generally feel like they have Lives): 7/10

Politics (how conservative is the story): 7/10

FULL RATING: 61/100 (if I can count….)

I do think this is the first episode to showcase Karen Gillen's potential, and I think it's also the episode to show that she's not... quite as good as some previous leads on this show. she just doesn't emote very well. her fear in both the first episode when she sees the Angel to her terror when she's told there's an Angel in her eye is barely anything -- I don't know if this is Karen Gillen (who I thought did very well in M*rvel!) or a direction problem (my favourite Karen Gillen moment was early in the first episode, when she squeaked excitedly about going on the planet surface, which was very cute)

if I were prone to blaming everything on M*ffat, I'd say that he talked about how he cast Gillen because she was hot. so how does that map onto having Amy Pond be a rounded character? some actresses have risen above this kind of casting in the past, but it's an extra hurdle for sure, and one that I don't think Karen Gillen at this point could do much against, especially considering the episodes don't let the character properly have a feeling about being abandoned for 14 years (she will later on in the show, I remember, but right now nada)

on the flipside, the Doctor babbling for 30 seconds to land on "there's an Angel in her eye" and then grabbing his mouth in shock, is one of my favourite eleven moments generally!

OBJECTIFICATION: OKAY. okayokay. okay. like. Amy is wearing her third miniskirt of the season, because Amy wears them as a Choice (because she's not a character I guess, she has agency, it's nothing to do with Karen Gillen's legs), and River Song is introduced in heels and a sexy dress, because she's a sexually liberated woman, but actually one we get past that it's not so bad. River Song is actually wearing very practical clothes of the same shape and make as the army dudes

the real issue is going to come in the sexiness bracket, so it's hard to say where the objectification ends and the "sexiness" begins...

PLOT-POINT: Amy is all-emotion arguably, while River furthers a lot of plot, and gets some backstory. the frustrating thing is that Amy is still oddly... distant from her own history with the Doctor

he leaves her again, and then asks her to walk with her eyes closed through a forest of Angels. the Doctor tells her to shut up, yells at her, and she's very helpless and while this is technically compelling, Amy doesn't... have much of a reaction to it. to much of any of it. the music is doing the emotional heavy-lifting here more than the writing

BUT all in all, both Amy and River get some interesting stuff to read into!

COMPLEXITY: It’s a good plot, the crashed ship, the running, the forest full of angels, and I think it works because fundamentally it's not actually that complex at all. it's got a fair few set-pieces and plot points happening, so it's good that the central plot is essentially "get away from Angels before they catch us."

and it all comes back to the gravity of the ship several times, fun set-up and payoff

CHARACTERS/LORE/PLOT: so technically there's a lot happening here -- the crack in the wall, the Angels, River Song, the Doctor putting Amy in a precarious situation...

I'm not sure that it all comes together completely, the weak point is... Amy and the Doctor, to me. and there's a lot of quite subjective feelings within that, especially related to casting and writing of their relationship. oh dear that ending.... and the "it's all about you" as a symptom of things to come

and of course the Angels are kind of... cool and then a bit eh (but not as much as they're going to be)

"The Pandorica opens" is mentioned again and it's kind of cool

knowing that River knows that Amy is her mother... I am not sure that this was established as plot yet or not or if Alex Kingston knew, but watching it that way is interesting (even if I'm not a fan of it)

"Time can be rewritten" I remember that from Ten...

COMPANIONS MATTER: Amy is kind of damseling. she damsels. that's her role. Damseling sometimes is not a crime, but anyway. she does what the Doctor says (as a symptom of writing to come)

and the "if I always told you the truth, I wouldn't need you to trust me," as a symptom of writing to come..... the Doctor used to trust Companions -- generally the power imbalance between the Doctor and Amy, where she has to blindly trust someone she barely knows who has abandoned her several times... unclear if this belongs in this bracket or the sexism plot-point one, but it certainly belongs somewhere, because it's not really a thing that I believe is done on purpose... it's because the Doctor is so Interesting, and Amy is right to hang onto his every word, even when the Doctor hasn't earned it

I note also the "oh she's good," thing which River says about Amy this time, and Churchill said in the last episode, and is another symptom. lot of symptoms in this episode

“GODLIKE” DOCTOR: The Doctor says shut up a loooot in the second half of this one, and yells when frustrated, which I wasn't a fan of -- this isn't really "godlike" Doctor as such, but it very much is the "I'm so smart and you're so useless in this situation," Thing, which after Sherlock makes your eyes twitch...

but overall the Doctor is just a guy in a situation that they're trying to solve, same as everyone else

PREVIOUS DOCTOR WHO: soooo it's a couple of smallish? things, but it's part of the River Song problem as a whole, which is that she knows so much more and is much better at things than everyone else, because she knows the Doctor and the future etcetc. and she's more important than all past companions and emotional connections the Doctor has had

so you've got these bits early on - River tells the Doctor how to steer the Tardis using the "blue stabilisers" which stabilise the Tardis. rather than what was established end s4, which was that the Tardis needs more than one pilot, it's just that the Doctor never... stabilises it

And then she lands the Tardis and it doesn't make the familiar sound, and she says, “it’s not supposed to make that noise, you leave the brakes on." sigh. fuck the beloved noise I guess, it's just a stupid thing that the Doctor could change at any time

“SEXINESS”: And Now! To the Crux!

HOW MANY ONE LINERS CAN YOU FIT INTO AN EPISODE??? I wrote this when watching the first 4 minutes:

Sexy shoes

Sexy lipstick

Hello sweetie

Sexy wink

Amy doing a sexy “it’s how you keep score”

Sexy speech pattern

Sexy innuendo

then I had the: “he thinks he’s so hot when he does that” and “ooh, you sonicked her"

and ends on a handcuffs joke

poor River Song, there's this moment when the Cleric has threatened to tell the Doctor about her Past, and then later she makes a joke, and the guy does and the way her face twists!! Kingston is a good actress!!

and then for Amy there is... the ending......

INTERNAL WORLD: it's not really too important for this episode, but it all works

POLITICS: also not so important for this one, but there's nothing egregious going on in it

One thing I've noted that I'm not sure where to put is that at this point in proceedings lives still tend to matter -- some people die in various episodes and it's a tragedy. I don't know if this is politics, or Godlike Doctor or Companions matter, but it's a good thing overall

FULL RATING: 61/100 (if I can count….)

I'm surprised this has a lower rating than the beast below, it's overall a stronger (double) episode. Perhaps it's that several pieces are coming together (for example Amy not having opinions on her relationship with the Doctor rankles more now than previously), perhaps it's that I'm harsher now than then

overall it has a fair few high rankings through being relatively inoffensive, with lower points being granted because of how River Song affects the structure of Doctor Who as a whole, and because I need Amy to feel some kinda way. and the longer it takes without that, the more it becomes obvious

the high notes of the episode are the plot itself and that Amy and River balance a certain amount of Doing Plot to Things Happening To Them

Amy kissing the Doctor at the end is so... I mean it leads into Vampires of Venice, but really Amy is so... aggressive. and intense. and does not take in any cues. and it doesn't help that I know the deleted scene after this is even moreso Like That

[the-starry-seas]

was thinking more about mar'eyce zenith's job as forest service pilot and did some googling about smokejumpers and is anybody really surprised that i have more OCs?

Manaia, the ICT3, they/them, early forties. Co-parenting everyone with their pilot, Zenith (ey/em). They're 5'10" and built like a brick wall which tends to make people intimidated, but when they're not working, they're laid-back and like to laugh. But when someone tries to get fresh with their team... yeah, there's gonna be trouble. In their downtime, they're a photographer and pole dance for exercise (and to make people wonder if their poker face is really that good [it is]).

Waimarie, the spotter, she/her, mid twenties. Fashionista, gardener, and astronomer. She knows Nīkau's name as her buir <3 She always picks up a box of two-bite brownies on her way in to work, because while this girl should not be in the kitchen, she's got a need for baked goods. She can be bribed into doing about anything with macademia nut cookies. Likes to ride the bus on random routes to see more of the city. Has made many friends with old ladies on the bus, and on four separate occasions, has helped a kid with homework.

Nīkau, late thirties, he/they. He always has tea on hand and he never shares. Got his scar in a bar fight that he started by cold-cocking a homophobe. Thinks it's pretty cool. Also thinks fire puns are funny. He's always showing off pictures of his dog, a Boston Terrier named Rose Tyler. His three boyfriends look after her while he's at work. Doesn't actually own any of his shirts or jackets, they're all stolen from his boyfriends. The collar, on the other hand, was a gift from them. Has the TARDIS tattooed on the inside of his left wrist.

Christopher, mid thirties, he/him. A one-man survival team who always has a gallon bucket full of peanut butter cups on his desk. Likes some water with his ice cubes. Avid gamer. Face paint as self-expression. His car always smells like vanilla. Has four bearded dragons named Gandalf, Radagast, Alatar, and Pallando.

Tama, early thirties, he/him. Has an innate need to dive into literally any body of water even when explicitly told not to. Likely swimming somewhere right now. A year older than his brother, Tipene, and will never let him forget it. Car Guy™, who needs romance when you can spend three weeks disassembling a Ferrari engine and infodumping about pistons. Has dated two girls, both ended dramatically, might be time for him to realise he's into boys instead. Had several near-death experiences while cave diving and still required an intervention to stop. He still cliff dives.

Tipene, early thirties, it/its. Polyglot and polyamorous. Collects belt buckles and most of them are hideously gaudy tbh. Has a life-sized taxidermy shark hanging from the ceiling of the office and constantly scaring newbies with it. Always has the radio set to a classic country station. Stocks up on sour fruit candy like the apocalypse is coming. Would probably be fine in an actual apocalypse. Binges horror movies but can't watch anything where the dog dies. Consults the farmer's almanac daily and tracks how accurate it is in comparison to the local weather station. Has two full tattoo sleeves of indigenous birds, and it's a game to see if the team can spot all the birds on hiking trips.

Benjamin, late twenties, he/him. Takes heavily after his mother who died when he was born. His father remarried last year and he hates the new chick. Cotton candy is his main food group. Weaver and woodcarver who constantly gifts things to his friends or donates to charity auctions. Whenever someone asks to borrow a pencil, he takes out a jumbo pencil from his desk and pretends he doesn't have anything else. Flirts with everyone, nobody can tell when it's serious. Dramatically pulling off his sunglasses at least once a day. Only has one jacket that's red leather. Heavily tattooed from fingers to elbows but nowhere else. His lipstick is UV reactive and he's hooked up with half the city at some club or another.

Epoxy, late twenties, they/them. Transmasc swag cancelled out by inability to flirt. Seemingly never wears the same necklaces twice but they've kept the same shade of lipstick for the last ten years. Kiri is their best friend. Never seen without a backpack, but nobody is exactly sure what's in there. Constantly annoying everyone else by always having their earbuds in. Listens to Chappell Roan half the time and local indie artists the rest of the time. Hangs out at their other BFF Anahera's tattoo parlour on Thursdays because they have a crush on her. They got their name because they tried to wipe extra epoxy off on their hands on their first day and you can guess how that went.

Kiri, mid twenties, she/her. Everyone underestimates the skinny blond chick, which she uses to relentlessly fleece strangers at pool, darts, and contact sports. Highly competitive and will get in over her head if a dare or bet is offered. She's also an animal lover and keeps bringing home random insects and rodents that are considered pests around the airstrip. Constantly arguing with Chris about LOTR lore and drives him nuts talking about her Star Trek crossover fanfic bc they have wildly differing opinions on which hobbits would actually want to join Starfleet.

Oliver, nineteen, he/they. His cat is named Oreo and she's the love of his life, humans need not apply. He got the cat ear headband to match her. Goes all out on Halloween costumes every year. A friend to all insects, even the ones that bite him, they have their reasons. Designated remover of spiders from bathrooms. Keeps trying to grow flowers and failing miserably. Deeply invested in his neighbour's koi pond. Usually seen in a bomber jacket and jeans. Do not mention butterflies around him unless you're ready to hear more than you could ever remember. Keeps his Christmas lights up year-round. Has never thrown away a plastic bag in his life.

[nerdsquad]

As a group we have been using simply plural for just over a week (My spouse has informed me my ability to pull this information is quite impressive) And we are only now really getting used to it.

I think one of the trickiest things for us as a collective and a crew is to work out exactly how to put who is at front. For the most part, it's not as straightforward as it is. With most systems. There is a main pilot fronting or co fronting and then the TARDIS has quite a bit of influence themselves. Frequently the person speaking will switch back and forth quite rapidly between whoever is the main pilot at the moment and the TARDIS (who is essentially never left alone at front).

I am honestly extremely proud of everyone for being able to stop reading the calendar on simply plural backwards anymore. It has taken us the entirety of 7 days to be able to, with any real reliability, read that calendar in the direction it was intended to be read. None of us are quite sure why it had to be set up the way it was, Harley has been making inappropriate to semi-inappropriate jokes about the thought process behind the user interface. I have been assuring them that there is probably a very good reason, even if it is one that we do not understand.

One nice thing about using this app, in conjunction with the fact that our schedule has become a lot more stable, inner system communication is up and we are able to access more memories than before. Stress can interfere with retrieving memories, but it's getting better.

Eddit - What we are reading backwards are the time stamps, not the dating format.

[codemagister]

...Sorry I took so long to come back. Sneakers didn't want to cooperate.

( @veratheforgetful )

... It's fine, my dear, just... I would stay clear of me for a few hours, I'm...

... Actually, why don't you take the TARDIS to that garden planet I promised awhile back? I left the co-ordinates on a sticky note on the console, and I know you have a good grasp on how to pilot her, I need a bit of time alone for now, I'll join you in a bit.

[iambecomeahamburger]

Which two Doctors should you never let co-pilot the TARDIS?

Christopher Eccleston and Matt Smith.

[rick-tick-tock]

The Mask Co.

Ricky/The Masks: called as such due to sliding into place alongside the Main. Everyone treats the name Ricky as if it is the name of the ship (like calling us the crew of Ricky) and everyone will respond to said name. 18+

🖤🎧Shawn (he/they): The BaseCore pilot. The life of the ship, TARDIS style. The doer of everyday things. #shawn says, shawn draws

🌻🎮 Mars (he/him/them): The second pilot. Most likely to talk. #oz/mar talks (old emoji combo was 🌻🖋️)

🩺🥼Doc (he/him): Parent vibes. The resident Medical Man. #doc is in

🎙️🩸Host/Isaac (he/they) The Observer. Also a parent and brother. #host speaks

🩵⚙️ Eef (he/him/any): gayboi being gay :3

🔺🌀Dave (he/him): tired guy, needs sleep. Generally pretty quiet. Talks in blue bold text. #sleep talker

♦️♠️ Harls (she/her): baby I’m just here to have fun!!

🐾👑 Artie (he/him): The Smol.

🔴🟡 Tony (he/him): sleep deprived coffee lover

👥🔗Twins (they/he): The Hyperactive chaos beings. #twin talks

🪓🪵Logan (he/him): The Dad TM #fucker with claws, Lo says hello

⚫️👁️Void (he/they/it): a Silent Observer

🫥🟢 Orro (any): The Detached. #orro speaks

🐇🎭 Bo (they/them): The Entertainer. #bo says boo

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Collective tags

#ricky rambles/rants/writes (all of which will be used by everyone when the situation calls for it)

#mask talks is the tag specifically for talking about the masks.

[sketchyfletch]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @feralkwe (thank you!)

How many works do you have on AO3?

11. I also have various ones scattered on ff.net, as well as lost to time on livejournal and a graveyard on my googledrive. 

What’s your total AO3 word count?

77246. In terms of fic writing output, I’m one of those little pilot fish that hangs around friendly sharks. 

What fandoms do you write for?

Mostly Dragon Age and the Arcana mobile game. I want to write more Mass Effect and I’ve done a Yasmin/Thirteen Dr Who ficlet. I used to write a lot of stuff for Naruto in my teens. 

What are your top five fics by kudos?

A Little Tender Loving Care - Arcana. Smut. Giving Nadia a massage. 

A Little Stronger You Thought - Arcana. A sparring practice with Nadia gets a bit hot and sweaty. Not actually smut this time. 

Won’t You Cleanse My Soul - Arcana. And we’re back to Smut. The bathroom scene taken to a conclusion not in the game. 

Not So Clean - Mass Effect. Smut again! Shepard and Traynor share a shower. 

Alone At Last - Dr Who. After Ryan and Graham leave the TARDIS, Yasmin and Thirteen finally push past a barrier in their friendship. 

Do you respond to comments?

Yes. I didn’t used to, but I love giving energy back to the people who took the time to write. 

What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Back in my ff.net days, Leliana grieving after losing the Warden to the Ultimate Sacrifice. It implies Leliana dying as well. The angiest one on AO3 is Let it All Out, with Hawke spilling her guts to Leliana over everything that’s happened since they last saw each other in Lothering.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Probably Alone At Last. Most of my one shots have a happy ending but this in particular. 

Do you get hate on fics? 

I’ve been fortunate enough to avoid it, although I have had a couple of ‘helpful’ comments telling me what I should do with the characters next (which is a guaranteed way to make me go in the opposite direction, not least so the commenter can’t claim credit for the idea). 

Do you write smut?

Cough. See above. 

Do you write crossovers?

I sort of am between Dragon Age games as I like bringing characters from one game and putting them in the setting of another. I’ve also been picking at a ‘Shepard crash lands on the Wounded Coast’ fic which I’m not sure will ever see the light of day. 

Have you had a fic stolen?

Not as far as I know. 

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope. 

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I’ve co-written a lot of storylines on forums, some of which have sprung out into me working on fics separately, but not collaborated on a fanfic before. 

What’s your all-time favourite ship?

That’s a tough one. I adore Isabela/F Hawke, and ship Leliana very specifically with my jabby Siali Tabris, but if I was to pick one it would be Korra/Asami. When the first season of Korra came out I made a post on tumblr commenting on the chemistry between the two and really liking the idea of them together, but stating that the network would never, ever let it happen. (Child of the mid-2000’s ‘bury your gays’ wars here.) Having it come true was huge from a cultural standpoint, and I remember sitting at the computer sobbing my eyes out at the finale. It was so important to me so for that reason, I think they’ll always been my OTP even if I never write a fic for them. 

Which now I want to. Dammit. 

What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I really, really want to write more of Aliyah Hawke’s story. I love DA2 but Hawke as a protagonist never grabbed me by the brainstem in the way my Warden and Inquisitor did. I want to build her up some more. She has five chapters up on AO3 and I want to save her from the ashes. 

What are your writing strengths?

I’m told I’m good at distinctive character voices. I like to switch around POVs a lot during fics to give different perspectives on familiar scenes, and the way I write inner monologues is very specific to the character who is the focal point at that time. 

What are your writing weaknesses?

I’m not an especially funny writer. Some people have a real knack for turns of phrase that leave you rolling on the floor, and sadly I am not one of those people. 

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I have done this a lot as Nicolette is either Orlesian or French depending on what world she’s inhabiting at the point I’m writing her, and in reference to her faceclaim also has Indian/Rivaini ancestry, so I’d sprinkle her speech with bits of whatever her mother tongue is. I’ve learned to be increasingly careful about this because a) a lot of free translation tools are absolute arse and b) context is very important. 

Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

I’m actually currently writing it. ‘I Cannot Fly, So Let Me Sing’ started as a joke of me taking my very pacifist wandering minstrel character who I have been playing for years and playing with the canon like a ball of yarn until I could justify making her Inquisitor. It has been great working her into the story and also trying to weave in other character POVs, but I am currently taking a bit of a break as I have two bridging/important infodump chapters to write before I can move onto the next bit and I am STUCK. 

Tagging @shenaniginstigations, @aithne and @zombolouge

[dreadfuldevotee]

im watching legend of the sea devil again and like! yaz is co-piloting the tardis here! I knew she flies it in PoTD but I didnt know it ever happened sooner!

[satancopilotsmytardis]

The first two scenes of A Cat By Any Other Name chapter 5 are up on Ko-Fi for members of the Companion tier or higher! Remember that at the Co-pilot tier, you can suggest prompts by the 15th of each month which can turn into a full fic just like ACBAON!

[reachingforthevoid]

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

I rewatched this take on the minotaur story on 1 April 2023.

We begin with another (model) space ship that looks lovely on the outside but is run-down inside. There are two men inside who are not terribly happy; one is impatient. They talk about the Nimon and their cargo, who are a bunch of young white men and women. It turns out they are tributes/sacrifices from Aneth. The impatient co-pilot, who is a bit of an oaf, causes an accident that kills the main pilot.

Meanwhile, the Doctor is happily dismantling the TARDIS from the inside. He thinks it’s safe, but it turns out - of course - that it isn’t. They end up crashing (kind of) into the stilled space ship. Our heroes split up, Romana getting stuck on the now moving space ship that arrives on Skonnos, which is full of white men in fancy black outfits. They serve the Nimon...

It has some very silly moments, but on the whole it rattles along fairly well. Especially if it is watched as though it’s impressionist. I know I keep saying that, but it really does help.

Fun fact: Romana has made her own sonic screwdriver!

This serial ended up being the final of the seventeenth season because of strike action. While what would have been the final serial, a six-parter by Douglas Adams called Shada, was partially filmed it wasn’t ever fully finished by the original cast and crew. There have been a few different versions of a finished product, but I’ve decided to skip over it on the grounds that it wasn’t completed or shown back in 1980.

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The Doctor Is Still Standing

1st February - Umbrella, I’m Still Standing

Prompt: Umbrella, Baked Alaska, I’m still standing

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I won’t do all 3 prompts but it will be maximum of 1 or 1

The Doctor has a walk & reflects on her hardships & knows she is still standing.

The Doctor walked through the streets of London. It was raining so she had a her umbrella to cover her from downpour of rain.

She was drowning her sorrows of the recent revelations by walking. She had to deal with the heavy burden from knowing what she knew was a lie and being imprisoned by the Judoon She regretted leaving it too late with Ryan and Graham but she knew she got them safe as she promised.

Moving to Trafalgar Sqaure but holding on to her umbrella, the Doctor changed her thoughts for a few minutes. Even if she thought things were tough, she thought of the lyrics by Elton John..

“I’m still standing better than I ever did,

Like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid.

I’m still standing after all this time.”

As she sang and remembered the lyrics, it clicked at the precise moment for the Doctor. She was a survivor and she was still standing.

She wasn’t letting her past or the Master get to her. She was focusing on the present day and her friend Yaz. She did feel that she had some tough decisions. Should she tell Yaz about her past or kept it a secret.

She returns to the TARDIS to see Yasmin Khan greet her. Yaz has always been there for her since she had first met. She knew they were so close. She gave her smile to her best friend who cleared the path to let her in and put down her umbrella,

The Doctor and Yaz began to co-pilot the TARDIS to a new destination. She didn’t know what would be next. Although, she kept those important lyrics, “I’m Still Standing” in her head as she headed on with her adventures.

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