#this would also explain how it is that turlough comes from a (probably multiple)-galaxy spanning space faring civilization

[genderqueerpond]

absolutely obsessed with the implication that turlough doesn't actually have quite the same air needs to the rest of the crew, and no one ever noticed. he was living on earth, it must have been a suitable environment for his physiology and not part of the punishment. he looks humanoid. they just assume his needs are identical to theirs, but they aren't. he CAN breathe the oxygen balance the rest of them deem ideal, but it's not ideal -- not particularly comfortable -- probably not really long term healthy for him. is that why he almost always sounds a little congested.

[vizzyturlough]

The teacher complained about Turlough not doing athletics when in fact if Turlough ran on Earth he’d probably have a heart attack. Turlough wanted to get away from the planet because it was completely backwards including the air but almost all his adventures are on Earth. People at school probably thought him to be ‘asthmatic’, when in fact he was not breathing the right air…

absolutely obsessed with the implication that turlough doesn't actually have quite the same air needs to the rest of the crew, and no one ever noticed. he was living on earth, it must have been a suitable environment for his physiology and not part of the punishment. he looks humanoid. they just assume his needs are identical to theirs, but they aren't. he CAN breathe the oxygen balance the rest of them deem ideal, but it's not ideal -- not particularly comfortable -- probably not really long term healthy for him. is that why he almost always sounds a little congested.