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[The video is seen at an awkward angle at first, before the Sandshrew holding it managed to straighten it out. Today the view is that of a thoughtful Doctor with his Abra sitting on his lap. He's not looking at the camera, instead looking out the nearest window.]

The tenth's gone. [His words were short and strangely clipped compared to the animated rambling he usually greeted Johto with.] Just as well. Things tend to turn out wrong when there's more than one Doctor in one place.

...Jenny as well. I was looking forward to seeing her again--it's been a long time. Too long.

[He paused, took a breath and sighed...then turned to greet the camera with a smile, seemingly back to his usual self.]

Shame, that. But these things happen, don't they? People come and go as they please; there's a good chance our timelines will intersect again sooner or later. That's the thing about time travel, you see all sorts. The universe is a big place, bigger than most can imagine, but I do tend to find the important people when I need them. Or when they need me. Usually the latter.

[Adric jumped off his trainer's lap as the Doctor stood up, floating at his side.]

Chrome? I think I should be moving on soon. Stayed in one place too long, not quite my thing.

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[attractseasily.livejournal.com]

Really, that's how it has been working for us.

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

That doesn't make sense. Sections and all that...time isn't as rigid as that sounds. Of course there are fixed points here and there, things that have to happen. But other than that, time is flexible. Changing, even.

When I was my tenth incarnation, I called it a ball. A wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey ball. The tenth wasn't the best with words, but it gets the point across.

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[attractseasily.livejournal.com]

Changes yes, but there are some that are inevitable.

I'm still a colleague in experience so there's little I've seen.

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

I don't believe I've ever heard time described as you did. Which is strange. Even in parallel universes, the laws of time should be absolute.

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[attractseasily.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, that's the most I know. I have a question, have you ever met 'yourself'? I know you talk about incarnations so...

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Quite often, actually. The tenth was here in Johto until recently--back home I met the fifth before I regenerated, and I've had quite a lot of my prior incarnations in the same place at the same time.

It always gets a bit confusing, honestly.

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[attractseasily.livejournal.com]

Oh my, I know what you mean. I met my 'older self' once because of circumstances. I suppose I'll understand more later in the future.

Strange I can tell you this.

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

I've been traveling for a very long time.

What about you? Who exactly are you, able to travel through time like that?

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[attractseasily.livejournal.com]

No one special really. That's classify information.

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

You must be someone special to have the ability to time travel.

...And there's nothing classified to me, I'm the Doctor.

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[attractseasily.livejournal.com]

I-It's nothing like that. My colleagues and I are classified, and really it's classified.

And i-it's not that I don't want to say any more but I'll automatically block any information about the future.

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[usedreturn.livejournal.com]

Is that right...?

[Oh, you're not getting away so easily. But he'll leave it alone for now.]

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[attractseasily.livejournal.com]

[Hypnosis, gotta love it. A nod.]

Doctor sir... Please, keep the conversation we had to ourselves. It's really important to me.