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[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

[a very tired, but cheerful-sounding Doctor sounds off. He sounds older now, more wearied than he did before, but he's making an effort to keep the majority of it out of his voice]

Right, then! Hello, everyone. Sorry I've been out for so long, but somebody decided it would be a good idea to try and blow me up, among other things. And I see it's snowing! Not that I couldn't see it where I was, at least until I was blindfolded, but I love snow! That's brilliant. Only how's it falling beneath the domes? That's something. I might have to poke it with a stick.

Anyway, enough about me. How are you all doing? And Roxas, don't think I've forgotten about you. If you're ready, I can help as soon as I recover.

Comments

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

But you're nothing alike! You don't even look like the guy. That's like tryin' to say me and Pumbaa are the same guy!

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Timon, I'm a Time Lord. It's what we do. Every so often, we change.

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

Well, obviously. We all change, even the stubborn ones. Everybody gets old, Doc.

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

And I am old. But somehow, I think you might be missing it a bit.

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

I'm missing the bit that explains how you and that other guy are the same person.

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Alright. When Time Lords are near death, we have the ability to revive ourselves, but to do it we change everything we are, expect for the fundamental bit: what our names mean. For example, I'm the Doctor. I will always be the Doctor, no matter how many regenerations I undergo.

1/2

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

[A very, very long pause follows before Timon says anything]

You can... Just like that?

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

Then you really are...

That's...

That's not fair. That's not fair! Why do you get to live forever, huh? Just, 'revive' yourself whenever you need to, like it's nothing.

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

It's just the way I work. I can't help the way I grew up.

And it's not nothing. Every time, I lose everything I am and have to start all over. And re-writing every single cell... it hurts.

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

Even if any of this were true, you still get to choose to live. You obviously know who you were and you get to stay with everyone that much longer.

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Except I'm the only one left, except for the Master.

I don't age, I just change. I watch everything die.

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

The Master? You mean that creep is as old as you? Talk about bad company...

I, uh, didn't know... But all those demons are pretty old too, aren't they? I swear, they're like cockroaches. They could keep a guy like you company for years!

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Just about. He wasn't always like that.

They could, couldn't they?

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

Time'll change a guy, but it ain't always for the better.

Oh, yeah. They're always braggin' about how old they are. I'm not sure how old Urd is, but I'm willin' to bet she's been around for awhile too.

[Quickly:] I said awhile, not old. ... If, you know, you're listening, Urd.

You're better off bein' friends with them. Me n' Pumbaa, though... Well, Pumbaa really likes you, and I ain't got nothin' against you, but....

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

I know.

I'd rather not brag. I don't like being reminded that I've over the hill.

And Urd's a goddess. Potentially, that means she can be around forever.

Oi! I like you both. Who else would belt out show tunes with me?

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

That makes two of us. Ugh.

But, forever? No one- well, I mean, you maybe, can live that long. She can't do that 're-genification' thing too, can she?

Uh, show tunes?

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Regeneration. And I don't think she needs to.

The songs we were singing when we all got fezzes.

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't know, as clever as I am.

I... guess they were showy tunes.

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Timon, was that sarcasm?

How did you know the songs if you don't know where they came from?

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

Possibly.

I didn't even know they were songs. Me and Pumbaa just make 'em up.

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Only possibly?

... You're brilliant!

[tenshinomakai.livejournal.com]

I just have an eternally youthful spirit~

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

I'd sooner believe that regenification hokum.

[tenshinomakai.livejournal.com]

Just because you don't understand it, doesn't mean it isn't real. You and I have had our own little stint with regenerating a certain someone. Remember?

[cowardly-hero.livejournal.com]

Just had to bring that up, didn't you?