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The TARDIS shrugged one shoulder. "I suppose it was, for a time. Of course, no natural enemies does not imply a lack of unnatural enemies." She was unsure if it would be appreciated if she explained further. She had observed that while some beings appreciated the depth and breadth of knowledge she had available to her, others were...what was the colloquialism? Oh, yes. Touchy. She hadn't known Jenny long enough yet to ascertain which sort she was, although she hoped it was the former.

It was gratifying that her Doctor's daughter understood exactly how she had concluded she felt about the whole situation. "The Doctor will help make it right again," she said with absolute confidence. That was what her Doctor did. She brought him to places that needed him, and he helped the people in those places to be better.

"I could wish that events had transpired differently," she admitted after a brief moment of consideration. "Both for the humans and for Lucifer himself." She thought that she would feel guilty that he had been locked away again for a very long time. She didn't have the luxury of letting the memory of how much he had not wanted to be trapped fade.

Rest and Recovery || TARDIS and Jenny

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The TARDIS was somewhat surprised when Jenny came up with a fairly accurate summary of what she'd been attempting to explain. Really, she reflected, it shouldn't be a surprise at all, considering that Jenny was her Time Lord's daughter. "Yes, that's essentially correct. And I do not believe that any explanation I could offer would make sense to a being who has not experienced being a TARDIS."

It was quite...endearing, she supposed, was the appropriate adjective...to watch Jenny interacting with the monkeys. "I do not believe they had any natural predators on their home planet," she said softly, not wanting to distract the small animal from befriending Jenny. "They seem to be very bold."

She had been somewhat concerned that she was unable to predict what Jenny's reaction to her admission would be, but she quickly learned that there was no cause for worry.  "He was alone, locked away, for a very long time. I do not suppose that most beings would be kindly disposed towards anything they saw as the cause of such confinement," she replied neutrally. "It does not excuse his actions, but it does explain them."

Rest and Recovery || TARDIS and Jenny

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The TARDIS considered Jenny's question for a moment.  It would be simple enough for her to give a literal answer -- of course her memory records of every place she had visited were intact. She would not have it otherwise.  Still, the implied meaning behind the question compelled a more precise response. "I do. However, it is unlikely that my memories of that visit could be translated into a form that would be recognizable to a flesh-based operating system such as yours.  The scope of the data I retained is broader, but affords less...emotional context?"  In her current form, she had noticed a distinct shift in that trend.

With a wry smile, she replied "For the most part, they are."  There were, of course, occasional misunderstandings regarding appropriate places to nest.  But those were to be expected. She considered not answering Jenny's question, but she had been the one to open that avenue of conversation, so she responded calmly. "Lucifer."

Rest and Recovery || TARDIS and Jenny

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Well, the TARDIS is more than a machine, Tegan. It’s like a person. It needs coaxing, persuading, encouraging.

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The TARDIS was not particularly surprised by Jenny's response. "I have extensive xenobiology records, should you desire further knowledge of the more common variants of life form," she offered.  Then, to clarify, she continued "Not in the memory of this body, but in my main data banks."  The purely biological system was really wholly inefficient. Perhaps she could redesign it, now that they had leisure time.  She considered giving the monkey a nudge in the right direction, but it seemed that natural curiosity was winning out for the moment, so she settled back with a satisfied expression to watch the small creature cautiously approach Jenny.  The rest of her small troop seemed disinclined to move, and she couldn't say she minded.

She nodded once in response to Jenny's question. "It would not have been right to leave them there. I, at least, can sustain their habitat indefinitely until such a time as I can find them an appropriate home."  She was hesitant to relay the full story, but a sense of honesty compelled her to add "Besides which, I had promised that I would."

Rest and Recovery || TARDIS and Jenny

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The TARDIS was somewhat confused by Jenny's laughter, but she smiled in response to it anyway, not wishing to appear rude. "They are similar in some respects to Earth primates, especially external morphology, but they vary greatly in others," she agreed.  Once Jenny was settled, she plucked one of the bolder creatures out of the rapidly devolving mess that had been made from her hair, and gave it a gentle push in her direction, moving slowly to avoid dislodging any of the others. "Go say hello," she directed it. She was still uncertain how much the creatures understood, but hopefully curiosity would win out.

"You aren't intruding," she reassured Jenny. "Had I required privacy, there would not have been a door to this room." Her smile contained a hint of sadness as she considered how to explain the monkeys. "I found them on a planet called Lota," she said eventually.  "It's a desert planet now, but their ancestors were closed off in a kind of biodiversity cache, in case conditions changed again."

Rest and Recovery || TARDIS and Jenny

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The TARDIS wasn't capable of losing track of time, but she did push her focus on the passage of time to the back of her awareness, which amounted to nearly the same thing, as it meant that she was initially unsure how much time had gone by when she heard the door of her little forest open. She looked up curiously, and smiled slightly to see that it was Jenny. She didn't think she should like to deal with any other passengers that might be lingering at the moment, but her Time Lords were always welcome company.

It didn't seem like Jenny noticed her presence at first, which was unsurprising. She was tucked away, after all, and somewhat covered in monkeys.  While Jenny was exploring, she kept her silence, letting her look around in peace.  She didn't break the silence in the room until one of her monkeys did, making a loud sound that she interpreted as surprise.

"They're quite friendly," she called out to Jenny, not budging from her seat for fear of dislodging one of her furry companions. "If you give them a little time to get used to you, of course."

Rest and Recovery || TARDIS and Jenny

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Rest and Recovery || TARDIS and Jenny

It was a very good thing that Lucifer had been locked away. It meant that humanity was in no more danger than usual again, and that the people she cared about were going to take at least a little time off from throwing themselves recklessly into danger. The TARDIS was pleased by that fact. However, she also found herself experiencing another emotion that it took longer for her to process.  It wasn't until she secluded herself in her makeshift jungle that she identified it. Regret.

She regretted the fact that she hadn't been able to convince Lucifer to leave her planet alone. She regretted that he was locked up and alone somewhere where he couldn't see the stars. There had been no other possible outcome, so why was she sad?

She settled herself at the base of one of the mostly-robotic trees, inadvertently encouraging her little troop of moneys to join her.  Before long, two of them had settled in her hair, and several more on her lap and shoulders.  The weight and warmth were somehow comforting.

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'Used to' implies being accustomed, not being pleased with.  What on Earth makes you think I couldn't change my own settings if I wanted to land elsewhere? I have fingers now, very useful things.

Ah. Well that still makes very little sense. Haven't they left their planet before? Surely they're aware that such a thing is theoretically possible.  And that's just silly. I can name seven hundred and twenty three point five things that humans do not know about that exist nonetheless without trouble.

I’m sure you’re used to the way I drive by now.  Besides it allows you to easily be a little wonky with the landings.  If I drove the way I was supposed to, I’d land where I wanted to every time instead of where you want to.

The humans of this time period are unfamiliar with intergalactic travel so out of this world just means dead.  They do that because if they don’t know about something then it must not exist.  It’s very rude, I agree.

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Doing it the right way also leads to not irritating the ship involved.  The humans say that the best drivers are aware that they must be beware.

Well that's fundamentally absurd. I have it on good authority that intergalactic travel is perfectly possible to do safely. The euphemism is inaccurate. Why would they use inaccurate euphemisms to attempt to alter perceptions fallaciously?

I like how I drive!  Doing it the right way is boring.  Who wants to slowly pull back on the space-time throttle?  Open it up all the way and zoom!

I think they’re trying to sat reckless driving will get you killed through a strange euphemism. 

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Well I can hardly be held responsible if you will persist in not operating my systems correctly.  However, the humans' media informs me that "reckless driving just may be your ticket to some place out of this world!" I believe this is intended to prevent one from driving while distracted. I am unsure as to how that is meant to work, however.

I might have been a little off inputting the destination coordinates…  In my defense, I was a bit distracted at the time.  There was a thing, actually four things and a time jumping space beaver.  Then there was a giant interstellar cruise that was a little off course, but I got it all sorted out!

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In the interest of fairness, I would like it to be known that I was not in charge of landing us in the middle of that wall. Certain pilots were very adamant that they wanted to be precisely there.

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Time and Relative Dimension in Space

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March 2. Something borrowed. #fmsphotoaday #doctorwho #tardis

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Classic Who // New Who Parallels Part 190

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The Doctor’s Wife Poster by theyoungtook

I made a poster for my favourite episode. :)