five echoes :: audio

[generated_anomaly]

Hello, City. It's a beautiful day outside. I went for a nice run and found myself in with the creatures again. I really do enjoy the zoo. The creatures in it seem so lonely though and I thought I might encourage people to go visit them to keep them company. They enjoy a nice visit and a good chat and I'm certain anyone else would find visiting them enjoyable as well.

But what I am really curious about is the welcome center. I'd like to speak with people who work there, if I could, and of course if you're free.

Comments

[generated_anomaly]

I think so too. Although my other dad said that you shouldn't have introduced me to them. He might have been joking. Sometimes it's difficult to tell.

[iwasherefirst]

Which one? With the hair or the jacket? They make you sorta hyper but that's all right most of the time.

[generated_anomaly]

The one with the jacket that lives right down the hall from us. But guess what, Rose Tyler? He promised we could have fish and chips together sometime. Won't that be wonderful?

[iwasherefirst]

Best food to have. That was him and my's first date, y'know. We had chips on the docks in London after he'd taken me to see the end of the world.[There's no jealousy there, not like there might be if Jenny were one of the companions. She's glad she's doing things with both of her dads. It was more of a just sharing good memories with her.]

[generated_anomaly]

You're dating him too? But I thought... [Jenny stops there because this might be one of those times where a word didn't mean what she thought it meant and she should ask her dads about it. She would ask Rose but it might be Rose she's misunderstanding and she wants Rose to keep liking her.]

That sounds lovely. You could come have fish and chips with us too, but not a date as it would be three and not two.

[iwasherefirst]

No, I'm not datin' him. He's just my best mate. [Misunderstanding her relationship with the Doctors is definitely not going to change Rose liking her.] I met him first, y'know? And he's got all the memories the one that lives with us has so, m'not datin' that Doctor but everything I've got with the one that lives with us, started with him.

It's confusin'. I know.

[Rose smiles and nods.] Sometime, I will. You ought to have time with just your Dad too. All of 'em.

[generated_anomaly]

Oh, I understand that much. They each look different but they're all the same man, just in different forms. I like that very much. I wonder why I kept this form when I woke up. Do you know why that is? Maybe my dads™ know.

[iwasherefirst]

Then you understand it.[So maybe Jenny will get it more than anyone else. It's kind of a relief really.]

Once, I saw your Dad sorta...half regenerate. The one that lives with us. He said he didn't need to regenerate all the way, just enough to fix what was wrong with him. He'd been shot by a Dalek. He didn't want to change forms and he didn't have to 'cause the damage wasn't that extensive. Maybe that's why?

[She's guessing really but it makes sense to her.]

[generated_anomaly]

That could be true. Perhaps I wasn't completely dead yet when I came back to life. I like that idea, not being completely dead, only dead enough to come back to life.

[Of course now she's curious about you, Rose.] Have you ever regenerated, Rose Tyler? Are you like my dads™?

[iwasherefirst]

Oh! Me. No. 'm just... human. When I die, I'll stay dead.

[And now she's in a funk because she will die and the Doctor won't.]

You'll stay with him, yeah? No matter what?

[generated_anomaly]

Oh I'll always be with him if I can be. And if we get lost from one another, I'll look for him until I find him again.

[And she means it.]

[iwasherefirst]

[The smile Rose gives her is a grateful one. She hates the thought of leaving the Doctor, even through dying, but it does help to know that someone will be with him.]

Good. He needs people with him.

[generated_anomaly]

That's why he's always picking people up all over the place isn't it? Because he needs people. If I were him, I would do the same. And he really does pick up the most amazing people. I've enjoyed every one of his friends I've met so far.

[iwasherefirst]

S'xactly. He gets lonely and travelin' is better with two.

[She smiles a bit at the compliment and nods.] He picks brilliant people then sorta...shows 'em how brilliant they are.

[generated_anomaly]

Maybe he can do the same for me. Although I suppose he already did in a small way, showing me that there's always a choice one way or another.

[iwasherefirst]

Jenny, you are brilliant. In every way. And if I could hug you right now, I would.

[And now she's going to sulk a bit more because she can't hug her.]

[generated_anomaly]

We'll hug a lot when we can. I like hugging. It's even better than hand holding, I think. Which do you like better?

[iwasherefirst]

definitely the huggin'

[There's not even a pause in her answer. She knows which one she likes the most if given the choice.]