I think I may, also, have emitted some squeaks of joy upon seeing this.
...Rose didn't know how devious she'd end up being! And I guess Gemma's not telling. ;)
This is the kind of train-wreck situation where you say, 'Just go into that room, just ask that one question, just go looking for your sister...' even when you know it's not happening. Not yet, anyway. But I have hope for the future...
I liked Gemma's impression of the Doctor as old. And not only because of some ephemeral, unearthly quality of his age that manifests in his visage, as you so aptly illustrate, but also that adults, often due to their bigger size, height, etc., get labeled as 'older' by children. Though they can certainly differentiate ages, the relative difference between being a kid and a grown-up seems so much more than the difference between 25 and 40. I think it's really tricky to write from the POV of a child, but you do it very well, of course. :D
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Date: 2008-02-24 07:05 am (UTC)...Rose didn't know how devious she'd end up being! And I guess Gemma's not telling. ;)
This is the kind of train-wreck situation where you say, 'Just go into that room, just ask that one question, just go looking for your sister...' even when you know it's not happening. Not yet, anyway. But I have hope for the future...
I liked Gemma's impression of the Doctor as old. And not only because of some ephemeral, unearthly quality of his age that manifests in his visage, as you so aptly illustrate, but also that adults, often due to their bigger size, height, etc., get labeled as 'older' by children. Though they can certainly differentiate ages, the relative difference between being a kid and a grown-up seems so much more than the difference between 25 and 40. I think it's really tricky to write from the POV of a child, but you do it very well, of course. :D