Fic: My Empire Of Dirt

[alex_caligari]

Title: My Empire Of Dirt
Author: alex_caligari
Beta: jellybean728
Characters/Pairings: Very, very slight Martha/Mickey, although that is not the focus.
Rating: PG? Off screen character death. Spoilers for End of Time.
Summary: In the aftermath of Broadfell Prison, UNIT calls in an expert.
Disclaimer: The puppets are still firmly attached to the strings of the BBC.
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[quean_of_swords]

Oooh... this is in my head-canon now. :) Awesome awesome. :)

[alex_caligari]

When EoT first aired, I thought, "What happened to Gwen? Is she still pregnant? Never mind that, what about all the others?" And OF COURSE they would ask Martha to take a look at it. Glad to know it fits with others' head-canon as well.

Thanks for the review!

[the_tenzo]

Oh, wow, I really like this! You have also captured my personal canon for what happened to Tom pretty much exactly. I love both Martha and Mickey here, and all of the things inevitably simmering under the surface of their friendship, because of both their pasts. I... kind of want moar? I hate it when readers ask that though, so feel free to ignore my foolish begging XD

[alex_caligari]

my personal canon for what happened to Tom

I always thought that was odd; for two seasons we've been told about Tom the doctor, then he's gone. I agree that the only way Martha would have left him is if he died somehow.

I hate it when readers ask that though, so feel free to ignore my foolish begging XD

It's not foolish at all! Actually it's rather flattering. True, I probably won't continue this story thread, but it's nice to know that it's wanted! Thank you for the review (and the bingo).

[persiflage_1]

Interesting ideas - good stuff. Do you plan on writing a second part?

(Though I hope you don't mind me point out that you've got a "due" for a "do" in there. Also "rye" - Brits'd say "whiskey" or Scotch as "rye" is strictly N American...)

PS You might like to post this over on martha_mickey.

[bakaknight]

Not necessarily; Rye is Canadian Whiskey (or Whisky, but that's really academic as it's neither Irish nor Scottish) which , but it's used in different cocktails from Scotch, or Whiskey - or in some cases, in the same one. (Hence Whisk[e]y and Rye in the chorus of American Pie.) That said, it's got a pretty decent following in other commonwealth countries (New Zealand and Australia spring to mind), possibly because it may be faster to make and/or cheaper to buy, whereas it's assumed that if you care about Whisky/Whiskey then it's OMG MAJORLY EXPENSIVE CUDDLE IT AND LOOK AFTER AND CHERISH IT (brb, lusting after my Dad's collection...).

A Whiskey Sour is generally made with Rye, and a Manhattan has to be (as it's a particularly prominent prohibition-era drink that's been seeing a HUGE comeback recently), but a Rob Roy is specifically Scotch.

< /MixologyGeek >

[alex_caligari]

I appreciate the want for more, but no, I'm not planning a second part. Anything else would be a bridge from the disappearance of the Master to Ten's goodbye, which, to me, seems limiting. But it's a good idea for another writer to explore!

Thanks for pointing up the grammar mix-up. As for the nomenclature...I'm always a little skittery around it. I'll use common expressions like 'mobile' and 'lift' but anything else has been through the translation circuits. I realize that this can make some readers twitch and offer a cookie in compensation.

I was wondering where else I could post this; problem solved! Thanks for the read!

[rose_griffes]

Ooh, very interesting!

[alex_caligari]

Thanks!

[bakaknight]

Now headcanon for explaining what happened to Tom. Thank you.

[alex_caligari]

I'm rather upset that RTD never explained that. He, the master of throwaway lines. I'm glad this can be offered in place of that. Thanks for the read!