Dalek, Diverging (1/2)

[cyropi]

‘Nothing,’ said the alien, its eyestalk - at least, Rose assumed it was an eye - drooping. ‘My race is dead. I shall die alone.’

She couldn’t help but think of the Doctor, then, and the comparison made a lump rise in her throat. ‘I’m sorry,’ she said, softly, knowing how meaningless that sounded, except she really did feel it, because however

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[ponygirl72]

Oh, wow! This is dark and distressing and I am very much feeling the squee...

I'm off to read part two, now!

Awesomeness

[jkb]

OK, I'm wandering by about 4 years after you wrote this, but I'm glad I ran across it. I like what you did with it and I was riveted to the end. You really captured the Doctor's voice, too -- the way he's angry and sarcastic when he's being abused, but still thinking about the big picture, how to protect the timelines, the Universe and Rose. And frankly, it's very nice to see someone do something with that interrogation scene, which I don't think ever got enough attention. :)