The first time? That's going back a bit! It was at University, of course. Or at least, I seem to recall it being at University. Prydonian or not, you can't keep students from trying to kick up their heels every now and again. Had you suffered under the dry and very boring instruction of Councilor Ethenial, you'd be driven to drink as well. ( Read more... )

Any strong emotion is bound to have a drastic effect on one's personality. Love is as strong a bond as hate, after all. It can drive a sentient being to do equally wonderful and terrible things. When it entails the loss of someone or something held dear, whether by design or fate . . . in my experience, the response is usually quite volatile but ( Read more... )

Not very well, I'm afraid. Especially if I've made a bad judgment of character. I pride myself in being able to understand and relate to people, you see. All manner of people. I am a Time Lord, after all. I do manage to get around a bit, so you'll understand that I've had some modicum of experience. But sometimes . . . well, even I get it ( Read more... )

Would you rather lead or follow? Why? What role do you see yourself playing out over your life, leader or follower?Lead or follow? Neither, thank you very much. I'd really much rather stay in the background. Not that I've ever truly had that luxury. As any number of my companions will tell you, I do have a knack for getting into the thick of ( Read more... )

Is there any truth to the saying: keep your friends close, and your enemies closer? Do you have enemies? Do you have more friends than enemies?In my case, there's an ironic truth to that old chestnut. My worst enemy may very possibly be myself. And I don't mean that in an allegorical sense. I am being quite literal. Nasty bit of work, the ( Read more... )

Money, fame or happiness, you can only have one... what would you rather have and why?

Money and fame are rather pedestrian when you come right down to it. Anyone can have those with hard work, the right contacts, and a little bit of luck. But happiness, true happiness, now there's a challenge! What was it one of your Earth poets said? Von ( Read more... )

Weapons? Nasty things! Never touch them if I can help it. There isn't a single situation that can't be settled with old fashioned conversation and compromise. The hard part is getting everyone's attention. Unfortunately, too many species believe in shoot first, ask questions later. When I think of all the lives that could have been saved if ( Read more... )

Jealous? JEALOUS!?! I do not get jealous! The very idea! I have absolutely nothing and no one to be envious of. Not even a certain clownish aspect of myself who somehow managed to get his hands on a TARDIS recall device that by rights should have been mine. The very idea! Trusting it to him and not to me. Why, he couldn't find his recorder ( Read more... )

Occupation? OCCUPATION?I have absolutely NO desire to do anything so pedestrian as laboring for money or prestige. I have no need of housing or comforts or anything else that an generic occupation is supposed to secure. Anything and everything I could ever possibly want is all inside my TARDIS. Self contained. So no need to be taking up any ( Read more... )

This was NOT the Doctor's idea of a holiday! What had happened to Florana? It had been such a peaceful, idyllic little planet. Not danger. Nothing harmful. The only sentient beings, inasmuch as he was aware, were a race that looked very much like butterflies and their close relations, the dragonflies and moths. They'd never proven hostile ( Read more... )