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[doctorate]

[ There is a high-pitched whistling audible on the Guide today -- nothing too loud, but it might certainly be unexpected. After a few seconds of this, the video flickers on, and a grinning Time Lord is visible on your screen. ]Friends, Vogons, citizens of the good ship Thor, lend me your ears

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[action forever and ever!]

[original_witch]

My, you are a stubborn one.

One of those silly men who don't believe in magic, aren't you?

[doctorate]

Not magic, as such. The power behind words, though -- now that's a completely different story.

[original_witch]

Even I know how powerful those can be.

[Takes a seat in a chair that wasn't there. Who cares if they're not really in a seating area.]

[doctorate]

[ Before he can stop himself, he finds himself nodding at the chair-- ] Where'd that come from?

[original_witch]

I made it of course.

Would you like one?

[And there's one behind him whether he does or not.]

[doctorate]

Oh, I'm fi-- [ well, he was going to take a step back, but the back of his legs hit the brand new chair, and he sort of falls into it ]

. . . Alright, how are you doing that? Instantaneous matter transportation on-- chairs, of all things?

/having far too much fun.

[original_witch]

Magic, dear.

[Summons up a cup of tea to sip from.]

sob, me too!

[doctorate]

You say magic. I say the careful application of technology for parlour tricks.

[ a beat ]

And-- tea.

It's fun to break the Doctor's brain. Few people can do it.

[original_witch]

Parlor tricks are for silly mortals who like to pretend they have magic.

[Smirks over her tea.]

I can make more if you'd like.

[doctorate]

I think I'll pass this time 'round, actually, thanks.

-- But what is it really? [ stubborn to the bitter end ]

[original_witch]

And here I thought that Derwood was stubborn.

It's simply magic, dear Doctor. That's all there is to it.

[doctorate]

But that's impossible. I mean-- there's no such thing as magic, not really. There's mysticism, sure, and an understanding that not everything is quite as it seems, but it's rooted in something.