"Assistant,"
"Companion's must better, trust me," Willow winks
"It's 1974. You're the assistant and 'non-objective equipment'. Meaning psychic,"
"Getting that. Bless you, though," Clara shrugs
"Relax, Emma. He's Military Intelligence. So, what is all this in aid of?"
" Health and safety. Yeah, the Ministry got wind of what's going on down here. Sent me to check that everything's in order."
"They don't have the right."
"Don't worry, guv'nor, I'll be out of your hair in five minutes," The Doctor starts to mess with the equipment " Oh! Oh, look. Oh, lovely. The ACR 99821. Oh, bliss. Nice action on the toggle switches. You know, I do love a toggle switch. Actually, I like the word toggle. Nice noun. Excellent verb," he slaps Clara's hand away as she goes to touch something "Oi, don't mess with the settings."
He does a quick sweep with the sonic screwdriver.
"What's that?" Palmer asks
"Gadget. Health and safety. Classified, I'm afraid. You know, while the back room boffins work out a few kinks,"
"What's it telling you?"
"It's telling me that you haven't been exposed to any life-threatening transmundane emanations. So, where's the ghost?" he picks up a lit candelabra "Show me the ghost. It's ghost time!" behind him, Willow laughs.
Corridor
The Doctor leads the way as Palmer rants "I will not have this stolen out from under me, do you understand,"
"Er, no, not really, sorry,"
"I will not have my work stolen, then be fobbed off with a pat on the back and a letter from the Queen. Never again. This is my house, Doctor, and it belongs to me!"
"This is actually your house?" Clara stops walking, looking at the man in shock
" It is,"
"Sorry. You went to the bank and said, you know that gigantic old haunted house on the moors? The one the dossers are too scared to doss in? The one the birds are too scared to fly over? And then you said, I'd like to buy it, please, with my money,"
"Very poetic," Alex whispers to her
"Yes, I did, actually."
"That's incredibly brave,"
Something creaks in the background and Willow jumps, looking behind her at her daughter and Clara.
"Listen, Major, we just need to know what's going on here,"
"For the Ministry."
"You know I can't answer that."
"Very well, follow me."
Living room
The room is warmly furnished and The Doctor starts to drink from a milk bottle whilst Clara sits opposite Emma and Willow and Alex help Palmer arrange his pinboard.
"So, what's an empathic psychic?"
"Sometimes I sense feelings, the way a telepath can sense thoughts. Sometimes, though. Not always,"
"The most compassionate people you'll ever meet, empathics. And the loneliest. I mean, exposing themselves to all those hidden feelings, all that guilt, pain and sorrow and -"
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FanfictionThe Sequel to MEMORIES OF A BROKEN GIRL After the loss of her parents, Willow Pond is unsure what to do with herself, luckily the birth of her twins gives her a purpose. She had to look after the rest of her family, two Ponds are gone, but two have...
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