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[oiorpata]

Unless it gets lost in the cowboy fray, I'll keep it. Never know when we might need it again.

[lateness]

too right

i always keep a good hat

[ ... as is demonstrated by his ever-growing collection back at the station. ]

unless it gets lost, yes, i suppose

but then most hats can be replaced

[oiorpata]

Have you been collecting hats on the station?

[lateness]

i have! since day 1

saw a hat, brought it back with me

you never know when the right occasion might arise for a costume change

[oiorpata]

Is this a multiple hats situation or did you run out of space in your room?

[lateness]

well i will admit there's a bit of a shortage of space with all the other things i've collected

but i absolutely do have multiple hats, one for each mission

minimum

you'll absolutely have to see it when we get back

[oiorpata]

I look forward to it. I'll have to tell you about some of the better hats I've seen over the years sometime.

What else do you collect besides hats, or should I not ask?

[lateness]

ooh! will there be pictures? there should be pictures

so i'll know what to look out for

[ Because you know the moment Andy shares these 'better hats' with him, he'll have to add them to his collection. ]

well that all depends on how much time you've got

[ :) ]

[oiorpata]

I hate to break it to you, but the majority of time didn't actually have cameras.

[ so many hats exist only in her (terrible) memory. ]

I have a few minutes, if you can keep it simplified.

[ she doubts he can, she is mostly just teasing. ]

[lateness]

well can you draw at all?

[ If he had his TARDIS ... this would be less of a 'depict what you remember' and more of a 'what year is this from? let's go there right now' situation. Alas! ]

hah!

[ ... no comment. c': ]

[oiorpata]

It's not my forte. Joe's the artist. I can try, but there's no guarantee of accuracy.

That's not an answer, Doctor.

[lateness]

[ Again, he must lament his lack of a TARDIS. ]

you'd find that the best answer lies in a visit to my ship

only i haven't got my ship

which really ruins things


like you, i can also try

[oiorpata]

You keep hyping this thing up that I'm starting to think it just can't live up to these expectations.

[ she is, 100%, being a shit. ]

Time traveling pictionary it is.

[lateness]

[ If there's one thing to rile him up, it's any kind of slight on his beloved ship.

But he takes her tone as it is. We call this #characterdevelopment ]

oh you'll see

just you wait andy

you'll love her

i reckon she'll love you too

[ Yes, he speaks as though his ship is a person. And she was! Once. Temporarily. It was a beautiful, if brief moment, but one he'll never forget. It was the day he and his TARDIS could talk to each other; the day she'd said 'hello'. ]

brilliant!

[oiorpata]

She's got to make an actual appearance before any declarations of love are forthcoming.

[lateness]

well

yes

that's fair

i do hope i might find a way

[oiorpata]

Doesn't seem like something Viveca's capable of bringing here. I assume you asked.

[lateness]

ah yes

quite right, i did ask but with no luck

i haven't given up though

not yet

[oiorpata]

Yeah, you don't really seem the type.

Maybe she'll show up on a mission.

[lateness]

oh! oh now that would be lovely, wouldn't it?

and convenient

and just like her, really, to show up out of nowhere

probably when i'm about to step through some kind of mysterious crack

[oiorpata]

How often does she rescue you from danger?

[lateness]

oh i should like to say almost every time

[ Having a ship for those getaways is extremely convenient. ]

[oiorpata]

That probably says something about you.

[lateness]

and just what do you think it says about me, then?

[ 🤔 ]

[oiorpata]

If you're that old and can't recognize that part of you, I can't help you.