My legs had been shaved and my shoulder length hair had been styled by Anne to look feminine. My wallet, keys etc. as well as the lipstick tube were i... a tiny patent leather shoulder bag she made me carry.The party was fairly close so I had the twenty minute walk in which to get used to the heels and walking in the tight skirt. I was blushing as we went, firstly because of what I was wearing and the attention it was drawing from passing males, and secondly because the slit in the skirt allowed. " Whereabouts are we?" Well ... oh, we're on Earth again!" The Doctor grinned. "Paris. A nice place. The city of love, they call it." Love ... yes. You were married, weren't you Doctor?" Yes, a long time ago. But I've been alone ever since." There's not been anyone else?" Well I've had company. Susan, Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Stephen, Katarina, Sara, Dodo, Ben, Polly, Jamie, Victoria, Zoe, The Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, Liz, Captain Yates, Jo, Sarah, Harry, Leela ... and now you and K9." And you. How he quoted random passages from the textbook and supplementary materials. ‘Are you going to eat that?’ I looked up hurriedly, he was making exclamations with his eyebrows. Just like old times. ‘No, I guess not.’ Jill and I took a bathroom trip. Man, was I wet. I was really going to have to watch this. Looking at the map in the lobby, the ‘you are here’ star sticker said that we weren’t nearly far enough along after two hours of driving. Maybe there was some traffic I had missed when I was. Vaguely I’m aware that a cool liquid is being poured into my parched mouth. I gulp it down greedily. The water revitalises me somewhat and I lift my arms up in fierce desperation, gripping the bowl tightly and attempting to pour my salvation faster down my throat. I choke in my haste, wheezing the liquid out of my lungs as the bowl is ripped away from me. No matter, I’ve had enough for now and let the comforting numbness of oblivion claim me. I sleep like the dead, revived only by the start of.