Doctor Who: the Continuity of One

Chapter 2

"Alright then, all better, off you go," The Doctor said.

Jon got up to leave, noticed his book had fallen out of his bag, put it back in, turned towards the exit, and was even taking a step forwards as he felt the hole in his shirt. He stopped.

"Yeah, sorry, it only mends flesh," The Doctor said.

"It's just that," Jon said, his voice trailing. He was avoiding the Doctor's eyes, as if he were afraid to look. It was as if he didn't want to know the face, or as if he needed to forget all of this and go about his mundane life that was increasingly anything but. He was staring towards the door. It seemed miles away.

"Oh, go ahead. Ask. I've been waiting for you to do so," the Doctor said.

"It's really peculiar, when you think about it," Jon said.

"You'll feel better if you just speak it," the Doctor said.

"I have been having a really queer day," Jon said.

"You should really clarify that," Loxy said.

He held a finger at her as if signaling her to give him a moment to process his thoughts. "Not queer like LGBT, but queer like strange," Jon said.

"I love strange," the Doctor said. "Strange is my middle name."

Jon found it curious that the Doctor and Loxy were orbiting him, as if they had to be on opposing sides. The Doctor held a device with green light as he orbited, as if looking for something. "So, today, of all days, I have been overwhelmed by feelings of déjà vu."

"I get it all the time, it'll pass," the Doctor assured him.

"It drove me to a used book store. Out of a thousand books I found one that called to me, and a dog ear on the page that had me reading the one page I needed to see to move forwards in life. I felt extremely satisfied, but then I had this compulsion to go to a bar," Jon continued. "And I never go to bars."

"That's not true," Loxy said.

"Correction, I seldom go to bars, because I don't drink," Jon corrected.

"Not precise," Loxy corrected.

"More accurately, I drink very little," Jon said.

"Fair enough, move this along to the question," the Doctor said.

Jon looked at him a bit cross. "You're rushing me," Jon said. "Where was I?"

"You drink very little," Loxy said.

"How is that relevant?" Jon asked.

"You're asking me?" the Doctor asked.

"It isn't," Loxy said simultaneously with the Doctor's question.

"Okay, wait, so I entered this bar," Jon said.

"It sounds like the setup of a joke," Doctor and Loxy both said simultaneously. Loxy peered around Jon to the Doctor, baffled but amused with him.

"If you're going to make fun of me," Jon said.

"Please, continue," the Doctor said.

"I entered, I saw these two women, and there was this flash of light," Jon said. "No, bigger than light. Sustained lightening. It was as if everything was luminescent. Not a single shadow in the room. As if, every object, every person, was cut from a movie that wasn't my movie but imposed upon my reality frame..."

"Kind of like a beautiful mind," Loxy said.

"A beautiful mind. She kind of looked like Jennifer Connelly," Jon said.