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[amajestictale]

[ the video flickers on to a table--it looks to be in Odin, where the Eleventh Doctor is sitting with one leg slung over the other, what looks to be a Scrabble handbook in one hand.

there's a game currently in progress, letters clearly seen. except they're a bit different from what you might qualify as letters. he flips to the last page with a huff and sets it back down, then laces his fingers together. ]

Now, if you lot have played Scrabble before, good! If not, you really ought to expand your board game database, it's really quite fun! Better than Monopoly--who likes Monopoly? Monopolies were outlawed for a reason.

Rubbish game.

[ oh, right, he should stop rambling. ]

So! Me and... myselves, Ninth and Tenth, are in a bit of a pickle: should "of Rassilon" be acceptable as a suffix? It's as commonplace as "ing" in the English language.

Sort of. Maybe. It's got to count.

I'm sure of it.

[ ooc: the other two Doctors, (andsowasi) and (tardisblue) will also be responding to comments, so don't fear if we skip someone! ]

Comments

[mybffmrhat]

I've never heard of a suffix that's two words before...

Say, what language is that, anyway?

[amajestictale]

Well, now you have!

Circular Gallifreyan. Think of it as British English. With circles. If it makes you feel like you understand it.

It's not like British English at all. But if it helps.

[mybffmrhat]

It's really pretty.

[But turning back to the task at hand...] Sorry, mister, but I'm going to have to side with your other selves on this one--it sounds more like a title to me.

[amajestictale]

[ SIIIGH ]

Well, fine... [ he has a weakness for kids. ;; she counts. ] Suppose it's a title.

[mybffmrhat]

Don't worry, mister, you seem really smart. I'm sure you'll come up with something that's just as good!

[amajestictale]

[ dawwww oh he already wants to hug and keep you ;; ]

Well... thank you. Who'm I thanking, now?

[mybffmrhat]

[She sort of has that effect on people, sorry Eleven.]

Oh, I'm Trucy Wright! Nice to meet you, um...

[amajestictale]

The Doctor. The Eleventh Doctor, or just Eleventh, if you'd prefer.

[mybffmrhat]

Nice to meet you, Mr. Doctor! ...Or I guess it's Dr. Doctor. Dr. Eleventh? [Why must you be so impossible to name!

At least I didn't go with the obvious joke of "Doctor Who?"]

[amajestictale]

[ a laugh. ] Just the Doctor, Trucy.

[ he's wary about that question now, probably best. ]

[mybffmrhat]

But there's more than one of you--I can't just call you all the Doctor. What if I want to talk to the other you and you think that I mean you you?

[Ah yes, the series finale.]

[amajestictale]

Then Eleven! Are you alright with Eleven, Trucy?

[ oh yes, that series finale. ]

[mybffmrhat]

I guess that can work...

[tardisblue]

.....That's not helpful at all.

Think of it like if algebra was a language. With fractions thrown in. And those ittle squared or cubed numbers that everyone forgets how to do on a computer. Then reverse it, and give it an accent.

[amajestictale]

That's helpful?!

[tardisblue]

It's informative instead of vague.

[amajestictale]

Too much conflicting information--algebra into letters, really?

Well, I suppose algebra is mostly letters--not the point.

[tardisblue]

It gives a general idea though.

[amajestictale]

Why not call it geometry? That at least has circles.

[tardisblue]

[Icon face forever.]

[amajestictale]

You also name the middle point of it O.

[ he thinks he's winning this argument. :T ]

I think your algebra bit is rubbish. It should be geometry.

[tardisblue]

Algebra has circles in it. And a uniformal language pattern. Geometry isn't a good comparison or everyone will think we can read all shapes.

[amajestictale]

[ ohhh fine :I ]

Reading shapes would be cool. [ in his defense. ]

[tardisblue]

Reading quadrangles would be different.

I'm so sorry I totally missed this

[mybffmrhat]

[She laughs.] That does seem really complicated!