Dreamstone Moon - Aloisse

 

August 3rd, 2015

The Doctor looked into Aloisse’s huge eye, into each of the linked pupils in turn.

‘Can you see my face?’ he asked.

'It’s all dots. Dots here, dots there…’ The Krakenite sounded weary, exasperated. 'I’m sorry, Doctor, but I don’t think that this piece of technology is going to work for me.’

'Give it time ’.

As if to emphasise his words further, one of the TARDIS clocks chimed. The Doctor counted: one, two, three, four, four and a half - Hmm. A little slow.

Aloisse withdrew her eye.'I think I’d prefer to be blind.

'No, you wouldn’t.’ The Doctor adjusted the controls of the gaudy strap-on sensor above Aloisse’s eye stalk, increasing the resolution, decreasing the sensitivity. 'Is that better?’

A pause. 'Yes. I can see you now. The colours are a bit strange.’

(Dreamstone Moon, Paul Leonard)