On a pleasant Florida afternoon, Annabelle McCrane was enjoying lunch on a park bench just outside of her workplace. As she took another bite of her sandwich, she noticed a tall man in a slightly unusual outfit running to and fro as if he was searching for something. She assumed that it was nothing to worry about and continued eating her lunch. A few minutes later the strange man approached the area where Annabelle was sitting and kept searching. She still paid no heed to the stranger until he attempted to climb the tree that was shading her.
"Can I help you?" Annabelle asked.
"Why yes," the man panted, "Have you seen my sonic screwdriver?"
"Your what?" replied Annabelle as she looked at the man. He was wearing a brown coat, a plain collared white shirt, a brown hat, and an unusually long colorful scarf.
"My sonic screwdriver," he repeated. "It's a device that makes a whirring sound and opens doors. Doesn't work on wood though."
"What does it look like?" said Annabelle as she looked around.
"Well it's silver with a red and black head," he answered.
"Does it look like something a doctor would use?" she asked. The man nodded then Annabelle pointed to an object beside a tree, "Would that be your sonic screwdriver over there?"
"Indeed it is," the man said in a surprised fashion. "Thank you very much." He retrieved his sonic screwdriver then asked, "By the way, what is today's date?"
"It's November 23, 2012."
"Ah the year the Mayan Calendar ends. Thank you." He turned and proceeded to walk towards the nearby buildings.
Annabelle was fascinated by the stranger, yet she was not willing to let him depart until she learned more about him. So she set aside her lunch and stood up to officially meet the stranger.
"I never did get your name sir," Annabelle said.
"That's because I never gave it," he replied as he turned to face Annabelle.
"Well," smiled Annabelle, "My name is Annabelle McCrane, but most people call me Annie. Who might you be?"
"I'm called the Doctor," the man replied as he reached to shake Annie's hand. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Ms. McCrane." As they shook hands, Annie saw that the Doctor took a particular notice to her necklace with several charms. "Well I must be off. Good day." With that he briefly lifted his hat from his head and proceeded to walk to the buildings. "Nice necklace." he called.
Annie placed her fingers on the pendant of the chain and watched as he walked away. "Thanks." she replied softly. What a strange man that Doctor is. Annie thought, I would like to get to know him better, but I suppose I should wait for another chance to talk to him. Besides I need to get back to work. She collected her lunch and went back to her work place still hoping she might encounter the Doctor again.
Annie went back to her job as secretary for the executive of Burrdey Food Bank, but she noticed something strange about her boss. When she resumed her assigned tasks, her executive stormed out of his office.
"Where have you been for the last hour?" he snapped at her.
"I was on lunch break," Annie replied in a confused manner.
"Lunch break?" he exclaimed, "Since when did I give you a lunch break?"
"Since my first day," Annie said, still confused, "You've allowed me to go on lunch break from eleven o'clock until noon. It has always been like that since I first started working here, sir." Annie looked at him while trying to understand the situation. "Are you alright, sir?" she asked after a moment, "You seem to be acting strangely this afternoon."
"I'm fine. Get back to your work," he barked and retreated back to his office.
That was very strange. Annie thought to herself, "He has never been like that before. How did he forget my lunch break? Something is not right."