AN: The plot bunny got bored and started nibbling my ears. I really must file its teeth down. Anyway, this is just a theory as to the Doctor's name. As usual, this is unbetad, so all mistakes are my own. Constructive criticism/general reviews always welcome. Flames will be used to melt choclate.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Doctor, Gallifrey, or anything Who-related. If I did, I'd work for the BBC.
"The Doctor."
My name.
"Doctor? Doctor Who?"
It's funny how often they say that. I'm always being asked my name. You'd think by now that someone would have realised. Nine hundred years of time and space, and they still haven't realised. Why do you think I still call them stupid apes?
"Doctor John Smith."
It's not entirely their fault. Their funny little brains don't think the same way. Still, nine hundred years…
"Just the Doctor?"
She'll stop asking soon. Not that she'll understand, just accept it and move on. They get used to it, forget why it was ever odd. Forget about nurses and hospitals and such. Just remember me.
"Doctor James McCrimmon."
It's not like we have time for doctors anyway. The life I lead doesn't allow for it. In this life, there are only two choices: live or die. We don't have time to be ill.
"What sort of a name is that?"
They think it's just a title. Something bestowed on me long ago, by some long dead civilization. They are right, in a way. It was a long dead civilization that gave me my name. Well, technically we aren't dead yet. But we might as well be.
"Doctor Spock."
My name. My real name. The name my mother gave me. The name Gallifrey gave me.
The Doctor.
My name.
Thedoctor of Gallifrey.