Kate Stewart was having a lazy day, her eyelids working hard to keep themselves open. All the usual alien suspects and refugees had gone quiet, her generals and captains were keeping themselves to themselves which she appreciated. Even her meeting with the Prime Minister was largely uneventful.
Then her teacup started rumbling.
A gush of wind filled the room as documents started flying about like paper birds.
And that sound, that cacophonous wheezing and groaning echoes around her large office.
A small, ginger cat shrieked at the large blue box that was making the commotion. Kate knew what it was of course but it was different to how it normally looked. Slightly shorter and with a new paint job. It placed itself in one corner of the room, out of the way, it was at least somewhat considerate.
Outstepped four people, a feat that Kate knew wasn't impossible but still amused her with how odd it looked. She first noticed the two younger members of the group, a tall dark-skinned boy with cropped hair and a grey hoodie. Next to him was a girl, roughly the same age she was guessing wearing a brown leather jacket over a pink jumper.
The other two were older, her attention was first drawn to the woman, who had a swish of golden hair much like her own. Then to the man who was older still, with greying hair and a round, happy face.
He held out a hand and said with twitch of apprehension. 'Hello Kate, I'm the Doctor.'