'Oh, will you shut up? Just shut up!' Lister shouted at Rimmer 'For smegs sake.' he muttered under his breath, rolling his eyes. Rimmer, who had been discussing their new 'friend' and his intentions on their ship, stood up and walked over to the door.

'What? You don't think something's up?' the hologram whined in his usual way 'I mean, for starters did you see how happy he was to meet us this morning?' Rimmer then returned to his chair, and sat back in it uncomfortably wriggling. Dave nodded in agreement. Though Dave had nothing against this 'Doctor' guy, he did think something was a little... odd.

'And then... well 'the Doctor', Dave, sounds a little familiar doesn't it?' Rimmer remarked, cocking his eyebrow.

'What do you mean, 'budski'? Is it an offense?' River said to the Cat, who replied with a confused look.

'I think, and it's just a guess, but I think it's a friendly name, like 'buddy', probably!' the Doctor grinned at his wife, mainly to calm her down, but also to brag a little about his correct deduction.

'Don't get cocky.' she flirted, smiling back at him.

'Mr Doctor sir, you still have not told us your business here!' Kryten said calmly, placing a bowl of soup down in front of the Doctor, who licked his lips in return.

'Like I said, my ship was attack and you let us onboard yours! Which was very kind of you to say the least!' the Doctor picked up a spoon and started to slurp the soup he had been given. 'What flavour is this?'

'Fish sir, do you not like it?' Kryten replied.

'No, its fine... could use a bit more custard though...' he continued to eat, grinning as he did so.

'So, you're not here for a real reason? This is getting very confusing!' the Cat said jumping in irritation.

'Alright, just let him explain from OUR point of view, ok?' River said, nudging the Doctor with her elbow, making him choke on his soup.

'Yes, yes, sorry!' the Doctor stood up leaving the spoon on the table 'We were travelling to Gracetamor, a planet inhabited by a humanoid race called the Gracertor, loving people!' he realised he was going off track, as Rimmer and Lister walked through the door 'Oh, yes, anyway we were attacked and then your ship appeared and you let us onboard and so, I landed my ship here! Is that good enough for you?'

'Ok, but who attacked us?' Rimmer asked 'I mean if it wasn't you...'

'Oh, I haven't got a clue!' the Doctor admitted.

'Give it up 'Doctor' what's going on here?' Lister called at the time traveller.

'I'm not sure what you mean!'

'Well, 'the Doctor' it's not exactly original is it? And the police box? Really? You've gone full-out haven't you?' the hologram chuckled. The Doctor, and River, just stood there confused. 'Oh, come on? You are really trying to tell us that you're the actual Doctor? This has to be a joke!'

'What are you on about? I am the Doctor! The only Doctor!' he started getting a little worried and confused, something the Doctor found hard to do.

'But, the Doctor, he's just a fictional character from an old TV show. How could you be the real Doctor, when he's not even real?' Dave said, staring at the Doctor's confused face.