Advent Calendar –day thirteen
If someone had seen in the middle of December a young girl dressed only in a light skirt and top enter a blue police box, they would have thought it quite strange. But the police box was on a scrap yard where not much people visited especially in cold winter days. Beside the police box was not a normal police box and had a perception filter. Hence even if someone had seen the strange young girl enter the even more strange blue box they wold not have paid it any heed.
When the young girl closed the box's door behind her a white haired gentleman looked up from a white console.
"Ah hello, my dear Susan." The Doctor greeted her. "Have you finished school for the holidays now?"
"Yes, Grandfather." Susan answered and then stood for a moment thinking how best to ask him for what she wanted. She had seen her class mates have some Christmas chocolates, gifts cards and other things. She thought that it looked like this Christmas thing was a really delightful time in Earth's life. She even got a Christmas card from some of her class mates who were really surprised when she told them that she did not have any Christmas cards to give back.
"Grandfather?" She tried to summon her courage.
"Hmm…" was all the reply she had from her grandfather who was scrolling at the console.
"I was thinking…Everyone in school is talking about that Christmas feast and some children have this Advent Calendar thing with a chocolate and a task for each day until Christmas. Can I have one? " She asked wanting to get more into the Earth's life and blend better with her classmates. She already felt quite different from them with sometimes even correcting her physics teacher Mr Chesterton.
"You are not a child my dear Susan. Don't you forget that you are a Time Lady." The Doctor chided her without even lifting his gaze from the console. "Have these teachers of yours Miss Wright and Mr Chasington tried to mess with your head again?"
"Mr Chesterton, Grandfather." Susan corrected the Doctor automatically she wasn't sure if he really couldn't remember Ian Chesterton's surname or was doing this on purpose. "Please Grandfather everyone is talking about Christmas. Can't we get into the spirit while we are here? Just little Advent Calendar." She pleaded. However the Doctor was unmoved by that.
"No, young lady I'm not having that." He told her grumpily. "We are not starting to live as humans and that's my final word."