"Hi, my name's Lilly and..."
She was interrupted by the voice.
"Oh yes, we have been expecting you."
The woman cut her off, and Lilly thought that was rather rude of her, but then the wall opened up, and Lilly could not believe her eyes. A waterfall cascaded from a large skylight in the roof, and Lilly stood there in amazement. She looked around and saw several plaques on the adjoining walls. She glanced over at three; the first was a woman older than her, with the name Yvonne Hartman (1971-2007), the second a prettier woman, around her age, with the name Gwen Cooper (1978, the death year was illegible to Lilly), and the third was a man Lilly recognised, whom she had met once, Captain Jack Harkness, without a date of birth or death.
Lilly was about to ask where he was, when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see a woman behind her. The woman spoke to her in a calm, soothing voice, similar to her mother's.
"Hello Lilly, my name is Louisa. I'm the doctor here."
"Not The Doctor." said Lilly, fighting back a grin.
"No, I couldn't even begin to compare myself. Anyway, I see you've been taking in the view."
"Who are they?"
"They are people who have helped to shape Torchwood. We have another one over here."
Louisa pointed to an electronic photo album on the next wall. It was full of pictures of people.
"Who are they?" asked Lilly.
"They..." Louisa sounded solemn "...are colleagues who have died on duty. Up to last month anyway."
"Oh, I'm so sorry."
"Look... Torchwood is a place where death is expected at some point. It's best not to get too emotionally attached."
Lilly felt a problem there. She couldn't help but feel empathy towards the plight of strangers. That's what drew her towards the Doctor. He was lonely, and she could sense that. Lilly questioned her commitment towards this now, but she had been through a lot, had seen a lot of death. That's why they picked her – field experience.
Louisa began to speak again. "Lilly, I think we should give you your medical first. After that you can meet the boss."
"Who, Captain Harkness?"
"No, Captain Harkness is away on official business at the moment. Until then we have been left under the capable command of Rupert."
Louisa pointed over to the armoury, where a black man was reloading a gun. She shouted over to him. "Rupert, she's here."
Rupert looked over. "Miss Klein, what a pleasure to meet you."
"Likewise, Sir."
"I'll see you after your medical. We have some things to discuss, and some training for you to do before you can become a full member of this team."
"I look forward to it Sir."
Lilly followed Louisa down to the medical room, and couldn't believe her eyes.