Title: nomenclature
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing: The Doctor/River Song
Rating: K
Spoilers: 06.01 "The Impossible Astronaut"
Summary: She lived for those small pockets of time where he lived.
"We should come back to see Jim-the-Fish."
He was nodding when he registered the words. "Who's Jim the Fi—no." She grinned as the rising indignation and horror colored his cheeks red. "No, no, no—you don't call a star whale—a star whale—something like Jim-the-Fish."
She tilted her head to the side. "Why not? You're John Smith."
"John Smith is a perfectly reasonable name. Not as cool as the Doctor." He straightened his bow tie. "But still a good name. And he may not even want to be known as Jim—no, no, don't agree with her."
She laughed as he sputtered at the leviathan, emitting a series of clicks and whistles, the tips of his ears scarlet as he realized that the name was going to stick.
"Oh fine." He threw his hands up and sulked. "Nine-hundred-and-fifty-three years to come across a star whale who actually wanted to be called—"
She couldn't resist. "Jim-the-Fish?"
She was still chuckling as they were in flight.
He shook his head, baffled at how a majestic creature could settle for a name so simplistic.
But why ever not, he thought. Normal, he had learned, accounted for some rather extraordinary things.