Cheating Cheetahs
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"Doctor?" Donna asked one morning over breakfast in Barcelona (the planet, not the city). "Why cheetahs?"
To anyone but the Doctor, this question would have seemed odd. However, given his habit of being even more strange than the things he faced, the Doctor merely chewed his food thoughtfully before offering Donna a bite. When she refused, he shrugged.
"I don't know why it was cheetahs specifically," he said. "It could have been any other animal. But I think it has something to do with the name."
"The name?" Donna asked incredulously.
"Well, yes," the Doctor nodded. "'Cheetah'. Sounds a bit like 'cheater', doesn't it?"
"That's not exactly fair to the cheetahs," Donna commented.
"Not fair to me, either," the Doctor grumbled.
"So the cheetahs cheated at poker when they were playing with you, just because of their name?" Donna barely concealed a smile.
The Doctor threw the Barcelonian equivalent of a chip at her, apologizing profusely when she glared.
Yeah, that's what I come up with.