Wonderful World
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Donna fiddled with the cocktail glass in her hand. She hadn't taken an actual sip yet, even after an hour. Neither had the Doctor, she noticed, but then again, she'd hardly ever seen him drink. She'd been told once that humans needed to stay hydrated for time travel, but surely Time Lords had different physiology.
Either way, they were the only two not drinking, but they fit in quite well. Donna in a bottle green gown, on the Doctor's elbow. They'd only been mistaken for a couple twice.
A deep voice broke her out of her thoughts, announcing that the next song was by request from a new patron.
The opening chords were easily recognizable to Donna, who found herself focusing not on them, but on the singer's crooning.
She'd never particularly enjoyed Louis Armstrong, had always been easily irritated by the intelligible rumble of his voice. But the recordings didn't do him justice. Recordings never did anyone justice, she supposed, which was really a pity. She'd always missed the raw passion of the song, how the very room would shake when the voice changed. She'd missed the reality of the words, focusing instead on trying to decipher them. But if she just listened, they fell into place.
The planets and the sun, the millions of alien species she'd met and had yet to meet, the hoy of a white Christmas, and hugging family goodnight.
Listening, Donna felt the urge to nod, even though she knew of the tension brewing just outside the club's doors and even if the Doctor was staring off into the distance, mentally away from everything, because the song wasn't about the voice or the words. It was about the feeling.
". . . and I said to myself: 'What a wonderful world'."
So, I don't think I normally say this, but it would be absolutely great if someone reviewed. It helps a lot with motivation, and I'd really like to know who's still reading, since this has gone on for a really, really I really don't care what chapter, or if it's constructive, or anything like that. I understand if you don't have the time (I'm an atrocious reviewer), but I'm just saying. :)