Title: Perceptive

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: The Doctor, OMC.

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 306: Sail / Sale at dw100.

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: The Doctor is taken aback by a chance encounter with a very perceptive stranger.

Disclaimer: I don't own Doctor Who, or the characters.

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"How much d'ya want for yer old police box, mate?"

The Doctor spun around, startled.

"What?"

Thanks to the TARDIS' perception filter, very few people ever noticed her; they saw her, enough to detour if she happened to be in their path, but her presence never fully registered in their brains, as if for a brief moment the connection between eyes and mind was disrupted. For someone to actually see her, they must be quite exceptional.

"I'm a collector, vintage police stuff," the man explained.

"Sorry, not for sale, but…" The Doctor swung the door open. "Fancy a look inside?"

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The End