elisi | The Original Character Interview Meme

Snagged from my flist. Interview with Alex, just turned 21, at more or less the current point in Dating. (Some of the answers would change depending on when he was in this story/his life, so this is a very specific snapshot. Mind you, he wasn't impressed with the questions, so if you want to ask him anything, go ahead!)

1. Care to introduce yourself?

I’m the Seeker, the last Time Lord. Well - the youngest. Of four. Also known as Alexander Saxon, or 'Alex' for short. Too much of my father’s son for my own liking, but not evil or insane. Also smarter. And more sensible. (Well I'm more sensible than the other three put together. Whether that is nature or nurture I'm still trying to work out.)

2. Job or Occupation?

Currently - student. Generally - I want to know everything. And I like building and creating things.

3. If you had a vacation, what it'll be?

I’m planning something for my girlfriend. So it’ll have to be a secret for now.

4. If you traveled in time, what history would you change?

I do travel in time, and I don’t change history.

5. Look! A mecha that looks kinda like you! *points to the mecha*

Fascinating. I wonder who made it... Probably my future self, if I had to hazard a guess.

6. What are you going to do with it?

Take it apart, find out how it works and whether I made it myself and why. Then I’d store it away in case I ever needed it.

7. Fwoosh! *throws the character's favorite food on their face*

I’m never inviting you round for dinner.

8. What's your favorite music genre?

Depends which era I’m in. Not Wagner.

9. What is your favorite mythical creature?

When I was little I wanted to create a pegasus.

10. What's your favorite musical instrument?

Don’t really have one. I can play just about anything, but I’m not a musician. Ask me again when I'm older and have developed more of a personal taste.

11. What's your favorite weather?

Not too bothered by weather. But something that’s not wet and cold.

12. Do you believe in... Santa Claus?

No, but I find the concept intriguing.

13. Look at the person on this mirror! *pulls in a mirror, which shows the Opposite Version of the character* This, is the anti version of yourself, from another universe!

I always wondered... *tilts head* Dad must love you.

14. Have a cake! *cakes the character with a big cake that contains the character's favorite flavor*

Seriously. Never having you round for dinner. Blathereen have better table manners.

15. What's the worst and humiliating thing that happened to you?

I’m not going to answer that.

16. If you had a pet, what it's gonna be?

I’ve got a small pterosaur. It’s called Princess Leia.

17. What's your favorite song?

Right now... I’m not sure it’s my favourite, but the song that I identify with at the moment is called ‘The Boy With Two Hearts’ by the group The Boy Least Likely To. (A bit retro, I suppose.) Funnily enough not for the hearts thing (although that’s very serendipitous) but more for the overall sentiment. (Lyrics here.)

18. Who's your favorite artist?

Not sure. Haven’t met a lot yet. Or did you mean whose work I like?

19. What will you do if you found a treasure chest containing treasure?

If possible trace the rightful owner and return it. Otherwise probably give it to my girlfriend.

20. What creature have you always wanted to be?

A cat!

21. Here's another mirror! *pulls in another mirror, which shows the Steampunk Version of the character* This is the steampunk version of yourself, from a universe of the age of steam!

Too much hero coat. And you seem to misunderstand... Oh nevermind.

22. Do you believe in someone or something?

Not really. This is probably a flaw.

23. Want me to end this meme now?

But we just started. And you’ve not asked me any really interesting questions yet...

24. Ya sure?

Now that’s just a nonsequiteur. Do people normally say yes?

25. Then tag someone before you leave... via cannon!!! *shows a fancy cannon aiming to an open window, which leads to a large, comfy mattress*

Redjay, I hope you will oblige. But I won’t use the cannon, unless you want to try it? (I've been fired out of a cannon when I was in the circus, that was fun) See? You never even asked about that! Does anyone else have any questions?

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[*growls* pulling Adam aside for a separate conversation ....
{Maggie: I can't believe you let me type the wrong grass color!!!
Adam: Well, you insisted you didn't want me to read along ...
Maggie: Am I getting that forgetful?
Adam: It has been over 100 years since you set foot on Gallifrey. And that was a previous incarnation. And, you were blind so much of the end ... *pats her shoulder*}
*comes back to keyboard* feeling a little sadder*]

Yes, Seeker. I do have my grass and leaf colors reversed in my head. This incarnation has never seen Gallifrey and my previous one hadn't been able to see it with her own eyes for centuries. I'm sure the planet is lovely though. A lot of bad things happened during the Time War ... any one who fought had their memories written and rewritten enough times that I'm surprised any one came out with intact anything.

Things have only ended with Allie if you want them to have ended. No. I'm not advocating stalking or any obsessed behavior. ... I believe she'd want a chance at the truth. No lying by commission or omission. One time only deal. See if she really wants the truth, as you know it.

Time Lord's are rubbish with relationships. Myself included. Commoners were so much better. I sometimes wonder if my mother would be disappointed with how I turned out. My last real relationship ended when my husband took our granddaughter and went renegade. He was under a burn notice and it was the only way to save them both. I stayed behind, having stronger political ties, and did what I needed to for their safety.

42- Do you have any questions about Gallifrey ... as I lived it? Apparently, I am no longer the expert I remember being.

Don't worry, you don't have to explain. I've lived with the Doctor's ghosts and trauma my whole life (not to mention Jack - and the Redjay, lately), I'm used to people being emotionally closed off and prone to strange reactions.

As for Allie, then well. It's up to her. She knows the truth now, and if by some miracle she decides that she's fine with it after all, I'll be the happiest person in the universe. but I'm not holding my breath. (I'm very pragmatic, yet another upshoot of growing up with people who've been to hell and back. Hope seems a lovely thing, but the damage it does is considerable.)

And you *are* the Doctor's first wife. Fascinating. Esp since you were obviously not married Omega first. (The records I have managed to wangle my way to are... less than reliable.) Is the thing about the 13 kids true though?

I'll get back to you with questions. Need to think first.

The Doctor's marital status ... that's a long story that I cannot answer completely. He had an arranged Time Lord Society marriage, with all the appropriate loomed children. I was not of fine enough blood for an arranged marriage. So, I like to think of myself as the wife he loved. Although, that answer is a little vague.

A lot of the Doctor's back story revolves around the concept that he is or is part of the Other. One legend has the Other jumping into the loom that the Doctor came from. Another has him with hundreds of children. Another ....

Remember rule number one. The only person who knows most of the truths about his early life is our father. *said with a light shrug* I don't have the looming records from Lungbarrow, so I can't be definitive on his birth. But, I always understood that he was born and not loomed, which was a Commoner practice. I, myself, was not loomed but am from a family of loomers. Sexuality, marriage, relationships ... that could be a 100-year course in its own right. *chuckles*

I was never married to Omega. That would make me VERY old. *laughs* I actually can't remember how old I would have to be. Adam says that I don't want to know. You'll have to meet Adam sometime. He redefined cutting edge in tardis science. That's actually where I spent a couple hundred years on Gallifrey. Working with the CIA/High Council's, tardis program. He is a perfect mimic. Currently, he looks like an actor in an American drama ... Matt Bomer. As long as he doesn't go out in public like that ... *laughs*

I really prefer not to talk about my children. I did a lot of things I'm not proud of to keep them safe and ended up losing them anyway. Time Lord politics were not designed for the faint of hearts.

Many apologies (past, present, future, all-encompassing) for thoughtlessly bringing up the topic of your children. Curiosity got the better of me, and I never thought to consider your feelings, as I am hiding from my own. I'll leave the topic alone from now on.

That is fine, Seeker. A good portion of that pain is hidden behind memory wipes and other blocks.
I guess I am lucky. I had children. Not just genetic offspring raised within the great house. As you know, from dealings with other traumatized Time Lords, we are full of land mines and booby traps.
I can talk about my children ... Well, the children of my first incarnation ...
Perhaps that is another curse of the Time Lords. The collective entity that you become. You are the sum of your memories. Even if not all of them are yours. Only about 150 years (absolute time) are my memories. Through my eyes.
This body hasn't experienced all the horrors of war and death. But the nightmares are shared. No one expected to survive the final solution. In that moment, everything was lost and the future of time itself was saved.

And I wax poetic, again. Continue to ask questions. Somethings I don't talk about. But I am hard to offend anymore.

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