I'd guess Romana's method is actually how the majority of Time Lords regenerated: choice. They live for so long and get bored, or something happens in their lives they can't deal with as they are, so makes themselves something new. *nods* And I like how... alien that is. A fundamentally different way of seeing the world.
Is it though, really? Don't we do similar, just without the physical change? How many people look at things like moving to a new city, or going away to college, or starting a new relationship as a chance to be someone new? That feeling of "nobody here knows that I was a nerd in high school so I can decide to be something different now." I mean, they may have varying degrees of success, but it's the same sort of mentality.
(I remember reading someone's meta thinking about how dramatically different different regenerations are--and how they tend to fight with each other--and compared it to thinking about the person you were 5, 10, 15 years ago. What would you think of your teenage self if you met them face to face? They probably would seem like an entirely different person. You probably would tell yourself that you're annoying and have stupid clothes.)
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*nods* And I like how... alien that is. A fundamentally different way of seeing the world.
Is it though, really? Don't we do similar, just without the physical change? How many people look at things like moving to a new city, or going away to college, or starting a new relationship as a chance to be someone new? That feeling of "nobody here knows that I was a nerd in high school so I can decide to be something different now." I mean, they may have varying degrees of success, but it's the same sort of mentality.
(I remember reading someone's meta thinking about how dramatically different different regenerations are--and how they tend to fight with each other--and compared it to thinking about the person you were 5, 10, 15 years ago. What would you think of your teenage self if you met them face to face? They probably would seem like an entirely different person. You probably would tell yourself that you're annoying and have stupid clothes.)