O, Darkness (short story)

O, Darkness
Doctor:	Fourth Doctor
Companion(s):	Romana II, Adric
Main setting:	The Structure, E-Space
Key crew
Writer:	John Binns
Release details
Part of:	Short Trips: Steel Skies
Release date:	December 2003
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O, Darkness was the fourteenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Steel Skies. It was written by John Binns. It featured the Fourth Doctor, Romana II and Adric.

Summary

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Characters

• Fourth Doctor
• Romana II
• Adric
• J

Worldbuilding

• The Structure is located on an unknown planet in E-Space with two suns.
• Adric worries that the two Time Lords, with life spans of centuries, would think nothing of spending months in one place.

Notes

• The stories in Short Trips: Steel Skies are divided into four sections dealing with different types of confinement. This story deals with isolation, that is, "the loneliness and despair of being cut off from the world outside".

Continuity

• The Structure reminds Adric of the Starliner. (TV: Full Circle)
• Adric thinks he can handle the encroachment, having already dealt with Marshmen (TV: Full Circle) and Great Vampires. (TV: State of Decay)