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The Doctor wakes up in a medical bay, and introduces himself as a Time Lord, shocking the medical staff. They go on to explain that a communicative disease has been at large; simple contact and radio signals can cause infection. They explain that a member of the Counter race attempted to send a signal, and murdered a guard. The Doctor is left surprised when he learns that Counters live in the opposite direction of linear life in the timeline, and thus speak answers before the questions are asked; they've given up hope of interrogation. The Doctor meets the suspect, TX, who calls him his oldest friend. The Doctor warns against anyone going inside for 40 minutes as he will be creating a temporal paradox in order to communicate. | The Doctor wakes up in a medical bay, and introduces himself as a Time Lord, shocking the medical staff. They go on to explain that a communicative disease has been at large; simple contact and radio signals can cause infection. They explain that a member of the Counter race attempted to send a signal, and murdered a guard. The Doctor is left surprised when he learns that Counters live in the opposite direction of linear life in the timeline, and thus speak answers before the questions are asked; they've given up hope of interrogation. The Doctor meets the suspect, TX, who calls him his oldest friend. The Doctor warns against anyone going inside for 40 minutes as he will be creating a temporal paradox in order to communicate. | ||
Now speaking backwards, the Doctor is successful in interrogating TX. TX explains the station will be blown up in the near future (so he tried to recieve a | Now speaking backwards, the Doctor is successful in interrogating TX. TX explains the station will be blown up in the near future (so he tried to recieve a distress signal, which is sending one in the linear timeline), and that his birth was at the hands of the security guards. The Doctor asks about the dead guard, learning that TX has actually resurrected him and thus ensured a long life (from the non-linear perspective). The Doctor presents his findings to the guards, who are too thick to understand the Counter's correct wording that the Doctor wrote down; they decided to execute him anyway. | ||
However, the Doctor tells them they have to give TX a day with his family or all of space/time with go kaboom! Forced to agree, they watch as the Doctor enjoys the Counters' company. When the time comes, the Doctor explains that death in linear time is birth to Counter time; they shoot TX, with the Doctor explaining his name and TX's. The Doctor leaves the station, feeling bad; however, he realises that he needs to change his perspective as he actually witnessed a birth, not a death. The Doctor decides that he needs a companion to talk to. | However, the Doctor tells them they have to give TX a day with his family or all of space/time with go kaboom! Forced to agree, they watch as the Doctor enjoys the Counters' company. When the time comes, the Doctor explains that death in linear time is birth to Counter time; they shoot TX, with the Doctor explaining his name and TX's. The Doctor leaves the station, feeling bad; however, he realises that he needs to change his perspective as he actually witnessed a birth, not a death. The Doctor decides that he needs a companion to talk to. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This one-shot comic is the first to be released in the same month as an issue of the [[Doctor Who Ongoing]] series, also from [[COMIC]], in this case, [[COMIC]]: ''[[Silver Scream]]''. According to an advertisement in the comic, IDW intends to continue publishing standalones on a monthly basis. | * This one-shot comic is the first to be released in the same month as an issue of the [[Doctor Who Ongoing]] series, also from [[COMIC]], in this case, [[COMIC]]: ''[[Silver Scream]]''. According to an advertisement in the comic, IDW intends to continue publishing standalones on a monthly basis. | ||
* The parts of the comic that have a blue | * The parts of the comic that have a blue background behind the pictures are indicators to read the speech bubbles backwards. | ||
* It was reprinted in the graphic novel ''[[Through Time and Space]]''. | * It was reprinted in the graphic novel ''[[Through Time and Space]]''. | ||
* There were two covers for this issue. | * There were two covers for this issue. | ||
* The anti-chronological plot structure of the story is reminiscent of the [[First Doctor]] comic strip, [[COMIC]]: ''[[Time in Reverse]]''. | * The anti-chronological plot structure of the story is reminiscent of the [[First Doctor]] comic strip, [[COMIC]]: ''[[Time in Reverse]]''. | ||
* The Doctor's | * The Doctor's interrogation of TX doesn't make sense unless read backwards. | ||
* The Counter race's timelines go in the opposite direction of linear life; what is death to linear life is birth to Counters, so what is birth to linear life is death to Counters. | * The Counter race's timelines go in the opposite direction of linear life; what is death to linear life is birth to Counters, so what is birth to linear life is death to Counters. | ||
== Cover Gallery == | == Cover Gallery == | ||
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" > | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true"> | ||
File:Room with a Deja View A.jpg|Cover A | File:Room with a Deja View A.jpg|Cover A | ||
File:Room with a Deja View B.jpg|Cover B | File:Room with a Deja View B.jpg|Cover B | ||
