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On [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], the [[Doctor Who]] [[Facebook]] page released a video where "the writing team of [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|Series 9]] play a game of '''''Truth or Consequences'''''." It was subsequently released to [[YouTube]], as well. | On [[13 January (releases)|13 January]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], the [[Doctor Who]] [[Facebook]] page released a video where "the writing team of [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|Series 9]] play a game of '''''Truth or Consequences'''''." It was subsequently released to [[YouTube]], as well. | ||
Aside from "lead writer" [[Steven Moffat]], each [[writer]] contributed one passage to the narrative, with only the ''previous'' passage for reference. In other words, [[Mark Gatiss]] had no idea what | Aside from "lead writer" [[Steven Moffat]], each [[writer]] contributed one passage to the narrative, with only the ''previous'' passage for reference. In other words, [[Mark Gatiss]] had no idea what anybody had written prior to [[Catherine Tregenna]]'s segment, and so on. Steven Moffat both opened and closed the story, and thus was the only writer to have contributed two distinct passages to this exercise. | ||
At the end of the video, viewers are encouraged to carry on the story in the comments, with the words "Over To You", leading to many fan-made continuations. | At the end of the video, viewers are encouraged to carry on the story in the comments, with the words "Over To You", leading to many fan-made continuations. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
A [[phone]] call brings [[the Doctor]] to an unusual [[restaurant]]... | |||
== Text == | == Text == | ||
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=== Catherine Tregenna (2) === | === Catherine Tregenna (2) === | ||
:The one-[[eye]]d reader, hellbent on revenge, knew it was time to [[TARDIS phone|call]] [[the TARDIS]]. Words | :The one-[[eye]]d reader, hellbent on revenge, knew it was time to [[TARDIS phone|call]] [[the TARDIS]]. Words ran out in the darkness. | ||
=== Mark Gatiss (3) === | === Mark Gatiss (3) === | ||
:And the TARDIS listened. Listened so hard that [[the Doctor]] could hear it thinking, deciding between [[hope]] and [[glory]], [[nirvana]] or [[oblivion]]. | :And the TARDIS listened. Listened so hard that [[the Doctor]] could hear it thinking, deciding between [[hope]] and [[glory]], [[nirvana]] or [[oblivion]]. "We've arrived." | ||
=== Sarah Dollard (4) === | === Sarah Dollard (4) === | ||
:The moment the Doctor put his hand to the door it was caught by a gust of [[wind]], and blew back in on him, bringing with it the stench of [[death]]. | |||
=== Peter Harness (5) === | === Peter Harness (5) === | ||
:In the room beyond, a [[table]] was set for [[dinner]]; [[candle]]s, cut [[glass]], and decayed dusty [[food]], mouldy and rotten. The Doctor sat himself down at the head of the table, and called expectantly into the darkness. | |||
=== Toby Whithouse (6) === | === Toby Whithouse (6) === | ||
:“Hello! Can I speak to the [[manager]]? I want to make a complaint.” Silence stretched in the air. Then came a shuffling of feet as the waiter appeared. Or at least, his clothes did. There was no body inside them, just a shell of cloth hanging about an empty fame of air. | |||
=== Jamie Mathieson (7) === | === Jamie Mathieson (7) === | ||
:Determined not to be fazed, I made my complaint. The ghost waiter clicked his heels and left. I then realised that the skin on my [[soup]] had a belly button. | |||
=== Steven Moffat (8) === | === Steven Moffat (8) === | ||
:I thought for a moment what the Doctor would do in this situation, and then realised something: the belly button was mine. I ate it. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
*Due to the inherently ridiculous nature of the story's construction, it is riddled with inconsistencies; the piece switches from third-person to first-person narrative partway through, and the role of protagonist switches, without explanation, from the Doctor to an unidentified individual who refers to the Doctor as a seperate entity. | |||
* Before beginning to read, [[Steven Moffat]] says of the story as written, "This is a weird story; this is really quite disgusting." | * Before beginning to read, [[Steven Moffat]] says of the story as written, "This is a weird story; this is really quite disgusting." | ||
* He also states that "this is the world's shortest Doctor Who story." The piece totals 237 words. | |||
*The opening line bears a strong resemblance to the microfiction piece published by Moffat on [[twitter]] in 2012: "The [[worm]] became an idea, which hid itself in words, until it could climb, devouring all, through the eye of the reader of this tweet."<ref name="tweet">http://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards/bsfa-tweetfiction-tweetstream-eastercon-2012-winners/</ref> | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
* [[Facebook]]: 1,000 likes ({{as of|16 January 2016|lc=y}}) | * [[Facebook]]: 1,000 likes ({{as of|16 January 2016|lc=y}}) | ||
* [[YouTube]]: 31,300 ({{as of|16 January 2016|lc=y}}) | * [[YouTube]]: 31,300 ({{as of|16 January 2016|lc=y}}) | ||
==Footnotes== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Non-DWU stories]] | [[Category:Non-DWU stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories released in 2016]] | [[Category:Stories released in 2016]] | ||
