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'''''Suspension and Disbelief''''' was the thirteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Destination Prague]]''. It was written by [[Mary Robinette]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]]. | '''''Suspension and Disbelief''''' was the thirteenth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Destination Prague]]''. It was written by [[Mary Robinette]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
In [[Prague]], the Doctor meets [[Kája]], a puppeteer whose fiancé, [[Dusan]], is due to be executed by [[defenestration]] because he cut down a tree to make a puppet. Kája throws a life-size marionette off a bridge to get herself used to the idea of seeing him die. The Doctor, however, has an idea. | In [[Prague]], the Doctor meets [[Kája]], a puppeteer whose [[fiancé]], [[Dusan]], is due to be executed by [[defenestration]] because he cut down a tree to make a puppet. Kája throws a life-size marionette off a bridge to get herself used to the idea of seeing him die. The Doctor, however, has an idea. | ||
Kája dresses the marionette up to look like Dusan, while the Doctor uses the [[sonic screwdriver]] to set up a sympathetic vibration between the marionette and a small puppet. He takes the TARDIS to where Dusan is being held and switches the marionette for Dusan. | Kája dresses the marionette up to look like Dusan, while the Doctor uses the [[sonic screwdriver]] to set up a sympathetic vibration between the marionette and a small puppet. He takes the TARDIS to where Dusan is being held and switches the marionette for Dusan. | ||
