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* [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]] | * [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
===== The Doctor ===== | ===== The Doctor ===== | ||
* The Doctor has described the TARDIS as "the primary social artefact upon which Gallifreyan culture made its quantum evolutionary bound from time-locked to time-spanned." | * The Doctor has described the TARDIS as "the primary social artefact upon which Gallifreyan culture made its quantum evolutionary bound from time-locked to time-spanned." | ||
* Among potential candidates for a holiday retreat include the planet [[Argolis]], [[Quiexly Major]], [[Placet]] and [[Trantor]]. The Doctor dismisses each, respectively, for past ''faux pas'', being "too touristy", having "crazy geography" and being "far too cosmopolitan." Eventually, he decides on a holiday to [[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]], a paradise [[planet]]. | * Among potential candidates for a holiday retreat include the planet [[Argolis]], [[Quiexly Major]], [[Placet]] and [[Trantor]]. The Doctor dismisses each, respectively, for past ''faux pas'', being "too touristy", having "crazy geography" and being "far too cosmopolitan." Eventually, he decides on a holiday to [[Arcadia (planet)|Arcadia]], a paradise [[planet]]. | ||
* Indulging in his penchant for recitation, the Doctor quotes [[William Wordsworth]]'s ''Resolution and Independence''. | * Indulging in his penchant for recitation, the Doctor quotes [[William Wordsworth]]'s ''Resolution and Independence''. | ||
=== The TARDIS === | === The TARDIS === | ||
* The TARDIS chambers include the [[Falloean Gardens]] and the [[Bagdejalucian]] phosphorescent anti-gravity shrubs. The [[Diamond Avenue]] features the brightest gems from a dozen star systems. | * The TARDIS chambers include the [[Falloean Gardens]] and the [[Bagdejalucian]] phosphorescent anti-gravity shrubs. The [[Diamond Avenue]] features the brightest gems from a dozen star systems. | ||
* Frobisher plays [[chess]] with the TARDIS console and loses, though he claims that it cheated. | * Frobisher plays [[chess]] with the TARDIS console and loses, though he claims that it cheated. | ||
=== Planets === | === Planets === | ||
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=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]], a Methuselah-like figure, also adopted the titles of a 14th-century grand schemer in Rome and Vincent Grant, who unified the Western Alliance in the 22nd-century. | * [[Seth (Profits of Doom)|Seth]], a Methuselah-like figure, also adopted the titles of a 14th-century grand schemer in Rome and Vincent Grant, who unified the Western Alliance in the 22nd-century. | ||
* [[Kara McAllista]] is a third-class maintenance technician responsible for the cryo-sleep chambers aboard the ''Mayflower''. | * [[Kara McAllista]] is a third-class maintenance technician responsible for the cryo-sleep chambers aboard the ''Mayflower''. One of ten awoken every six months and assisted by a mobile robot designated as Monitor. She curses with the epithets of ''"skaj"'', ''"seg-jak"'' and ''"what the jaxx"''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
