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[Table #2/Prompt #7: Cut] Doctor Who: 'D'kapafluj'
Title: 'D'kapafluj'
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character/Pairing: Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, Rory Williams
Rating: G
Summary: He felt too confused to even look confused.
Notes: Fic = Mine. Characters = Not Mine. Crossposted toficlet_zone for Challenge #18: Reverse Fandom: Amazing Stories.
"What the hell is that supposed to be," Rory asked, staring blankly at the monstrosity, an orange pile of something that defied all attempt at description. He felt too confused to even look confused.
The Doctor frowned, a sharp contrast to the proud smile that had been on his face mere moments before. "That's my jack-o'-lantern, Mister Pond, if you must know. You ought to know, actually, given that we've all been competing to make the best one of the lot."
Amy crossed her arms in front of her, gazing at the object skeptically. "Uh, Doctor, no offense...but have you ever even seen a jack-o'-lantern?"
"Of course I have," he sighed, rolling his eyes. "Do you honestly think I've managed to live for so many centuries without ever having seen a jack-o'-lantern even once in all my lives? I don't even know why you'd think of asking me that!"
She smirked at him good-naturedly. "Maybe because your...jack-o'-lantern doesn't look like a jack-o'-lantern? That might have something to do with it."
Rory nodded, pointing to his and his wife's own creations. Each looked like the standard, garden-variety, hollowed-out-and-cut-up pumpkin intended for Halloween festivities. "For the record, this is what they're meant to look like. A spooky face, a scene...something that fits the theme."
"This fits the theme of Halloween perfectly, I'll have you know," the Time Lord adamantly protested. "It's hardly my fault that you two are so lacking in imagination that you can't see it!"
Amy grimaced, massaging a temple; this whole situation was beginning to give her a nagging headache. "Well, we're sorry, Raggedy Man, but we don't understand this one bit. Just tell us what this...whatever it is...is supposed to be."
"It's a D'kapafluj," the Doctor announced, his proud smile cautiously slipping back into place.
His Ponds just stared silently at him.
"This is what they look like," he continued, his enthusiasm flagging once more. "And a lot of scary blighters they are, let me tell you. Trust me, you don't want to irritate a cluster of D'kapafluj; you won't soon forget the experience!"
"Ugh." Amy shook her head, waving dismissively at the D'kapafluj-o'-lantern. "Points for bluffing, Doctor, but you lose the competition."
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character/Pairing: Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, Rory Williams
Rating: G
Summary: He felt too confused to even look confused.
Notes: Fic = Mine. Characters = Not Mine. Crossposted to
ficlet_zone for Challenge #18: Reverse Fandom: Amazing Stories."What the hell is that supposed to be," Rory asked, staring blankly at the monstrosity, an orange pile of something that defied all attempt at description. He felt too confused to even look confused.
The Doctor frowned, a sharp contrast to the proud smile that had been on his face mere moments before. "That's my jack-o'-lantern, Mister Pond, if you must know. You ought to know, actually, given that we've all been competing to make the best one of the lot."
Amy crossed her arms in front of her, gazing at the object skeptically. "Uh, Doctor, no offense...but have you ever even seen a jack-o'-lantern?"
"Of course I have," he sighed, rolling his eyes. "Do you honestly think I've managed to live for so many centuries without ever having seen a jack-o'-lantern even once in all my lives? I don't even know why you'd think of asking me that!"
She smirked at him good-naturedly. "Maybe because your...jack-o'-lantern doesn't look like a jack-o'-lantern? That might have something to do with it."
Rory nodded, pointing to his and his wife's own creations. Each looked like the standard, garden-variety, hollowed-out-and-cut-up pumpkin intended for Halloween festivities. "For the record, this is what they're meant to look like. A spooky face, a scene...something that fits the theme."
"This fits the theme of Halloween perfectly, I'll have you know," the Time Lord adamantly protested. "It's hardly my fault that you two are so lacking in imagination that you can't see it!"
Amy grimaced, massaging a temple; this whole situation was beginning to give her a nagging headache. "Well, we're sorry, Raggedy Man, but we don't understand this one bit. Just tell us what this...whatever it is...is supposed to be."
"It's a D'kapafluj," the Doctor announced, his proud smile cautiously slipping back into place.
His Ponds just stared silently at him.
"This is what they look like," he continued, his enthusiasm flagging once more. "And a lot of scary blighters they are, let me tell you. Trust me, you don't want to irritate a cluster of D'kapafluj; you won't soon forget the experience!"
"Ugh." Amy shook her head, waving dismissively at the D'kapafluj-o'-lantern. "Points for bluffing, Doctor, but you lose the competition."