Doctor Who Drabble: Monster!

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Title: Monster!
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Rory, Eleventh Doctor.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 097: Merry / Marry / Mary at dw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Rory is still adjusting to meeting aliens.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.





Rory gaped. “What is that?”


“Be polite, Rory,” the Doctor chastised. “On her own world she’d be considered rather beautiful, it’s hardly her fault she doesn’t measure up to the human ideal.”


“Sorry,” Rory said sheepishly, “she just looks like one of Doctor Frankenstein’s creations. It took me by surprise.”


“When Mary wrote her book, Frankenstein’s monster looked human, just stitched together from parts. The movies gave him that flat-headed look and the bolt through his neck everyone associates with her monster these days. Humans seem to prefer their monsters to look grotesque.”


Rory nodded. “I’ll try to remember that.”



The End

Comments

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

This reminded me of this scene from "The Sontaran Stratagem"

[after General Staal unmasks]

Ross Jenkins: He's like a potato. A baked potato. A talking baked potato.

The Doctor: Now, Ross, don't be rude. You look like a pink weasel to him.

[bk_forever]

It does really point up the fact that to aliens, we're the ones who look weird. We should never judge an alien by our standards.

Thank you!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Some humans are so arrogant to think we are the "pretty" ones!*pretends to flick back hair*

[bk_forever]

LOL! I know, arrogance and preening annoy me. Some people think too much of themselves and anyway, looks aren't everything. I prefer a friendly, genuine person over one obsessed with their looks.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Its like the sterotyped of what body image is acceptable in the entertainment industry.

[bk_forever]

And all too many young girls get sucked into that and start worrying unnecessarily.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why some people play with their hair so much. But then I talk with my hands a lot. I don't know if that's in the same category.*shrug*

[bk_forever]

Could be. Sometimes people just don't know what to do with their hands. Or maybe hands just don't like being idle and do things without any conscious control from their owners ;)

(I agree with your comment on body image too.)

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I was catching the bus and these two young girls were in front of me in the queue. They kept pushing their very groomed hair back. I'm like if its really bothering you, just tie it back!.:D

If it was a twirling thing I get its more to do with trying to concentrate on something.

For me, I talk with my hands because I'm trying to compensate for being not as articulate as I want to be.

I know the Eleventh Doctor was known for doing that but his clever.:)

[bk_forever]

That's why I keep my hair tied back. It gets annoying otherwise.

I'm always fiddling with things when I'm typing or reading. Can't keep my hands still.

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

Great drabble.

[bk_forever]

Thank you =)