Could she, in fact, throw herself off a building in the presumption that the Doctor will show up to catch her so that, once she's safe, she can send a message back to him with coordinates? This... could work out perfectly. And it is completely plausible, in-universe. Mind = blown. (And now all I can think about is: if the TARDIS exists out of time while in the vortex, is it willed into time with every materialisation? /digresses)
This is radical trust indeed, and a radical breech of the line between thoughts and reality--willing the TARDIS into existence, more or less. Even I'm starting to feel like that's cheating, and yet the mechanics still work out exactly the same . . . It is such a radical breech... O_o I can imagine River crossing that line; keeping a diary like hers must have a lot to do with both thoughts and (her) reality.
Yes, it is kind of cheating, but it's probably the kind the Doctor would be flattered by approve of. *g*
Finally, if nothing else (having just rewatched S5 and just re-read Dormouse, TY for reminding me of its awesomeness) -- the Doctor is a good wizard, and people generally seem to put their trust in good wizards (even if they claim to hate them).
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Date: 22 Apr 2011 07:49 pm (UTC)This... could work out perfectly. And it is completely plausible, in-universe. Mind = blown. (And now all I can think about is: if the TARDIS exists out of time while in the vortex, is it willed into time with every materialisation? /digresses)
This is radical trust indeed, and a radical breech of the line between thoughts and reality--willing the TARDIS into existence, more or less. Even I'm starting to feel like that's cheating, and yet the mechanics still work out exactly the same . . .
It is such a radical breech... O_o I can imagine River crossing that line; keeping a diary like hers must have a lot to do with both thoughts and (her) reality.
Yes, it is kind of cheating, but it's probably the kind the Doctor would
be flattered byapprove of. *g*Finally, if nothing else (having just rewatched S5 and just re-read Dormouse, TY for reminding me of its awesomeness) -- the Doctor is a good wizard, and people generally seem to put their trust in good wizards (even if they claim to hate them).