He never raised his voice, that was the worst thing; the fury of the Time Lord. And then we discovered why. Why this Doctor, who had fought Gods and demons, why he’d run away from us and hidden. He was being kind. He wrapped my father in unbreakable chains forged by the heart of a dwarf star. He tricked my mother into the event horizon of a collapsing galaxy, to be imprisoned there, forever. He still visits my sister, once a year, every year. I wonder if one day he might forgive her, but there she is, can you see? He trapped her inside a mirror. Every mirror. If ever you look at your reflection and see something move behind you, just for a second, that’s her. That’s always her. As for me, I was suspended in time, and The Doctor put me to work standing over the fields of England. As their protector. We wanted to live forever, so The Doctor made sure that we did.

Shuttles five and six now docking. Guests are reminded that platform one forbids the use of weapons, teleportation and religion. Earth death is scheduled for 15:39, followed by drinks in the Manchester suite.