fics by Erin Ptah

Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: How Many Time Lords Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb? (2/8)
Rating: PG
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who
Spoilers: Anything through New Who S4 is fair game.
Summary: Young Stephen makes a serious bid for the Doctor's attention. Adult Stephen, in the midst of a group including two Time Lords and three companions from five different times, realizes why his bids didn't work.

The "late-night TV personality catches a ride on a TARDIS and has wacky adventures" plot is Older Than You Think. It's older than this community. It's older than The Daily Show. For some readers of this story, it's older than you.

Which is why this serial is full of shoutouts to Romana 'n Dave.

Table of contents, and footnotes, here.

( She was deep in animated conversation with the Doctor, and it was clear to Stephen that she was a Time Lady from the way she didn't look completely baffled. )

Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: A Thousand Wørds (5/5)
Rating: PG-13 (sexytalk, Aliens Made Them Do It)
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who
Spoilers: Anything through New Who S3 is fair game.
Summary: On opposite ends of Stephen's developing time loop, Ten watches events fall into place while Four tries to keep our heroes from falling to their deaths.

With pictures in!

Table of contents, and footnotes, here.

( If there was any skill Stephen Col-bert was secure in, it was his ability to carry himself properly in a tux. )

Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: A Thousand Wørds (3/5)
Rating: PG
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who
Spoilers: Anything through New Who S3 is fair game.
Summary: Young Stephen wants to see tentacle monsters, an alien civilization is in trouble, and the Doctor discovers at least one impossible thing before breakfast.

Table of contents, and footnotes, here.

( 'Wow. The technology in this must be incredible. And to think, if I didn't know better, I'd say it was an ordinary yo-yo.' )

Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: A Thousand Wørds (1/5)
Rating: PG
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who
Spoilers: Anything through New Who S3 is fair game.
Summary: Young Stephen is introduced to the TARDIS, while adult Stephen walks right in and makes himself at home.

Table of contents, and footnotes, here.

( 'Doctor, I don't think you understand,' said Stephen gravely. 'There is no mirror in my room.' )

Title: Truthiness And Relative Dimensions In Space: First Meetings (1/2)
Rating: PG
Series: The Colbert Report, Doctor Who
Spoilers: Anything through New Who S3 is fair game.
Summary: Stephen Colbert catches a lift with Four'n'Sarah Jane . . . and, in his younger days, Ten'n'Jack. Can Four cope with the older Stephen acting like an old hand at time travel? Can Ten avoid saying anything to the younger Stephen that will cause a paradox? And can the rest of space and time handle the truthiness?

The first serial follows immediately from Don't Step On The Butterflies. Table of contents, and footnotes, here.

( 'And if that Time Lord hadn't wanted me to explore his ship,' he reasoned, 'he wouldn't have left a key with me, would he?' )