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Civility

Civilityby Red Wolf

The Doctor was smiling politely, but Rose appeared to be catatonic. They'd stepped out of the TARDIS into a city of glass and towers and had been immediately surrounded by officious men with clipboards who had questioned them ceaselessly for two hours.

Jack had spent most of that time imagining ways increasingly more painful ways of killing the men. In the end he settled for punching the main bureaucrat in the jaw and bolting for the TARDIS with Rose and the Doctor in tow.

"Shame to cut our trip short, we've missed an exciting explanation of departure taxes."

Jack shuddered.
Doctor Who 100 — challenge #98: claws, clause, claus

Published Babble Horde — 21.12.2005
Published Doctor Who 100 — 21.12.2005
Published A Teaspoon and an Open Mind — 02.01.2006
Published fanfiction.net — 02.01.2006

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Ah, the joys of bureaucracy! :D — via LiveJournal — posted by laridian at 13.09.2007 21:01 AEST | #
I'm sure it could all be sorted with a blunt instrument of some kind — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 13.09.2007 21:02 AEST | #
Tax codes? Yipe! ::makes warding gestures:: Jack made the right choice — via LiveJournal — posted by Elizabeth Culmer at 13.09.2007 21:03 AEST | #
Generic bureaucracy really, plus a dig at moronic departure taxes you get charged when leaving Australia — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 13.09.2007 21:04 AEST | #
Heh. Another reason why I don't like to visit cities — via LiveJournal — posted by Mark Hunter at 13.09.2007 21:04 AEST | #
Right there with you. I'm not good with bureaucracy or crowds — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 13.09.2007 21:05 AEST | #
Sadly, I've discovered that even people on the inside have a hard time doing anything about bureaucracy. Like Faith in my stories, red tape seems to take on a life of its own — via LiveJournal — posted by Mark Hunter at 13.09.2007 21:06 AEST | #
Hee! Excellent. Always knew those guys couldn't be quite human, so of course they breed them on some far planet — via LiveJournal — posted by firiel44 at 13.09.2007 21:07 AEST | #
It would answer some questions — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 13.09.2007 21:07 AEST | #
I can suggest a few ways of my own if Jack is running short... — via LiveJournal — posted by mad_jaks at 13.09.2007 21:08 AEST | #
You're just here to tempt me with ginger snaps again, aren't you? Mmm... ginger snaps... — via LiveJournal — posted by Red Wolf at 13.09.2007 21:08 AEST | #
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