Players by Terrance Dicks

Author:Terrance Dicks [Dicks, Terrance]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fiction, General, Science Fiction, Media Tie-In, Space Opera
ISBN: 9780563555735
Google: pbgAAAAACAAJ
Amazon: 0563555734
Publisher: BBC Pubns
Published: 1999-04-14T07:00:00+00:00

A handshake, a charming smile, a few kind words, and the Doctor was out in well under his thirty seconds...

While the Doctor went about his business, Peri went about hers - shopping! She‟d been told not to stint herself, but to draw freely upon his apparently limitless credit. After all, she was supposed to be a millionaire heiress, he reminded her.

She had an image to keep up!

Now, thoroughly shopped out, Peri lay stretched out on an enormous sofa, surrounded by boxes, bags and parcels of all shapes and sizes, listening to the sound of running water from the adjoining bathroom.

Lazily, she reminded herself to get up soon and check if the bath was full. Not that there was any great hurry. The baths at the Ritz were enormous, you could practically swim in them...

She had just kicked off her shoes and was wriggling her aching feet in the air when the Doctor returned. It was so odd seeing him dolled up in tail coat and top hat, the multi-coloured nightmare of his usual attire safely locked away in the TARDIS wardrobe.

„Where‟ve you been?‟ she said idly. „Buckingham Palace?‟

The Doctor tossed his topper onto a table and sprawled into an enormous armchair. „That‟s right! Is that my bath you‟re running?‟

„No way!‟ She sat up, taking in what he‟d said. „You haven‟t really been to the Palace, have you?‟

The Doctor nodded. „Presenting my credentials to the King as Honorary Consul for Santa Esmerelda.‟

„The King?‟ Peri stared at him.

„That‟s right. Charming man, Edward.‟

„Well, what‟s an Honorary Consul?‟

„A sort of low-grade, cut-price ambassador.‟ He smiled.

„I gave the President of Santa Esmerelda some help a few years ago. The revolutionaries were about to shoot him and I persuaded him to liberalise his programme. Lower taxes, a health service, that sort of thing...‟

„Flush sanitation?‟ Peri cheekily inquired.

The Doctor ignored her. „He‟s very popular now. He was so grateful he made me Honorary Consul to Great Britain for life. You never know when that sort of thing will come in handy!‟

The Doctor stood up.

„I‟ll just go and have that bath, then.‟

„You‟ll do no such thing, go and run your own!‟

The Doctor pouted. „Is this the thanks I get for offering you opulence the like of which you‟ve never seen?‟

„Yes!‟ said Peri, throwing a cushion at him. „If you will go to see the King and not take me!‟

„It was protocol, Peri! A semi-official visit!‟ He smiled benignly. „Don‟t worry, we‟ll be on the official diplomat list now. I imagine we‟ll be invited to a reception or a royal garden party before long. Oh, and by the way, I‟ve found us a house, nice little place in Mayfair.‟

Peri wasn‟t listening. „A royal garden party? I don‟t think I‟ve got anything to wear!‟

The Doctor waved a hand at the boxes and parcels. „You amaze me!‟

Peri looked at the boxes and parcels too, trying to remember what was inside them. „I haven‟t even unpacked half this stuff yet. But I really don‟t think -‟

„Don‟t worry,‟ said the Doctor, dismissively. „You can always go shopping again tomorrow.

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