"Doctor? Doctor? Wake up! Yes, YOU! Who did you think I was talking to for Gallifrey's sake?
There, there, no need to get vexed. I'll explain it all to you immediately. After all, this must come as a terrible shock to you. Maybe you had best sit down.."
Your arrival here is no accident: I assure you. Despite your own misgivings, I can verify without a shadow of any doubt that you are not only a Time Lord, but possibly the last known one in existence. It has been many years since your last regeneration, and unfortunately your whereabouts since that time are lost to us forever; but that is irrelevant. What matters now is that you are here.
Before we get down to business, I suppose some sort of introductions are in order, lest you mistake me for an agent of the Master. My designation is ARI, short for "Automated Rassilon Imprimatur". My primary function is to instruct and guide you on your new duties as well as provide a safeguard against the misuse of time travel. To my left, you will notice NINA, a shortened form of "Nebular Intergalactic Nanogenetic Automatron". Her primary functions are to assist me in reacquainting you with the history of your previous regenerations as well as prepare you for any dangers that may await you when you leave us. For the sake of our time together, however, please feel free to refer to us by our 'human' names of Ariella (Ari) McManus and Lavinia Rookwood. This might be easier for all concerned, yes?
If you will be so kind as to look up, you will notice on your control panel a button marked "Time Vortex". This button, once pressed will take you to the heart of your TARDIS, and should be used if you have any questions whose answers are not provided within these guidelines. (In *human speak*, it is a direct link to my HOL message box.) I cannot stress enough that my function here is to assist you, Doctor; should you have any questions or concerns, merely hit the button and I will respond accordingly with as much promptness as possible.
During our brief time together (ONE TERM CLASS), it will be your responsibility to carve a new legacy for yourself in this latest incarnation. Fortunately for us, my data systems are equipped with an excellent memory data bank, so we have a wealth of knowledge to study. Together we will explore the history of your people and their impact throughout the universe, especially Earth. We will speak at length of your former companions and allies, and equally of the foes you have encountered during your travels. Last, but certainly, not least, Doctor, we will speak of you, and your many regenerations. For it is only through the lessons of the past that we can truly claim the future. You are a blank slate, Doctor, and your tale is yet to be written. I can only instruct and guide-the rest is up to you. It is time.
There, there, no need to get vexed. I'll explain it all to you immediately. After all, this must come as a terrible shock to you. Maybe you had best sit down.."
Your arrival here is no accident: I assure you. Despite your own misgivings, I can verify without a shadow of any doubt that you are not only a Time Lord, but possibly the last known one in existence. It has been many years since your last regeneration, and unfortunately your whereabouts since that time are lost to us forever; but that is irrelevant. What matters now is that you are here.
Before we get down to business, I suppose some sort of introductions are in order, lest you mistake me for an agent of the Master. My designation is ARI, short for "Automated Rassilon Imprimatur". My primary function is to instruct and guide you on your new duties as well as provide a safeguard against the misuse of time travel. To my left, you will notice NINA, a shortened form of "Nebular Intergalactic Nanogenetic Automatron". Her primary functions are to assist me in reacquainting you with the history of your previous regenerations as well as prepare you for any dangers that may await you when you leave us. For the sake of our time together, however, please feel free to refer to us by our 'human' names of Ariella (Ari) McManus and Lavinia Rookwood. This might be easier for all concerned, yes?
If you will be so kind as to look up, you will notice on your control panel a button marked "Time Vortex". This button, once pressed will take you to the heart of your TARDIS, and should be used if you have any questions whose answers are not provided within these guidelines. (In *human speak*, it is a direct link to my HOL message box.) I cannot stress enough that my function here is to assist you, Doctor; should you have any questions or concerns, merely hit the button and I will respond accordingly with as much promptness as possible.
During our brief time together (ONE TERM CLASS), it will be your responsibility to carve a new legacy for yourself in this latest incarnation. Fortunately for us, my data systems are equipped with an excellent memory data bank, so we have a wealth of knowledge to study. Together we will explore the history of your people and their impact throughout the universe, especially Earth. We will speak at length of your former companions and allies, and equally of the foes you have encountered during your travels. Last, but certainly, not least, Doctor, we will speak of you, and your many regenerations. For it is only through the lessons of the past that we can truly claim the future. You are a blank slate, Doctor, and your tale is yet to be written. I can only instruct and guide-the rest is up to you. It is time.
ALLONSY!