A typical Doctor Who companion injury [open, post-rebellion]

[splendid_roman]

Of all things, Ian hadn't been expected to be bested by a tree. That it was a tree that moved without the wind should have given him a clue, but, well, it was a tree. He'd got too close, it got a good hit in, he'd landed awkwardly and now he couldn't walk.

It was only his ankle and, feeling embarrassed about the whole thing, he'd intended to just hobble home. Except that it did really hurt. So halfway there he found the nearest teleport and ended up in the medbay.

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[splendid_roman]

He raised his eyebrows. "Really?" That explained a lot. He wondered if Billy was a genius. "You did things other than work when you were younger, though, didn't you?"

[morphitudinous]

"It never felt like work to me. Scientific pursuits were fun back then. I was in the school clubs for mechanics and chemistry, as well as chess. I knew where my strengths were, so I focused on them." Often to the exclusion of other things, but Billy wasn't planning to mention that.

"If you're wondering whether I had friends at home, the answer is yes. We didn't always understand each other, but they became the most important thing to me. I still miss them, but I have people who need me here."

He smiled. The guilt about the people lying here injured had started to ease a little, and now he could concern himself with helping them.

[splendid_roman]

He nodded and looked guilty about being caught out. "I was wondering that. I don't think it's necessary to understand someone to be friends with. Everyone does something that's hard to understand once in a while. They're just a little more predictable once you've known them a while." He frowned, thinking of friends that he couldn't say that about. "Or just a unpredictable."

[morphitudinous]

"It was so bad that I needed a translator at first," Billy admitted. "I really don't know how she could stand it.

"You've had friends like me? Ones that tend to go on and on about something you have no interest in?"

[splendid_roman]

He smiled and nodded. "The Doctor's not quite as bad as that, but he tends to talk about things that are beyond me and he never can understand that."

[morphitudinous]

Ah, the Doctor. Billy knew of the man and his work. "Jamie tells me that I'm a little like him, and sometimes I can't tell if that's meant to be a compliment or complaint," he confessed.

[splendid_roman]

Ian smiled. "Maybe both. The Doctor can be frustrating at times, but he's a good man to have around."

[morphitudinous]

"He is. I never have the chance to know him very long, but he's always helped." Billy sighed. There were so many faces and places to know. And he hardly had a chance before they were gone.

"You've been dragged along with him too?"

[splendid_roman]

He nodded. "You could say that. We stumbled into his ship and the next thing we knew he'd whisked us off through time and space." He smiled. "I can't say I regret it, though."