"I think the two-parters are for story purposes," says AL. "One can only do so much in 42 minutes...with 84 you can go into more detail and such." She clears her throat. " 'Missy' is short for 'Mistress'. Don't get me wrong, the actress who plays her is brilliant and wonderful at capturing the Master's insanity, I just don't want to think of the possibility that the Doctor may become female at some point." Beat. "Unless she's played by Hayley Atwell - Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - only then I may be able to accept it." She shrugs.
She giggles at V. "The alter ego's afraid of heights a little, too. Getting up on a horse, that's fine. Flying in a plane is fine, too, though sometimes she gets airsick. But if someone were to lift her up on their shoulders, then she freaks out." It's not so much the fear of heights as it is the fear of what happens if you fall. AL continues, "I dunno if it's too ingrained, though. She still dreams she can fly sometimes. Plus that want is the whole reason I have wings in the first place in the meta-sense."
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She giggles at V. "The alter ego's afraid of heights a little, too. Getting up on a horse, that's fine. Flying in a plane is fine, too, though sometimes she gets airsick. But if someone were to lift her up on their shoulders, then she freaks out." It's not so much the fear of heights as it is the fear of what happens if you fall. AL continues, "I dunno if it's too ingrained, though. She still dreams she can fly sometimes. Plus that want is the whole reason I have wings in the first place in the meta-sense."