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[the Doctor is in full teaching mode, writing something on his podium as the class shuffles in and gets settled. After a moment, he looks up]

Right! Welcome everyone to the first day of Quantum Mechanics, Physics, Art, Literature and anything that you would generally apply to the word Quantum. [a quick grin] I tend to teach around.

This will be a very lecture intensive class with one field trip planned for just before the holiday break and an essay or three. If you need any assistance or access to the lecture notes, my lovely assistant [gestures to a certain brown eyed blond sitting in the front row] is here to help.

Now let's begin by answering the ultimate question [and as he speaks he draws a gigantic question mark on the board] that has troubled many sapient species for a very long time.

Are you ready?

[his eyes search the room]

Yes? Good.

This one's a doozy.

[he takes a deep breath and the lecture proceeds as follows.

... when it's over he once more scans the room.]

Any questions?

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Oh you evil genius, I could kiss you!

Nothing stopping you.

Bawk bawk bawk bawk bawk bawk bawk?

[But why did the chicken cross the road?]

That depends on if it's a living chicken or a metaphor for death.

Why can't it be both?

It can be. But the answer differs whether it is a living chicken, a soon to be dead chicken or a hybrid.

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... Uh.

Are you saying we're all chicken?

That depends, is the question of: Am I a chicken? The greatest one you've ever asked yourself?

I'm not a chicken! I'm a man!

I punch chickens! Giant ones!

Why? What did the chickens ever do to you?

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[All the applause from the bunny.]

Thank you. Not often I get an applause like that. Usually it's yawning or failing to realize class is even over.

Dunno 'bout class, mac, but I know a good routine. And dat, was a good routine.

It's more than that, it's philosophy. But coming from you that's quite a compliment.

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[She is very impressed, even though the smirk in her eyes probably doesn't convey that too well.]

What was it you always said? Fascinating?

Have I?

[he blinks at her owlishly]

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[She gives him a little grin.]

Oooh, getting forgetful in your old age?

Everyone keeps saying that and I don't know why.

Anyway I was teasing you.

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[Dumbledore is living for this and is trying very hard not to laugh while he responds.]

What a deeply delightful lecture you've provided us all!

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Thank you! It's what I do.

But the real question is, do you get it?

Chicken?

Clever. But no. Try again.

[Lea doesn't actually attend the school officially, but knows that the Doctor is teaching there today and decides to do something he'd been meaning to do for awhile and drop in for one of his lectures. He takes a seat near the back of the hall as unobtrusively as someone with his hairdo can, and sits back to watch and listen.

He's frequently not sure whether the Doctor is serious or not, but this time he's even more baffled than usual. This is possibly one of the most unusual bits of stand up comedy he's ever seen, but he feels weird about laughing, just in case the Doctor might actually be trying to make a serious point that's just getting lost on him.

At the request for questions, he considers a moment before responding.]

Yeah, I've got two actually. Number one, why is it that 'chicken' is right up there with 'kumquat' on the list of inherently funny words? And number two, did you intend to make us hungry for a chicken sandwich? Cause if you did, it worked, at least on me.

If you think that's funny you should try [and here he says a word that's utterly unpronounceable to most all of humanoid species except for Time Lords who do tend to be a bit on the extra side] Kept me laughing for a straight hour once. Though that could also have been the gas.

And that wasn't the intention, but since you mentioned it, did you bring enough for the class?

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[Lea quirks an eyebrow at the unpronounceable word.]

Yeah my bet would be on the gas there.

And no, I didn't. Didn't even bring one for myself, since I wasn't really expect that sort of lecture when I showed up here today. Though I think I passed a place on the way over that sells them, so I'll probably be stopping there on the way home.

And actually, I've got a third question; were you actually just messing with all of us, 'Emperor's New Clothes' style?

[In which case Lea will be kind of impressed, since it's a really good joke.]

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