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[It's been a day or so since the battle and the Doctor has had time to calm down and get his head together. Everyone is relatively alright, sure, and the Navy fortress has been reduced to a smoldering heap by Ace, Ikki, and his own inventions. But he's got a few thoughts about all of this, and as usual he's not terribly good at the whole staying quiet thing.]

Right, so, I've got a bit of a question. Aside from the whole...stereotypical law thing...does anyone know exactly why the Navy of this world is out to get us? Most of us aren't really out to overthrow governments, steal things, and plunder ships.

'Course, that doesn't seem to matter much, does it? No, not really. And it sort of makes one wonder what sort of nonsense assumptions they're working under. At least, it does me.

Anyway. Guess that's a moot point for me. [His voice gets a bit colder.] Magnets, it seems, are a wonderful tool for causing all kinds of mayhem with their forts. So, I guess if any of you listening to this are Navy types, I'd appreciate it if you'd not give me cause to come up with something new. Next time I won't be so forgiving.

[And it softens again as his warning is delivered.]

Oh, right. And also if anyone knows where I can find a few well polished bits of quartz, well...I need them for a bit of a project.

[And with that random barrage of information, the Doctor closes the book, apparently already distracted by something else.]

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I have a working knowledge of both, yes.

Then you understand how you can use all of that to overcharge a magnet, make it a lot stronger, yes?

In theory, yes, but I wouldn't expect there to be sufficient materials to make much of a difference. This world doesn't seem like the most advanced one out there, from what I've seen.

Well, it helps when you have a sonic screwdriver, but then...I'm the only one here with out, so. There you go. It isn't the most advanced, but there's enough material to whip up a few simple things.

Well, you can consider me impressed, then.

If you don't mind me asking, what does a sonic screwdriver do?

Oh all sorts of things. Mostly it's used to repair or heal. Sort of...difficult to really list all the functions, but...well, manipulating things like magnetic fields is simple enough.