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" He took her by the hand and led her out of the control room and into a little side room. There, amid a lot of sculpting paraphernalia, was her statue. The statue from the museum. The statue of Fortuna. New and gleaming.

Rose gaped. 'But I never posed for this.'

'No need,' said the Doctor, patting it on the arm -- an arm which still had a hand attached.

'What d'you mean?'

'I mean,' he explained, 'that you won't have to pose for it. As Mickey said -' the Doctor smiled to himself - 'it was sculpted by someone who knew you pretty well.'

He ran a hand through his hair and looked as though he was expecting applause.

Rose walked round the statue. 'Is my bum really that--'

'Yes,' the Doctor interrupted testily. 'This statue is accurate in every detail. Bum. Arms. Legs. Nose. Broken fingernail on your right hand.'

* * *


Rose stood looking at the statue for a bit longer. 'It is perfect,' she said at last.

'I was inspired.'

They smiled at each other. All was right with the world again. "

Jacqueline Rayner , Doctor Who: The Stone Rose


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Jacqueline Rayner quote : He took her by the hand and led her out of the control room and into a little side room. There, amid a lot of sculpting paraphernalia, was her statue. The statue from the museum. The statue of Fortuna. New and gleaming.<br /><br />Rose gaped. 'But I never posed for this.'<br /><br />'No need,' said the Doctor, patting it on the arm -- an arm which still had a hand attached.<br /><br />'What d'you mean?'<br /><br />'I mean,' he explained, 'that you won't have to pose for it. As Mickey said -' the Doctor smiled to himself - 'it was sculpted by someone who knew you pretty well.'<br /><br />He ran a hand through his hair and looked as though he was expecting applause.<br /><br />Rose walked round the statue. 'Is my bum really that--'<br /><br />'Yes,' the Doctor interrupted testily. 'This statue is accurate in every detail. Bum. Arms. Legs. Nose. Broken fingernail on your right hand.'<br /><br />* * *<br /><br /><br />Rose stood looking at the statue for a bit longer. 'It is perfect,' she said at last.<br /><br />'I was inspired.'<br /><br />They smiled at each other. All was right with the world again.