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The Doctor swung open the door of the TARDIS, while calling out to Rose. "Here we are, Rose! The golden age of Holl–" His voice cut off abruptly. "Um, Rose...you might want to change your outfit..."

"You haven't even seen it yet!" Rose protested, checking her reflection in the mirror. She was wearing a backless evening gown in a muted blue. It had a floor-length hemline and a white flower on the left shoulder. She had left her hair down, but she had styled it into soft curls. She smiled at her reflection approvingly. No matter what the Doctor said, she thought it was perfect for crashing a Hollywood party in 1937. She left the room where she had been changing and walked out into the TARDIS control room to present herself to the Doctor. "It's not that bad, is it?"

The Doctor, still looking out through the TARDIS door, turned around, his mouth open as though he was about to speak, but he completely froze when he got his first look at his companion. His chocolate brown eyes about doubled in size, and he ran a hand through his already-tousled brown hair as he searched for the right words. "You...I..." he stammered. "You look beautiful."

Rose beamed, spinning slowly around. "See, it's not so bad, is it?"

"Not at all. It's just..."

"It's just what?" Rose asked.

"Well...we didn't land quite where I said we would..."

Rose gave the Doctor a puzzled look. "So, where are we?"

"Well, instead of Hollywood...we're in Deptford...and instead of 1937..."

Rose raised an eyebrow, waiting.

"...we're in 1593. It's...not unlike Hollywood...well...okay, it is a bit..."

"A bit?" Rose frowned and folded her arms across her chest, pretending to be cross.

The Doctor sighed and pulled his sonic screwdriver out of his jacket pocket. "Are we going to explore or not?"

Rose grinned. "Obviously."

The Doctor grinned back. "Brilliant!" He bolted out of the TARDIS and right into the middle of sixteenth century England.

"Slow down!" Rose called, nearly tripping as she ran to catch up with him. "I had to wear heels with this dress, you know!"

The only response she got was the Doctor's delighted laughter as he disappeared amid the throng of people walking up and down the city street.