Attire

"Really? This is your idea of a vacation day?" River scoffed as she flung open the doors of the TARDIS to reveal a planet filled with humans (or beings who looked remarkably like humans) milling about, a number of them wearing short skirts. River turned around to see that the Doctor was modeling a similar fashion.

"I don't know, do you think this one would make my butt look better?" the Doctor asked with a hint of stress in his voice.

Amy was hiding her eyes, clearly ashamed. The Doctor must have raided the poor woman's wardrobe and retrieved some of her short skirts. Said articles of clothing may look fashionable on Amy's long and slender legs, but on the Doctor it was another story entirely.

"Ah, yes! We must have landed in Scotland," the Doctor proclaimed proudly. River tried to drag the Doctor back inside the TARDIS.

"No, sweetie, this isn't Scotland just because some men wear skirts here," River sighed in exasperation. The Doctor shook her off and pulled Amy and Rory out of the TARDIS by grabbing their hands.

"Come along, Ponds! We've got a fascinating world to explore where short skirts are always in!" the Doctor shouted with glee. Rory's eyes were darting from skirt to skirt, distracted. Amy slapped him for his wandering eyes, causing the man to focus straight ahead which was, uncomfortably enough, the back of the Doctor.

"Amy, you know how much I love your skirts, but do you think you could've had any in your wardrobe long enough to cover the Doctor's legs?" Rory whispered to his wife. Amy shook her head in despair.

"I hate this galaxy. If I ever need to blow up a star to make a phone call, I am so picking this galaxy's star," River groaned, trying to pretend like she couldn't see the Doctor in front of her, chatting it up with a gaggle of young boys and girls all wearing matching skirts.

Enemies

They were hard to describe- sort of blueish in color, with four arms and two legs. Scales- or were they feathers?- covered the majority of their bodies, and they had eyes like hawks- yellow and piercing. The most important characteristic, however, was that these creatures were chasing after four running time travelers.

"What did you do?" Amy shouted at the Doctor and Rory. She and River had split up from the boys for a few minutes to looks around at the market when suddenly the boys burst through the market being chased by several angry natives.

"I have no idea. All I said was a comment about how lovely their scales were!" the Doctor exclaimed. River groaned audibly.

"You bloody idiot! The Ranorayicas have feathers, not scales!" River scolded the Doctor.

"How was I supposed to tell the difference? It's not like I researched their biological history before coming!" the Doctor protested. Rory leaned down while running to grab a broom lying down in the market.

"What are you doing? This is no time to develop the cleaning skills you never had!" Amy yelled at Rory. Rory turned around and started running backwards, brandishing the broomstick like a weapon.

It was very easy to make enemies on foreign planets when traveling with the Doctor. Something his three companions learned very quickly was to always be ready to run, no matter the situation. It was probably one of the Doctor's many rules- run whenever possible. Maybe it was rule 8, right after rule 7, which was never knowingly be serious.

"I might only be a nurse, but that doesn't mean I can't also be-" Rory started to respond to his wife, but River cut him off.

"A maid?" River completed Rory's sentence for him. He tried to shoot River a glare, but she didn't catch it since they were all running. The four had reached a drop off point. Much further below was the TARDIS, waiting with doors wide open.

"Right then, we'll have to jump for the TARDIS," the Doctor said. He looked his three companions in the eyes before taking a running leap and yelling, "Geronimoooo!" And they followed him. That was something they all had in common- their great sense of adventure.

A/N: And so the wonderful journey of Differences in Character comes to a close. I hope you all feel thoroughly enlightened as to how the Doctor, River, Rory, and Amy respond to various situations. Feel free to consult this guide when wondering about each time traveler's character.

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