A Gamble with Time (short story)

A Gamble with Time was a short story published in The Legends of River Song.
== Summary ==
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== Characters ==
* River Song
* Eleventh Doctor
* Martin Flint
* Gharjhax
== Worldbuilding ==
* Gharjhax thinks that both the Doctor and River are Time Agents.
* River assumes Martin has seen Back to the Future.
* The Eleventh Doctor says he will not wear a thong, again, for their date on Temple Beach.
== Notes ==
* This story is told as an entry in River's diary.
== Continuity ==
* River comments on the Eleventh Doctor's prominent chin. (TV: The End of Time, The Husbands of River Song)
* The Doctor hasn't experienced the events of Lake Silencio yet (TV: The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon) and therefore doesn't know that River has been imprisoned for murdering him. (TV: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone, The Wedding of River Song)
* The Stormcage guards handcuff River and the Doctor together. Handcuffs have been a recurring theme in their relationship. (TV: Forest of the Dead, Flesh and Stone, The Wedding of River Song)
* River mentions the Stormcage guards have a sonic blaster and that said item is on her Christmas list. (TV: The Doctor Dances, Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead)
* River remarks that vortex travel is bad on her hair. (HOMEVID: First Night)
* River mentions having her diary (TV: Silence in the Library et al) and a tube of hallucinogenic lipstick in her possession. (TV: The Time of Angels et al)
* River steals a moped. She has a history of stealing vehicles. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler, The Angels Take Manhattan, The Husbands of River Song)
* River calls Martin and the Doctor "sweetie" and tells Martin "spoilers" are everywhere. (TV: Silence in the Library et al)
* River delights in the idea of having two Doctors around at the same time. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War, The Husbands of River Song, HOMEVID: Last Night)
* River calls herself "a madwoman with a vortex manipulator," riffing off her husband's self description as "a madman with a box." (TV: The Eleventh Hour)
* River leaves a message written in lipstick for the Doctor on a fire exit door and signs it with three kisses. (TV: Silence in the Library, The Time of Angels)
* The Doctor says he'll call UNIT to collect Martin. (TV: The Invasion et al)
* River mentions the Doctor has used time travel to get winning lottery tickets. (TV: The End of Time)
Category:The Legends of River Song short stories
Category:Eleventh Doctor short stories
Category:Stories set in London
Category:Stories set in 2016