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Context Recap / EighthDoctorAdventuresDemontage

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1	->''"Demontage... It's the opposite of montage. Instead of building up a picture layer by layer, you peel the layers away to reveal what's beneath."''
2	-->--'''The Doctor'''
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4	Sam, Fitz, and the Doctor finally take a break from saving the universe. They land the TARDIS at a Battrulian casino, Vega, that the Doctor has visited before, and Fitz and the Doctor have a competition over who can win the most money. Fitz loses all his money on the first day, but hides it from the Doctor and pretends that he's still got some. Sam is bored out of her mind and mopes about a bit.
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6	Unfortunately, things could never be that peaceful for the TARDIS team. Vega is actually a secret government base that spies on the Battrulian's long-time enemies, the Canvines. There is also a rather grotesque art exhibit being displayed there, and the President of Battrul is coming to see it. Oh, and an assassin has gotten a room on Vega with the mission to kill an unknown person.
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8	No one is who they seem to be. Half of them are cheating at the casino while the other half are doing shady deals to try to kill people. And somehow, the Doctor's previous visit to Vega has a connection with all of this.
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10	!!Tropes present in ''Demontage'' include:
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12	* ArtInitiatesLife
13	* BlowingSmokeRings: Fitz tries, but he's not very good at it. Everyone else around him just gets annoyed by his smoking and coughs.
14	* ContinuityNod: The Doctor drinking ginger beer, which can actually get a Time Lord drunk.
15	* ImpersonationGambit: Fitz does this ''accidentally''.
16	* MythologyGag: "The Doctor's machine might not be able to hit the target exactly on time, but it knew how to [[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie dress for the occasion]]."
17	* PaperThinDisguise: Let's face it, the Doctor's attempts to pose as Solarin's employer are...not skillful.
18	* PhantomZonePicture: A device that can trap people in paintings; if they remain there too long, they're trapped permanently.
19	* ScaramangaSpecial: As part of its Film/JamesBond pastiche, there's an assassin disguised as a wineglass salesman, whose sample glasses can be transformed into a knife and a single-shot gun -- neither of which will set off metal detectors.
20	* SharpDressedMan: Fitz tries to be. Not his fault he rather misjudged his crowd.
21	* SmokingIsNotCool: Everyone on Vega thinks this, which is a problem for Fitz, as he comes from at time when [[EverybodySmokes smoking is completely normal]].
22	* StandInPortrait: The Doctor does this with his own portrait to hide from Solarin.
23	* TitleDrop:
24	-->The Doctor looked round at everyone. "Demontage," he said quietly.

Context Recap / EighthDoctorAdventuresDemontage