Bafflement and Devotion (short story)

Bafflement and Devotion was an in-universe interview about Iris Wildthyme and her life with the Doctor. It was published in DWM 289.

Summary
Iris Wildthyme attempts to convince her companion, the Doctor, that it is her life that's real and that it is the Doctor who is the fabrication.

Characters

 * Iris Wildthyme
 * Eighth Doctor

Continuity

 * The Eighth Doctor's encounter with Iris on Hyspero is mentioned. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress)
 * The Eighth Doctor says he can't remember if he had a mother or if he was created out of a gene-splicing machine. (TV: Doctor Who, PROSE: Lungbarrow)
 * Iris claims that it was she who was present on the Dalek city and not the Doctor. However Iris' version of events involved the Daleks experimenting with hallocinogens and weird sex. (TV: The Daleks)
 * The events of TV: Time-Flight and Arc of Infinity are mentioned.
 * The Doctor recalls the events of AUDIO: The Land of the Dead.