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The Brasserie Menu

A laminated card bearing the day's offerings at the brasserie, featuring French and English text with a simple black-and-white layout. The Doctor absentmindedly flips its pages while seated, Romana studies it closely to plan their next move, and Duggan ignores it entirely as he maintains his gun on them. Its lightweight cardboard stock and small size make it easily foldable, yet it becomes a momentary focal point as the tension crackles around it.
3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S17E5 · City of Death Part 1
Romana discovers the micromeson scanner

The brasserie menu is handed to the Doctor and Romana by the waiter upon arrival. It becomes a mundane but visible detail as tension peaks, its ordinary presence contrasting with the escalating danger, grounding the scene in Parisian routine amid interstellar intrigue.

Before: Stored in the waiter’s apron, presented as part of routine service
After: Held by the Doctor and Romana, ignored as Duggan maintains gunpoint control
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S17E5 · City of Death Part 1
Discovery of Mona Lisa plot during tail

The Brasserie Menu is handed to the Doctor and Romana by the waiter; they leaf through it as a mundane prop while the Doctor and Duggan’s confrontation re-contexts every item—a juxtaposition of the ordinary against existential stakes.

Before: Freshly issued by the waiter; one of many identical menus on the brasserie tables.
After: Absently handled by the Doctor and studied by Romana, marking the intersection of Parisian routine and temporal conspiracy.
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S17E5 · City of Death Part 1
Duggan takes control at gunpoint

The brasserie menu is handed to them by a waiter as they are forced inside, serving as a mundane prop in a surreal moment. Its presence heightens the contrast between ordinary Parisian hospitality and the violent disruption of their investigation.

Before: On a tray held by the waiter, waiting to be distributed
After: Received by the Doctor and Romana, held as they enter the brasserie
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