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Romana's Homing Device (Temporal Tracer variant)

A compact, palm-sized device Romana presses into Adric’s hand as he kneels healing from his injured knee. The device functions as both a homing beacon and temporal tracer—humming faintly when activated with its only visible feature being a tiny LED that pulses like a distant heartbeat. It is small enough to clip to a belt or clasp between fingers. Romana’s grip is firm, her expression unreadable as she ensures Adric understands its single purpose: to emit a signal only the TARDIS can track, guiding him through Mistfall’s obscuring storms and treacheries while verifying temporal coordinates. The urgency in her movements reveals a trust not conveyed by her usual precision.
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S18E9 · Full Circle Part 1
Adric prepared to return with homing device

The homing device is a critical tactical tool Romana urgently presses into Adric’s hand, its small size belying its singular purpose as a beacon only the TARDIS can track. Romana’s directions to Ada—'Fifteen, four, two'—imply encoded coordinates or activation instructions tailored to the TARDIS’s systems, making the device both navigational lifeline and symbol of trust in the face of temporal instability.

Before: Held securely by Romana, its purpose and activation method known only to her
After: Transferred to Adric’s possession, activated and functional for his return journey
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