K9's Inspection Hatch

Romana pries open K9’s inspection hatch with practiced urgency, exposing glowing circuitry and power conduits. The hatch’s edges betray strain through warmth and an unusual creak, signaling the near-collapse of K9’s systems as she routes power into the dog’s core.

Romana pries open K9’s inspection hatch for the second time in minutes, reinspecting the circuitry bays to reroute chroniton particles—no longer merely for power but to seed the temporal fracture recalled by Romana.

The Doctor uses the State Room’s physical features, notably the wooden throne, as a prop to redirect attention and mask their true purpose: locating K9’s inspection hatch. Romana discovers the hatch by the throne’s side, using it as a critical access point to explore the Hydrax’s remnants. The hatch’s condition—weak magnetic locks and scorched wires—reflects the Tower’s decayed systems.