Bafflement and Devotion (short story)

Bafflement and Devotion was a short story published in DWM 289 to coincide with the release of the novel Verdigris. It featured the Jane Fonda incarnation of Iris Wildthyme and the Eighth Doctor.

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

Plot
After a brief recap of certain encounters between the Doctor and Iris Wildthyme, Iris talks about Paul Magrs, while she and the Doctor are on the Celestial Omnibus.

Characters

 * Iris Wildthyme
 * Eighth Doctor
 * Paul Magrs

Continuity

 * The Eighth Doctor's encounter with Iris on Hyspero is mentioned. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress)
 * Iris' adventure with the Second Doctor and Jenny Winterleaf in the diamond mines of Marlion is mentioned. (PROSE: Verdigris)
 * 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 and AUDIO: The Stones of Venice.