...Shorter? [Wait what?!] I thought it always showed up as a blue police box...

He never does. [soft sigh.] Not really, no. Well. I know the TARDIS was attacked, because she's still got a few battle scars, and I know whatever it was shook him a bit. But he seems mostly normal, right? And we've been trying to get things resettled for us, haven't had much chance to look around or ask questions.