[ Well, this hadn't really worked with Jack, but that wasn't going to deter Johannes. The Master will simply find a notice tacked upon his door not long after his arrival.
The shared bathroom between our suites is not, in fact, shared at all. Please find another to use. I have nailed your door shut to prevent any accidents from happening as a courtesy to you.
And then, as before, the following afterthought is added:
[The Master removes the note the day it's posted without saying anything in return. He removes the nails, of course, as carefully as he can without making a fuss. He's very calm about the whole matter. Well, until the next day when John will find a note stuck to his door as well.]
Hi JC. Don't ever touch anything of mine again. Including the door. Not even to knock it. No touchy! Not ever. If you do, you may not like what happens next. Play with nails again, you'll find yourself having an accident. And nice try with the bathroom. It's shared, deal with it :)
All the love in the universe and best wishes, Harry Saxon xxx
[ Well. Threats were much, much more tolerable than Jack Harkness's reaction had been; Johannes would choose to be met with a threat of bodily harm than Jack naked and covered in bubbles in his bathtub again.
This next note will be slid beneath the Master's door. ]
Fine. If you disturb my specimens, however, the next head I keep in a jar will be yours.
[ And the 'specimens' he is referring are probably easy to determine as the animal (and some human) parts floating in a viscous liquid, kept tightly sealed in jars and stacked decisively on one side of the sink. It is a clear declaration of possession: this side of the bathroom was his. Or, you know, that was what he was trying to imply, at least. ]
[Anything and everything really was better than the idea of Harkness in a bubbly tub having a bath. Naked. And probably beyond happy. Hell, even being this close to where he bathed was an unsettling thought.
Not long after the next note, a reply is slipped up Johannes door as well. The note has been folded neatly into the shape of a small boat, capable of being unfolded to read.]
Can't I play? Sharing is caring. Let me play with some and I'll even share my favourite rubber duckie.
[He was more interested and bemused than annoyed now. This little spat over a bathroom seemed like the distraction he needed.]
Study. Look at. Maybe some light prod and little tests? Maybe I'll even add to the collection. If you ask nicely. But no, no sexual desires here. None of the limbs are my type >:
[It's a real shame, isn't it? To be stuck with a psychotic Time Lord who actually enjoys pickled body parts.]
The collection is fine as it is. You know what? Take them. They are yours. Consider it a gift, from me to you.
[ It's all for show, parts simply leftover from experiments he'd performed, pickled and preserved mostly in an effort to scandalize and offend his first suitemate, one Morgana Pendragon. It hadn't seemed to work since then. ]
You're too kind. But lets say we leave them in the bathroom? They make for nice decoration.
[He kind of liked the idea of a body part museum in the bathroom. Looking at left over animal bits while showering? Could add a little whimsy to the mundaneness of his morning routine.]
[He doesn't really want to discuss what happened. Well, okay, he does. But not the dying part, more the drums part. But that could come later.]
A visit might be nice, we have a lot to discuss, don't we? [There's a slight pause. He should probably be polite and ask.] Did you -- were you okay? After I, you know, went.
The sky cracked and fell, there isn't much to ask about.
[She huffs a little, but there's a definite hint of a smile in her tone of voice.]
Same address, yeah. I'll put some tea on, and see you when you get here. Don't bother knocking, just head upstairs. I'll be in the second door to your right.
I'm giving you the names of some people from my world. Just in case.
Harry Potter - Sanctimonious hero-type, absolutely clueless without guidance, which is interesting because I think he's trying to act independently these days. James Potter - Mostly remember him from school. Show-off who had it too easy in life and then he died. Lily Potter - Perfect prefect in school and stereotypical redhead. Not really remarkable up until she died with a tedious sacrifice. Remus Lupin - Future professor who likes books so much that I reckon he doesn't have any personality of his own without them. Relatively spineless. Sirius Black - Reckless, angry man with a lot of issues. Has a sense of humour, though. Hermione Granger - Annoying know-it-all who needs to learn to hold back her outbursts. Rash judgments despite being relatively intelligent, very emotional, which interferes with her logic.
And these two are a bit special:
Severus Snape - You met him. Slimy, treacherous git with no humour. Draco Malfoy - Cowardly rich snob, changed sides because he couldn't take the pressure. Transfigured him into a ferret once and I didn't have to change a lot, if you get my meaning.
[He's leaving two people out, well, three, for obvious reasons. Merope should be left out of all of this as much as possible, Voldemort is his true Master and Dumbledore... He requires special attention.]
What a thoughtful gift. Tell you, I'll repay the favour and throw you some names too!
The Doctor - I think there are maybe eight of them now but the numbers change ever constantly. They're all essentially the same but have fooled themselves into thinking they're very different. Also they argue a lot because everyone loves to loathe themselves.
To break them down into descriptions, there's the dork in the bowtie, Eleven, he's feisty. Hates you playing with his girls, bit like a super possessive pimp. Only an asexual one who controls everyone with firm disapproving glares on that twelve year old face of his. Six has an awful coat, an awful ego and an awful girlfriend. One of them looks like their granddad but he apparently fought in a war(?) maybe. Seems stroppy, don't remember meeting him. And then there's the youngest one that looks older than the oldest one. Eight is the one with the messiah complex. -- or that's actually all of them. I think he also has curly hair and a Victorian outfit.
You know, I need to fact check this stuff, I can't keep track. They're all basically the same. The younger ones tend to have more mercy though, keep that in mind.
Clara Oswald - Current companion? I think. Determined, clever, amusing, snarky but desperately eager to help and be kind. A little bossy too. Punches hard for a five foot nothing petite girl. Totally crushing on the Eleventh.
Rose - She's the one you tortured, remember? Ironic considering how much she loves your face.
Jamie - Scottish. That's all I really know.
...There are a lot of companions here and I can't even be bothered with writing about them all. Basically any female crushing on him counts.
Captain Jack Harkness - Total freak. No really, he is, he's completely wrong. Wears a big swishy coat and thinks he's got some level of control when he doesn't. An upgraded monkey. Also he has a little boyfriend, he's just welsh. Forgot the name again.
TARDIS - She was a ship, now she's human. I'm sure she has other noteworthy things.
Romana and Brax - lumping them together because this is getting very long and I'm losing interest. Basically they're from where I'm from and both believe they had some level of control there or something. I really lost touch with Gallifreyan politics after they had me killed. I wouldn't pick a fight, they could mentally outwit you any day.
[You know, he has a startling lack of knowledge of this stuff. He knows all the important stuff he can't share because that's for him to know and Barty to find out. But who they are as actual people and their personalities are very sparse and lacking in detail.
Well it's very welsh so I fail to see how that adds to anything I said.
And he's a romantic asexual, it took him 500 years to realise he had working parts down there. Sue me if he's finally grown big boy hair and started to act on things.
Oh goodie, now I can officially add Ianto to my bff list and christmas card list for next year!
It changes a lot, you try keeping up. At least I knew how to keep a vaguely consistent looking going for thirteen regenerations. One moment he's blond and have a dire coat, the next he looks five and has a bowtie.
I save my romance for those who can properly pull the passion out of me. Often people who aren't monkeys and aren't failed Time Lords. So I'm low on options, as you can see. Maybe I should consider a lonely hearts ad?
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