"Both your faces. I doubt he can call dibs, he only wore it for a few hundred years," Which was, he supposed, vaguely ironic. Because now he seemed to associate the look more with Barty than the Doctor, even if the Doctor spent nearly a hundred years in that body, maybe more, maybe less. Asgard really messed with his head ... not that he really regretted that.
"I'm sure you could. Easily. There was a way before after all."
Barty did find himself smiling at that, something he still wasn't quite used to happening unintentionally. He opened his eyes as he sat up, leaning back on his hands to look at the Master once more, try to figure out just what he was getting up to.
"Unlikely. He's not really a killer, he likes to save everyone. Hence 'The Doctor'. Pompous git thought he could save everyone, cure the universe of whatever sickness it had," he wouldn't kill Barty, that he knew. If he didn't kill Lucy then he wasn't going to kill anyone associated with him. Genocide or not. He'd gotten a little duller in his old age, far too nice to corrupted humans.
"He might think he can fix you. He'll probably blame all your issues on me."
"He'll be happy to know that I've already resolved all my issues." He had killed his father rather thoroughly, after all. Not that he wasn't aware of being far from 'fixed'. Stable, though, he was fairly sure he was that. Most of the time.
"Barty, you're a great guy and everything but your issues aren't resolved," the Master remarked, looking exceptionally amused. He wasn't criticising, hell he had issues that never went away too, that was just part of life. Especially for men like them, who didn't exactly lead simple or normal lives. "I've seen you at your worse. No matter what you claim, you have issues. Nothing to feel bad about."
Baggage was part of the human experience. And he rather liked Barty's, made him more destructive. "On the plus side, you seem more -- sane? I don't know. The tongue thing has definitely been tamed back."
Of course, now that it was pointed out, Barty's tongue did touch the corner of his mouth in a quick flicker of movement. Maybe on purpose, maybe involuntarily. Whichever it was, Barty smiled at the Master, shrugging. "A lot less reason for agitation here." He had left rather a lot behind, after all.
"But if my issues don't hinder me, I consider them mostly resolved. Just makes me more interesting."
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"I'm sure you could. Easily. There was a way before after all."
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"So. How likely is he to kill me?"
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"He might think he can fix you. He'll probably blame all your issues on me."
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"But none of them were caused by you."
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Baggage was part of the human experience. And he rather liked Barty's, made him more destructive. "On the plus side, you seem more -- sane? I don't know. The tongue thing has definitely been tamed back."
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"But if my issues don't hinder me, I consider them mostly resolved. Just makes me more interesting."