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The Master (cantyouhearit) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2011-12-27 23:52:00

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lucy saxon, the master

WHO: The Master & Lucy Saxon
WHAT: Gremlins are attacking, and the Master is about to transfer his TARDIS to help build a safe zone. He wants to make sure Lucy gets there in one piece.
WHEN: December 27th
WHERE: Tony & Pepper's flat
RATING: PG
STATUS: In Progress

After their initial conversation, it hadn't taken the Master long to figure out where Lucy was staying. All he'd had to do was keep his ears and eyes open and occasionally explore the other areas of the housing complex until he managed to narrow down the options. Then, it had only required watching her return and departure to gauge exactly where she headed to and come from. From there, a quick confirmation with the nameplate had given him all of the certainty that he'd needed. He knew where Lucy was, and he'd keep that information safe for whenever it became necessary. It was a good thing that he'd found out early, really, since it had become necessary a lot faster than he ever expected it would.

When Christmas had came and went without so much of a hint of something from their reality dropping in for a surprise, the Master thought that they might get off easy this year. It had taken them so long to recover from the Toclafane that it was possible Asaph had reconsidered leveling the city once more to have them struggle to rebuild it come new year again. Sadly, he'd been wrong, and as the Gremlins had poured into the city, all the Master could think was that Asaph had decided since he was going to attack them with something not so Doctor Who, that he'd save it for the day after.

While they might not be as vicious or as deadly as the Toclafane, at least in the Master's view, they were just as plentiful, and plentiful could quickly translate into deadly in the right circumstances. So when the Rani had suggested setting up a safe zone out of their TARDISes, the Master had done something that he didn't do often. He'd volunteered to help. Of course, helping random strangers was not his cup of tea. It was simply the idea that he could keep those that he had a certain concern for safe that had motivated him.

Turning Lolita's knobs and dials, winding the old girl up despite her protests after being left to sit for so long, he shifted her, calculating a quick jump between his flat and the one that Lucy was staying in, landing her carefully in the living quarters right between the sofa and the fireplace, her look quickly transforming into a nice turn of the century armoire, just before the Master stepped out into the room and cast a quick look about.

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neverthatbright
2011-12-30 07:50 pm UTC (link)

A Time Lord and his TARDIS. Once upon a time, what felt like very long ago, he had tried to explain to her the bond that existed between the two. Granted the explanation had been made far more giddily and as a means of trying to get her to realise just how very much he'd hurt the Doctor by stealing his, but the general concept was the same. Lucy still didn't quite understand it but, then again, when it came to things concerning the Master that was typically the case.

Still. Even if she didn't true grasp just how close the two could be, even if he'd never even tried to explain it in the first place, it was quite obvious to her how much his TARDIS meant to him. And while a small part of her really did wish that he could ever be as fond of her as he was of his ship, she was hardly going to let her own mild jealousy cause her to say something deliberately hurtful.

So after taking a moment to truly look around, she met his gaze with a small smile. "I think she's lovely," she said. "And you really should take better care of her." There was likely some sort of symbolism to be found there. A clever parallel of how he'd treated her as his wife compared to how he treated his beloved TARDIS. However, Lucy was hardly the sort to attempt such a connection intentionally. Besides, even if she was, she was much too absently worried once the ship started to move that she was about to find herself in some carefully laid trap of the Master's and that they weren't going somewhere safe at all.

Not wanting to dwell on such things, Lucy lightly grasped the railing to keep herself upright and cast a glance back to the Master. "Are you certain the creatures haven't found their way on board?" she questioned with just a touch of anxiety. Gremlins were notorious for messing with mechanical things. She really did not want to be inside a TARDIS, of all things, if they'd managed to get inside and poked about.

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cantyouhearit
2011-12-30 08:47 pm UTC (link)

"Not yet," The Master said, knowing all too well that it was probably arrogant for him to think that his TARDIS was impenetrable to Gremlin invasions. But he'd made sure to sweep it before leaving his flat, make sure that the only life sign inside had been his own before leaving. Even if he couldn't assure that they weren't going to crash and burn in the middle of the vortex, he managed the best he could. "She's usually pretty good about keeping out anything that I don't want in here," He said, patting the console with a certain affection as the course was stabilized. It wouldn't take long for them to get there, not never like the last trip that they'd taken together, but he figured he could step away for at least a moment.

"Would you like to take a closer look around?" The Master asked, nodding towards the door to the deeper rooms in the TARDIS. He didn't want her to go by herself since he was sure she'd get lost if she did. But he wouldn't mind showing her around some of the closer areas as Lolita managed to align herself and land. "I'm sure we have time to nip back and check out the library and the study."

Those were the closest to the console room, of course. Well, the closest rooms that weren't rather disturbing or for things that he'd rather Lucy not have to deal with knowing he did in this state.

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