The Doctor looked into Missy's eyes, and in them he recognized the Master and all his previous regenerations were there; it was almost too painful to see, the heartbreak. He breathed in a sharp intake of air, a gasp, was it apprehension? Fear? He had to think before speaking again, and when he did, it was in a soft voice. "I want to be friends. But you can only speak for yourself. When you change back into the Master, he'll need to tell me his reply, his own thoughts, in his own words."