The Master chuckled, coming away from the wall and starting to pace again.
"Ah well, fair's fair, I suppose. I was lucky to bump into you and you really have been incredibly helpful, Mr Jones.
"In my reality, Jack's one of the good guys - on the Doctor's side - and runs Torchwood Three in Cardiff. You work for him there. I've only been on Earth for a little under two years, and I spent the first eighteen months just watching your Captain - and the rest of you - while I worked my way into politics."
He wandered over to a darkened window and perched a hip on the window sill. "In October last year, I won the election - landslide majority, of course! - and basically took over the world."
Which didn't after all compare too badly to his counterpart's achievements, he reflected.