The Doctor took another sip of his brandy. "And what makes you think I want you as my companion?"
He was enjoying this back-and-forth, more than he remembered enjoying it in his last regeneration. Maybe it was the lack of threat to the universe at the moment. Or that he was a bit more inclined to play mind-games, at least in the style of the Master. And that thought was a bit disturbing. Hmm. He'd have to ask Jack about that when he got back.