Jenny

[The Master is running through the mountains. Honest. It's not too difficult, as there are only two Time Lords here and...oh hell, two of them are in the same place. It's like a beacon, practically.

By the time he stumbles across the two of them on the path, Jenny is in the middle of forcing the Doctor to listen. He stumbles to a stop, a few metres away from where the two of them are crouching. He's not entirely sure what this means, or what it will mean. Are the drums the same? Are they his, somehow transplanted? And if so...most importantly...will the Doctor hear them?]

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[Oh no... No no no no no... The Doctor immediately touches her forehead and lets himself into her mind.]

Edited Date: 2010-05-27 10:15 pm (UTC)

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[...No. It's impossible.]

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[He flies off her like she suddenly caught fire and he's sprawled off to the side, stricken with fear.]

...No. It can't be.

[...And he finally notices the Master there. The Doctor looks up at him, so utterly terrified he's panting.]

Edited Date: 2010-05-27 10:18 pm (UTC)

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[She's silent as her father moves away from her, and can't help but look up at the Master herself when she's done making her father listen. She says nothing, waiting to hear something more from the two Time Lord's before her.]

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[The Master stares at the Doctor with wide eyes for a moment. He heard it. He heard it--but maybe it's not the same. It could just be...why would it...

With difficulty, especially as he's still partly recovering, he pulls himself together and walks slowly over to Jenny, not saying anything as he crouches down himself. If it matches, maybe that will mean...? He's afraid to finish the thought. He starts to reach out, and the pauses, and looks over at the Doctor. When he speaks, it's vaguely sarcastic.]

Might I? Or will you charge at me? You heard it, though. [He taps at the side of his head.] That's what's in my head.

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[The Doctor is too frozen with fear; he can hardly breath properly, let alone move to stop him.]

...Don't. Just. Listen.. Don't you dare hurt her...[His voice is weak. It makes it rather difficult to be imposing.]

[No no no no no...It can't be - she can't... It's... It's not... It's not fair! Why her? Why now?]

Edited Date: 2010-05-28 01:06 am (UTC)

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[Jenny doesn't move an inch as the Master comes over to her, and just watches him, the drums in her head still continuing the constant four beat.]

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I'm not going to hurt her. [The Doctor didn't explicitly say no. So the Master continues reaching forward and brings Jenny's head to rest against his, closing his eyes and reaching out with his mind.]

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[For a moment, he isn't certain whether the drums are just louder. But there are more of them. The effect is doubled. It takes him a little longer to determine that the effect is, in fact, caused by the drums in Jenny's head. The exact same beat. Swallowing, he leans off and away from Jenny, breaking the contact. He hasn't really learned anything. It doesn't make sense. Are they transmissible? But...BUT. Someone else hears them, in their head. He turns to look at the Doctor, frowning, unsure.]

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[That is not a happy look. That is not a look that says "Your daughter is completely fine and you just heard nonsense". It's not completely affirmative either, but that is beside the point. The Doctor is scared - incredibly so. He's balled up, looking at them both with wide eyes.]

...Well? [And that's Doctor!speak for "What do we do?"]

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[This exchange was so confusing right now, especially when all she could think of was that she wanted the drums out of her head.]

Can't either one of you get them out? [It felt like a stupid question, but a question she felt she had to ask all the same.]

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[And Jack picks this very moment to come running up, skidding to a halt as he sees both the Master and the Doctor hovering over Jenny. His first instinct is to grab the Master and pull him away, but... the Doctor is here too, though he doesn't look to be too happy...]

What's going on? Jenny, are you all right?

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[The Master wants to shout at her, that he's had his since he was eight, that it can't possibly be that easy, that isn't how it works--and then Jack arrives and he's like a bucket of ice water. Possibly ironically. The Master gets a hold of himself and sits down.]

It's an experiment. That's all it is. An experiment. They've managed to transfer a sample of them from my head to Jenny's.

[Well. He hopes. That would mean that they're movable. That they can be taken out.]

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[The Doctor scrambles towards Jenny and sits by her in a rather protective sort of way. But his expression plainly displays his fear.]

Jenny, come on. Look at me. Look at me. It's alright. We'll fix you, yeah. You'll be okay.

[He pulls her into his arms, but every time he touches her he can hear it - just a little. No wonder the Master went mad.]

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....Yeah.

[It's all she can think to say as her mind starts to race around the drumming to the last time she had heard these drums, and couldn't help but worry that the Malnosso had possibly set up for the same thing to happen again.]

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[Jack crouches beside the Doctor, putting his hand on his shoulder, still eyeing the Master warily.] C'mon, Doctor. We should get her home.

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[He'll fix her. That's it, he listens to Jenny, trusts her, and promises to help. Right. He gives Jack a look and then stands up.] Yes. Why don't you.

[Drums drums drums. Doubling them in his head, even if only briefly, did not help at all. Turning on his heel, he begins to walk away, back to the village.]

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[The Doctor watches the Master walk off and is a little sad. He kind of realizes that may have come off as extremely dick-ish behavior. Even for him. But Jenny needs him so he'll be there to help through it, no matter what.]

....Alright. Think you can walk with us? [He starts getting up.]

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[It takes her a moment as she also watches the Master walk away, but she eventually nods to her father's question, and begins to stand up. Her movements were just fine. It was only her mind that was all screwy. Although, it wasn't screwy enough to stop her from thinking about whether she should really walk back to the house, or should go and hide out somewhere until the experiment was over. After all, she didn't know what effects the Malnosso's experiment would have, and she didn't want to chance hurting someone like last time.]

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[Jack automatically reaches out to help her stand, though he doesn't know quite what's going on.]

You'll be all right, Jenny. [He glances warily at the Master, glad he's leaving, but wondering why he was there in the first place.]

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[The Doctor continues to hold Jenny as they make their way down the mountain.]

It's okay, Jack. [He has a good idea of what he's thinking.] He has good reason for wanting to help with this one.

Alright, Jenny. I suppose when we get home we'll have to start our own little 'Academy'. I'm going to teach you how to control that mind of yours.

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I can stand and walk on my own you two. It's my head the Malnosso messed with, not my ability to walk. [Trying so hard to ignore the drums so she can speak and think properly.]

And the "Academy" can wait until I can think properly again, yeah?

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