Meeting of the Newbs

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They've been bickering the entire time up to the Living Area.

"While I'm loathe to interrupt your trivial musings, the signal is coming from in here--"

There's no one currently in the Obs Deck, but there are some belongings carelessly scattered about.

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If the Doctor had been paying attention, he'd have remarked that well, actually, probably the little green martian was right. The artwork wasn't the most important issue at hand. As far as he knew, their shipmates were in fact still being attacked by rather large, violent bugs, and that while they probably had a handle on that, well... Perhaps they should go down and lend a hand?

Or, being the senior-most member of the crew present, he could have explained the entire situation at large, and the information he himself and his compatriots had gathered during their wakeful stay. This would have saved time later and perhaps aided in setting the newbies at ease.

But this was the Doctor, and specifically this was this Doctor. He wasn't paying attention. Not at all. He was staring. And grinning. Like a loon.

At Javert.

"No! No way! You're... Do you know who you are? Are you, could you be? No way!" The Doctor knew his literature, especially his Earth literature, and well, was admittedly a bit of a fanboy.

He tugged on the Master's sleeve, pointing at the poor human currently the metaphorical little red center target of his attention. "Do you know who that is?!"

[kindofscary.livejournal.com]

He turned somewhat irately from his current task to see what the fuss was about. Then he too realised who the man in front of them was.

If a pair of Time Lords with over two millennia between them start beaming with admiration at you, and it doesn't unnerve you, I don't know what would.

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Javert blinked, and took one precise step backwards. People did not stare at him like that. Not unless they were wet-behind-the-ears recruits.

"Y-es, I know who I am." Javert stared.

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Beaming his ridiculous hearts out, the Doctor quoted, ecstatic and with much relish; "His name was JA-VERT! and he belonged to the police!"

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Still fixed with the same disarming grin, the Master hissed through his teeth, "Stop it, you're making a scene!"

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Javert was actually beginning to look bewildered. "Who are you?"

Just how far can he back up while retaining dignity?

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"I'm the Doctor, lovely to meet you! And this is the Master."

He turned to said Master, explaining, "they already know about the alien bit, tried lying for a while, didn't work."

Back to Javert! "And I've read so, so, SO much about you. Oh, you're amazing. Bit sad about the ending, of course, I'll admit. I cried. And, well, so I favor Valjean a little, but really all in all quite brilliant to meet you! It's just, it's brilliant! It really is!"

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He rolled his eyes at the Doctor, making a cautionary stomp on his foot. Couldn't take him anywhere, "Well I can see why. You were exactly the same when we met the regent of Argolis back in the Academy."

He bowed to Javert, hoping at least one of them didn't come over as entirely without manners.

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"You- what? What?" Javert stared. "How do you know me, and Valjean?"

Also, he would like some of that force field right now, lest people start clinging to his legs again.

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Oops.

The Doctor leaned slightly toward the Master. "I said too much, didn't I?"

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Through his teeth, the Master replied, "No. Really?"

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Javert crossed his arms. "Answers. Now."

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The Doctor hemmed. He hawed. He rubbed his head. "Well... funny thing. There's a bit of a book about you. Well, not really about you, you're not what I'd call a main character. But you're in it. Quite more likeable than some of the other characters, even. And the bit with the gun was pure genius. But yes. A book."

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"This really isn't helping," The Master rubbed his eyes with exasperation. Next the Doctor would be asking Javert to sign his psychic paper.

Still, he couldn't shake the words, "Do not forget me, 24601" rattling around in his head. Did they reckon he could sing?

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"...A book." He wasn't going to address the crying. He just wasn't.

He continued to stare at them. "Why would I feature in a book?"

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"Welllll, I wouldn't quite say featured, but only because it rambled on a bit and I'm not actually sure you were the point at all. Though you did feature rather significantly in the musical. Loved that."

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And to confirm, the Master began to sing:

"And my thoughts fly apart
Can this man be believed?
Shall his sins be forgiven?
Shall his crimes be reprieeeeeeeeeeeeeved?"

Hell, at least it wasn't Scissor Sisters this time.

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Javert began to look for an escape route. Clearly these men were mad. Mad, and a bit obsessed with him, which had never happened before. And while...flattering, it was also the slightest bit terrifying. Which is quite obvious, from the faintly openmouthed, nonplussed look on his face.

He just...can't find the words.

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"So, as a fellow person chasing after another person to make sure said person, my particular person being this person right here," he nodded toward the Master, "doesn't do anything particularly horrible or destructive..."

He took a deep breath and produced from his pockets a pen and a...

Well, a gravity detector.

He glanced at it, frowned, shrugged, looked back up at Javert.

"Can I please, please, PLEASE have your autograph?"

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The Master nodded along, essentially confirming the Doctor's alarmingly succinct summation of their relationship. At least until the gravity detector finds its way to the surface. Then he began to furiously rub his eyes once again.

"For the love of Rassilon..."

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"You...what?" He stared at the...yo-yo. "Why?"

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The Doctor rolled his eyes at the Master. Oh, like he could do better.

"Well, you are a bit of amazing," he informed Javert.

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Since the Master only has a fob watch and a certain screwdriver in his pocket, that would be a fair assumption. He could either give the living legend the time of day or lop off a couple of his fingers.

Still face-palming somewhat, the Master agreed, "He's right, you are."

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Javert stared, and took the pen mechanically. And signed the...yo-yo. Dear god.

"I was not aware."

Are they happy now?

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"Awh, brilliant! This is just... just brilliant, this is!" And that really should have been taken as warning, because he then grabbed Javert into a gleeful hug. "Thank you! So, so much. Thank you! Brilliant!"

At least it was a quick hug?