Meme Answers
Right, this meme was WAY back (as in like September!) but I've finally amswered al the questions!
Reminder, see the meme here: http://ilovedoyle.livejournal.com/309266.html
My 20 characters where:
1. Gene Hunt
2. Sam Tyler
3. The Tenth Doctor
4. Captain Jack Harkness
5. Mickey Smith
6. Captain John Hart
7. Ianto Jones
8. Alan Shore
9. Denny Crane
10. Clark Kent
11. Lex Luthor
12. Ron Weasley
13. Harry Potter
14. Draco Malfoy
15. John Paul McQueen
16. Craig Dean
17. Ryan Attwood
18. Seth Cohen
19. Perry Cox
20. John Dorian
And under this cut, I will place all the question, and all the answers!
(Captain Jack Harkness), 6 (Captain John Hart), and 11 (Lex Luthor) go to Disneyland. How does that work out?
Lex would think he was too grown up for the rides, and Hart would think he was too badass. Jack is just about childish enough to be looking forward to the rides, but when in such gorgeous company….. The main focus all three men would have would be in trying to persuade the other 2 to stay in the hotel and just have one big long 3some!
…And hopefully, one of them would video it for prosperity!
Also, Jack would keep the other 2 from banding together in evilness using the power of sex!
3(10th Dr) and 9 (Denny Crane) like each other. Who makes the first move?
Denny definitely. He’s so cocky and believes that everyone wants to have sex with him anyway, and he wouldn’t think it ‘too gay’ because the Doctor is an alien!
Also, the Doctor NEVER makes the first move!
5 (Mickey Smith) and 17 (Ryan Attwood) accidentally end up at a BDSM convention. What happens?
Incredible intense awkwardness.
Mickey would just go PURPLE and mutter something about this being the perfect place for ‘Jumping Jack Flash’, before burying his face in his hands and praying ‘Please God don’t let him be here!’
Ryan would be his usual stoic self, so blasé about such matters, but his lack of actual experience with BDSM would put his back up and make him defensive - he doesn’t want to look stupid in front of his new friend - even if he IS muttering about not wanting to see people Ryan doesn’t know! Also, Ryan is sure that Seth will want to know ALL about the convention when he gets back, so he pays careful attention.
What happens when 5 (Mickey Smith) and 18 (Seth Cohen) discover a different world, only to realize that 2 (Sam Tyler), 3 (10th Dr), and 9 (Denny Crane) have already discovered and are naming it after 5's mom?
Sam, Denny and Mickey had all been travelling with the Doctor. They played a prank on Mickey which escalated into an argument, during which a comment was made to Mickey along the lines of ‘no wonder your Mother ran from such an idiot child!’
Mickey stormed off, and went to the nearest Torchwood branch to work off some steam. Bandying Jack’s name around got him places, and he managed to get them to transfer him somewhere on Earth where he did not think the Doctor would consider looking for him - California. There he met an overenthusiastic and almost puppyishly loyal Jew called Seth, who he quickly became partnered with on missions as they bonded over a shared love of comic books (which was something Mickey had never told Rose he liked!)
So, they are travelling around the planets to test the range of the latest space transport technology of 21st Century Torchwood, when something goes awry. Rather than travelling through space to a different time, they seem to have connected to the Rift and entered a different world! Pretty similar to their world, the main difference being that the sky was red, the land purple and the sea yellow! In spite of what initially felt like disturbing colour clashes, the world seemed somewhat idyllic, and Mickey couldn’t wait to report back on their findings! He was about to do so when realised Seth wasn’t with him. Turning around, he groaned at the sight of Seth conversing with 3 men standing next to an oh too familiar blue box.
…Stuff happens, and Mickey finds out that Sam, Denny and The Doctor had saved the city, and the world from attack by…some alien that Mickey couldn’t pronounce the name of. As a form of thanks, the Council had given the Doctor the honour of naming their world - they had been battling the alien threat for so long that no-one could remember the original name.
The men still felt guilty about what had been said to Mickey, and so Sam suggested naming it after Mickey’s Mum. The way Mickey talked about her, Sam and Denny had always assumed Jackie was his Mother, and the Doctor was unwilling to reveal the fact that he didn’t actually know Mickey’s Mum’s name, so they named the world Jacqueline, and the capital city Tyler (which Sam loved, although Denny complained - until he got room of the city council building named after him! The sight of his name on a gold plaque on the door distracted him from whinging any more).
Mickey was touched by their thoughtfulness and good intensions and so forgave them, returning to the TARDIS on the promise that they would allow Seth to come with them on one trip, before returning him to this world so he could take their ship back to TW-California.
3 (10th Dr), 6 (Captain John Hart), and 9 (Denny Crane) go to Jupiter. Who makes it off alive? Who stays with an alien spouse? Who dies from spontaneous combustion?
The Doctor obviously makes it off alive; he’s probably been there many times.
Denny, typically for him, managed to get married pretty much anywhere and anytime, so long as she is beautiful and sex-crazed enough for him; and if she fits that criteria, why would he care that she was an alien? However, his marriages never last, and I couldn’t actually see him staying away from Alan for very long.
Now that leaves Captain John Hart to spontaneously combust. However much I hate the thought of such prettiness dying in any fashion, out of the 3, he is obviously the bad guy.
4 (Captain Jack Harkness) and 20 (John Dorian) want to have a baby. 16 (Craig Dean) is against. Why? He tries to convince 1 (Gene Hunt) and 14 (Draco Malfoy) to sabotage them. Will they go with this plan or try to warn the parents-to-be?
Craig is against it because he is still in denial about his sexuality, and his repulsion at the idea of a same-sex couple having a kid together is really his aggressive overcompensatory reaction to the fact that he is terrified of the fact that he fancies Captain Jack!
Gene refuses to get involved, because although he publically denounces ‘queers’, he is just happy with anything that keeps Jack away from Sam!
Draco doesn’t really care either way, because they’re only Muggles. However, inspite of not having Deatheater levels of evil, there’s enough of the devil in him that he is greatly amused at the thought. Especially since JD makes him think of a sort of Harry-Ron hybrid, which just creeps him out!
5 (Mickey Smith) meets an alternate version of himself. What's the Bizarro-5 like?
It’s a case of been there, done that with Ricky. With this character, there’s already a canon response to this question. Sorry!
10 (Clark Kent), 4 (Captain Jack Harkness), 8 (Alan Shore), and 14 (Draco Malfoy) make a video blog. What's on it?
Each man makes impassioned speeches about unrequited love.
Be it for a best friend (in both Clark and Alan’s case) or an enemy (in Draco and eventually Clark’s case), or growing from admiration and hero-worship (in Jacks, and once again Clark’s case.)
They each talk of life or death instances involving their respective loves, be it saving his life (Clark in particular, but also Jack in a roundabout way), or having their life saved (all of the above).
Each man believes they are a better person for having the man they love in their life, and would be that much less of a person without them.
As such, however much it may hurt them their love being unrequited, they would never risk their friendship (excluding Draco, who is not friends with Harry). For loving them without them knowing is so much better than losing them all together.
And as for Draco; he would rather Harry hate him than not notice him at all!
15 (John Paul McQueen) dies. How does 1 (Gene Hunt) react?
Gene does not particularly care; one less poof in the world, what’s it matter? Especially such a pretty young poof that seemed to take such a shine to his Sammy.
But the death occurred on his patch, and it was suspect, so he has to care. In particular, because Sam himself had come to care for the young man, whom he had taken under his wing after they were called out to the SU Bar to stop a fight; only to find young JohnPaul standing up for his boyfriend against four fellow male students, and actually managing to hit 2 of them! He had become Sam’s latest little project. Which had disgruntled Gene as it meant less ‘private time’ with his DI, but a young lad was dead; and the sooner they solved this, the better.
14 (Draco Malfoy) kills 12 (Ron Weasley), which sparks a reaction from 7 (Ianto Jones) who kills 2 (Sam Tyler) who had a child with 13 (Harry Potter) who was having an affair with 5 (Mickey Smith) who tried to kill 4 (Captain Jack Harkness) and 3 (10th Dr) who was having an affair with 6 (Captain John Hart). How does 10 (Clark Kent) react and who is there when 10 receives the news?
Draco had killed Ron because he was jealous of his relationship with Harry Potter - even though they were no longer any more than friends. Draco had been overcompensating when they were in school, and had secretly lusted after Harry, and had been green with envy that a nobody Weasley had managed to win the thing he had so coveted. Not having seen the man in years, Draco did not know that Ron and Harry had parted as friends, and that Harry was now shacked up with a DI from Manchester and had a son! So, upon seeing that unforgettable red hair as he strolled through Cardiff, he was overcome with an uncontrollable surge of jealous anger and killed Ron on the spot.
But Ron was related (vaguely) to Ianto Jones, which was the reason he was in Cardiff in the first place! Thanks to Torchwoods surveillance cameras, Ianto had seen what Draco did, and decided to sort it out himself. He took Janet from the cells and went to unleash her on Draco, but instead she attacked Sam - who was in Cardiff looking for Harry, who had said he was going to meet up with Ron.
Taking Sam’s ID - including his police badge, Ianto tranquilised Janet and went back to the Hub. Knowing that Jack would still be licking his wounds from the Doctor’s Betrayal - the man he had followed across the centuries had been having an affair with Jack’s friend/foe/ex-lover, Captain John Hart, Ianto shouted for Mickey.
Mickey Smith had been hired about the time the Doctor came, after they had all worked together to save the world from the Daleks. It was only after they had settled in that Ianto had found out that Mickey had once tried to kill both Jack AND the Doctor, back when Rose was with them, due to an alien drugging him and transforming his vague jealousy and denial of his attraction to them into a violent and murderous rage.
Getting no response, Ianto continued walking towards Mickey’s room, where he found him in bed with none other than Harry Potter!
Having to inform Harry that his best friend was dead was bad enough, but Harry was still hanging around when he showed Mickey the ID from the body he had ‘found’ mauled to death by a weevil. Harry went hysterical, ranting about how he was meant to cope with little Gene on his own.
Clark was crying in front of the TV when Lex returns home. After getting Clark some milk and cookies, Lex listened patiently as Clark relayed the information to him. As he pulled his husband into his arms and rested his hands over the younger mans rounded belly, Lex could not help but chuckle. “Good Lord Clark, your soaps just get weirder and weirder! I must admit though, the name Samuel is growing on me.”
3 (10th Dr) discovers a secret about 9(Denny Crane). What is it, and how does 3 react?
The Doctor had known Denny long ago, several incarnations ago, in fact. Back then, he had been between companions, and decided to stop in Boston to observe a court case that he already knew would go down in history. And there he had met Denny Crane. This had been when Denny was at his very best, and the Doctor had been more laid back and less wholesome. After watching Denny win his case, the Doctor persuaded him to go travelling with him. And so they did, and the Doctor remembered it well - and had photographic evidence of some of their escapades - especially their more risqué ones!
However, after returning all of his friends to their respective families, The Doctor decided to hop over to America, where this particular incarnation was unknown. The TARDIS plopped him in Boston, outside a familiar building.
It may be more modern than he remembered, but he knew that inside was a man so used to his own greatness that he muttered his own name (yes, even back then when he was great, it’s NOT a symptom of his ‘mad cow’, its just Denny being Denny Crane!)
Glad of the idea of an old friend keeping him amused for a while, he waltzed in. Running a hand through his perpetually mussed hair as he reached what he assumed was the reception desk, to find it unmanned. Looking around, he spotted a confident young man walking into the building in an assured and purposeful manner, like he was meant to be there. Bouncing on over, he stepped in front of the man and asked “Excuse me, but do you know where I might find Denny Crane?”
The man’s gaze immediately went from politely questioning to fiercely protective. “Who wants to know?”
“Oh! Sorry, how rude of me! I’m the Doctor. I’m an old friend of Denny’s.”
Raising his eyebrows, Alan nevertheless shook the hand held out to him. “I’m Alan Shore, Denny’s best friend. I have to admit some surprise; I always took Denny’s random mentions of you to be something to do with the Mad Cow.”
“Mad What?”
“Mad - sorry.” Looking around to ensure that Denny was not actually nearby, Alan continued. “I’m sorry; I assumed it was common knowledge. Denny has Alzheimer’s, which he prefers to refer to as Mad Cow Disease.”
“Well, we’ll see about that!” Man on a mission once again, the Doctor pulled out his screwdriver. It had not been what he had expected when he thought Denny could take his mind of things, but he was not going to allow one of his old companions to suffer in such a degrading manner.
Walking a couple of steps, the Doctor spun back around to face Alan. “So, which way to Denny Crane?”
….Basically, the Doctor cures Denny’s Alzheimer’s. However, with spending several days with the 2 men, the Doctor is quick to realise Denny’s feelings for his young friend. He sees a look in Denny’s eyes when looks at Alan that he had not seen since…well, since Denny had travelled with him!
As was usual with him, the Doctor had not recognised the look until Denny had accepted that the Doctor did not return his feelings. The first time the Doctor dropped by to see him after he had returned him to Boston, it was to see a paler version of that look, whilst Denny stared at Shirley Schmidt. The Doctor had always felt a residue of guilt at the idea that he had killed such emotion in his former companion, and was so pleased to see it on his face once again, although he had a wistful moment at the fact that it was not aimed at him!
And that was the secret. Denny was a ladies man in the eyes of the world, but the Doctor knew that occasionally - just occasionally mind you, Denny lusted after a more masculine being! The Doctor also knew that there had been occasions when Denny didn’t even care - as long as they were good looking, they needn’t even be human! Jack’s attitude had often reminded the Doctor of his former companion.
The Doctor is so happy that Denny has finally found that person he was meant to be with, and happy that he can play a part in bringing them together. Obliterating the Alzheimer’s will mean that they will have longer together, and even the Doctor could see that Alan really felt deeply for Denny.
Taking Alan aside before he leaves, he tells him Denny’s secret, and assures him that were he to sit Denny down (such as during one of their balcony sessions that the Doctor had felt he was intruding upon) and bluntly and honestly reveal his feelings, he would find that they will be happily reciprocated.
Reminder, see the meme here: http://ilovedoyle.livejournal.com/309266.html
My 20 characters where:
1. Gene Hunt
2. Sam Tyler
3. The Tenth Doctor
4. Captain Jack Harkness
5. Mickey Smith
6. Captain John Hart
7. Ianto Jones
8. Alan Shore
9. Denny Crane
10. Clark Kent
11. Lex Luthor
12. Ron Weasley
13. Harry Potter
14. Draco Malfoy
15. John Paul McQueen
16. Craig Dean
17. Ryan Attwood
18. Seth Cohen
19. Perry Cox
20. John Dorian
And under this cut, I will place all the question, and all the answers!
(Captain Jack Harkness), 6 (Captain John Hart), and 11 (Lex Luthor) go to Disneyland. How does that work out?
Lex would think he was too grown up for the rides, and Hart would think he was too badass. Jack is just about childish enough to be looking forward to the rides, but when in such gorgeous company….. The main focus all three men would have would be in trying to persuade the other 2 to stay in the hotel and just have one big long 3some!
…And hopefully, one of them would video it for prosperity!
Also, Jack would keep the other 2 from banding together in evilness using the power of sex!
3(10th Dr) and 9 (Denny Crane) like each other. Who makes the first move?
Denny definitely. He’s so cocky and believes that everyone wants to have sex with him anyway, and he wouldn’t think it ‘too gay’ because the Doctor is an alien!
Also, the Doctor NEVER makes the first move!
5 (Mickey Smith) and 17 (Ryan Attwood) accidentally end up at a BDSM convention. What happens?
Incredible intense awkwardness.
Mickey would just go PURPLE and mutter something about this being the perfect place for ‘Jumping Jack Flash’, before burying his face in his hands and praying ‘Please God don’t let him be here!’
Ryan would be his usual stoic self, so blasé about such matters, but his lack of actual experience with BDSM would put his back up and make him defensive - he doesn’t want to look stupid in front of his new friend - even if he IS muttering about not wanting to see people Ryan doesn’t know! Also, Ryan is sure that Seth will want to know ALL about the convention when he gets back, so he pays careful attention.
What happens when 5 (Mickey Smith) and 18 (Seth Cohen) discover a different world, only to realize that 2 (Sam Tyler), 3 (10th Dr), and 9 (Denny Crane) have already discovered and are naming it after 5's mom?
Sam, Denny and Mickey had all been travelling with the Doctor. They played a prank on Mickey which escalated into an argument, during which a comment was made to Mickey along the lines of ‘no wonder your Mother ran from such an idiot child!’
Mickey stormed off, and went to the nearest Torchwood branch to work off some steam. Bandying Jack’s name around got him places, and he managed to get them to transfer him somewhere on Earth where he did not think the Doctor would consider looking for him - California. There he met an overenthusiastic and almost puppyishly loyal Jew called Seth, who he quickly became partnered with on missions as they bonded over a shared love of comic books (which was something Mickey had never told Rose he liked!)
So, they are travelling around the planets to test the range of the latest space transport technology of 21st Century Torchwood, when something goes awry. Rather than travelling through space to a different time, they seem to have connected to the Rift and entered a different world! Pretty similar to their world, the main difference being that the sky was red, the land purple and the sea yellow! In spite of what initially felt like disturbing colour clashes, the world seemed somewhat idyllic, and Mickey couldn’t wait to report back on their findings! He was about to do so when realised Seth wasn’t with him. Turning around, he groaned at the sight of Seth conversing with 3 men standing next to an oh too familiar blue box.
…Stuff happens, and Mickey finds out that Sam, Denny and The Doctor had saved the city, and the world from attack by…some alien that Mickey couldn’t pronounce the name of. As a form of thanks, the Council had given the Doctor the honour of naming their world - they had been battling the alien threat for so long that no-one could remember the original name.
The men still felt guilty about what had been said to Mickey, and so Sam suggested naming it after Mickey’s Mum. The way Mickey talked about her, Sam and Denny had always assumed Jackie was his Mother, and the Doctor was unwilling to reveal the fact that he didn’t actually know Mickey’s Mum’s name, so they named the world Jacqueline, and the capital city Tyler (which Sam loved, although Denny complained - until he got room of the city council building named after him! The sight of his name on a gold plaque on the door distracted him from whinging any more).
Mickey was touched by their thoughtfulness and good intensions and so forgave them, returning to the TARDIS on the promise that they would allow Seth to come with them on one trip, before returning him to this world so he could take their ship back to TW-California.
3 (10th Dr), 6 (Captain John Hart), and 9 (Denny Crane) go to Jupiter. Who makes it off alive? Who stays with an alien spouse? Who dies from spontaneous combustion?
The Doctor obviously makes it off alive; he’s probably been there many times.
Denny, typically for him, managed to get married pretty much anywhere and anytime, so long as she is beautiful and sex-crazed enough for him; and if she fits that criteria, why would he care that she was an alien? However, his marriages never last, and I couldn’t actually see him staying away from Alan for very long.
Now that leaves Captain John Hart to spontaneously combust. However much I hate the thought of such prettiness dying in any fashion, out of the 3, he is obviously the bad guy.
4 (Captain Jack Harkness) and 20 (John Dorian) want to have a baby. 16 (Craig Dean) is against. Why? He tries to convince 1 (Gene Hunt) and 14 (Draco Malfoy) to sabotage them. Will they go with this plan or try to warn the parents-to-be?
Craig is against it because he is still in denial about his sexuality, and his repulsion at the idea of a same-sex couple having a kid together is really his aggressive overcompensatory reaction to the fact that he is terrified of the fact that he fancies Captain Jack!
Gene refuses to get involved, because although he publically denounces ‘queers’, he is just happy with anything that keeps Jack away from Sam!
Draco doesn’t really care either way, because they’re only Muggles. However, inspite of not having Deatheater levels of evil, there’s enough of the devil in him that he is greatly amused at the thought. Especially since JD makes him think of a sort of Harry-Ron hybrid, which just creeps him out!
5 (Mickey Smith) meets an alternate version of himself. What's the Bizarro-5 like?
It’s a case of been there, done that with Ricky. With this character, there’s already a canon response to this question. Sorry!
10 (Clark Kent), 4 (Captain Jack Harkness), 8 (Alan Shore), and 14 (Draco Malfoy) make a video blog. What's on it?
Each man makes impassioned speeches about unrequited love.
Be it for a best friend (in both Clark and Alan’s case) or an enemy (in Draco and eventually Clark’s case), or growing from admiration and hero-worship (in Jacks, and once again Clark’s case.)
They each talk of life or death instances involving their respective loves, be it saving his life (Clark in particular, but also Jack in a roundabout way), or having their life saved (all of the above).
Each man believes they are a better person for having the man they love in their life, and would be that much less of a person without them.
As such, however much it may hurt them their love being unrequited, they would never risk their friendship (excluding Draco, who is not friends with Harry). For loving them without them knowing is so much better than losing them all together.
And as for Draco; he would rather Harry hate him than not notice him at all!
15 (John Paul McQueen) dies. How does 1 (Gene Hunt) react?
Gene does not particularly care; one less poof in the world, what’s it matter? Especially such a pretty young poof that seemed to take such a shine to his Sammy.
But the death occurred on his patch, and it was suspect, so he has to care. In particular, because Sam himself had come to care for the young man, whom he had taken under his wing after they were called out to the SU Bar to stop a fight; only to find young JohnPaul standing up for his boyfriend against four fellow male students, and actually managing to hit 2 of them! He had become Sam’s latest little project. Which had disgruntled Gene as it meant less ‘private time’ with his DI, but a young lad was dead; and the sooner they solved this, the better.
14 (Draco Malfoy) kills 12 (Ron Weasley), which sparks a reaction from 7 (Ianto Jones) who kills 2 (Sam Tyler) who had a child with 13 (Harry Potter) who was having an affair with 5 (Mickey Smith) who tried to kill 4 (Captain Jack Harkness) and 3 (10th Dr) who was having an affair with 6 (Captain John Hart). How does 10 (Clark Kent) react and who is there when 10 receives the news?
Draco had killed Ron because he was jealous of his relationship with Harry Potter - even though they were no longer any more than friends. Draco had been overcompensating when they were in school, and had secretly lusted after Harry, and had been green with envy that a nobody Weasley had managed to win the thing he had so coveted. Not having seen the man in years, Draco did not know that Ron and Harry had parted as friends, and that Harry was now shacked up with a DI from Manchester and had a son! So, upon seeing that unforgettable red hair as he strolled through Cardiff, he was overcome with an uncontrollable surge of jealous anger and killed Ron on the spot.
But Ron was related (vaguely) to Ianto Jones, which was the reason he was in Cardiff in the first place! Thanks to Torchwoods surveillance cameras, Ianto had seen what Draco did, and decided to sort it out himself. He took Janet from the cells and went to unleash her on Draco, but instead she attacked Sam - who was in Cardiff looking for Harry, who had said he was going to meet up with Ron.
Taking Sam’s ID - including his police badge, Ianto tranquilised Janet and went back to the Hub. Knowing that Jack would still be licking his wounds from the Doctor’s Betrayal - the man he had followed across the centuries had been having an affair with Jack’s friend/foe/ex-lover, Captain John Hart, Ianto shouted for Mickey.
Mickey Smith had been hired about the time the Doctor came, after they had all worked together to save the world from the Daleks. It was only after they had settled in that Ianto had found out that Mickey had once tried to kill both Jack AND the Doctor, back when Rose was with them, due to an alien drugging him and transforming his vague jealousy and denial of his attraction to them into a violent and murderous rage.
Getting no response, Ianto continued walking towards Mickey’s room, where he found him in bed with none other than Harry Potter!
Having to inform Harry that his best friend was dead was bad enough, but Harry was still hanging around when he showed Mickey the ID from the body he had ‘found’ mauled to death by a weevil. Harry went hysterical, ranting about how he was meant to cope with little Gene on his own.
Clark was crying in front of the TV when Lex returns home. After getting Clark some milk and cookies, Lex listened patiently as Clark relayed the information to him. As he pulled his husband into his arms and rested his hands over the younger mans rounded belly, Lex could not help but chuckle. “Good Lord Clark, your soaps just get weirder and weirder! I must admit though, the name Samuel is growing on me.”
3 (10th Dr) discovers a secret about 9(Denny Crane). What is it, and how does 3 react?
The Doctor had known Denny long ago, several incarnations ago, in fact. Back then, he had been between companions, and decided to stop in Boston to observe a court case that he already knew would go down in history. And there he had met Denny Crane. This had been when Denny was at his very best, and the Doctor had been more laid back and less wholesome. After watching Denny win his case, the Doctor persuaded him to go travelling with him. And so they did, and the Doctor remembered it well - and had photographic evidence of some of their escapades - especially their more risqué ones!
However, after returning all of his friends to their respective families, The Doctor decided to hop over to America, where this particular incarnation was unknown. The TARDIS plopped him in Boston, outside a familiar building.
It may be more modern than he remembered, but he knew that inside was a man so used to his own greatness that he muttered his own name (yes, even back then when he was great, it’s NOT a symptom of his ‘mad cow’, its just Denny being Denny Crane!)
Glad of the idea of an old friend keeping him amused for a while, he waltzed in. Running a hand through his perpetually mussed hair as he reached what he assumed was the reception desk, to find it unmanned. Looking around, he spotted a confident young man walking into the building in an assured and purposeful manner, like he was meant to be there. Bouncing on over, he stepped in front of the man and asked “Excuse me, but do you know where I might find Denny Crane?”
The man’s gaze immediately went from politely questioning to fiercely protective. “Who wants to know?”
“Oh! Sorry, how rude of me! I’m the Doctor. I’m an old friend of Denny’s.”
Raising his eyebrows, Alan nevertheless shook the hand held out to him. “I’m Alan Shore, Denny’s best friend. I have to admit some surprise; I always took Denny’s random mentions of you to be something to do with the Mad Cow.”
“Mad What?”
“Mad - sorry.” Looking around to ensure that Denny was not actually nearby, Alan continued. “I’m sorry; I assumed it was common knowledge. Denny has Alzheimer’s, which he prefers to refer to as Mad Cow Disease.”
“Well, we’ll see about that!” Man on a mission once again, the Doctor pulled out his screwdriver. It had not been what he had expected when he thought Denny could take his mind of things, but he was not going to allow one of his old companions to suffer in such a degrading manner.
Walking a couple of steps, the Doctor spun back around to face Alan. “So, which way to Denny Crane?”
….Basically, the Doctor cures Denny’s Alzheimer’s. However, with spending several days with the 2 men, the Doctor is quick to realise Denny’s feelings for his young friend. He sees a look in Denny’s eyes when looks at Alan that he had not seen since…well, since Denny had travelled with him!
As was usual with him, the Doctor had not recognised the look until Denny had accepted that the Doctor did not return his feelings. The first time the Doctor dropped by to see him after he had returned him to Boston, it was to see a paler version of that look, whilst Denny stared at Shirley Schmidt. The Doctor had always felt a residue of guilt at the idea that he had killed such emotion in his former companion, and was so pleased to see it on his face once again, although he had a wistful moment at the fact that it was not aimed at him!
And that was the secret. Denny was a ladies man in the eyes of the world, but the Doctor knew that occasionally - just occasionally mind you, Denny lusted after a more masculine being! The Doctor also knew that there had been occasions when Denny didn’t even care - as long as they were good looking, they needn’t even be human! Jack’s attitude had often reminded the Doctor of his former companion.
The Doctor is so happy that Denny has finally found that person he was meant to be with, and happy that he can play a part in bringing them together. Obliterating the Alzheimer’s will mean that they will have longer together, and even the Doctor could see that Alan really felt deeply for Denny.
Taking Alan aside before he leaves, he tells him Denny’s secret, and assures him that were he to sit Denny down (such as during one of their balcony sessions that the Doctor had felt he was intruding upon) and bluntly and honestly reveal his feelings, he would find that they will be happily reciprocated.