// caesura //
[the Master arrives in Paradisa standing in the middle of his room, his palms still outstretched, his clothing rumpled and torn (not that it makes much of a difference with hobo-chic), panting heavily. He stares around the room with confusion for a moment - Time Lords don't exactly believe in an afterlife, other than having their biodata stored in the Matrix, and he's pretty sure the afterlife wouldn't look like this anyway.
and then he freezes for a moment, his eyes widening in shock.] ...they're gone.
[he throws his head back and laughs joyfully] They're gone! [and he does a happy little caper like crazy people do for a few moments, until...]
It's so quiet. Why is it so quiet? [he sinks down to the floor and clutches his head, beginning to rock back and forth] Make it stop...
[and now he just sort of curls up on the floor and whimpers quietly. Sorry, Para, he'll be back to his normal standards of crazy soon, I promise.]
and then he freezes for a moment, his eyes widening in shock.] ...they're gone.
[he throws his head back and laughs joyfully] They're gone! [and he does a happy little caper like crazy people do for a few moments, until...]
It's so quiet. Why is it so quiet? [he sinks down to the floor and clutches his head, beginning to rock back and forth] Make it stop...
[and now he just sort of curls up on the floor and whimpers quietly. Sorry, Para, he'll be back to his normal standards of crazy soon, I promise.]