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[the soft sounds of pages being turned] I do hope we didn't miss anything significant. [quick flipping] I'd hate to think - [a sudden pause, and the journal drops]

[a tad distractedly] What?

[the floor creaks slightly as he kneels down, staring at the page; when he speaks his voice is low, fraught with worry] Lucy. He attacked her. [he flips the

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[dreams_in_red]

[carefully written out]

Dear! You're back. I've missed you.

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[his voice softens]

Lucy.

Are you...how are you?

[dreams_in_red]

I'll be fine, dear. He didn't do anything the doctors here couldn't fix. Well--almost. I've a very unattractive design burned into my back.

[broken_clock]

[a long pause]

Well. That's...I'm glad you've recovered.

[dreams_in_red]

Almost. I've been told to expect the laser burns to itch for a while, and some of them are still rather shiny. I'm not fond of the one above my left eye, it's horrid. Also my writing hand is still sore. But I'll be quite glad to leave the clinic behind.

[slight pause]

Are you all right, dear?

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Do try not to do so until you've healed completely? Really, Rassilon knows what sort of lasers those are, what sort of affects...[he trails off, and then the anger is there again, simmering beneath the words]

No. No, I'm not.

[dreams_in_red]

I do feel fine, aside from the itching. And my strength isn't what it was. But I won't leave until the healers let me, I promise.

You're angry.

[broken_clock]

Good.

Immensely.

[dreams_in_red]

[a worried pause]

Please don't do anything foolish. I didn't think Prime the type to ever really carry through on his threats, but I've been forced to reconsider.

[broken_clock]

[his voice is soft, but there's steel beneath]

Come now, you know me better than that.

[dreams_in_red]

But I've never really seen you angry before. I know anger can make one do rash things.

[broken_clock]

It certainly can, but I'm quite good at containing it.

[dreams_in_red]

It doesn't eat you up inside?

[broken_clock]

...I suppose that depends on what sort of anger it is.

[dreams_in_red]

Futile anger, destructive anger, constructive anger?

[broken_clock]

[quietly]

Helpless anger.