[RL with Ten - a gift]

[doyouhearthem]

The Master padded silently into the Doctor's study. He moved ponderously slow, nearly standing on tiptoe, with his hands wrapped tightly around something.

"Theta," he breathed. His voice was hushed, excited.

"Found something. Found a gift for you..."

[This RL may get disturbing for those with weak stomachs. You've been warned...]

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[timey_wimey]

The Doctor, meanwhile, had been sprawled in a chair reading a book by Carl Sagan. Well, re-reading, to be honest. He'd found himself doing a lot of reading lately, but it had been a while since he'd read any of this author's work.

He looked up from his book curiously. "A gift? What sort of gift?"

[doyouhearthem]

He grinned and creeped closer, clutching his hands close to his chest.

"I found it, found a little heart in the corner of a room, it hid all this time but I found it! Shh, be careful..."

He bent down and cracked his hands apart a fraction, just enough to show a tiny ball of fur curled up inside. He clasped them shut again and gave a breathy laugh.

"It's for you. Little mouse, I found it, and it's for you. You can keep it."

[timey_wimey]

Immediately, the Doctor sat up straighter in his chair, snapping the book shut and placing it on the floor.

"That's a mouse there?" His voice was alert, on edge.

[doyouhearthem]

The Master bobbed his head and sidled closer. Oh, he was so proud, and it showed plain as day.

"Shhhh," he whispered, "Keep it still..."

He opened his hands again, very slowly, a little wider this time. And sure enough, there was a tiny grey mouse quivering there, paws over its face. It seemed to sense the light and picked up its head, but otherwise stayed motionless.

"Found it in the kitchen sneaky, tried to run but I caught it. Now it's yours."

[I got on just to tag. XD]