The Dark He Knows Well

[molokovcocktail]

Outside, there is a KGB agent leaning against the porch. Molokov doesn't really remember a porch being there before, but this is the Inn, after all. Stranger things have happened, and will no doubt continue to happen. He wanted to lean against a porch anyway, so it's all just as well

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[theresme]

Rose has been in a pretty good mood lately. She's been here for... well, quite a while, for her, when she generally only stays a few days. But she can't bring herself to leave, even if she knows the Doctor's coming back for them. For her.

But she's in a good mood and wants to look at the stars again, the one that the Doctor - the old one, the one she first travelled with and first fell in love with - pointed out. Alien to her, alien to him, alien to everyone here.

She might not notice Sascha at first, staring up at the stars with a little thoughtful smile on her face.

[molokovcocktail]

Something makes Molokov glance over. "Hello, Rose."

He manages a smile for her. "I haven't seen you in awhile." She looks happier than the last few times he's seen her, which is good. He doesn't need to worry nearly so much about her.

[theresme]

Rose smiles wider when she hears him, and looks over at him. "I've been keeping out of trouble is all," she teases. More like she's been keeping Jack's bed warm. But that's okay. "How are you, though? I've missed you."

[molokovcocktail]

"Trouble. Why do I have a hard time believing that," he teases back. "I've been keeping out of trouble, myself."

It's not really a lie, just a creative interpretation of the truth.

[smashbastards]

Walter's instincts are very good. And with Molokov, they border on uncanny.

He hasn't seen Molokov for a few days, so he's taking a casual walk around the Inn. It doesn't take long, after stepping outside, for him to locate Molokov, and he steps up beside him, shoulder to shoulder, without really looking at him.

"What happened?" he asks, his voice pitched so it won't carry to anyone but Molokov.

[molokovcocktail]

Molokov stares into his tea. "The Master," he answers quietly. There's nothing else that needs to be said, really.

He doesn't need to ask how Walter knew something was wrong. He knows Walter better than himself, some days, and the other man is his equal. He knows.

[smashbastards]

"One of these days," Walter says slowly, "I'm really going to have to meet this guy."

And by "meet", he means in the way CIA agents meet people in enemy nations. It often involves dark rooms, guns, and some means of communication that civilized people really don't approve of.

[molokovcocktail]

"Find a way to stop him and he is all yours. I will even let you lead the dance."

His hand brushes Walter's shoulder slightly, seeking a measure of comfort.