And there, in Thane's surface thoughts, is a fairly explicit DOES NOT COMPUTE. Time Agents – the ones as far gone as he is – don't have friends. Partners, occasionally, and that's the kindest term the Agency offers.
And one doesn't make friends with a Time Lord. That'd be like – that'd be worse than making friends with a Chula. If someone has that much power you get the fuck out of their way or curry favor as hard as you can.
So. Dog is the way he's going to translate that, just like diversion is the way he's going to translate all of the Doctor's 'friends' he's got targeted, which rankles, but there's no way he can reach the Doctor's planet, tear that down. Especially not if it was destroyed in the War.
"I doubt that," he says, standing. Because I might not know your kind by anything but reputation, but I sure as hell know mine.
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Date: 2008-09-17 10:09 pm (UTC)From:And one doesn't make friends with a Time Lord. That'd be like – that'd be worse than making friends with a Chula. If someone has that much power you get the fuck out of their way or curry favor as hard as you can.
So. Dog is the way he's going to translate that, just like diversion is the way he's going to translate all of the Doctor's 'friends' he's got targeted, which rankles, but there's no way he can reach the Doctor's planet, tear that down. Especially not if it was destroyed in the War.
"I doubt that," he says, standing. Because I might not know your kind by anything but reputation, but I sure as hell know mine.