[RL - Master and Ten, Valentine's Virus~ Cardiff at first but hey, who knows where this'll end up.]

[timey_wimey]

The Doctor leaned on the railing, tapping idly on the metal surface. He'd been in Cardiff for the past few hours but hadn't actually done anything. It really was odd. Ever since the day had began he'd felt agitated, as if he was waiting for something.

He'd parked the TARDIS over the Rift, since a little pitstop had never hurt anyone, but about an hour in he'd got bored of feeling agitated and on edge inside the TARDIS. And so he'd promptly gone out and spent his time feeling agitated and on edge outside the Cardiff Millennium Centre instead.

So here he was, standing and watching people go about their business. Something was going to happen soon. He just knew it.

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[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

[Eyes begin tracing the curve of his neck... he furrows his brow.]

"I don't feel like torturing you, for what it's worth..."

[adds quietly]

"...Which is rare."

[timey_wimey]

[Raises his eyebrows and shakes with suppressed laughter, looking over at him]

"I should hope not. Torture's not really that high on my list of Ways To Spend My Day."

[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

[Your smile is infectious, Ten.]

"No, I suppose not... could've fooled me with some of the scrapes you get into, sometimes."

[Cue awkward silence. He moves to lean against the railing next to him and fiddles with his cufflinks.]

"We're supposed to be here, together. Doing what is another matter... perhaps it's a joke of the gods."

[timey_wimey]

"It's never intentional though, that stuff! It just sort of... happens."

[And have another small silence while he contemplates that statement.]

"Well... since we're here... we ought to think of something to do. So. Unless you actually want to stay in Cardiff?"

[Um yeah still making absolutely no attempt to move here]

[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

[Shrug]

"I've been away. Rather nice to get back to civilization... well, Cardiff's relative civilization. Anyway. Erm..."

[Leeeeans back on the rail. Something's coming to mind, but he's not sure he can say it. He winces. Oh, just suck it up.]

"...S'good Chinese close by. Maybe we could... Um. Or, y'know, you could just fuck off and I'll go by myself. I'm all right with that too."

[timey_wimey]

[Yeah, you know that little smile he gets sometimes? It's heading your way]

"Chinese sounds good! I mean if we're going. So... lead the way I guess."

[Awkward? Him? No...]

[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

[FAST FORWARD WHY NOT - to a hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant that may or may not actually exist within walking distance of the Millennium Centre, because I can't be arsed to check. It's dimly lit but not terribly romantic - more like boisterous and smoke-filled. Master is munching Kung Pao chicken so spicy you can practically see the heat waves. He sips a bottle of Tsingtao and gives the Doctor a dirty look.]

"If you chicken out of this, I'll fucking glass you."

[He laughs. It's a joke... ]

[timey_wimey]

[The good Doctor, meanwhile, is watching Master munch on this spicy stuff with an unreadable expression - so yeah, he's either thinking you're insane or... yeah, insane.]

"You say that like you're expecting me to chicken out."

[Completely disbelieving smile here.]

[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

[Raises his eyebrows]

"I wouldn't put it past you! You've fooled me far too many times, and you were never one for drink besides."

[Cheeky grin]

"In fact I remember you sicked up the first time we drank, didn't you? That wont happen this time, right~?"

[timey_wimey]

[Frowns - dare I say pouts? This is a point that must be set right]

"That was a one time thing."

[And you guessed it - to prove his point he takes a sip from his own bottle]

[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

"Oh, good sport!"

[Laughs and keeps munching]

"That was years ago anyhow, centuries even. Maybe this body can hold its drink... Rassilon, I can't even remember which one I'm on."

[timey_wimey]

[Finishing drinking. For now~]

"Mmm. Maybe. I wouldn't really know."

[Incidentally, Doctor is munching on Peking Duck, simply because that is what the mun is craving right now.]

[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

[Siiip. Makes a little 'aww' noise.]

"You mean you never test the limits of your own body? Part of the fun of regeneration, really. I do it every time."

[Rolls the bottle in his hand.]

"I can down... about four of these, four or five, before I get pissed. 'Course I tend to prefer hard liquor..."

[timey_wimey]

[Smallest of eyerolls here, maybe a small smile]

"You would though, wouldn't you? Besides, something tells me I'm gonna end up testing it now..."

[doyouhearthem.livejournal.com]

[Master's grin at that is lookin' a little dirty...]

"All in fun, of course~"

[Pokes at Doctor's duck with his fork]

"Mm, gimme a bite of that..."