Discovery of Loss

[traken_master]

[The Master doesn't generally celebrate Earth holidays, but there are one or two he finds acceptable. Today, he has decided to honor April Fool's Day and play a prank on the Doctor...a harmless one this time. Naturally, this requires a disguise! The Master is very talented at disguises...or he used to be. He's tried several on, but, looking in the mirror, he notices that all of them...fail, somehow. No matter what he does, he is clearly recognizable! At first he is puzzled, but then, to his horror, he remembers what he has been told about all residents experiencing a "loss." Horror turns to rage. His journal is open, since he finds the background chatter of the castle both entertaining and informative, but that doesn't matter to him, as he begins yelling.]

YOU PERNICIOUS PILE OF ROCK! I'LL TEAR YOU DOWN PIECE BY PIECE FOR THIS!

Comments

[traken_master]

It's not a weakness! I can manage perfectly well without it. That is not the point! I enjoyed my disguises; they were a trademark, of sorts. This "loss" is unacceptable and I've been told irreversible.

[squartatore]

[so, she translates internally, it is a weakness]

Then get another trademark.

[traken_master]

[That or the disguises themselves were a weakness. It's hard to tell with the Master.]

I have other, notable talents, of course, but the disguises gave things a sense of fun.

[squartatore]

[fun for who, she wonders]

Throwing a fit won't help, though.

[traken_master]

That wasn't a fit. It was a promise. I wanted to make sure I had the castle's attention.

[squartatore]

Huh. I dunno about the castle, but you'll certainly be drawing attention.

[read: "that was loud"]

[traken_master]

That hardly matters. In any case, I'm sure I'm not the first person to express rage at being so intimately robbed.

[squartatore]

Nope. Not the last either, probably.

[but if it'd get him to stop kicking up a fuss...] I hear losses can sometimes change.

[traken_master]

I hadn't heard that. I'd been told losses are permanent. What can change them?

[squartatore]

You'd have to ask those with new losses.

[she didn't look into it much for various reasons, chief among them being the fact that a loss change would wreak havoc on the rest of the castle]

[traken_master]

Yes, that would be the best plan. Could you name someone for me?

[squartatore]

Sorry, I didn't catch any names in particular. But a filter addressed to them as a group should work.

[traken_master]

Ah, yes, of course. Thank you for your assistance. It may seem unimportant, but disguise is a talent I would like back.

[squartatore]

[it feels nice to be acknowledged for once :')]

Right. Good luck with that.

[traken_master]

Thank you, again.

[Knowing the castle, the Master reflects he's probably going to need some luck.]