[ This deep in, he can't miss that association, and amidst the fury there's a ripple of wry fondness; he and Scott have had all of one conversation so far, but it was a memorable one.
Then he's laser-focused on the task at hand, refusing to flinch from the glimpses of a much uglier truth. His rage is honed into - not a weapon, no, a tool. Sharp and subtle, driven and delicate. This is a man who knows how to stitch a wound closed, who knows how to burn infections away.
Unfortunately, no matter what he tries he can't break through to what really happened. He could push harder, for longer, and that would be fine with another Time Lord. He won't risk it with Chris, especially with no guarantee it would even work. ]
We need to stop.
[ He's already drawing away from the memory, though not Chris' mind. ]
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Date: 2022-05-29 04:00 am (UTC)Then he's laser-focused on the task at hand, refusing to flinch from the glimpses of a much uglier truth. His rage is honed into - not a weapon, no, a tool. Sharp and subtle, driven and delicate. This is a man who knows how to stitch a wound closed, who knows how to burn infections away.
Unfortunately, no matter what he tries he can't break through to what really happened. He could push harder, for longer, and that would be fine with another Time Lord. He won't risk it with Chris, especially with no guarantee it would even work. ]
We need to stop.
[ He's already drawing away from the memory, though not Chris' mind. ]