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[expect]

( he hesitates — not out of a desire to shelter her or keep it from her, but because saying the words, aloud… ) Whale killed him.

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He what?

[ say that this is a bad joke. ]

[expect]

( he just nods. he did. there's nothing else he can say, or do. )

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[ dragging a hand over her face. ] Damn.

[expect]

When he was mad, obviously. He texted me to apologise. ( he allows some of his anger to show, and leans back against the gate. he knows, he knows it wasn't whale's fault. but. )

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He didn't tell me.

[ and she's angry, too. trying to kill her is one thing — actually killing the doctor is quite another. ]

[expect]

Probably thought you'd be cross enough already. ( it's almost conversational; he reaches out with his hand to take hers, seeing her angry — and expecting it — but wanting to try and keep her from storming off in revenge. )

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'course I'm cross!

[ but she doesn't try to wrench her hand away ]

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You're really scary when you're cross. ( he can kind of understand whale not wanting to inflict the wrath of amy pond is all he's saying. )

The Doctor's fine now.

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Oh, shut up.

[ but she doesn't really mean it — she's just angry and worried and — dragging in a deep breath. ]

Right.

[expect]

( he smiles — quick and tentative and gone just as fast. ) He is. I - I dunno, it's different dying here.

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Everyone who died came back all wrong.

[ but that was just that weird world, right. okay, then. ]

[expect]

Like Whale, I suppose. ( he hadn't met anyone like that at the time, though. lucky him. )

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Yeah, and the Master Chief.

[ who scared the hell out of her. ]

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Sorry? ( he frowns. he hadn't heard about that one. maybe it's not surprising, since they're not exactly buddies, but… )

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He died, too. And threatened me.

[ he was bloody terrifying, too. ]

[expect]

Great. ( sounding a bit taken aback and worried — but he frowns just as fast, because if there is one thing that is not at all, ever, okay, it is amy being threatened or hurt. )

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's all right. He didn't even try to kill me. [ she can deal with being threatened a little better than she can with anyone actually trying to kill her. ]

[expect]

That doesn't make me feel a lot better. ( he crosses his arms. he knows that if she doesn't think it's a big deal, he shouldn't press it, but… )

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Better than Whale, yeah?

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Whale's different.

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How?

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Because he's — Whale. ( rory clearly can't find a word, but he tries, frowning. ) He apologised, to both of us, he's sort of — incredibly — pathetic but he isn't mean, he can be an arse but… ( wow rory you are doing an amazing job defending your friend here. he sighs, frustrated. )

He's harmless.

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Whale did more damage than Chief did. And Chief apologised, too.

[ what's your point? whale is more personable in a way, but — he's not harmless. wasn't, at least. ]

[expect]

Whale's not an arse. ( beat. ) Not, you know, on purpose.

( beat. ) It doesn't matter.