NLoT: Allies of Convenience (Alec, Fenric)

[The Doctor]

(OOC: Continued from NLoT: Allies of Convenience)

Alec's smile failed at the Lord President's words. "Tell me, Doctor, what it is you want me to do."

A shrug from the old, white-haired man. "Very little. Simply swear an Oath of Duty to Gallifrey."

The Doctor smiled. "Once you have done that, we will have a claim on you - the same claim to Duty in exchange for Duty that your House would have had in your Gallifrey. And once we have a claim on you..."

He turned to eye Fenric. "Well. Then we will have room to negotiate. For it is well understood throughout the Spiral Politic that the Duty and Obligation of a Time Lord to his House and the Protocols of History are embedded in his very biodata. They supercede any other claim, any other bargain, any other contract."

The Doctor turned to face Alec again. "And after that? I hope you will provide us with information. We need to know which Time Lords survived your War, and how best to approach them." A pause, in which he eyed Fenric. "We have sources of information already, but they are not... reliable."

A pause. "And then, based on the history that you have had with my alternate self, perhaps you will consent to hunt down the Doctor?"

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Alec's smile failed at the Lord President's words. "Tell me, Doctor, what it is you want me to do."

A shrug from the old, white-haired man. "Very little. Simply swear an Oath of Duty to Gallifrey."

"And the catch is...?"

The Doctor smiled. "Once you have done that, we will have a claim on you - the same claim to Duty in exchange for Duty that your House would have had in your Gallifrey. And once we have a claim on you..."

He turned to eye Fenric. Alec followed it. "Well. Then we will have room to negotiate. For it is well understood throughout the Spiral Politic that the Duty and Obligation of a Time Lord to his House and the Protocols of History are embedded in his very biodata. They supercede any other claim, any other bargain, any other contract."

"How long would it last?" he questioned.

The Doctor turned to face Alec again. "And after that? I hope you will provide us with information. We need to know which Time Lords survived your War, and how best to approach them." A pause, in which he eyed Fenric. "We have sources of information already, but they are not... reliable."

"Such as?" he probably knew some of them.

A pause. "And then, based on the history that you have had with my alternate self, perhaps you will consent to hunt down the Doctor?"

Alec thought back. All the things the Doctor had done to him...

"Heck yeah. I consent."

[The Doctor]

Alec thought back. All the things the Doctor had done to him...

"Heck yeah. I consent."

The ancient-looking Doctor smiled, and clapped the Dark Lord on the shoulder. "Excellent!" He smiled, a touch sadly. "And I know that this Gallifrey is not your home. But, I hope you will come to think of it that way. For you have a home here, now."

He turned and shuffled towards the door. "We shall attend to your Oaths of Duty shortly," he said. "We shall first take a brief rest, and eat."

The Doctor paused in the doorway. "And then, we will discuss who else has survived, and who among them you feel would be open to our invitation to return home."

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Fenric watched as they began to leave.


"Oi! What about me?"

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The ancient-looking Doctor smiled, and clapped the Dark Lord on the shoulder. "Excellent!" He smiled, a touch sadly. "And I know that this Gallifrey is not your home. But, I hope you will come to think of it that way. For you have a home here, now."

"I suppose it will be. You know, without the problems the other one had, I think I could enjoy this."

He turned and shuffled towards the door, as Alec followed in step. "We shall attend to your Oaths of Duty shortly," he said. "We shall first take a brief rest, and eat."

Alec smiled. "Sounds heavenly."

The Doctor paused in the doorway. "And then, we will discuss who else has survived, and who among them you feel would be open to our invitation to return home."

"That sounds good to me. We could do it over tea, if that's convenient."

He walked out, ignoring Fenric with a smirk evident on his lips.