realityshifted | 009; discussion

[oooh, the Twins. Gene has several things he'd like to say to the Twins, as a matter of fact. but in the meantime] What the hell did they do? You little shit, you made a deal with them, didn't you? You Goddamn faer -- and what the hell do faggots have to do with anything? You're bloody daft, you gook.

[the Master idly answers one of those questions]

'90s and '00s slang for 'homosexual', Mr. Hunt. Past your time.

[the Master stalks away for a moment, and then back; but he is listening very carefully, taking in whatever has been said, talk of deals and all]

[Doesn't bother to try and move right now.]

Daft? Me?? You don't even know what a faggot is and you are one! And yes, I made a deal with them slowpoke, the jewels they wanted in exchange for setting up a little scene, but you two obviously can't handle a joke!

~~[Pretend he is speaking with a little trouble there.]~~

...

[no one, but no one, calls Gene Hunt a faerie, let alone with some sort of ridiculous slang that doesn't make any sense. and to say so in the same breath as admitting to having the Twins -- THE TWINS -- help set him and the Master up? well fuck that] Joke? Right. I'll show you a joke.

[and he grabs Agito and drags him over to the edge of the building, hoisting him up and holding him over the edge] You like making deals, you little shit? Well, let's see you make a deal out of this one. Or aren't you laughing?

[and this is what the Master has been waiting for. he slides forward, still enough space between them so that it isn't suspicious or so Gene wouldn't go GET AWAY YOU BLOODY FAERIE]

Drop him, Mr. Hunt. Let him fall... one less problem for you, after all, if it happens. No one can connect it to you either...

[he's taken on a sort of hypnotic/suggestive tone, pushing just so to get Gene to release Agito and let him fall to the ground below]

[DON'T PICK UP THE POOR BROKEN BOY, THAT HURTS! D: And now he's dangling there, he's always had a thing for living on the edge but this is just ridiculous! He grabs for Gene's arm with his one good one and holds on as tight as he can manage, with his legs broken he won't be able to break the fall with his AT so falling down now would mean bye bye Agito.]

N-No! Fuck! Don't you dare! If you drop me you're killing Akito too and I won't let you do that! Don't you fucking dare do that to him, you fag- ...fa-fair man! Do what's right! Don't kill him!

...you Goddamn piece of shit. What makes you think you deserve any mercy? [oh Master, your hypnotic voice seems to be working, though Gene is obviously struggling with this, since, well...he's a copper. coppers don't drop people off roofs, no matter how big an annoyance. and he doesn't know who this Akito person is, but the Guv isn't one to hurt innocents if there's no reason for it. and yet...the Master's words are very, very tempting] ...shit. Shit.

[he only applies more of that tone, slightly increasing it with each word, each syllable, each letter]

Go on, Gene Genie. No one can see him. No one will ever know you did a thing. He'll never set you up again. Never break into your house again. All you have to do is...

[he makes the next two words full force, powerful and driving - yet still not an order, instead, more like the most logical and reasonable course of action possible]

...let go.

[He glares at the Master, fucking bitch! But then looks at Gene, trying the puppy look even if he completely fails at it compared to Akito. ...He's so going to kick himself for begging later.]

Don't! Don't listen to him! You hate him so why would you listen to him?! You got your revenge, put me down now! ...On the roof!!

I don't bloody well hate him, you div! [frowns, something nagging at the back of his mind, but the Master's words are soothing, they make sense, and he can feel his grip loosening on the boy's shirt. after all, the bastard deserves it, right? he's been nothing but a nuisance, harassing the people in the city, meddling in business that doesn't concern him. he's a liar, manipulator...he's scum and the Guv makes sure scum are off the streets. that's all he's doing, he's just cleaning up. and when you're doing cleaning up a mess, you wipe your hands of it.

and so gene does. agito's shirt slips from Gene's fingers as the Guv pulls them away, dusting them off like he would after throwing away the trash, and he turns away, strangely numb]

[the Master grins pleasantly at Gene]

Wonderful job, Mr. Hunt.

[he politely gestures behind them, to where they came from - ignoring any sounds that might've come from Agito]

Shall we take our leave?

[He couldn't bring out a word when he felt Gene's grip slip, he glanced one last look in Gene's eyes and couldn't believe he would be the last person he'd see. And then, he fell.

He had taken hundreds, no, thousands of jumps in his life, even of buildings higher than this one but this was the first time he was truly scared.

The ground came closer.

...He closed his eyes.

And closer.

...said sorry to Akito.

Closer.

... ]

...yeah. Let's go. I'll take you home. [doesn't realise what's actually happened, still trapped in the Master's spell, for all intents and purposes. if he knew what he'd just done, he'd be trying to toss the Master off with Agito]

Thank you.

[he keeps Gene under his control, more or less, for now, as the two of them head back to the Cortina. its brought into his view by the 'usual' way, and the drive to the Master's 'home' is generally in a sort of quiet, aside from the sound of the still playing radio. the Master exits the car and politely says goodbye to Gene before slipping off

the hypnosis effects will wear off soon enough, but by then, the Master'll be long gone from the spot he's in. it wasn't exactly 'home', close enough but still a distance away so that should the Gene Genie get raged, he might have trouble finding him

and the Master turns in early for that day, humming a certain David Bowie song...]

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