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[Martha, feeling decidedly weird (as anybody would after being shot and brought back to life), is quietly sitting on her cot near the kitchen, going through the medical supplies she has there and making a neat list of what's there and what she needs to get on a yellow legal pad she has resting on her lap.

Because she feels weird, she isn't as cautious as she might normally be, and one of the scalpels slips and slices deep into the pad of her left thumb. She curses under her breath, then notices that the blood oozing from the cut appears to be black. She grabs a gauze pad and presses it to her thumb to stem the bleeding - and so she can run tests on it later.]

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[Sam knows that blood. He's very quiet, then--]

It happens to all of us who--you wake up with that. No one back home will notice.

[grimace] Any other fun side-effects that I haven't discovered yet?

I hear you lose or gain ... something. But I haven't found anything in me yet. ...Could be an allergy to mustard, for all I know.

[that gets a chuckle out of her] Considering that it's the Twins, I can't imagine that it could possibly be something as inconsequential as that.

I don't know, they can be a bit... [he waves a hand] They have an odd sense of everything.

[a little dryly] I'll be sure to stay away from mustard, then.

[Sam doesn't know how to help her cope, because, let's be honest here, Sam hasn't coped with any of the deaths that have happened on the Plane. Sam doesn't cope; he ignores. IT WORKS, OKAY?

He hestitates, then--]

The Masters.

[OH LOOK MARTHA'S TWO FAVOURITE PEOPLE; she raises an eyebrow] What about them?

You're not... allies with 'em. At all.

[it's not a question but it's prelude to a question he's not sure how to ask]

That would be a mild way of putting it.

[he frowns, and then holds out a mobile phone to her]

Gene and I are doing something that might be very stupid, but we have to get out of their claws. [it's obvious which Master he has had the most intimate relationship with] When we do, we don't know what they'll do. This is part of an information network. I was hoping you could help us.

'Course I will. [she takes the mobile and slips it into her coat pocket] If there's anything you need me to do, anything at all, let me know. [her expression is still mild and friendly, but something's changed about her eyes, as usually happens when talking about the Master]

[they share an expression]

I will. You're a doctor, right? We'll be needing a few of those.

Yeah, I am. There's another doctor just recently arrived, too - Owen Harper. He's a mate of Jack's, and he's trustworthy.

[he disappears, and is back in an instant with a second mobile]

Then would you give him this for me?

[nod] The next time I see him. How far along is this plan of yours, Sam?

No bloody clue. It's done whenever the reality mergers says it's done. Then we see how angry the cat gets about losing his connection to civilisation.

[raised eyebrow; not asking what his plan is, because, uh, telepathic Time Lords!] Well. If you get hurt - or if anyone else gets hurt - there's probably more medical supplies right here than you'll find anywhere short of a hospital or clinic - and some you won't even find there. So get here and try to get things stabilised, that's my advice.

[nods]

Thank you, Martha.

[a beat]

Are you all right?

As well as can be expected, what with coming back from the dead and all. [small smile]

Don't push yourself too hard, all right?

[nod] All right. And - not that it needs saying, especially not to you, but, y'know. Be careful 'round the Master.

Oh, I will.

[he hesitates again; he knows what it's like, in a general sort of way, but he doesn't really know her. But she has suffered - but then, would he be willing to say anything?]

That mobile has my number on it. You could ring me if you ever want to talk.

[that earns him a genuine smile; not many people make that sort of offer to Martha] I'll keep that in mind, Sam.

[he smiles back at her, then vanishes from the Plane]

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