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[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

[Have a Handy humming to himself in the kitchen as he goes about getting ingredients out of pantries and the refrigerator.  After speaking with Ray and Chris earlier, he is almost certain he knows how to make pancakes.  He has never actually done this, however.  He figures now would be as good a time as any to distract himself by testing out this assumption]

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[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[Pouts a little.] I wanted to try! I'm allowed to try new things. It'd be dull otherwise.

[Glances to the Master, waiting to see what he answers with.]

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[smiles at Handy, lifting his eyebrows]

Are you sure you want a comparative analysis of our social capabilities?

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Well, I wanted to try, too.

[to the Master]

Wouldn't ask if I didn't. Go on then.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[also to the Master!] You know you wanted an excuse to do it anyway.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

I don't mope about, don't sulk or give the silent treatment, I don't act childishly, I always aim to keep my conversational partner interested, I treat them with respect and courtesy, I don't name-drop enough to kill a person, I don't forget the original topic, I don't forget the idea that it's a conversation, I'm more widely learned about social etiquette and custom - need I go on?

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Put a lot of thought into that, didn't you?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

I can think of a lot of things wrong with those statements, really. It's too easy.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Try me.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

[he'll just be sipping his milkshake and waiting for the Doctor's answer]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[Ticks off his fingers casually.] You do sulk, you have been known to give the silent treatment, you keep yourself interested first and foremost, I don't think you count as 'respectful' most of the time, there's nothing wrong with name-dropping, I always remember the original topic after an educational detour, I have no idea what you mean by that 'forget it's a conversation' bit, I'm much better at universal culture and yes, you may go on if you see fit.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

I do not sulk. Ever. Nor do I give the silent treatment. The only one guilty of that, here, is you. Well. [waves a hand to indicate Handy, too, whatever.] My interest is always the other person's interest, and it's not my fault if they fail to engage. As you often do. I'm certainly more respectful - which of us, do you remember, addresses the other's companions as 'Miss Jones' and 'Miss Grant'? Name-dropping is a bad habit, you do not always remember the topic, 'forget a conversation' means you never let the other person talk,' and while you may have had a better ranking in universal cultures when we were boys, I think you'll find I've picked up a very great deal in the intervening centuries. Being held at the dangerous end of one too many weapons does that to a man.

[sips from his milkshake, waving a hand to say 'your turn']

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Referring to them as pets is the height of respectfulness, I'm sure.

[takes a sip of his milkshake, ready to go back to observer]

And I don't sulk.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor nods to Handy, taking a drink of his own milkshake.]

We don't sulk. But fine. Silent treatment isn't just silent treatment, it's "I really don't want to have this fight" ...treatment. Or something. And you can't honestly say you're always interested in the other person, can you? The respect bit is relative. I don't think 'miss' or 'mister' or anything automatically makes it respectful. And all right, I'll give you that. But I think I still know more.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

You do too sulk, and avoiding getting into yet another argument over whatever idiotic thing you've decided to try to drive me mad with is hardly the silent treatment. I'm not always interested; they have a responsibility in the conversation as well. I'm as respectful as they deserve, and you definitely don't know more.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I think he means what you call the silent treatment is an attempt to not fight with you. Besides that, you're never guilty of the silent treatment, so it wouldn't apply to you either way.

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor seems content with this answer from Handy and nods as if it explains everything.]

Yes, exactly.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[folds his arm, because this is a sore point]

If he really wants to avoid fights, he can give me what I want.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

[rolls his eyes, because this sort of 'my way or no way' attitude is becoming a sore point for him]

And it's beyond you to compromise ever?

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[Before the Master gets even MORE grumpy--]

He has, actually. I will give him that.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[because compromising is bad]

Only when it suits me.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Then that's not compromising at all.

[goes back to his milkshake]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

Well, it's something, at least.

[He's actually pretty okay sounding with it. Oh, Doctor.]

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[satisfied by the Doctor's answer]

It's all I owe any of you.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

[not satisfied by either of their answers, but he doesn't want to argue, so he'll just continue drinking his milkshake]

[salvagestime.livejournal.com]

[Just drinks his milkshake and starts humming. He's really not paying attention now and probably being annoying in his head with upbeat music. Because he can.]