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...anyone know why there's a cheetah outside of the office?

I don't even think that the Manchester Zoo has any.....

Just one of mine. I would appreciate if you didn't find cause to shoot it, thank you.

I think shooting it would do more harm than good.

Why is your cheetah running around town, then?

Indeed.

They get... loose, from time to time. Though last I knew of, they were only flitting about Mr. Hunt and Mr. Tyler's reality.

I, er, can understand why you'd ask not to shoot it, then. I'm sure Gene has, at least once?

[crosses his arms] If the man had any sense, he'd know not to.

[Vague smile] That's DCI Hunt for you.

I've since learned he's a bit of the 'shoot first, questions later' type.

More than a bit.

Don't go anywhere near it, you hear me?

Yes, Sir.

What's it doing there, if you don't mind me asking?

It's part of the Master's reality, meaning it's part of mine, now, too. Ignore it and it won't touch you.

All right. I wasn't making any plans to go near it, anyway.

Just scare it.

Scare it?

It's a cheetah.

Spit at it and it'll run.

I think I'd much rather stay far away, like my DCI told me to.

Throw a rock.

I'd say to the Guv, 'I told you so,' but even that doesn't quite capture how right I am and how stupid he is.

Do I even want to know?

Probably not.

I'm not really even going to bother asking, then.

There's only one cheetah, though? Nothing... savannah like or anything?

The park looked a bit odd, but I just thought it was students doing a project or something.

Let's hope that it is. On the bright side, if you're getting the effects of the Guv's consorting with the Master, you're getting closer to our reality.

That means that I'm getting closer to being in the same place as you two, right?

Hopefully. Which should mean no more DCI Bell.

I'm not sure if that's good or bad.

What, you like him better than the Guv and I?

What? No, I didn't say that. He's just very...concise.

We're concise, too. Well, the Guv's a bit colourful with his language, but I'm very to the point.

You are! And I can't wait to have the both of you back in the office.

Now you're just saying that.

No, I'm not. You'd know if I was. [Sticks another cookie in his hand]

Would I? You're very craft, Annie Cartwright. [and he takes the cookie. It makes him a tad less sulky]

Of course you would, I'd tell you. And I'll take that as a compliment, thanks.

It is.

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