[A frown twists Braxiatel's mouth.] If you keep up at this pace, you're going to make your tongue fall out.

[How to defuse an atomic bomb: crack jokes.]

[Just the pissiest face before he pokes his tongue out. THERE. See! It's still attached.]

I'm really very quite upset about something Rassilon said. Perhaps I oughtn't get you involved any further, but you do usually make me feel better.

If it's Rassilon, I may make you feel worse. He's really quite the pitiable old fool. What has occurred that has you so enthusiastically redecorating your rooms?

[Nggg, a little bit of guilt. Because he likes talking to Braxiatel. He makes him feel better when he's getting angry. And he's calming down a bit now.

Ungh. But he needs someone to talk to.]

He is. He feels that any change is completely unnecessary and these lesser beings are deserving of absolutely no respect. And is furthermore convinced he'll be swept away to Gallifrey from this place to begin his rule again.

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Does he? How disappointing. I can only be grateful it is a delusion. I've tried so hard not to get involved with Rassilon, and I would hate to break my own resolve and give him permanent brain damage rather than let him go back.

[He somehow wasn't expecting that. He was just plotting to break him up with Omega and needed people to talk him out of it.] No, that certainly would be an inconvenience to everyone.

Yes, somebody would eventually be able to fix it. [Braxiatel feels terrible about many of the things he has done and does not bring them up lightly. This would not be one of those things.] It won't happen. Is there any particular reason it concerns you?

Because it was my meddling that got me here.

I wanted to encourage him to feel something for someone again. I was hoping I could reignite those passions that he had in the revolution, rather than what he became. So I pointed out to him that Omega reciprocated his emotions.

Now he hides behind Omega's ankles every time he harms someone. Narvin's suffered for it and I'm fairly certain continues to suffer for it. He's threatening to kill his new warden for disobedience when they've only just met. And he's positive all he has to do is learn how to save Gallifrey and like that, he and Omega will depart this place in loving bliss.

I'm partially responsible for this. I believe I'm just as mad at myself than anyone else, even if he made the decisions that led here. Poor Rose... all that time, all that tireless work and ridicule and dedication...

She didn't stand a chance.

[A silence, as Braxiatel understands what Seven must have thought to do.] Do you really believe he would be any less obstinate without Omega?

I think he could do well not to have a mediator reinforcing his perception that any being besides a Time Lord should have any influence in his life. But I don't think I could wish being lonely on someone, either.

[He has a good guess why not.] It's Omega's responsibility not to allow that.

[There's a lot of guilt in there with his own loneliness. Alas.] Let's hope it's a responsibility he learns to live up to, because right now I fear that his affection is overwhelming his judgement.