Master - Kids shows

The Master came alongside Missy and looked at her through narrowed eyes. ‘I’ve been meaning to ask you about that,’ the Master said, waving an appalled hand at Missy’s umbrella. ‘That and the hat you were wearing before. It’s all a bit …’

‘What?’

‘Well. A bit … Mary Poppins.’

‘Oh, you know we’ve always had a bit of a penchant for children’s viewing.’

‘When we came here, I expected that big, baby sun to rise over the meadows.’ The Master laughed. ‘And remember those pink things? The knitted ones that went “hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo” when they talked.’

‘The Clangers,’ Missy said.

Alit looked between them, not understanding the conversation but sensing undercurrents beneath it.

‘I’ve been watching a lot of children’s films recently.’ Missy fiddled with her umbrella and it made a whirring sound. ‘We watched Frozen together.’

‘We?’

Missy shot the Master a guilty, apologetic look from under her eyelashes.

The Master turned away in disgust. ‘Was he torturing you?’

Missy frowned. ‘This door is deadlock sealed,’ she said.

The Master folded his arms and shook his head. ‘No, no, no. You don’t get off that easily. I can’t believe you watched Frozen – Frozen! – with the Doctor!’

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The Missy Chronicles, Alit in Underland