Oh my SQUEEEEE. I adored this so very, very much. Fantastic character voices for both Donna and Mycroft, and fantastic use of details from both series. (Harold Saxon! The drumbeats! The Bad Wolf Virus! JIM IN I.T.!) I love Mycroft's distinction between caring for somebody and liking them, and that Donna shares her sense of humor with him and is really good at her job while being her usual fierce self, and I loved this -
“I assure you, Ms. Noble,” he said, “No one had to die.”
- and this:
Though I will say that, excepting a fifteen-year gap, he’s visited fairly often since the 1960s. Much more frequently than any other period in our recorded history.
Gorgeous meta. And the moment of understanding at the end. And... just, thank you for this. I love Mycroft, and I love Donna, and I love you lots. *huggles* Thank you.
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Date: 2012-05-08 12:02 pm (UTC)“I assure you, Ms. Noble,” he said, “No one had to die.”
- and this:
Though I will say that, excepting a fifteen-year gap, he’s visited fairly often since the 1960s. Much more frequently than any other period in our recorded history.
Gorgeous meta. And the moment of understanding at the end. And... just, thank you for this. I love Mycroft, and I love Donna, and I love you lots. *huggles* Thank you.