"Don't let the door hit you in the arse on your way out," John said pleasantly to the Master as he passed. As it happened, he didn't entirely disagree with the 'idiots' part, but unlike the Master and the Rani, he didn't consider ordinary human bone-headedness to be such an egregious flaw. He'd been guilty of it too often himself. And packing up your toys and leaving because the other kids weren't playing nice was just about as juvenile as it came.

"He got his knickers in a twist and left," he said to Cayce. "Charming bloke, wherever did you find him? ...and there goes another one." He watched the Rani depart, shaking his head.