"Oh and I've been in quite a few situations half naked, believe you me. But don't worry, it usually helps more than hinders," he smirked back at him, settling slightly into his old comfort zone of very nearly but not quite flirting.

"So the paradox cancelled the actions of the Marquise out?" Jack questioned, "That's why the sub-dimension we were trapped in collapse? One couldn't sustain the other?"

It made sense, he thought. The paradox that the Master created was huge, and held together by the TARDIS. The paradox machine was strong, and the Master a time lord, he doubted the Marquise had the power to overcome that. The Doctor himself barely did.

"And while we're talking pretentious names, Doctor..." he joked.