Peri's failed capture of the Master
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Peri spots the miniaturized Master amongst a coil of wire and attempts to apprehend him, but he escapes again.
Peri starts sneezing, allowing the Master to escape into the console.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Relieved triumph mingling with desperate opportunism as he slips from Peri’s grasp
The miniaturized Master cowers in the wiring, his tiny frame barely visible as Peri closes in. Seizing the moment of opportunity, he wriggles free from her shoe-clamp during her sneeze, seizing his chance to scurry into the console and reassert his dominion over Kamelion, ensuring his scheme remains unchecked.
- • Regain control over the console to direct Kamelion’s actions
- • Thwart Peri’s attempt to stop him
- • Peri’s distraction (her sneeze) has given him a narrow opening
- • His cunning will outmaneuver her limited tools
Intensely focused with a growing undercurrent of exasperation as her body betrays her
Peri crouches amidst the TARDIS’s chaotic wiring, her eyes locked onto the miniaturized Master’s hiding spot. With determined focus, she removes her shoe to trap him, but a violent sneeze jars her grip. Her frustration mounts as the Master slips away, scrambling into the console to reclaim control over his pawn.
- • Capture the Master to neutralize his threat
- • Prevent him from regaining control over Kamelion
- • The Doctor’s plans depend on stopping the Master immediately
- • Her improvised tools can succeed where others fail
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
Peri’s soft leather shoe is hastily removed and pressed against the wiring coils to serve as an improvised clamp, pinning the miniaturized Master beneath its sole. Its worn fabric creaks under the strain as she holds tight, but the shoe’s grip loosens unnaturally when she sneezes. The Master exploits this gap to squirm free, rendering the shoe ineffective and leaving Peri momentarily powerless.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Master’s hijacked TARDIS interior is a claustrophobic nexus of stolen energy and exposed wiring, its dim emergency lights flickering erratically as the stolen power courses through jury-rigged circuits. The space feels alive and hostile, its organic curves groaning under temporal vandalism. Beneath the harsh lighting, the Master’s wiring coils twist like veins, providing perfect cover for the miniaturized Time Lord—until Peri’s sneeze disrupts the hunt.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Turlough recognizing the Misos Triangle from his past (in the Hall of Fire) directly parallels Peri noticing the miniaturized Master in the Master’s TARDIS console coils, both recognizing signs of a greater unseen plan."
Triumvirate revealed by Misos Triangle