Paper Bag of Humbugs

The Doctor’s ostensible peace offering arrives wrapped in a crumpled brown paper bag, large enough to conceal a sparking tracker device. Inside, translucent sugar lumps—the Old Earth humbug tradition—glisten under the office’s harsh light. Hade accepts them without hesitation; the bag’s flap loosens as a subtle invitation to embed the apparatus rather than inspect its contents. Once in hand, the simplicity and deception of the gift become clear—its deemed harmlessness masks the Doctor’s calculated escape.