It's possible I've put too much thought into this

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I've been watching Torchwood (if you hadn't noticed) and reading 'Right Ho, Jeeves' by the esteemable PG Wodehouse (so. much. love.) and have started musing on crossovers, as you do. I *love* crossovers.

After much thought (aka this morning's bus ride), I've concluded that sending Bertie and/or Jeeves through the rift would result in either A)Bertie's death or B) Jeeves running everything. And B's got potential! Lord knows they need the help (although they're not doing badly this week), and Bertie could be an author or a kept man or a babysitter or whatever, but it's not quite the story I want to tell myself. Torchwood's got too much angst, not enough space for adventure and wacky hijinks.

So, they get picked up by the Doctor, maybe? Except, I'm pretty sure Jeeves would drive him *crazy* - he'd adore the man, sure, but extended time together... all those "Yes, Sir"s and "Well, Sir"s and "Sir?"s would drive the Doctor completely 'round the bend. Let's not mention Bertie - he'd probably get locked in a closet somewhere, 'for the good of the Universe'. Agent of chaos, what?

Clearly, who we need here is Donna. Donna and Jeeves would get along fabulously *and* she could assist in the Bertie-wrangling, plus she'd be aces at getting both of them to loosen up a bit (well, okay, *Jeeves* to loosen up a bit. Bertie would get the clue!bat). I just need to work out the logistics...

Besides, the Torchwood-in-my-head is busy with a very surprised Arthur and Merlin and the Doctor's hanging out with Booster Gold.

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At The Agency, ha, yes! Did they have female PA's in the 20's? I can't picture her as a housekeeper or maid. Or she could crossdress, which is a pleasant thought. Donna as a valet. To one of blokes at the Drones Club, maybe.

Does The Agency place secretaries, I wonder? I know there were social secretaries in the late 30's/early 40's...

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Most secretaries before WWI were male--then there was the war, men went away and women replaced them and sort of went away--then WWII happened, and it was over for the previously male-dominated profession.

All this I learned from Utz, who wrote an article on the subject researching the history of the word "Secretary", which had the original meaning of "secret-keeper". Back in the day, who would have entrusted a woman with business secrets? Yeah, no.

But maid, governess, nanny (possibly, considering how we know she felt about 'her' children), but I'm sure as an older woman she could act as an escort for a young lady about town, although that was usually performed by a relative (I think). Then again, Doctor/Donna wouldn't be held back by social contrivences. She's the bloody Doctor/Donna, and she'll do as she likes!

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I have a book on the topic, I'll thumb through it when I get home.

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I need to *go home*. Have they had day four over in England yet?

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Yes, looks like it just went up.

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GAH!!!

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also, that icon rocks

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[pets Parker!icon]

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THREE HOURS

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That's... it'll probably take longer for me, I'm going to try and get to a queer film festival showing thing after work. So.

THAT'S RIGHT YOU'RE TWO HOURS BEHIND I keep forgetting [waves from the future]

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Damn you and the TARDIS you rode in on!

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Hee!

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And I've got a story to beta, damn. Maybe I can print it out and read on the bus?

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This is why there are printers at the office.

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Oh, and Utz's article is called "Madame, Secretary" after Madaline Albright. Explores why the office is called: "Secretary of State" (Keeper of state secrets) and how a word which had previously been almost exclusively male switched genders to imply almost exclusively female. I didn't read it, just heard him lecture on it but it sounded very cool--it was what set off our etemology projects, with studying the evolution of a word and how it changes in relation to social . . . whatever's going on in people's heads and lives.