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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Donna freaking well deserves the best companion I can think up, and if he comes in a two-pack with Bertie Wooster, well.

Oh man, can you picture the trouble Bertie would get into? Especially with the stakes being much higher then your average domestic or romantic entanglement?

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I think Bertie deserves to have his ass owned for once, just for a little bit. Let Bertie and the Doctor acquire some new appreciation for their better halves.

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And yes, no thanks to you I am picturing the sort of trouble, something to do with a romantic entanglement wherein the lady in question is an alien who has mistaken Bertie for someone ambitious and important. The hijinks!

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Who, possibly, has requested a PA from The Agency.

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Yeeeeees. 'Right Ho, Jeeves' is all about Bertie trying to prove he's the dominant partner in the relationship and failing, miserably. Things are spiraling spectacularly out of control and I keep waiting for him to suck it up and apologize to Jeeves, but... I'm almost to the end and he's only halfheartedly admitted he might need Jeeve's 'input.' And I know Jeeves is going to pull his dumb ass out of the fire *anyway.*

(I love Bertie, dearly, I do! He's just being an ass. And it's interesting that the story's based around the conflict of *four* couples - Angela and Gussie, Fink-Nottle and the Basset, Aunt Dehlia and Uncle Tom, *and* Bertie and Jeeves. Only the last one is kind of sneaky, because Bertie's telling the story and he hasn't caught on that he's fighting with Jeeves, much less that said fight is the source of everyone else's continued problems. I *love* Wodehouse.)

Which is to say, yes, throw the boy in the deep end, see if he swims.

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Toss 'im! Toss 'im!

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Asside: Do you have recs up on Jeeves and Wooster? Nevermind, I'll go look it up myself.