In some ways Delgado!Master is very tempting: there is the strong Ubermensch vibe and also what would undoubtedly appear to HPL as a sinister, raffish exoticism. (Of course, Delgado himself was actually a half-Spanish Cockney, but HPL was not exactly noted for his sense of cultural distinctions.) On the other hand, the Time Lords of this period are still capable of turning up incognito in bowler hats. Maybe Eight and Ainsley!Master? This could work nicely because
a) Eight was amiable enough to get on with anyone, even HPL.
b) The Time War is looming and the Gallifreyan gloves are coming off (or, aha aha, going on).
c) Post-Survival Cheetah virus-infected Master would really screw with the ailurophile HPL's head.
Of course, Eight is strictly contemporary (for what that is worth in a time-travel continuity) with Roberts!Master, but one could hand-wave that by saying that Ainsley!Master was the one the Time Lords brought back for the War: Roberts!Master did not last long enough for him to become Koschei's default setting, as it were.
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In some ways Delgado!Master is very tempting: there is the strong Ubermensch vibe and also what would undoubtedly appear to HPL as a sinister, raffish exoticism. (Of course, Delgado himself was actually a half-Spanish Cockney, but HPL was not exactly noted for his sense of cultural distinctions.) On the other hand, the Time Lords of this period are still capable of turning up incognito in bowler hats. Maybe Eight and Ainsley!Master? This could work nicely because
a) Eight was amiable enough to get on with anyone, even HPL.
b) The Time War is looming and the Gallifreyan gloves are coming off (or, aha aha, going on).
c) Post-Survival Cheetah virus-infected Master would really screw with the ailurophile HPL's head.
Of course, Eight is strictly contemporary (for what that is worth in a time-travel continuity) with Roberts!Master, but one could hand-wave that by saying that Ainsley!Master was the one the Time Lords brought back for the War: Roberts!Master did not last long enough for him to become Koschei's default setting, as it were.