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impassive \im-PASS-iv\, adjective:
1. Devoid of or unsusceptible to emotion.
2. Showing no sign of emotion or feeling; expressionless.
Nyssa stood in front of the console, pretending to be absorbed by the display, while Tegan and the Doctor bickered.
Neither seemed to understand his or her effect on the other. The more impassive the Doctor became, the more Tegan was impassioned. The more fiery Tegan's demeanor, the icier the Doctor's response, as if they'd each thrown down a challenge that the other couldn't deny.
What was the old adage? Opposites attract, that was it. One of these days they'd realize that all this time they'd been engaging in courtship rituals. Nyssa smiled and wondered just what would happen then?