Wrote this because after watching "Rose" again, I realised how brilliant Clive was. And it's a shame he wasn't used except for moving the story along and getting his head blown off.
Apparently, the whole
"I'm the only one..." bit sounds as if he's a bit...stalker-y. So, yeah
:P. Stalker!Clive.
It's as if he's immortal.
Turning up everywhere. Perhaps he is. Perhaps he can live forever, popping up at this historical event or that. Krakatoa. Kennedy. Titanic. Danger follows him. Either that, or he thrives on it.
And I'm the only one who knows he really does exist. In this lifetime anyway. I'm the only one who understands him, who knows what he does and what he's like. At least, I was.
Death. His constant companion. Everywhere and anywhere he goes; Death awaits. Biding its time as he disappears there and reappears here.
And now there's someone else. Claiming to know him, to have met him.
"Hello, you must be Rose..."