"I'm not sure patience has anything to do with it. But I'm over two thousand years old and have billions of years of experience. You learn to be patient when that is your life."
Except he's tired. He just wants to rest and he's not sure he'll get it here in the Nexus or not. 'State of Grace' indeed. More like 'state of hell'. He offers a half-smile at the reference to the colour of the TARDIS.
"Yes. Yes she is. Normally good at keeping me on the straight and narrow, too."
Except when he's being wilful. Like now.
"I've seen a great deal of things. What I've seen would shatter anyone if they tried to see into it."
More of a reference to the Testimony than anything. But it works in general. It's why he never gets overly attached to his friends any more. He might break them. Not just lead them to their deaths, but actually break them.
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Except he's tired. He just wants to rest and he's not sure he'll get it here in the Nexus or not. 'State of Grace' indeed. More like 'state of hell'. He offers a half-smile at the reference to the colour of the TARDIS.
"Yes. Yes she is. Normally good at keeping me on the straight and narrow, too."
Except when he's being wilful. Like now.
"I've seen a great deal of things. What I've seen would shatter anyone if they tried to see into it."
More of a reference to the Testimony than anything. But it works in general. It's why he never gets overly attached to his friends any more. He might break them. Not just lead them to their deaths, but actually break them.