[See? This is exactly what happens whenever he gets himself in these sorts of overly emotional tit for tats. You tell one person the truth of the matter and suddenly youβre the big bad wolf.
That seething anger on the other side of the device is all too familiar. The Doctor knows it all too well. You donβt run all throughout time and space with an air of careless bravado and not have it circle and bite you? It happened to him before with Rose. And it happened again with Amy and Rory. He canβt be the same Space Peter Pan people once thought him to be. That mask has long fallen off.
And so he keeps this as simple as possible:]
You wanted to tell me your troubles; I confirmed them. This is not about me placating half-truths to you. This is about you asking yourself: βHow long will I keep running for?β
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[See? This is exactly what happens whenever he gets himself in these sorts of overly emotional tit for tats. You tell one person the truth of the matter and suddenly youβre the big bad wolf.
That seething anger on the other side of the device is all too familiar. The Doctor knows it all too well. You donβt run all throughout time and space with an air of careless bravado and not have it circle and bite you? It happened to him before with Rose. And it happened again with Amy and Rory. He canβt be the same Space Peter Pan people once thought him to be. That mask has long fallen off.
And so he keeps this as simple as possible:]
You wanted to tell me your troubles; I confirmed them. This is not about me placating half-truths to you. This is about you asking yourself: βHow long will I keep running for?β