[ The Doctor takes a step back, enough to gently wipe away at the tears that fall against Clara's cheeks as he listens.
Always, always talking, that's what the Doctor does, it helps to fill in the silence, it helps to sort his thoughts out, and it's something he's always done over the years of traveling alone — but he's a good listener, too. When he needs to be. ]
I wasn't sure I could. [ He exhales. ] For quite some time now, I wasn't sure there was a me after this, you know, not until I saw him in person, saw him right there. Thought I'd simply run out. [ — of time, of running.
He shifts enough to dig into the inner pocket of his long coat, pulling out the familiar sonic screwdriver, scratched and used, with its familiar green bulb on top. ]
He was holding this, too. This one, not one before it, not one I didn't recognize.
[ He looks back at Clara now, meets her eyes with his and studies her. Really studies her. ]
Who are you, Clara Oswald? You know me so much better than I know you, and I could never quite figure it out. Can't even figure it out now. We've met before. Met a lot of befores. [ He pauses. ] Souffle Girl. The governess. Clara Oswin Oswald. Who are you?
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Always, always talking, that's what the Doctor does, it helps to fill in the silence, it helps to sort his thoughts out, and it's something he's always done over the years of traveling alone — but he's a good listener, too. When he needs to be. ]
I wasn't sure I could. [ He exhales. ] For quite some time now, I wasn't sure there was a me after this, you know, not until I saw him in person, saw him right there. Thought I'd simply run out. [ — of time, of running.
He shifts enough to dig into the inner pocket of his long coat, pulling out the familiar sonic screwdriver, scratched and used, with its familiar green bulb on top. ]
He was holding this, too. This one, not one before it, not one I didn't recognize.
[ He looks back at Clara now, meets her eyes with his and studies her. Really studies her. ]
Who are you, Clara Oswald? You know me so much better than I know you, and I could never quite figure it out. Can't even figure it out now. We've met before. Met a lot of befores. [ He pauses. ] Souffle Girl. The governess. Clara Oswin Oswald. Who are you?