[ The Doctor gently squeezes her hand in his. And with that all-knowing brightness in his eyes, subdued only by the fact that they're all hungry and tired and worn very thin by their surroundings, he responds. ]
Well, Clara, I think you should just keep being you. Clever, humany, yes — caring, you. [ Because she's right. Any idiot can pick up a gun and start shooting. ] Never underestimate how important it is to care, Clara. The very moment we stop caring is the moment we're no better than these orbs that treat these worlds like their playgrounds.
[ He averts his gaze, looks off towards the abandoned structures that surround them, the ghosts of Scorpion's Bend woven into the broken glass and decayed wood posts, everything covered in dust and grime. ]
It's too easy to forget that when you're surrounded by violence. Maybe what this team needs from you is to remind them all of that. You remind me. It's why I'm terrible at traveling alone.
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Well, Clara, I think you should just keep being you. Clever, humany, yes — caring, you. [ Because she's right. Any idiot can pick up a gun and start shooting. ] Never underestimate how important it is to care, Clara. The very moment we stop caring is the moment we're no better than these orbs that treat these worlds like their playgrounds.
[ He averts his gaze, looks off towards the abandoned structures that surround them, the ghosts of Scorpion's Bend woven into the broken glass and decayed wood posts, everything covered in dust and grime. ]
It's too easy to forget that when you're surrounded by violence. Maybe what this team needs from you is to remind them all of that. You remind me. It's why I'm terrible at traveling alone.