"Let it stew? What are you trying to do?" He blinked a little, half smiling at his companion's weird behavior.
He blinked, bowing his head automatically at the look of disapproval. What had he done wrong? Had he offended the guy somehow? He quickly backtracked over the conversation, playing the words he'd said with the words the man had said....maybe he hadn't been making fun of him. But why would anyone think that? He'd just said the truth, there was no reason to praise him for it.
There had been far too little genuine praise in his life for him to know exactly how to handle it.
"Yeah. And...if we work it out, we may be able to bring back our own. There are real heroes on this ship, people who can make a difference."
His stomach twisted unpleasantly, thinking of Iniss and how the Yeerk could make a difference. Even if he couldn't.
He couldn't make much of a difference in whatever Merlin was keeping him in, could he?
"The Doctor?" And the moment of hesitation before he took the hand wasn't really directed at the gesture, but the uncertainty of preforming it himself. "I'm Tom."
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He blinked, bowing his head automatically at the look of disapproval. What had he done wrong? Had he offended the guy somehow? He quickly backtracked over the conversation, playing the words he'd said with the words the man had said....maybe he hadn't been making fun of him. But why would anyone think that? He'd just said the truth, there was no reason to praise him for it.
There had been far too little genuine praise in his life for him to know exactly how to handle it.
"Yeah. And...if we work it out, we may be able to bring back our own. There are real heroes on this ship, people who can make a difference."
His stomach twisted unpleasantly, thinking of Iniss and how the Yeerk could make a difference. Even if he couldn't.
He couldn't make much of a difference in whatever Merlin was keeping him in, could he?
"The Doctor?" And the moment of hesitation before he took the hand wasn't really directed at the gesture, but the uncertainty of preforming it himself. "I'm Tom."