He pretended not to see, allowing the kid his pride. There wasn't anything to be ashamed of, being afraid. He'd only had a few moments to face the prospect of dying, and he'd been absolutely terrified. Kon was handling it much better than he had.

"Rory, Rory Williams. I'm actually just a nurse, but things keep happening. I'd say 'like this', but really the only thing they have in common is one mad man and the impossible nature of their occurrence." He smiled faintly, trying to be reassuring.