There were loads of names on top of just "Rory Williams", but considering how shaken Rory looked, maybe they needed to go with only the one for now.
"I know," the Doctor said. He ducked his head, bobbing slightly so he could get a look at Rory's pupils. "You're a bit of a first. Human to Roman to plastic and then back again. Confusing. Or interesting, interesting's better. Now," he reached out and probed along Rory's temples with his fingers, feeling for anything out of the ordinary. Lumps, bone protrusions that didn't have any place belonging on a Homo sapien skull. "You've got a human lifespan to look forward to! I suspect the headaches ought to go away in time."
There was a "maybe" tacked on there at the end, unspoken.
The fact was the Doctor didn't have all the answers. Okay, so yeah, it was practically a hobby at this time to have to save a planet or two or three -- or even a universe, on his good days -- but this was all knew. There was a reason he'd called it Big Bang 2 instead of Big Bang I Lost Count How Many Times I've Done This. Aside from it being easier to say. The Doctor resisted the urge to point out that Rory, all things considered, he was lucky this universe didn't spit him or the others right back out the way they came. After all, they were all intruders. Not every universe or dimension was going to find them compatible.
Giving his friend the mental image of getting sneezed out by a universe might not be the most brilliant thing the Doctor could've done.
The Doctor dropped his hands away from Rory's head. As far as he could tell, Rory was still human.
Re: Subthread 1: Pre-fight Memory Download
"I know," the Doctor said. He ducked his head, bobbing slightly so he could get a look at Rory's pupils. "You're a bit of a first. Human to Roman to plastic and then back again. Confusing. Or interesting, interesting's better. Now," he reached out and probed along Rory's temples with his fingers, feeling for anything out of the ordinary. Lumps, bone protrusions that didn't have any place belonging on a Homo sapien skull. "You've got a human lifespan to look forward to! I suspect the headaches ought to go away in time."
There was a "maybe" tacked on there at the end, unspoken.
The fact was the Doctor didn't have all the answers. Okay, so yeah, it was practically a hobby at this time to have to save a planet or two or three -- or even a universe, on his good days -- but this was all knew. There was a reason he'd called it Big Bang 2 instead of Big Bang I Lost Count How Many Times I've Done This. Aside from it being easier to say. The Doctor resisted the urge to point out that Rory, all things considered, he was lucky this universe didn't spit him or the others right back out the way they came. After all, they were all intruders. Not every universe or dimension was going to find them compatible.
Giving his friend the mental image of getting sneezed out by a universe might not be the most brilliant thing the Doctor could've done.
The Doctor dropped his hands away from Rory's head. As far as he could tell, Rory was still human.