Don't mind him, Martha -- the Doctor may or may have not taken a cautious step off to the side conveniently out of slapping range.
"It?" The Doctor repeated, on the verge of telling her that he was probably too busy trying very extremely hard to not die -- or at least put it off for a few minutes -- to throw in explanations for every single friend he visited. His expression softened as he took in the look on Martha's face. "Some trouble with radiation, that's all. Took on more than I could."
But he'd do it again, if he had to. It didn't matter to him if it was for little Amelia Pond, Amy the Kissogram or Wilf the Old Soldier. They were all dear to him and they were worth all the deadly radiation in the universe. So no, he wasn't too sorry about that lethal dose of radiation, only he was. He remembered being upset. He remembered not wanting to change. It was...complicated. Much more complicated than he wanted to admit to Martha. The Doctor fidgeted, twisting and twining his long skinny fingers together.
"The important thing is you're safe," the Doctor said, trying to brighten. Not his best subject change, but he hadn't ever liked to linger too much on his past lives. "Of course you were. Last I saw you, you were incredibly safe. You and Mickey!"
He had the sound of someone who hadn't quite seen that one coming.
HELLO MARTHA
"It?" The Doctor repeated, on the verge of telling her that he was probably too busy trying very extremely hard to not die -- or at least put it off for a few minutes -- to throw in explanations for every single friend he visited. His expression softened as he took in the look on Martha's face. "Some trouble with radiation, that's all. Took on more than I could."
But he'd do it again, if he had to. It didn't matter to him if it was for little Amelia Pond, Amy the Kissogram or Wilf the Old Soldier. They were all dear to him and they were worth all the deadly radiation in the universe. So no, he wasn't too sorry about that lethal dose of radiation, only he was. He remembered being upset. He remembered not wanting to change. It was...complicated. Much more complicated than he wanted to admit to Martha. The Doctor fidgeted, twisting and twining his long skinny fingers together.
"The important thing is you're safe," the Doctor said, trying to brighten. Not his best subject change, but he hadn't ever liked to linger too much on his past lives. "Of course you were. Last I saw you, you were incredibly safe. You and Mickey!"
He had the sound of someone who hadn't quite seen that one coming.