Barbara smiled in maternal sympathy. "Living alone isn't for everyone. Some people really enjoy it and others do not like it at all, but you won't know until you try."

She was still used to a life where everyone in her close circle of friends knew what a TARDIS was. It was taking some adjusting to remember that not everyone is like her. "One of the Doctors wears a bowtie," there was a tone in her voice suggesting that the Doctor was a complicated thing to explain. "And the TARDIS is his spaceship. Time and Relative Dimension in Space."

Of course, at the thought of not having any more needles, Barbara smiled in relief. "Thank you. What would you like me to do next?"