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[waitedforyears]

[ The video clicks on to reveal two familiar faces: the City is, once again +1 Scottish redhead and +1 floppy-haired bow-tied Doctor. Even if said Doctor is currently hiding the floppy hair under a sombrero.

They're both grinning wildly. ]

Do you want to do the honours? I think you should.

[ The Doctor looks pleased, taking a deep breath and then he is doing a truly remarkable impression of a drum roll. While Amy is not giggling. Really. ]

Guess what, City? We're back. Did you miss us?

[ A beat. ] You better have. Roll call, who's here? Barnes, you better not have left while I was gone or I will confiscate all your alcohol.

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[waitedforyears]

Gotcha. Sounds fair enough.

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[bettercallit]

You get up to anything exciting on your travels?

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[waitedforyears]

Wasn't really travelling, me. Just the Doctor this time. [ And he shouldn't be on his own. All the more reason that it's a good thing she's here with him, now. ]

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[bettercallit]

He dropped you off somewhere? [ How rude. ] Guess everyone's got catching up to do.

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[waitedforyears]

Don't think he could stand seeing me in danger so much.

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[bettercallit]

[ On a serious note, he can understand that. ] He's going up in my estimations.

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[waitedforyears]

Yeah, not in mine. He's an idiot, he shouldn't be off on his own.

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[bettercallit]

So he's a twenty-four hour care kind of guy? 'Cause I wasn't gonna mention it, but... [ He's teasing, sort of, because, well, he's met him. ]

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[waitedforyears]

But the best kind.

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[bettercallit]

That's what my carer tells people about me, but sometimes I wonder. [ Except, no, he doesn't. ]

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[waitedforyears]

You have a carer?

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[bettercallit]

Depends who you ask.

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[waitedforyears]

'm asking you.

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[bettercallit]

The technical term is a handler, but I'm a handful.

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[waitedforyears]

[ Thinking back to their first conversation. ] He the guy who-- [ died. ]

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[bettercallit]

[ He shrugs, then nods, because pretending that didn't happen is working so well. ] He's the kind of guy you can't keep down for long.

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[waitedforyears]

Well, that's good, right?

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[bettercallit]

It's a second chance he would never've had otherwise.

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[waitedforyears]

Sometimes, you get those. And third. [ Thinking of Rory. ]

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[bettercallit]

Third? [ He senses experience. ]

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[waitedforyears]

Or fourth, even.

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[bettercallit]

This's a time travel thing, right?

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[waitedforyears]

And a-- universe crossing, weird stuff happening, reboot everything, aliens sort of thing.

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[bettercallit]

There's always aliens. [ He wants to meet a nice one he can befriend, okay? It's a childhood dream. ] One day soon I'm getting you drunk and you're telling me some of these stories.

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[waitedforyears]

Sure, get in line. [ Grinning a little widely. ] The fella in the hat's an alien, did you know?