And we all know that you like to keep right on the cutting edge of technology. Heaven forbid that you're a model behind on the latest gadgets and whizzing things.
[Though, judging from the state of his TARDIS, River doubts the Doctor could operate an iPhone.]
Life wouldn't be quite the same without you scowling petulantly over my shoulder when I least expect it, darling, especially when I have opportunities to frustrate you and prove you wrong.
[ He says it quickly - almost sharply - before she really finishes her sentence, and his gaze flickers just slightly to the side. No, he thinks he did what he could for her, and he didn't expect to see her again...
But he would almost have preferred to left it as open as it used to be. No, would definitely have preferred it. ]
Endings don't have to be as sad as you make them out to be.
[River, after all, has been dead for an incredibly long time. And she died saving the one person she knew she -- and the universe -- couldn't bear to live without.
That's a pretty damn good ending, in her professional opinion.]
Besides, you have an impossibly long adventure ahead of you, you can't always be relying on me to get you out of tight spots.
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[Though, judging from the state of his TARDIS, River doubts the Doctor could operate an iPhone.]
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Weren't you?
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[With the tiniest of smiles.]
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[ He raises his hands, and leaves them hovering, presses his lips together. Really, always. ]
Are you never growing out of that?
[ It'd be pretty rubbish if she did. ]
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[And River reaches out to adjust his bowtie.]
So, I guess the short answer would be never.
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[ And life won't be the same without her, but it was only a matter of time until she was gone from it too. A matter of a time that's come.
He grabs onto her hands, since his are near and all, and slips his fingers down to play with her sleeves. ]
Good.
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You're scowling petulantly now.
[And River gently takes his hands in her own, to squeeze gently.]
It's not a bad ending, you know.
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[ He says it quickly - almost sharply - before she really finishes her sentence, and his gaze flickers just slightly to the side. No, he thinks he did what he could for her, and he didn't expect to see her again...
But he would almost have preferred to left it as open as it used to be. No, would definitely have preferred it. ]
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[River, after all, has been dead for an incredibly long time. And she died saving the one person she knew she -- and the universe -- couldn't bear to live without.
That's a pretty damn good ending, in her professional opinion.]
Besides, you have an impossibly long adventure ahead of you, you can't always be relying on me to get you out of tight spots.
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I thought...
[ Deep breath. ]
I thought, with you, it would never have to end.
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Who do I have to shoot?
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[He shifts his weight back and forth between his feet.]
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[Brightly, with a smile.]
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Babyface?
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That would be far to simple.
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[ He's almost cringing at that.]
That's simply not true. The best explanation is the right one.
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[All of that awful fashion and big hair, come on. It's a blast.]
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I could go for a leather jacket and a Duran Duran concert though.