The Doctor gets off the phone with Rose at the sound of a man's laughter. It's the Duke of New York -- not ten minutes ago at Death's doorstep, and now laughing and drinking champagne.
This is, of course, impossible. And he says as much to Matron Casp, the head nurse. She refuses to tell him how they've cured a supposedly incurable condition, and is whisked away to attend to another problem.
The Doctor is taking a look at some of the other patients when Rose finally shows up. He grabs her by the arm and shows her around. All through the ward, incurable diseases are being cured with complete banality.
He walks out of the ward, looking for a terminal. "Because if they've got the best medicine in the world... then why's it such a secret?"
"I can't Adam and Eve it," Rose replies cryptically, which gives the Doctor pause.
"What's-- what's with the voice?"
"Oh, I don't know... just larking about New Earth... New me..."
He tilts his head and looks at her... really looks at her. And when he realizes that most of the buttons on her shirt are undone, he really looks at her. But just for a moment. Then he shrugs and grins.
"Well, I can talk. New New Doctor."
And that's about the moment that Rose lunges at him. His hand is halfway to the sonic screwdriver in blind panic when the girl grabs him around the face and kisses him. Not a simple little kiss, either. Not even a first date sort of kiss. This... was exploratory surgery.
She breaks it off and breathlessly points toward a terminal.
The Doctor stares after her for a moment. Then, smoothing back his hair, he simply observes, "Yep... still got it."
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Date: 2006-10-16 02:39 am (UTC)This is, of course, impossible. And he says as much to Matron Casp, the head nurse. She refuses to tell him how they've cured a supposedly incurable condition, and is whisked away to attend to another problem.
The Doctor is taking a look at some of the other patients when Rose finally shows up. He grabs her by the arm and shows her around. All through the ward, incurable diseases are being cured with complete banality.
He walks out of the ward, looking for a terminal. "Because if they've got the best medicine in the world... then why's it such a secret?"
"I can't Adam and Eve it," Rose replies cryptically, which gives the Doctor pause.
"What's-- what's with the voice?"
"Oh, I don't know... just larking about New Earth... New me..."
He tilts his head and looks at her... really looks at her. And when he realizes that most of the buttons on her shirt are undone, he really looks at her. But just for a moment. Then he shrugs and grins.
"Well, I can talk. New New Doctor."
And that's about the moment that Rose lunges at him. His hand is halfway to the sonic screwdriver in blind panic when the girl grabs him around the face and kisses him. Not a simple little kiss, either. Not even a first date sort of kiss. This... was exploratory surgery.
She breaks it off and breathlessly points toward a terminal.
The Doctor stares after her for a moment. Then, smoothing back his hair, he simply observes, "Yep... still got it."