[He doesn't laugh. Of course not. He just...stares at her, dumbfounded.]
Me? Clara, I'm honored.
[He'd lived long enough and met enough companions now that he's familiar with how special the phrase "my Doctor" is.]
Very well, so what is my first course of action? Fiona said get her a "big rock", but I'd already had that planned before all this happened. Still not getting something too big, because that's just gaudy.
And don't tell anyone I said that.
[Because apparently spilling the beans to all and sundry seems to be Eight's thing. He's terrible at keeping secrets like this. At least about himself.]
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Me? Clara, I'm honored.
[He'd lived long enough and met enough companions now that he's familiar with how special the phrase "my Doctor" is.]
Very well, so what is my first course of action? Fiona said get her a "big rock", but I'd already had that planned before all this happened. Still not getting something too big, because that's just gaudy.
And don't tell anyone I said that.
[Because apparently spilling the beans to all and sundry seems to be Eight's thing. He's terrible at keeping secrets like this. At least about himself.]