I haven't really had time to observe them together. I've only spoken to Rose properly once so far, you realize.

[He only arrived just before they went on that trip, and... ok, in retrospect... yeah, it was pretty obvious. The way Nine acted after Rose died... he sighs.]

I never said it was! You just... took me off-guard, that's all.

[He really doesn't need to remind you that he was drunk, does he? But he doesn't have a better excuse than that for how much he's missed around here. Even considering how much has happened since he arrived...]