[ And there are other things, but the Doctor has always been a bit distractible in that way. Not because he feels a need to hide his other abilities — extrasensory hearing, being able to see a long distance away, able to move far more quickly than most — he just doesn't think of them at times until he needs to put them to use. His mind is always turning in different directions too, and some things simply don't occur to him. ]
But I did try talking to these birds earlier, when I'd been through this way before. There's something blocking us, it seems. Another trick of this place, absolutely maddening.
[ As distractible as he can be sometimes, he doesn't entirely miss the reaction that Erik has had. ]
Talking to animals — you've known others with that ability?
[ Perhaps it's the worst question he could ask right now and he'll leave it alone if that's the case. ]
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[ And there are other things, but the Doctor has always been a bit distractible in that way. Not because he feels a need to hide his other abilities — extrasensory hearing, being able to see a long distance away, able to move far more quickly than most — he just doesn't think of them at times until he needs to put them to use. His mind is always turning in different directions too, and some things simply don't occur to him. ]
But I did try talking to these birds earlier, when I'd been through this way before. There's something blocking us, it seems. Another trick of this place, absolutely maddening.
[ As distractible as he can be sometimes, he doesn't entirely miss the reaction that Erik has had. ]
Talking to animals — you've known others with that ability?
[ Perhaps it's the worst question he could ask right now and he'll leave it alone if that's the case. ]