Oh. That. Yes, very much that. Freedom of movement, I mean. Before this, I traveled across the stars, whenever and wherever I wanted to go. Now she's not here, my ship, and it's — anyway, even this is out of the ordinary for me.
[ It's stifling, is what it is, and he feels trapped on a different level, but he stops short of saying that he feels trapped. For some reason, holding back those specific words affords him the luxury of delusional comfort for a moment. He's met people here who seem to prefer this world over their own, for reasons they're more than entitled to feeling. But he's never been in one place for this long, ever, and without the means to move. He's no different than anyone else stuck here, but his reasons for not wanting to settle or stay in one place go a bit deeper. So he manages, and he finds things like what they're doing now — helping, if he can. That, at least, is something he's always done in his travels. Help where and when he can, and if he can stick to that, it'll keep him from going a bit more mad. ]
It's endlessly fascinating to me, the magic here. Purely from an objective perspective, to understand it better.
[ He's not the sort who cares to know it to wield it for power or gain or anything of the sort. If he knows enough to be more helpful, that's all that matters. ]
Particularly for someone like you, who's had experience outside of this world. In all the places I've visited, magic like this wasn't...heard of.
[ He'd once — hundreds of years ago — thought of it as superstitious rubbish. How far he's come now! So for the Doctor, he's impressed by those he's met who understand it far beyond his own knowledge. ]
— three blue crystals and one red, nearly there! I'm on the right track, am I?
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[ It's stifling, is what it is, and he feels trapped on a different level, but he stops short of saying that he feels trapped. For some reason, holding back those specific words affords him the luxury of delusional comfort for a moment. He's met people here who seem to prefer this world over their own, for reasons they're more than entitled to feeling. But he's never been in one place for this long, ever, and without the means to move. He's no different than anyone else stuck here, but his reasons for not wanting to settle or stay in one place go a bit deeper. So he manages, and he finds things like what they're doing now — helping, if he can. That, at least, is something he's always done in his travels. Help where and when he can, and if he can stick to that, it'll keep him from going a bit more mad. ]
It's endlessly fascinating to me, the magic here. Purely from an objective perspective, to understand it better.
[ He's not the sort who cares to know it to wield it for power or gain or anything of the sort. If he knows enough to be more helpful, that's all that matters. ]
Particularly for someone like you, who's had experience outside of this world. In all the places I've visited, magic like this wasn't...heard of.
[ He'd once — hundreds of years ago — thought of it as superstitious rubbish. How far he's come now! So for the Doctor, he's impressed by those he's met who understand it far beyond his own knowledge. ]
— three blue crystals and one red, nearly there! I'm on the right track, am I?
[ Here, he'll defer to her expertise. ]