[The fish skip around, quick as light, dancing between the miniature stars and leaving trails of stardust until they just -- disappear, turn into more points of glimmering light.

The Doctor's response is very much like the responses he typically gives -- in that it isn't like any typical response at all -- and Koby exhales a soft huff of amusement, comforted by the absurdity, the familiarity. But the suggestion has his chest going tight, the light within it dimming for an instant.]

That...makes sense. Balance should be the most important thing. I guess I'm a little worried that...I've held it back too long already and there's no going back. [A weak laugh.] I'm sorry, that's...that's a lot to dump on you at once.