And not at times like this, when one was being beseeched by such a heartfelt and desperate sort of plea. He might not have understood where this deep need of Ten's originated from but it was plain enough to see it existed. Compassion was the only answer on occasions like this one even if it did risk exposing him. How could he do any less?
The Doctor drew in a slow deliberate breath and gently exhaled it again, speaking much more softly and kindly than he had during his very brief moment of being offended.
"I wasn't born on Earth. I come from a race of beings not too terribly unlike humans, in some ways, called Time Lords."
He raised his arms in a little shrug, baggy trousers held on by a length of tied rope which acted as a belt, and a coat that seemed several sizes too large for him. He wasn't the very picture otherworldly.
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And not at times like this, when one was being beseeched by such a heartfelt and desperate sort of plea. He might not have understood where this deep need of Ten's originated from but it was plain enough to see it existed. Compassion was the only answer on occasions like this one even if it did risk exposing him. How could he do any less?
The Doctor drew in a slow deliberate breath and gently exhaled it again, speaking much more softly and kindly than he had during his very brief moment of being offended.
"I wasn't born on Earth. I come from a race of beings not too terribly unlike humans, in some ways, called Time Lords."
He raised his arms in a little shrug, baggy trousers held on by a length of tied rope which acted as a belt, and a coat that seemed several sizes too large for him. He wasn't the very picture otherworldly.
"To you, I'm an alien."