"Don't get me wrong, here, it's not just me I'm worried about. But yeah, it is weird to not having ten billion miles between me and anything that can hurt me, now that you ask." There is a thoughtful pause. If Ten had had eyes, she'd have looked upwards in thought; but, of course, she doesn't, "I have literally never been closer to someone than at this moment, and I'm not sure I like it."

Because you are creeping her out, Doctor. That is why. You are upsetting the space probe.

"Because of the...the fucking Centennial Light? No! I mean, we all have feelings about it, but Christ, it's just a lightbulb. I came here because I wanted to play. I mean, look at me. I'm the least human thing imaginable, and I still want to feel like I'm like them, somehow. And that's what humans are; they're creatures of play. Don't you ever just want to be included in something? It's not like I need anything. I've been cruising along for thousands of years, damn."