He's surprised, but pleasantly so. "Not ready to leave yet? That's fine by me," he agrees easily. It's what he's used to, after all, but he's always given Clara the latitude to decide what's best for her.
"No, not yet. I want you to take me somewhere cool," she says with excitement; the trip was so good that she's riding the high of it, ready to do and see more right away.
"Coolest place you can think off the top of your head."
"Excuse me; everywhere I take you is cool," he counters, but he's already pulling a few levers. "You'll have to be more specific. Back in time, forward in time, or all points in between?"
"The in between, now that's a fun adventure," he grins, leaving that mystery hang between them for a moment. "Oh, you asked a question. Yes, yes, it did sound cool. You are cool."
She grins back at him. "Damn right I am. The two of us together? Very cool. Let's go find something to discover. Or solve. Or both," Clara says in excitement.
"You never get tired of it, do you?" He's traveled with so many people through the years, but never anyone quite like Clara. Her thrill of adventure is so much like his own, which could be good and bad.
"What's to get tired of? Every day something new and if we're lucky, people saved. I don't know why anyone would ever want to leave," she says genuinely.
She doesn't really mean that; he's heard it before, but things eventually change and everyone leaves. She'll leave him eventually, but the sentiment makes him happy for a brief moment.
"It's why I do it forever. Why I have. You'll go on eventually, though. Have a family of your own."
"Nah," Clara says, crossing her arms over her chest as she leans back against the railing.
"I like them well enough, but I never really saw myself as a mum. I like making sure people are alright, and especially kids if they need it. But I don't think motherhood is for me."
And what if she had a family and left them without her some day? She couldn't put a child through what she went through, not ever.
Maybe not motherhood, but she'll tire of traveling with him eventually. It might be years from now, but he expects it. Still, he's going to enjoy this time together as much as he can, as always.
"Well, then, forever it is, Clara Oswald. Give or take a few decades."
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"Coolest place you can think off the top of your head."
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"Let's go to the in between." She pauses. "Did that sound cool? 'Cause it sounded really cool in my head."
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"I could do this forever."
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"It's why I do it forever. Why I have. You'll go on eventually, though. Have a family of your own."
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"I like them well enough, but I never really saw myself as a mum. I like making sure people are alright, and especially kids if they need it. But I don't think motherhood is for me."
And what if she had a family and left them without her some day? She couldn't put a child through what she went through, not ever.
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"Well, then, forever it is, Clara Oswald. Give or take a few decades."
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"Now, let's go," Clara says impatiently. "You promised me an in-between."