[ There may or may not be a whine from her, but the sure sign of her tiredness is not pushing the point. His words might be keeping her on the ground, but they don't take away all of her worry. ]

I can be terrifying.

[ She can try. She'll never be that, though. Authoritative, yes — someone has to keep the kids in line, and she includes the Doctor in that. In any case, when she unscrunches her nose, she meets his eyes. ]

It would be really rude of you to make me go through more emotional trauma than I already have, so you definitely need to tell me you'll try your best to get back here without getting gassed out of what few memories of me you have.