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[spacepeterpan]

Hello, you've reached the Doctor, not at the TARDIS, well, maybe at the TARDIS, won't know until I answer, leave me a message after the TARDIS engine sound if you've got one, just a "please help" is fine although more details would probably be good, whatever you can manage, and I'll get back to you, and maybe save your planet, ta!

[Followed right after by about a second of the sound of TARDIS engines, followed by the thump of its landing.

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[spacepeterpan]

"...nothing to underestimate, any of them."

The Doctor smiles to himself at that, obviously as proud of them as ever, even if that pride's tainted by knowing full well that it's hard on them. At the same time, they can handle one of their friends being melodramatic. They're grownups, by and large, as much as he might not want to admit it... but then again, it's part of why he's made a point to not keep barging into their lives--to give them room to grow up, to do their own things.

In short, he's got some powerfully mixed feelings on the subject, and can't help worrying that maybe his sticking his nose in Rose's life is part of the current, persistent problem.

"......still, yeah, 'course, not much fun for anyone, I know."

[polyandrist]

"They are. And so is she. But she is the one who is acting like she isn't." For a long moment River just sighed and then she took a sip of her re and studied him. This was the Doctor she knew best at this point in time of course so she could see the mixed emotions that were swirling inside of him.

"How long do I keep staying out of it for, Doctor? How long do we let her play this melodramatic yoyo game?" It's an honest question and one that River herself doesn't even know the proper answer too.

If there even is one at this point. She doesn't know that either.

[spacepeterpan]

"And what've you got in mind to do, exactly?"

The Doctor tilts his head, giving River a curious look, pretty sure she's getting fired up and letting herself get carried away with the frustration.

"What's the plan, box her ears? Bring her on the telly and give her a public scolding?"

By his tone, he obviously doesn't consider those remotely feasible. In part because he knew better than to think that would be an effective approach to Rose, but very likely in part because he couldn't help blaming himself, on some level.

"Unless you've got a good idea just what she's trying to find..."

Usually, he's all for poking a problem with a stick, but this is an awfully thorny one, involving several of his friends, which gives it a bit of a different character. More like when Amy's upset and he prefers to rely on Rory to get things back in order.