Jack ran his thumbs over the Doctor's hands, comforting and close. He'd do anything at the best of times to make sure the Doctor was safe, and now, now he felt a tugging inside him that screamed that he had to, that if he didn't, he'd have failed altogether.
He couldn't let that happen.
"Keep us going until one flips and kills the other, I guess," Jack said, his tone still soft and cautious. "Trouble there is they didn't expect us, right Doctor?" he smiled gently, squeezed on his hands, "Didn't account for who we are. We just need to focus, that's all. Stick to one."
His eyes glanced sideways over the Doctor's shoulder, and he looked at the panel with little lights flashing and buttons a-plenty. Slowly, he smiled, and tried to ignore the wave of glee that was trying to make itself prominent. No. Look after the Doctor, that was a strong emotion, and it was safe. That one could win.
"And right now," he said slowly and quietly. "I think it might just be time for you to be brilliant."
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He couldn't let that happen.
"Keep us going until one flips and kills the other, I guess," Jack said, his tone still soft and cautious. "Trouble there is they didn't expect us, right Doctor?" he smiled gently, squeezed on his hands, "Didn't account for who we are. We just need to focus, that's all. Stick to one."
His eyes glanced sideways over the Doctor's shoulder, and he looked at the panel with little lights flashing and buttons a-plenty. Slowly, he smiled, and tried to ignore the wave of glee that was trying to make itself prominent. No. Look after the Doctor, that was a strong emotion, and it was safe. That one could win.
"And right now," he said slowly and quietly. "I think it might just be time for you to be brilliant."