"He was so crushed. And he knew it was me, that was the best part. Oh, he got me back, though. Though I'm going to work very hard to not think about how he got me back because that is one of those embarrassing stories that I'd rather not share." It didn't escape the Doctor's mind as he weaved the Archangel network during that Year how similar it all was. And he thought, briefly, about how the Master had gotten his own afterwards. Would he catch the Doctor off-guard like that again?

He opened his mouth to say these things, but new thoughts came, instead. "Words are just words, Jack. If I can't show you, then there's no point in feeling anything at all."