The Doctor wanted to calm him, but he couldn't find the words to comfort. Instead, he pulled out the wadded-up scrub bottoms and pressed them against his bleeding wound.

Interesting, he wanted to say. It appears without actually dying, your wounds stay fairly intact. Is this a common thing, Jack?

But he couldn't.

He reached out and patted Jack's cheek with his other hand.

It'll be all right, he also wanted to say.