This wasn't the time to get emotional, Jack told himself. It certainly wasn't the time to feel sorry for himself or mourn a loss. If the Doctor was going to regenerate then that would be okay. It was merely his body saving himself, right? And the Doctor would still be there. He'd still be the Doctor.
"I'll be here," he said insistently, refusing his apology. "I'm not going anywhere. It won't change that, okay?"
And though he knew it wasn't entirely safe to be close to the Doctor in a moment like that, he moved over in the water and touched a hand to his shoulder.
"So many adventures waiting for you, Doctor. Just think of those."
But even as he spoke he was getting emotional. Because it wasn't the same as the last time he'd seen the Doctor start to regenerate. There was more, and though that more might be gone? He didn't want this.
But maybe the Doctor did, so maybe that made it okay.
"I'll make sure you're okay," he urged. "I'll get you back to the TARDIS, I'll get you home."
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Date: 2010-03-22 08:25 pm (UTC)"I'll be here," he said insistently, refusing his apology. "I'm not going anywhere. It won't change that, okay?"
And though he knew it wasn't entirely safe to be close to the Doctor in a moment like that, he moved over in the water and touched a hand to his shoulder.
"So many adventures waiting for you, Doctor. Just think of those."
But even as he spoke he was getting emotional. Because it wasn't the same as the last time he'd seen the Doctor start to regenerate. There was more, and though that more might be gone? He didn't want this.
But maybe the Doctor did, so maybe that made it okay.
"I'll make sure you're okay," he urged. "I'll get you back to the TARDIS, I'll get you home."