
[He snickered and then heard what he said.] Wait, we are? [he teased]
“TC’s dead, Doctor. My husband is dead and he left me and he promised he wouldn’t!”He practically screamed at the other, the energy flaring up again. He stood up, the tendrils of energy spazzing out randomly before dropping back to drawing inside of his protective shell.
He never just released his energy like this. This was sucking off years of stolen life, but he didn’t care. He was breaking inside.

That got a very long pause out of him as he listened to the outburst. That was news to him. It was precisely the thing he had run from. Running was his forte these days. “Excuse me?” he asked, never raising his voice. “How did he die?”
“He left you?” PD needed some context. “In … what way?” There were many kinds of leaving. He wasn’t trying to go to the most obvious one.

The Doctor found your blog!
Should I be concerned.? You and Gwen both have said such a thing.

[PD had to laugh at him.] I think it is fair to tell you I have an empty TARDIS these days. I’m sure you noticed.
I have it on good authority it won’t last long like that.

Should I be concerned.? You and Gwen both have said such a thing.
But I see you’re still making me very proud. Though i think you always will. [He kissed PD’s forehead]

[PD had to laugh at him.] I think it is fair to tell you I have an empty TARDIS these days. I’m sure you noticed.
[Nope, not commenting.]
Hello m’handsome boy. [and he wrapped his arms around PD and hugged him tightly]

Hello yourself old man. Been awhile. [And yes, he hugged him back. Hugs were good. Hugs were very good.]
I mean, severely, grossly old.

[Nope, not commenting.]
she’s my little free spirit, i never expected her to settle down with a baby. and haaaa, hump. [what are you? five, gwen? she snorted loudly.] i’ll act like a mature adult— promise, promiseeee. and yeah, i understand. completely. you need an adventure soon too.
well i have those a lot, that’s the thing. it’s more i need to get used to the silence a little bit and hope that this empty tardis thing passes before i even think about it. [he snorted.] hump, you pervert.
yeah, i do see your point though. unless jw, rae, or bb decide on it. [which she almost forgot about the other loves til she remembered about jack and that lead to her train of thought on the others.] prod them, annoy them. don’t be afraid to do that. and yeah, jackie had brighton last night. three straight days of labour, but i am. it’s so weird, i never expected jackie to ever give me grandbabies.
[he laughed a bit] ahh, well, why is that? and i know they will, but i think i want to get over this hump first. and don’t even make a joke about my wording. [he smirked a bit] it’s just want i want to be sure that there’s not more to it. that it’s not more than just the need to have something else to focus on. it’s not fair to a baby.
Hey, but it works ‘nd all for me! I mean, other than Landon giving me a second hand lecture that I can go see him instead of him comin’ to me and all of that— I think you still should give it a try. Haa. [She gently nudged him.] Ffs, give it some time. You’ll get it, I have a feeling. Plus it’ll be a nice change of pace. Give you something more to do. Jussayin’ though, dear. I still think s’a good idea.
well, we’ll see. i think we’ll get used to having the quiet too much to start filling it back up again. we’ll see. and i’ll get over it, i always do. because i know that they’re not actually gone and I can see them anytime i want to. and you’re a grandma now aren’t you?
I mean, you could, but they’d moan about how you always call and you can use the excuse that you miss them and if they love you enough, they’ll come visit. I mean, I use it on Jackie and the others who’re now pretty much all moved out ‘nd all. [She chuckled.] You need a baby ‘round here to keep you on your toes like they used to do.

Oh jeez, let’s not talk about that, shall we? [He chuckled.] Uh, yeah, I could, but have you met me? [He wouldn’t.] I’ll get over it, I know I will, it’s just one of those instinctual things that you get used to doing, want to do, but know you can’t.