[and there's the heart of it, isn't it. two old men talking to each other on Christmas about the weight of their secrets. he sighs. suddenly, between all these new(?) memories, and the jumble the community's making of everything ... he realizes exactly why the Doctor just "popped on". he did it for the same reason he, himself, reached out before he left the locker room. sometimes the world's heavy as hell. sometimes there's just a lot. not too much ... just a lot. and sometimes ... you just need a moment.
he nods]
S'July, here. 2002. ... If you're gonna wish me a Merry Christmas in July, I guess I might just hafta have one.
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he nods]
S'July, here. 2002. ... If you're gonna wish me a Merry Christmas in July, I guess I might just hafta have one.