[ The Doctor ... admittedly doesn't wait around, even when she's gone offline to run her 'errands'. No, he knows better; he knows where Clara means to go and what she intends to do while she's there, and though he knows that Clara is more than capable of doing things on her own, because she is, of course she is — this isn't that sort of situation. No one ought to roam those areas on their own, not even the bravest, toughest, biggest being.
Going off on his own comes with risk and he's seen hundred upon hundreds of planets, and so the moment her last message is received by his comms device, he's already setting foot for that darker district. But it isn't until he hears screams and shouting and the horrible sound of a struggle that he starts to panic — just a little, just enough to quicken his steps. It's Clara crying out that sets his pace ablaze, has him hurtling himself through every narrow alley, every crevice, to get that much closer to her. He knows he ought to be more careful, he's still running on that regenerative energy that might combust at any point, but right now he doesn't care.
He doesn't care about anything but getting to his impossible girl. ]
Clara! [ He starts to yell into his comms, breath huffing. ] Clara, what's happening? Please — speak if you can hear me!
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Going off on his own comes with risk and he's seen hundred upon hundreds of planets, and so the moment her last message is received by his comms device, he's already setting foot for that darker district. But it isn't until he hears screams and shouting and the horrible sound of a struggle that he starts to panic — just a little, just enough to quicken his steps. It's Clara crying out that sets his pace ablaze, has him hurtling himself through every narrow alley, every crevice, to get that much closer to her. He knows he ought to be more careful, he's still running on that regenerative energy that might combust at any point, but right now he doesn't care.
He doesn't care about anything but getting to his impossible girl. ]
Clara! [ He starts to yell into his comms, breath huffing. ] Clara, what's happening? Please — speak if you can hear me!