Koschei raised an eyebrow before he recalled what the Doctor had said before he'd even met Jack. Being friendly wasn't an option here. Yes, that's right, no one liked him. How could he ever forget? Moving away, he held up his hands purposefully to show that okay, yes, he was back off. No more bothering anyone. "Right, right, most hated guy in the room. I forgot. That does tend to happen when you have no idea why people hate you. Forgive me."

Hands back in his pockets and feeling somewhat rejected, Koschei returned to studying the console. He wanted to ask about the vortex manipulator but he very much expected that wouldn't end too well either. What a tedious thing this was. The situation was ideal but there were so many pitfalls that really killed the mood.