"Oh, it's great fun. Stick with me, John, on a good day I can have us meet Cybermen too." The Doctor entered the TARDIS, heading for the console and getting them started. It had been a good day, for his standards, really. Few had died and he'd triumphed in the end. It made him feel good, better than he had in a while. More optimistic.

Sure, John had been complaining a lot, but he'd helped and he'd even seen him smile when they had finally figured it out, when they had gotten to save people. It was a thrill and the Doctor was sure that even if it differed quite a lot from the thrills John was used to, he was enjoying it anyway. "Not as bad as all that, was it?"