Did -- Did the Doctor just hug him? That was a weird moment. He didn't get many hugs. Oh shit, was that a sign that he was going to actually die? People never hugged him. Fucked him, kissed him, hit him, sure. Everything else was always a little odd to him. Giving the Doctor a look before he hauled himself up onto the nearest surface, just so he could lie down and stop the spinning.

"I got a badge in it," John remarked as he ran his fingers through his hair. Hastily pulling off his jacket, he tossed into onto the floor, desperately needing to be a little cooler because it was harder and harder to breath the hotter it got. Taking a deep breath, he nodded his head and held out his arm. "I'm an addict, you prick. Have a think about it? Course I'm not. Just do it! You've got hours, not days."

He'd seen the progression of this disease, he knew how long he had.