"Oh, Master." The teasing was amusing, as long as he didn't let his mind wander. So he just went along with it, stepping close enough to press his body against the Master's, his hand still in his hair. "For all you know, I might be doing this every other week. Visiting whatever regeneration of yours tickles my fancy that day." That did sound like a fun game, not that he could ever actually risk it and the Master knew he wouldn't. Still, the thought was entertaining and if it kept him from having to talk about the Master's future, all the better.

"I never would have thought it, but I have missed the beard." He somehow had remembered it a lot less soft. Absence didn't always make the hearts grow fonder, well, at least not up to now. By now, that was pretty much the reason he was here.