Amy decided to drop the age thing like a led balloon. It was only going to make her depressed. From the way Rose talked, Amy figured she had to have run with the Doctor at least as long as she had. Ten years Maybe closer to 15. And she still managed to look about half Amy's age. Of course, the Doctor was older than all of them and looked 12. That thought cheered her up a bit, at least.
"Space Florida," she agreed with a shrug. "Digital sand."
"Rose, your accent could make milk curdle. Stick to your own accent, much prettier, and less likely to get you a punch to the face." Not from Amy, Amy wouldn't, but she'd met plenty of people who would.
"Yeah. Well. Mostly River. But I helped her keep it broken long enough to do what we had to do." And she didn't regret it in the least.
Amy crossed her arms. "Sorry, but you're wrong this time. The Doctor is a hero. One of the best. General rule, someone who thinks they're a hero or tries to be a hero, they rarely are. Being a hero is not about who is giving up more or giving up less. It's about doing good, doing what is right even if it is difficult, but not because it is difficult. A hero does not need reward or an audience. It doesn't even need hope. It's about doing what is right, even if it might not make a difference. There are lots of kinds of heroes. Yeah, your mum might be one, but so is the Doctor. There are a lot of kinds of heroes, and he is one of those kinds, and one of the kindest ones at that. He never looks to be thanked. Doesn't matter if he doesn't value his own life, he still risks it. He risks his life over and over for people who don't know him, or know him and don't like him. He may be an idiot who thinks he's cool when he's really really not, but he is a hero. And he is loved more than he knows. And Heroes aren't perfect, not supposed to be. No one is. They can be scared, they can run away too. Just so long as they stand up and do the right thing when they need to. And even if he messes that up once, twice, a dozen times, that's nothing compared to how many times he's gotten it right. He's not perfect, but no one is." Sorry, Rose. She likes you, she does. But that's her best friend. And she will always defend him as a hero. Always.
Amy just rubbed her face. "You don't need another drink and neither do I. What we need is to burn some of this off. Take a walk, or a run, or just go find somewhere safe and sleep it off. We drink any more, someone might get hurt." And that would be bad. She was sure it would be. Even if she couldn't remember why....
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"Space Florida," she agreed with a shrug. "Digital sand."
"Rose, your accent could make milk curdle. Stick to your own accent, much prettier, and less likely to get you a punch to the face." Not from Amy, Amy wouldn't, but she'd met plenty of people who would.
"Yeah. Well. Mostly River. But I helped her keep it broken long enough to do what we had to do." And she didn't regret it in the least.
Amy crossed her arms. "Sorry, but you're wrong this time. The Doctor is a hero. One of the best. General rule, someone who thinks they're a hero or tries to be a hero, they rarely are. Being a hero is not about who is giving up more or giving up less. It's about doing good, doing what is right even if it is difficult, but not because it is difficult. A hero does not need reward or an audience. It doesn't even need hope. It's about doing what is right, even if it might not make a difference. There are lots of kinds of heroes. Yeah, your mum might be one, but so is the Doctor. There are a lot of kinds of heroes, and he is one of those kinds, and one of the kindest ones at that. He never looks to be thanked. Doesn't matter if he doesn't value his own life, he still risks it. He risks his life over and over for people who don't know him, or know him and don't like him. He may be an idiot who thinks he's cool when he's really really not, but he is a hero. And he is loved more than he knows. And Heroes aren't perfect, not supposed to be. No one is. They can be scared, they can run away too. Just so long as they stand up and do the right thing when they need to. And even if he messes that up once, twice, a dozen times, that's nothing compared to how many times he's gotten it right. He's not perfect, but no one is." Sorry, Rose. She likes you, she does. But that's her best friend. And she will always defend him as a hero. Always.
Amy just rubbed her face. "You don't need another drink and neither do I. What we need is to burn some of this off. Take a walk, or a run, or just go find somewhere safe and sleep it off. We drink any more, someone might get hurt." And that would be bad. She was sure it would be. Even if she couldn't remember why....