A wry grin, and Rose put her hands in her pockets. As for representing Amy? She nodded. "Yeah, if you wouldn't mind."
She shook her head about River though. "It's not that I mind her-- Ahhh..." Rose bit her bottom lip and let out a small sigh, closing her eyes, leaning against a wall. "I don't understand him. Every time I think I do, every time I think I start to get him, and what he wants and what makes him tick, he changes it all on me! Not just faces!" A huff. "You know, Jack always thought he was jealous too, and I'd've bet my life he was. So is he just lyin' or--"
She gave an annoyed growl and rubbed the back of her neck, walking around in a circle like a confused dog chasing her own tail.
"He said he felt sorry for Jack. Pitied him!" Rose bristled like a cat. "Right before the aspirin thing, I think that's when I really lost it. I just--" Rose clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth, completely annoyed. "Never repeat that to anyone except Rory and make sure he won't tell anyone either, yeah? I told off sunglasses Doctor on why that made me so mad. Jack..." Rose facial expressions softened instantly. "He's better than that. Way too good for that." Rose stubbornly shook her head.
"And that's sort of the problem with the Doctor and me. He keeps acting like there's all this stuff I can't possibly get because I'm human, and you know what? Fine! I'm reachin' the point where I don't want to anymore!" Rose kicked some pavement with her trainers in frustration. She elected not to tell Amy about threatening to kill Tie-Doctor if he hurt Jack also. Because for all Jack said he didn't let himself get hurt like that, and Rose knew it to be true, she still meant it 100% of the way.
"I dunno. It's all such a mess, innit? I'm not trying to choose for him or anything, but it sounds like River gets him just fine. And I'm just done with it all." She threw her hands up in exasperation. "I'd walk out, but everytime I try I can't get more'n ten feet. And for all I thought I walked on Jimmy of my own power, Jack was there guarding me. And my Mum. And I never knew." Rose made another annoyed tsk and quietly looked a professional business jacket before making a face. Too Margaret Thatcher, for sure. "I finally... stopped having to hide so much from the Tie Doctor, but it's like..." she shrugged, spreading her hands wide, "I don't have anything to hide from Jack. He knows me better than I know myself." She chewed her bottom lip and looked up at the ceiling. "Once, I would'a said that I know the Doctor better than he knows himself. Definitely. Now... it's not like he knows himself any better, he's just back to not wanting anyone to know him. Tie Doctor just got overwhelmed, but guitarist? I dunno. I'll just... leave it to his wife. S'better for him, innit?"
Rose shook her head. "My parents, right? After my Dad died, it's not like my Mum never dated, but she could never bring herself to get serious with anyone, because Pete, my Dad, it was like he was always her soulmate. They fought all the time, they never got along on anything, and in the other universe, they were rich, but talkin' about splittin' up anyway." She chewed her bottom lip and pushed back her hair. "But when they found each other again, even knowin' they weren't the same, they got along like that," she snapped her fingers. "Fought less too, because Pete's rich, and Mum's way more used to pinchin' pennies than the other universe's Jackie..." She blew her cheeks out with a sigh. "And I mean.... Jack's... going to outlive me at least as much as the Doctor. But he doesn't try to... hold that against me." An annoyed growl. "Ahhhhh..." Rose laughed and shook her head. "Too much time alone in my room with just the TARDIS. Maybe he was right though. Sendin' me off with his MetaCrisis. Because it's only been a month and I'm actually startin' to miss 'em. It's not like he could live with himself always doubting whether I should have really missed out on 'em."
She pushed back her hair with a hand and leaned her forehead on the wall. "But he's still livin' way too much in the future. Treatin' us all like we're already dead. Even Jack, a bit. At least the Tie-Doctor's not that bad anymore. I think everyone refuin' to let him be alone helped get through to him," she nodded stubbornly.
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She shook her head about River though. "It's not that I mind her-- Ahhh..." Rose bit her bottom lip and let out a small sigh, closing her eyes, leaning against a wall. "I don't understand him. Every time I think I do, every time I think I start to get him, and what he wants and what makes him tick, he changes it all on me! Not just faces!" A huff. "You know, Jack always thought he was jealous too, and I'd've bet my life he was. So is he just lyin' or--"
She gave an annoyed growl and rubbed the back of her neck, walking around in a circle like a confused dog chasing her own tail.
"He said he felt sorry for Jack. Pitied him!" Rose bristled like a cat. "Right before the aspirin thing, I think that's when I really lost it. I just--" Rose clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth, completely annoyed. "Never repeat that to anyone except Rory and make sure he won't tell anyone either, yeah? I told off sunglasses Doctor on why that made me so mad. Jack..." Rose facial expressions softened instantly. "He's better than that. Way too good for that." Rose stubbornly shook her head.
"And that's sort of the problem with the Doctor and me. He keeps acting like there's all this stuff I can't possibly get because I'm human, and you know what? Fine! I'm reachin' the point where I don't want to anymore!" Rose kicked some pavement with her trainers in frustration. She elected not to tell Amy about threatening to kill Tie-Doctor if he hurt Jack also. Because for all Jack said he didn't let himself get hurt like that, and Rose knew it to be true, she still meant it 100% of the way.
"I dunno. It's all such a mess, innit? I'm not trying to choose for him or anything, but it sounds like River gets him just fine. And I'm just done with it all." She threw her hands up in exasperation. "I'd walk out, but everytime I try I can't get more'n ten feet. And for all I thought I walked on Jimmy of my own power, Jack was there guarding me. And my Mum. And I never knew." Rose made another annoyed tsk and quietly looked a professional business jacket before making a face. Too Margaret Thatcher, for sure. "I finally... stopped having to hide so much from the Tie Doctor, but it's like..." she shrugged, spreading her hands wide, "I don't have anything to hide from Jack. He knows me better than I know myself." She chewed her bottom lip and looked up at the ceiling. "Once, I would'a said that I know the Doctor better than he knows himself. Definitely. Now... it's not like he knows himself any better, he's just back to not wanting anyone to know him. Tie Doctor just got overwhelmed, but guitarist? I dunno. I'll just... leave it to his wife. S'better for him, innit?"
Rose shook her head. "My parents, right? After my Dad died, it's not like my Mum never dated, but she could never bring herself to get serious with anyone, because Pete, my Dad, it was like he was always her soulmate. They fought all the time, they never got along on anything, and in the other universe, they were rich, but talkin' about splittin' up anyway." She chewed her bottom lip and pushed back her hair. "But when they found each other again, even knowin' they weren't the same, they got along like that," she snapped her fingers. "Fought less too, because Pete's rich, and Mum's way more used to pinchin' pennies than the other universe's Jackie..." She blew her cheeks out with a sigh. "And I mean.... Jack's... going to outlive me at least as much as the Doctor. But he doesn't try to... hold that against me." An annoyed growl. "Ahhhhh..." Rose laughed and shook her head. "Too much time alone in my room with just the TARDIS. Maybe he was right though. Sendin' me off with his MetaCrisis. Because it's only been a month and I'm actually startin' to miss 'em. It's not like he could live with himself always doubting whether I should have really missed out on 'em."
She pushed back her hair with a hand and leaned her forehead on the wall. "But he's still livin' way too much in the future. Treatin' us all like we're already dead. Even Jack, a bit. At least the Tie-Doctor's not that bad anymore. I think everyone refuin' to let him be alone helped get through to him," she nodded stubbornly.