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The Doctor bounded along, hands shoved deep into his pockets, wide, painfully enthusiastic grin splashed over his sharp features. It had been a while since he'd been this excited about something - well, at least since his zombies had been taken away from him. But this... this really was just like old times. Adric! He was barrelling off into a potentially dangerous wood with very little idea what was about to happen, with Adric. Excellent. Almost made him feel nine hundred again. Apart from, obviously, with a different face. And a little bit more baggage. But still... It was brilliant! Had he said that yet? He better make sure.

"This is brilliant!" He told the boy, grinning and spinning on his heel to walk backwards, all the time facing his old companion. The Doctors trademark long coat flapped around his ankles, skimmed over the browning grass as he cocked his head cheekily, examining Adric through sharp brown eyes. "Look at us! Ah-ha!"

With that final burst of laughter, he spun back around, glancing up and down the edge of the wood before taking a breath and ducking his head to enter the trees. A few thorns caught at his trousers, but once you were over the initial brambles it wasn't too bad. The Doctor emerged into a clearing, which was made cool by the canopy of branches arching over their heads, and ran a hand over the back of his neck. That grin was still in place.

"Lovely!"