"Tiny!!" he exclaimed abruptly, all injured and offended bluster. "What, my thoughts are tiny now? Y'know just because I'm not a time-traveling genius..."
He paused significantly. "--not a time-traveling genius with big ears and an attitude, anyway, doesn't mean I'm gonna stand here and be insulted."
The look he gave the Doctor back was too hopeful to be deadpan, too inquiring to be nonchalant.
He hit the door release. "You're at least going to have to do it while we're walking."