[ It takes the Doctor a long time to tag this post. By this point, Rose has already seen it, and he knows she'll figure it out, she's a smart girl. He can't pretend not to be himself. He can't pretend not to be here.
Maybe this is what prison is about: learning to confront your greatest regrets. ]
Adric, my boy, if they listened to reason, do you think there'd be anyone here?