"Ready!" the Doctor croaked back as best he could with fingers clamped around his voicebox. The vampire looked suitably confused at this discussion, but didn't have much time to respond as Romana pulled him round and finished him off nicely. The Doctor switched on his dust-buster, waving it in the general direction and causing the exploding vampire to be sucked inside before it had a chance to hit the ground and mingle with the dirt.
"Brilliant!" he told her, brandishing his dust-buster with pride, apparently quite unconcerned by the blood trickling down his neck. That was the sort of adrenaline rush he lived for, worryingly enough. "Being an alien certainly has its advantages round here. Did you see his face?" he asked, with a huge grin. "Well, as much of an expression as you can gather behind all that deformity. Priceless!" he told her. That really was about the most exciting thing he'd done since arriving in L.A.