I must say, this is a bit odd. Still, it seems to be the custom, and when in Rome...
Hello, I'm the Doctor, and I appear to have mis-navigated somewhere along the way and lost Peri. That's troubling. Would somebody be so kind as to tell me what year it is?
DOCTOR THIS ISN'T FUNNY TAKE ME HOME RIGHT NOW. THE UNIVERSE IS HORRID, AND RIDICULOUS, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I WANT TO GO HOME. NOW. I QUIT.
And everyone else on the internet? If you think going off into space and time with a man in a bluebox is a good idea, let me tell you it's not. Well, maybe a little, but mostly not.