"Hello Rose. It's The Doctor. The Doctor - not the metacrisis or future version of myself. The one you know - well, the second one, not the one with the big ears and nose - presumably from the same timeline. How long has it been, for you, since The Crucible - no, never mind that - it's not important, not now.
We should probably talk, but, Rose, listen to me - Be. Careful. The Master is here - an I know you don't know who that is but hold your questions - believe me, he's dangerous. I thought perhaps the meta-crisis variant would be able to do what he was supposed to do, to protect you, but with The Master here, I'm not so sure. I wasn't going to do this to you, and I'm sorry - really I am so sorry - but...