"Oh, I'm not native. Not by a longshot." The Doctor summoned a shadow of a smile. "You could say my travel plans were derailed, and now I'm stuck here until I can make new ones." He appreciated the effort the young woman was making, and who knew? It might help, to make idle conversation. Half the time, he stumbled across the most brilliant people by accident, and half of that time, he managed to enter their lives and leave without ruining everything.