"Ahh, there you are." The Doctor allowed himself a small smile for the first time. "K9? Oh, he insisted on tagging along, part of his primary assignments." He rolled his eyes. John had changed that so K9 kept a close monitor on the Doctor while he was in the 'fog'.
"Affirmative, Master indicated that I should keep monitoring Doctor-Master for adverse effects."
"Yes, yes... I know." He rolled his eyes again. "Annnyway... Hello. Have the voices eased up?" he asked.