Time Lord hardly even jumped when he heard that unexpected voice. Perhaps it was because he'd come to this odd sense of acceptance. There wasn't anything he could really prepare for when it came to this place - and he fancied the idea that if something was going to turn up to haul him off again it wouldn't do it while he was conscious. It certainly wouldn't announce itself first.
The Doctor carefully set the modulator down on the soft earth beside him. It was heavy! "I don't know if it's going to work. It should. I never managed to find Spock to go over my frequencies..." Or Jack. Or Nine. Or Sarah Jane. He'd worked this whole thing together in near seclusion, which wasn't like him. He was good with help (generally) when it came to this kind of thing; yet, the Gallifreyan had sequestered himself and ignored all the offers.
"Causing trouble?" He'd ask quietly. In went hands into his pockets as he shifted a little.