[ Clara swallows heavily and sits down, inviting Caitlyn to do the same before she swallows thickly. ]
How else? Saving the world. A place called Christmas. He stayed there until he was old protecting them, until he was so old he couldn't fight when the planet was attacked.
[ Wetting her lips, she holds back her tears the best she can. ]
The Doctor's species, they have something called regeneration. Twelve lives to live. The Doctor we knew was the twelfth face but he never told me that. His people can also grant another life cycle, so I begged. I Caitlyn. I made sure they knew how much I—the universe—loved him. [ She corrects herself before she admits to loving him like he was actually hers. ] They listened, but he was still dying, I didn't save him. He had enough strength to finish the fight and then he...changed.
[ She remembers the way he screamed because it hurt, and she can't stop the tears after that, pressing her face into her hands and leaning over with her elbows on her knees. ]
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How else? Saving the world. A place called Christmas. He stayed there until he was old protecting them, until he was so old he couldn't fight when the planet was attacked.
[ Wetting her lips, she holds back her tears the best she can. ]
The Doctor's species, they have something called regeneration. Twelve lives to live. The Doctor we knew was the twelfth face but he never told me that. His people can also grant another life cycle, so I begged. I Caitlyn. I made sure they knew how much I—the universe—loved him. [ She corrects herself before she admits to loving him like he was actually hers. ] They listened, but he was still dying, I didn't save him. He had enough strength to finish the fight and then he...changed.
[ She remembers the way he screamed because it hurt, and she can't stop the tears after that, pressing her face into her hands and leaning over with her elbows on her knees. ]