[the dejection lasts precisely as long as Rory holds out, which ... wasn't that long, really.]
-- Oh? Where to?
[but then it's all childish excitement, arms bent at his sides and whole body seeming to teleport to Rory's side, eyes bright and tail bushy-tailed (if he'd still had one)]
[(whatever that "still" might entail.)]
[(hah, en-tail.)]
Buckingham Palace? Your hospital? The Tower? Dublin?
no subject
-- Oh? Where to?
[but then it's all childish excitement, arms bent at his sides and whole body seeming to teleport to Rory's side, eyes bright and tail bushy-tailed (if he'd still had one)]
[(whatever that "still" might entail.)]
[(hah, en-tail.)]
Buckingham Palace? Your hospital? The Tower? Dublin?
[oh the places they could go.]