[martha releases a breath with a soft smile of understanding, because she has seen that be the truth in many different cases. sometimes all that can be done is give people what they can handle even if it is a great understatement to the truth. she looks up at him suddenly when he trails off. he may shrug like it's nothing, but she doesn't.
her look is hard, concerned.]
Jack. [she doesn't shy away from it. martha jones is direct if she's anything. she's direct to a point. she stopped the doctor from his walking off and made her tell her about himself. she sat down on a chair in the middle of nowhere until he talked to her. many things have changed about her over the years but that hasn't.] ....2,000?
[she releases another breath, and her hand rests against his arm as she shakes her head. something must have happened, and she can't imagine what it was could be anything less than painful as deceptively casual as he may try being about it now. martha knows better than to accept that casualness at face value from him.]
Been better but you've been worse too so you make the most of it. [she does know how it goes, but it doesn't stop her from worrying nonetheless.]
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her look is hard, concerned.]
Jack. [she doesn't shy away from it. martha jones is direct if she's anything. she's direct to a point. she stopped the doctor from his walking off and made her tell her about himself. she sat down on a chair in the middle of nowhere until he talked to her. many things have changed about her over the years but that hasn't.] ....2,000?
[she releases another breath, and her hand rests against his arm as she shakes her head. something must have happened, and she can't imagine what it was could be anything less than painful as deceptively casual as he may try being about it now. martha knows better than to accept that casualness at face value from him.]
Been better but you've been worse too so you make the most of it. [she does know how it goes, but it doesn't stop her from worrying nonetheless.]