The first thing the doctor began to acknowledge as he came to was that his head was pounding. Every sound had been amplified to cause severe pain to his ears and the light seeping into his eyes was terribly uncomfortable. He squirmed onto his side, his back grating awkwardly on the Tardis floor.

"Someone's got a bit of a hangover" Amy smirked as the doctor groaned as his eyes tried to adjust to the blazing lights .He could just make out an Amy pond shaped silhouette through his hazy sight.

"Hangover!"The Tardis echoed in his mind-ever since the whole out of body experience the doctor had found a way to talk to her telepathically and she was unsurprisingly very vocal. He vaguely felt someone check his pulse and winced as that same person shone a light in his sore eyes. The large nose came into focus and he realized it was Rory. He gently pulled himself to his feet indignantly while swaying slightly from the sudden movement. "I had the Tigroolethan equivalent to an earth Ribena –you know I can't stand that awful alchoholly stuff you human like" He whined, staggering over the Tardis console. He grabbed a hammer and began to hit the object he was leaning on –an attempt to shut up the chuckling Tardis in his head, it also gave him the chance to avoid Amy's smirking face. Thank Gallifrey he had another man on board. That said man handed him a mug of tea and gave him an apologetic glance as Amy began to cackle.

"Its got some painkillers crushed into it-don't worry –no aspirin" Rory murmured "She'll shut up eventually, just distract her with a sparkly planet or something"

The Doctor grinned wearily "Didn't think space juice had that affect on me- must be an extra strong version ...not even human alcohol affects this body" The Doctor twiddled his bow tie in the way a preening peacock would its feathers.

"I don't even like alcohol it isn't very fizzy and I like fizzy"

Amy and Rory simultaneously grinned and rolled their eyes at each other in relief. The normal doctor was back. Suddenly Rory stiffened, the Doctor was fine? It had been about 20 minutes since they'd found him snoring blissfully in a bathroom with a rather confused looking girl and it had been about 10 minutes since he had woken in the throng of a nasty hangover and Rory knew it could take up to 48 hours for alcohol or the equivalent to alcohol to leave your system...but then again. This was the Doctor who always managed to overthrow impossibility – for al Rory knew the Time Lord could have god knows how many livers to match his 2 hearts.

"Doctor" Rory ventured tentatively, Rory didn't really like asking question because unlike his flame haired wife heed been subjected to;

"Is your brain in your nose Roranicus Pondicus!"

*cue Amy giggling*

"Don't tell me I have to call you stupid face too!"

*cue Amy giggling*

Yeah...question weren't fun

"Hmmm Rory the Roman?" the Doctor whirled around to study Rory face, his brow furrowed as Amy started to grin.

"How many livers do you have?" Rory watched as the Doctor spun round on his heel s slowly ,fixing him in the intelligent waters of oceanic eyes , the little cogs fathoming out Rory's statement just beneath the crystalline surface.

"Nope but why-"the Doctor frowned, he never did finish his thought as his eyes lit up and he kissed Rory's nose with vigour.

Rory fell over.

Amy almost fell over.

The Doctor beamed.

"Oh Rory Pond I could kiss you! But I already did so that defeats the object of statement. You have very soft skin by the way- Amy's a lucky girl. YES Rory one liver so it would take me at least an hour and a half to get rid of any major poison without detox BUT-" . He stopped at the matching gormless expressions on his companions faces ,waiting patiently for slightly unfit minds to catch up to his at the finishing line of revelations. He waited for about 20 seconds before deciding that actions might help them follow him. Literally.

He froze, swivelled on the heel of his boot in that devilishly handsome way of his , drama tangible in the air like violin notes , eyes swirling in anticipation.

"Come along Ponds."

That. They understood.