Experimenting with tea and dilemmas
The Doctor touched his cheek. Had Rose really hugged him and kissed him? His body was still buzzing from the touch of her skin on his, and the pressure felt when she hugged him. Admittedly, he had been avoiding her since they visited New Earth. It was because of the kiss she gave him whilst Cassandra was in her, and the comment that Cassandra made whilst she was in him. Did Rose really appreciate his aesthetics? What about the rest of him? Of course, Cassandra could have been lying, but he would like to believe she was being honest. Because then he would have a chance with her.
But what was he currently doing? He was doing research to work out what in the tea had caused the affects of his regeneration to be reduced so dramatically and to be made quicker too. He had found some books in the library which talked about what was in tea and what it did. Tannins were a good bet, as they did affect Time Lord's brains to produce synapses in the brain quicker, but also there was the caffeine, which always sped up reactions. There was protein and sugar in the milk, and extra sugar in the tea itself, and they would provide accessible energy as well as molecules for his body to rebuild itself. He wasn't sure that the sugars were that important, because he knew that he could have used the energy from the T.A.R.D.I.S.'s insides that he had in him to power the reactions going on inside. So that left tannins and caffeine in the frame. And that was where the chemicals came in. The only problem was he wasn't careful or patient, so had caused a mess. He had virtually destroyed his jacket, which he was annoyed by as it was so nice, and had wrecked quite a few beakers by knocking them over. He was so glad that Rose had given him a lab coat and goggles. He didn't realise that he had a lab coat.
Rose was so sweet and intelligent and did look out for him. He was so lucky to have her with him. He really wasn't sure what Rose really thought of him. He wished he knew, so that he knew whether to ask her out or not. He would adore that. He would be the happiest alien in the whole of the universe.
He started the tests, using the solutions he had made as well as machines that were around the lab. But he started to realise that he wouldn't really know what had caused the regeneration to speed up unless he was to regenerate again, and he was hoping that wouldn't be for a long time. He stopped the tests and started to clear up.
Rose was still playing on his mind. Thinking about regeneration had made him think about Rose's mortality. He would pretty much be able to live forever, unless he needed to regenerate 2 more times. But Rose didn't have that, she had a short life, and he would be crushed when she died. There was only one thing that he might be able to do. Other members of his species were able to change the DNA of another, using some complicated machine, so that the person was able to live as long as a Time Lord, and even gain certain abilities, such as telepathy. But as the Time Lords were all gone, it was unlikely the technology was still available. Anyway, Rose might not want to live forever. But if she agreed and they could do it, it would be so amazing as they could be together forever.
But he was getting ahead of himself. He had no real clue as to how Rose felt about him. He was confused. Should he take a risk and ask her about her feelings?