Oh, it caught her attention. She turned wide grey eyes on him, lowering their joined hands and leaning a little closer. "Hope." She laughed a little, noticing that it didn't sound quite right and her voice seemed unnaturally high. "Hope's a good emotion." Oh look. Using the Doctor's phrase.
She took a deep breath, seeking her equilibrium again. "It's something to work with, anyway," she said, more steadily now. "Better than vague conjectures over entities that none of us can put a name to, eh?" Somehow she managed to pull out the old careless smile, the look-an-adventure grin.
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Date: 2008-07-20 05:57 am (UTC)She took a deep breath, seeking her equilibrium again. "It's something to work with, anyway," she said, more steadily now. "Better than vague conjectures over entities that none of us can put a name to, eh?" Somehow she managed to pull out the old careless smile, the look-an-adventure grin.