[Clara too, is exhausted. Ever since she saw her future in the antechamber, she's been struggling to sleep or even eat. Her head is locked into playing what she saw over and over again, hearing the Doctor's words, seeing his face for the last time.
So she's thrown herself into distractions. She cooks for Spock and the other housemates for every meal, over the top meals that take hours but at least it's something to do. She helps out at Jack's Welcome Center, she reads, she makes tea. She goes through the motions of being Clara to fill what feels like emptiness within.
But being with Spock is comforting. He's rarely invasive. He's quiet and reserved and she doesn't fear that he will try to pick her apart and force her to talk about anything. He's honest and doesn't play mind games, she realizes, with a sick feeling, and she's not used to that. She doesn't have to perform. She can sit and just... be. Be quiet and calm in his presence. And they haven't seen each other in awhile as they're both the sort to throw themselves into work.
So when he asks her to lunch, she accepts. She's a little late, having been caught up at the center, so she quickly makes her way into the shop and spots Spock in the back. She gives him a wave and sits down next to him, thankful for the low lighting in the room.]
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So she's thrown herself into distractions. She cooks for Spock and the other housemates for every meal, over the top meals that take hours but at least it's something to do. She helps out at Jack's Welcome Center, she reads, she makes tea. She goes through the motions of being Clara to fill what feels like emptiness within.
But being with Spock is comforting. He's rarely invasive. He's quiet and reserved and she doesn't fear that he will try to pick her apart and force her to talk about anything. He's honest and doesn't play mind games, she realizes, with a sick feeling, and she's not used to that. She doesn't have to perform. She can sit and just... be. Be quiet and calm in his presence. And they haven't seen each other in awhile as they're both the sort to throw themselves into work.
So when he asks her to lunch, she accepts. She's a little late, having been caught up at the center, so she quickly makes her way into the shop and spots Spock in the back. She gives him a wave and sits down next to him, thankful for the low lighting in the room.]
Sorry. Got caught up at the Welcome Center.