"One day, we're going to have to go back and let River meet her namesake."
Then his nose wrinkles. "But there is no way our child is going to become
an archaeologist, some things I have to put my foot down."
He cocks his head to look at Jack. "I wasn't much better. My family
burned on Gallifrey like everyone else. I killed them all, didn't even
give a thought to getting them out first, if they were even alive at that
point."
The Doctor glances down at River. "But your life is going to be different,
your parents are going to be different this time. This time, we're going
to get it right."
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"One day, we're going to have to go back and let River meet her namesake." Then his nose wrinkles. "But there is no way our child is going to become an archaeologist, some things I have to put my foot down."
He cocks his head to look at Jack. "I wasn't much better. My family burned on Gallifrey like everyone else. I killed them all, didn't even give a thought to getting them out first, if they were even alive at that point."
The Doctor glances down at River. "But your life is going to be different, your parents are going to be different this time. This time, we're going to get it right."