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One Last Hurrah - a Matt gifset per episode: Closing Time

Hello, Stormageddon. It’s the Doctor. Here to help. Shhh. There, there. Be quiet. Go to sleep. Really, stop crying. You’ve got a lot to look forward to, you know. A normal human life on Earth. Mortgage repayments, the nine to five, a persistent nagging sense of spiritual emptiness. Save the tears for later, boyo. Oh, no! That was crabby. No, that was old! But I am old, Stormy. I am so old. So near the end. You, Alfie Owens, you are so young, aren’t you? And, you know, right now, everything’s ahead of you. You could be anything. Yes, I know. You could walk among the stars. They don’t actually look like that, you know, they are rather more impressive. Yeah! You know, when I was little like you, I dreamt of the stars. I think it’s fair to say, in the language of your age, that I lived my dream. I owned the stage, gave it a 110%. I hope you have as much fun as I did, Alfie.