[Brushes away. He’s always had a little thing for Roses]

I'll make tea. That's what people do when they can't sleep, isn't it? Make tea.

Older and wiser (?).

Wait for me, he says! HA!

Be my rose, growing in the cold. Be my light in the window at home. Be my sun, rising in the sky. Be my time bomb lover, tonight.

"Don't waste your time on me; you're already the voice inside my head."

You make a stand. You say no.

Ain't it a gentle sound, the rolling in the graves? Ain't it like thunder under earth, the sound it makes? Ain't it exciting you, the rumble where you lay? Ain't you my baby, ain't you my babe...? open.spotify.com/track/2iQYqdal…

Happy Birthday Billie Piper. The remarkable Rose Tyler. #DoctorWho

[Hangs loads and loads of white lights. Because Christmas.]

Anyway...

Smart one, Bill. Likes chips, runs fast. S'all I need to know, really.

Rose Tyler [Frowns but is absolutely not going to chase her because then she wins. He puts his hands in his pockets and watches] Ta~ Tyler.

~

Sneaky prat.

So zip it.

[Christmas-shops, striped scarf streaming along over her shoulders.]

[Bats lashes.] Sherlock Holmes

I'm more than a distraction.