[ The Doctor is wrapping up his last couple of errands for the day (not because he wants a scarf, but because he's bored and running errands seems like the most logical step to keep busy, to learn about this place and its people), when he's stopped by one of the merchants he'd done some said errands for insisting that he take something in return for his help.
It wouldn't do much good for him to return empty-handed to Clara. Not that he feels compelled one way or another to gift her something — gifts weren't really his thing, he was forgetful with his mind buzzing a mile a minute and is more likely to misplace it than get it to its recipient — but maybe this would be something nice considering he had more or less made her miss Christmas. He doesn't really believe in the claims from the merchants (a quick scan from his sonic screwdriver turns up a reading that's inconclusive), but if there's other forces at play here, he can't fully trust his sonic either.
He barely hears Cloud addressing him. He's so engrossed in trying to pick between several different pendants for Clara and it takes a moment for him to notice the blonde, and another beat more for him to realize he remembers that head of chicken-like hair. ]
Boredom. Are you looking for one to protect you from giant birds in the forest?
bring protection
It wouldn't do much good for him to return empty-handed to Clara. Not that he feels compelled one way or another to gift her something — gifts weren't really his thing, he was forgetful with his mind buzzing a mile a minute and is more likely to misplace it than get it to its recipient — but maybe this would be something nice considering he had more or less made her miss Christmas. He doesn't really believe in the claims from the merchants (a quick scan from his sonic screwdriver turns up a reading that's inconclusive), but if there's other forces at play here, he can't fully trust his sonic either.
He barely hears Cloud addressing him. He's so engrossed in trying to pick between several different pendants for Clara and it takes a moment for him to notice the blonde, and another beat more for him to realize he remembers that head of chicken-like hair. ]
Boredom. Are you looking for one to protect you from giant birds in the forest?