Ah, he was awake. She smiled over at him and motioned towards the chair opposite her, taking the water off of the heat where it had been kept close to simmering and pouring so that his tea would be ready soon.

"Good evening, Doctor. Why don't you come have some tea when you're ready," she said as smoothly as possible. "It's good to have you back, by the way, though Theta is adorable in an endearing sort of way." Somehow, referring to his childhood self in the present tense felt... appropriate.