The Boy Who Waited

  "That’s too bad. Might want to make sure that you’re not late another day."

"Nah..I'm already late."

  "Thank you. My chronometer is one of the sturdiest systems I’ve got. Fitting, since my ancestors were clockwork.”

"That's really cool."

"I'm doing good. How about you?"

  "Again? What got in your way this time? A hungry Pond, perhaps?"

"Again. I didn't wake up on time. But now when you mentioned that, I'm pretty hungry. I'll eat something later."

  "Quarter to eight in the evening, if we’re using Greenwich time. Galactic Standard is at quarter past it."

"Thanks! That was an impressive answer."

  "That’s good."

"Yep."

"Nice to meet you too."

  "Quite well, thank you. How are you?"

"Pretty good."

  "Nice to meet you too, Rory."

"How are you today?"

"Hi..I'm Rory."

  "Hello. I’m Jess Livingstone. And you are?"

"Rory Williams. It's nice to meet you Jess."