The Doctor accepts the glass from Jack before he returns his attention to James. He's not sure if he has succeeded in charming James into letting him stay; the man seems to be making an effort to be polite, but he's also acting as if there's some sort of secret between them that Jack isn't aware of. Unfortunately, the Doctor doesn't know either what it might be.
"My name's the Doctor," he repeats, his tone slightly more careful this time. He considers offering James the John Smith pseudonym - sometimes it makes people more comfortable to be able to call him by an actual human name - but then, James seems to be more the suspicious type, and the suspicious types usually react badly to a name like John Smith. Besides, with a Jack, a John and a James in the room, things might get confusing.
Before he can add anything, though, he's distracted by Jack trying to get James' attention.
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Date: 2008-10-29 06:43 pm (UTC)"My name's the Doctor," he repeats, his tone slightly more careful this time. He considers offering James the John Smith pseudonym - sometimes it makes people more comfortable to be able to call him by an actual human name - but then, James seems to be more the suspicious type, and the suspicious types usually react badly to a name like John Smith. Besides, with a Jack, a John and a James in the room, things might get confusing.
Before he can add anything, though, he's distracted by Jack trying to get James' attention.