Doc takes in the sight of his visitor. Another from the rescue team, he believes---he's seen that hair before. He can't quite hide all of his weariness, even without the music giving him away, but he'll try to smile anyway.

"Hardly rougher than any other. The difficulty's all in my head---but all I have to do is set aside the troublesome thoughts."

Easier said than done, though. His gaze keeps drifting back up to Virgo's tower, his mind flashing back to an earlier encounter with his not-quite best friend.