[ And the response on Mark's face is anger - but not outrage, not offense. Miles, now - that sort of comment would drive his brother/progenitor crazy, enough that Miles would immediately struggle to become someone the Doctor sees as the greatest threat to humanity. The source of Mark's furious spitting defensiveness, on the other hand, wasn't pride; for all his playacting at this puffed-up role, Mark doesn't really even possess any actual pride. Fear, now - fear he has in large amounts; indeed, fear was the root cause of his hostility. Consequently, far from needling Mark further, that comment actually defuses some of his aggression. ]
Then I'm glad I've wasted your time almost as much as you've wasted mine.
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Then I'm glad I've wasted your time almost as much as you've wasted mine.