[ It pleases the Doctor to watch the man pick up a biscuit and take a bite, and for that he won't ruin the moment. He simply grabs one for himself as well, casual as they come. And then he takes a sip of his tea. ]
No, I suppose if the technology exists to continue going on for as long as you can continue to go on, there really isn't stopping it. Not permanently. Not if the possibility is there. So life, then, has become entirely transactional ... no longer a gift but something that can be bargained and purchased.
[ The Doctor shakes his head.
It's nothing new, of course, this push to extend one's life further than it is natural. Beings from across entire galaxies and universes have been trying to find the answer to an eternal life for as long as life existed. Even amongst his own people, some tried to find ways to extend their lives past twelve regenerations. But to see that actually come to fruition in one timeline of humanity's future ... to imagine that brightness and optimism be squandered in greed ... well, it's depressing. ]
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No, I suppose if the technology exists to continue going on for as long as you can continue to go on, there really isn't stopping it. Not permanently. Not if the possibility is there. So life, then, has become entirely transactional ... no longer a gift but something that can be bargained and purchased.
[ The Doctor shakes his head.
It's nothing new, of course, this push to extend one's life further than it is natural. Beings from across entire galaxies and universes have been trying to find the answer to an eternal life for as long as life existed. Even amongst his own people, some tried to find ways to extend their lives past twelve regenerations. But to see that actually come to fruition in one timeline of humanity's future ... to imagine that brightness and optimism be squandered in greed ... well, it's depressing. ]