Character: Adric

“I would like to go home, Doctor. But not at the expense of your life. From what I've seen, the universe needs you more than Brisbane needs me.

- Lies, Adrik. We all want respect. You want to be respected by others. The doctor wants to be respected by you. Tegan and Nissa want to respect you. It’s your fault that it doesn’t happen. You want to bring back your old Doctor, but really your old self. When you entered the TARDIS, you were sincere, emotional and believed a lot. You thought this was an exciting adventure. But when the Doctor changed, so did you. You took on some of the responsibility and helped Nyssa to be comforted after Traken's death. The only person who still believes that you are a spoiled child is yourself. If you understand that you have changed, others will understand too. Your destiny does not depend on the location of the stars, Adrik. One day you will make a big impression, change history or something like that. But until that happens, wait and be happy with your friends instead of swearing with them. Behave with dignity and they will respond in kind to you.

- I'm used to it.

“I need someone here that I trust. Fully. If anything goes wrong, you can convince Lieutenant Paladopus to start our quest better than Nyssa. Agree?

Adrik knew that he was often deceived about other people. At least he knew that others thought so of him. But no, he always had a plan. He always feigned agreement, ready to return to the Doctor at the last minute.

Now I'll never know if I was right or not.

- What is the train station?
- A place where people sit in and out of traffic with the help of the steam engine. Rarely on time.
- How stupid.
- You think so? When I was a kid, I wanted to steer.