The Doctor raised his eyebrows. "You know me too well," he said, but any usual joviality that would have gone with that comment was gone at the moment. In fact, the Doctor's tone was almost subdued. "I was just about to ask you not to tell anyone. I don't want anyone else mixed up in whatever's going to happen, and that includes you, alright?"

Of course, he didn't really expect Itsuki to do what he was told. After all, when did anybody really listen to him? But it was worth a try, and this time, the Doctor fully intended to actually succeed in stopping anyone from putting themselves at risk. Anything that could happen that was powerful enough to... well, he didn't want any of his friends up against whatever was coming for him in however many days, weeks, months or years. Especially with who was almost definitely going to be involved.