[The TARDIS can guess why Alice is so quiet. It's not the first time they've had someone proper on board.]

I'm sorry for putting it in such a manner. I did try to be as delicate as I could. I simply wanted you to understand how things are. What I lack others are capable of giving him, I can't even hold his hand in my box shape. And I can give him things other people can't. However, we all love him very much.