"I don't understand," replied Adam, eyeing the Doctor. "You said the Time Lords were messin' people about to make sure stuff happened, but isn't that predestination? Doesn't that interfere with their free will? There may be a God, but He gave us all free will and we can all do what we like. Some people just like to believe in 'someone else deciding their life' and that's allowed. And," he added with authority, "there is a reason for everythin' that happens. It's just that you've gotta figure out for yourself what it is."

He had to smile when the Doctor said his room was paid for. If that were true, it was one of the few. It was a good thing that food could be miracled or they'd have all starved to death waiting for people to pay for their rooms.

"Me?" Adam asked, surprised. "I make my decisions same as anybody. This place is one of 'em. Can't start stuff and then disappear, right? I made it, so now I'm responsible. Whether it's hard or not doesn't matter. I never thought it'd be easy."