Thirteen responds to the slower kiss. And she's glad. It's always a bit of a die roll, regeneration, and how she responds to things, especially physical things, but she's glad that this affection with River still makes the same warm feelings as before. She does need to get used to the angle, but, well, she was always a little awkward anyway.

"I have learned all the things they're gonna learn. Amazing how that works out," she said, keeping her arms wrapped around River. "And I think so? It sounds like time doesn't work the same, so I can probably go back without them having missed me, yeah? And this place seems fascinating and the company's not bad either."

Her smile became gentler, her hand moving up to River's cheek. "I know you're brilliant. You're so, so amazing and so very capable." But she still remembers. Remembers the words that had stabbed at her hearts. "If you ever start to doubt how much I love you, let me remind you, okay? Don't get that silly idea stuck in your head." A quiet whisper, an intimate plea.