It wouldn't have been the first time the Doctor had misunderstood something a friend said because his mind was busy working on something else. In any event he didn't imagine he would still be here in five years for the 100 year celebration. If they did manage to find the TARDIS it would be easy enough to pop ahead those few years... which was always what he said before his lack of skill at piloting the TARDIS led them some where else entirely.

"What I meant was, sometimes things that have been lost can be found again."

Rose meanwhile spoke about a great deal of things in that speech that didn't make one lick of sense to the Doctor. Events and people he hadn't met yet, gelth, some one called Jack whose face had apparently been added to the moon... The girl was practically delirious with grief. But hope springs eternal in the young, he had optimism to share!

"These missing worlds might not have been destroyed. And if it is just a matter of defeating this Darkness we might be able to set everything right again. We mustn't give up yet, Rose."

The menu was presented about then, a pair of them held out between them. This distracted the conversation for the Doctor as he took one of the menus and smiled warmly at their server.

"Thank you. I could do with a malt I think."