Adric notices the Doctor's absence

Adric pauses his calculations and senses an unnatural quiet in the TARDIS, the absence of the Doctor’s presence cutting deeper than mere silence. His sharp instincts detect something amiss, a void where the Doctor should be, and the prolonged absence during a critical moment raises a flicker of unease. The moment underscores Adric’s growing frustration and isolation, as the crew’s focus remains fixed on the alien crisis unfolding outside while the TARDIS itself feels destabilized by the Doctor’s unexplained disappearance. The tension tightens as the crisis intensifies, the Doctor’s absence looming like an unspoken threat over the mission’s safety.