The Time Lord merely gave a friendly nod in reply to the thanks. It was always better to use kindness first, anyway; it usually got him to his goal more quickly and being nice meant people were generally less willing to try and kill him, which suited him just fine. The Doctor listened to the mayor, nodding now and again to show he was listening.

"Might be a malfunction in the weather regulators - you do have regulators, don't you? - might want to have someone in to look at that." He said, risking a sip to his mug and instantly making a face. "Bit too warm. Give it a minute or two, maybe. I'm the Doctor, by the way."