"Point your toes, Jackie!" Jack Harkness called out as John entered the big top. He wandered over to Astrid, who was watching the tiny blonde girl on the trapeze.

"How's she doing?"

"Well, she's got a great personality, and a lot of flair, which make her fun to watch, but she needs to pay attention to details. Like her -"

"Extensions, Jackie!" Jack called out. "All right, that's enough for today. Come on down."

"Uncle Jack!" she protested.

"Now. The crew needs to reset for tonight's show."

Jackie made a face, then dropped gracefully to the safety net. Giggling, she bounced her way to the edge, where Jack caught her.

"You did good today," he told her as he set her on her feet, "but you need to pay attention to details."

Astrid passed the little girl her towel and water bottle. "John, would you two like to come and have dinner with us? Bangers and mash?"

John chuckled. "That's very kind, but Martha and Mickey beat you to it." He held out a hand to his daughter. "Come on, little monkey."

"Did you see me, Daddy?" Jackie asked excitedly.

"Yes, I did. You looked like you were having fun up there. You just need to remember, even though this isn't as formal a setting as a ballet school, there are still things you need to do if you're going to be good, like-"

"Point my toes."

"Yeah. And listen to your teachers." They strolled along in silence for a few moments, then John sucked in a deep breath. "I wanted to talk to you, Jackie, like a grown up. Your sister is getting a lot of attention right now, and Mummy and I just want to be sure that you're OK with that."

Jackie shot her dad a side-wise look. "I'm not jealous, if that's what you mean. I don't want to go there. I'd go mad."

John nodded. "That's what your mother and I think. We just want to be sure that you know - whenever you figure out what your big dream is, we'll be right here, to help you, just like we're helping Allie now. D'you understand? Whether you want to go to a regular university, or even if you decide later on to audition for a big dance school. Whatever is right for you, we'll help you get there."

"I want to be like Mummy."

"And that's a very fine thing. But you know, Mummy went to college for dance classes. So did Rani. And Clyde went away to art school, then came back to us."

"And Ace went to university to be a dinosaur professor."

"Well, sort of," John chuckled.

"But what if never do anything special? What if I just turn out ordinary?"

"You're my daughter. You could never not be special."