The pair walked far away from running kids and cooing parents on the playground. Tanwyn noticed Jack trailing carefully behind.
"There is an organization that acts under orders of the queen, to investigate and contain any activities or individuals who are of an extraterrestrial origin."
"What like the x-files?"
Tanwyn nodded.
"You've gotta be shitting me."
Tanwyn shrugged.
"You can believe it or not. There was a time where that was Torchwood's duty. And then there was UNIT-"
"Oh I've heard of them. They're the ones that deal with the big disasters, and like weapon of mass destruction and the like?"
"Sort of. Most of those disasters were Alien in origin "
Holly grabbed Tanwyn's arm and stopped short..
"Shut up!"
"I know. It's a lot to process. UNIT was her majesty's military's response to the existence of Torchwood. Their goal was the same, but instead of protecting humanity from danger, they also sought to capitalize on advanced tech, and create stronger weapons and more advance human soldiers, to bolster the military forces."
"Yikes. "
"Yea."
"So you Torchwood types, what do you do with what you find."
Tanwyn shrugged.
"If it's sentient and peaceful, we help it. If it's sentient and not peaceful, we deal with it. If its tech that could be weaponized. We destroy it. If it's not, we store it. If it's something that we may need to use we lock it up. But that is only for specific items.'
"Like this."
She held up the device.
"Yep."
"Okay, so say I don't join your little UFO club?"
"You go back to your school with this wild tale of a crazy american kid you met at the park. They'll either think you're crazy or I am, either way they won't believe you. People like to ignore things that make them uncomfortable. "
"Like that thing on your wrist. "
Tanwyn nodded.
"Exactly. But you look straight at it."
"Yea. Because I need to know the truth. It's what drives me."
Jack jogged over to the girls.
Holly held her laptop close to her chest.
"Hey, Tan, uh-" Jack gestured to Holly. "New friend?"
Holly shook Jack's hand.
"Hello Mr.- "
"Harkness. Captain Jack Harkness.
Holly's eyes widened with surprise.
"Captain Jack Harkness? The Captain Jack Harkness?"
Jack puffed himself up and flashed Holly his signature charming smile.
"You've heard of me?"
"No."
Jack deflated.
Tanwyn sputtered into laughter.
"You should see your face!"
Jack groaned.
"How old are you?"
"Young enough to find that fucking funny."
Jack groaned.
"Is this going to be one of those teams where the kids gang up and harass the mature one?"
Tanwyn crossed her arms indignantly.
"Who are you calling a kid?"
Holly laughed.
"You guys are fun. But what's the mission? What kind of alien mutant hybrid are we chasing down?"
Jack and Tanwyn exchanged a look.
"We shouldn't talk about this out here. Let's get on the road."
Holly nodded solemnly.
"We can take my van. "