6

Ringo waked through the kitchen with his cape on, Ianto's hands stilling as he cut carrot to watch the large reddish dog in his VERY red cape and the black Zorro mask was really striking. The thing that REALLY had Ianto blinking was Lady, following the child dressed in black with his dog.

"Haw… I mean… excuse me Captain Kitty Hawk" Ianto said calmly "what is Lady wearing?"

"Mistress!" came the reply "She is wearing her special life jacket Daddy got her for the Lake House. You know… for on the boat. We are all about safety old man!"

Ianto stared at the dog who stood serenely in the bright orange vest that was similar to her police issue vest. Clearly, she felt it was acceptable. Ianto frowned and then asked "Oh Captain? Is that… a whistle attached to her vest?"

"In case she goes overboard" Hawk said with a droll eye roll that rivalled one of Ianto's "How else will she signal for help you fool? We learnt all about water safety, remember? The whistle is so you can get the attention of the life raft!"

"A whistle" Ianto said slowly.

"Yes… a police one, see? Daddy had it in his box of stuff. It's a real police whistle. She is a police dog after all" Hawk sniffed, adjusted his ears and then took off out the door with the dogs following him, Lady hesitating to look back at Ianto like she agreed with the pup.

Silly man.

"A whistle" Ianto repeated softly with a look of wonder "for a dog. Right."

He watched Hawk dance about outside, the dogs sitting to watch like he was their afternoon entertainment.

"Hey Good Looking" Jack said a she entered the kitchen "did Caption Kitty Hawk come past."

"He's out there with his Goon Squad right now" Ianto replied "and… Lady has her vest on."

"Argh, I told him it was for the Lake House. Little shit" Jack sighed, walking over to open the door and roar "HAWK!"

Of course, Captain Kitty Hawk did not answer to mortal names, dancing about still.

Jack sighed "Captain Kitty Hawk!"

Hawk turned to him with his arms out "CITIZEN!"

"Ha… Captain… the dog cannot wear her life vest on land… if she does, how can it work on the water. It might assimilate to being land locked."

They stared one another down as Ianto sighed. Jack was trying, it did not really make sense but it did confuse the child enough to think about it. Finally, Hawk nodded, walking over to release Lady from her vest.

He handed it to Jack and walked off again. Jack looked pleased as he shook it at Ianto who shook his head and went back to cutting carrots.

Jack looked at the whistle attached to the vest with surprise "Is this my old whistle?"