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"But shutting the entire village down? Not a big… knee jerk?" Jack grimaced.

"Jack… it starts small then next thing you know we are not in charge anymore. They all undergo the security detail's induction process. Just a little reminder that they are guests here. No one wants to halt production… we are just asking for them to take a moment and reflect on their manners" Ianto sighed.

"Well… that Jones-Hit-n-Run thing is not always taken well" Jack warned as he sat back and smiled, watching the kids playing outside.

Ianto turned to watch them as well, knowing this argument would not be resolved. Sometimes in life it is best to let it go and move on. He changed the subject "Imp gets his exam results back today."

Jack swung to look at him "Really? He's not said anything."

"He is secretly nervous about what they might be, why he is sticking close to home instead of down the studios with Walter."

"We hardly see him anymore. He is our boy, but … he might physically be only thirteen but damn… that is a grown arsed man in that little head" Jack said with open pride "Do you think he did well?"

"I think he passed every subject, some with merit. I was watching him and checking his answers and I know I could not have done better" Ianto answered, smiling as he tapped his fingers on the arm of his chair "Imagine. Thirteen years old and graduating from High School? I fear University for him. I would like him to take a year or two off, be a child for a while but we both know that will not happen. The thirst is there."

"Babe. Would you have taken a couple of years off?"

Ianto snorted as he agreed "Thirteen and off to university. I worry about him so much, he is so much like me that I feel his insecurity oozing from him."

"We knew having a child genius would be a hard shift. But then what child of ours is what the rest of the world would call normal?" Jack pointed a finger as he spoke and Ianto glanced out to see CKH dancing around with butterflies milling the air, yelling 'little mini minions attack' as the dogs lay in the sun asleep, so used to it that they ignored him.

"Well… Fen turned out OK" Ianto pointed out, both men starting to snigger as Ton entered the scene with his arms flapping to 'save' CKH from the hordes of attacking evil butterfly men.

Yeah.

Who wants normal anyway… Jack cannot imagine any child being labelled as just 'normal' when he now knows each and every child as the potential to be a right nutta.