SuziH-J
Thank goodness they are moving Kev and his little ones out of the Hub. Ianto would be livid if they started shedding in there.
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FranArian
Oh, Jack...you are soooo in for it, in so many ways, from so many directions. *cackle*
The visit with Drago should be interesting...and I can't wait to find out what River has up her sleeve for the Ceremony.
(I agree, the masks suck. If you rub shaving cream {old fashioned cream, not the gel to cream stuff} on your lenses, then rinse it off completely with tepid water, they won't fog up with the mask on. I'm glad you're still gainfully employed, but I understand your exhaustion. I'm still in the office M - F as well. Home Care group, and since I have to code the charts before they can be billed, I'm considered essential {whole place would grind to a halt without coding as it's the firt part of the revenue cycle}. Rest when you can, keep up your precautions, and hope for the best. It's all any of us can do, sweetie.)
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DarqueQueen7
That last line is BRILLIANT!
So, Ianto's TARDIS is called Drago? Great! Drago is put at ease as she lets them know she would like to move upstairs into Jack's office.
Ken and Andy move. to the country, taking all the their bugs with them as Alice, Stephen and Rhys decide to move in together. Jack offers Rhys a job, which he happily accepts. Jack and Ianto complete their bonding ceremony in front of everyone and they have finally have a meal with everyone present. Except for Dead Gwen.
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.DeeBeader
1-River, stop commandeering Ianto's life! You don't want to piss off Squishy any more than he is already! You and 10 could push him into taking off with his Tardis and Jack for dimensions unknown with your meddling!
2-Why doesn't 10 help out by taking Kev and his spawn back to his home planet? Retcon Andy and Kev; get those bugs off the planet permanently. Before Ianto hits them with "One Shot" bug spray…
3-Bertha/Drago is not psychotic; she was MADE that way by those bugs. She's a sweet little slightly demented Tardis…
4-Only Ianto could get away with his "master" imitation of saying he's killing everyone and only Tosh could get away with laughing at Ianto; that towel on his head though, he might need that. That's gonna be a fun conversation with Drago…
NY isn't doing as bad as it could be but your PM is awesome! Glad to see you're still working. I'm working from home but my boss has just informed me that if it had not been for
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KatWillow60
Already has the frock Spoilers here-hee
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Wicked_Wench
Jack doesn't always think things through, but I think he knows Ianto will need a formal ceremony of some kind. He also knows better than to piss River off.
Snowdropsunshine
I think this story is hilarious. Your country was certainly smarter than mine by shutting everything down quickly. New York city has had over 700 people
die daily for almost 3 weeks. I live in North Carolina and we have just in my state 5,500 people that have tested positive and 132 have passed away. We aren't anywhere close to reopening anything yet. Hope that you will continue to be able to stay safe and healthy in the future. Good luck!
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OK, so Bertha was the coffee machine …. Drago is the TARDIS. Owen is a prat.
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Ianto had reassembled Bertha, his little beloved and his fingers slid over the knobs in a loving caress as one might a lover. This ancient coffee machine was not only one of Ianto's favourite things it was also the first thing he had really bonded to on this planet.
Coffee.
Only get it here ya know. This little planet with its golden gems. Gods, it was a paradise and his father was right to fear others coming and raping its goodness. Why he joined Torchwood in the first place, to try and help protect.
Sort of like Greenpeace with guns.
Ianto felt a lot calmer now, the shower always helped and now the humour was setting in. It had all been so silly, so … damned… what is that? Ianto leaned in and let his fingernail scratch at a mark on the pristine machine's metal surface, letting his breath out as the mark disappeared. Not a dent. Whew. Might have to cut a bitch if that happened.
"Tiger?"
Ianto turned to see Jack in the doorway looking a little … nervous. Not his usually swaggering self and he smiled, kneeing it was likely due to the Parentals. "I hope Drago was not too rude. She can be."
"No. No, she is very loving and protective of you. I see that but … I think she likes me. I respect her affection for you." Jack settled at the table to watch as the machine warmed up to Ianto's standard. "Coffee love?"
"In another minute, the thermostat is not at the right temperature yet. Gotta have the water right" Ianto muttered as he looked at the machine.
"So, gonna take Kev and Andy out to see that house? The one with the bricked walls around it, remember? Owen said it was like a moat or something around the house? He wanted to see if it was watertight, make a big swimming pool with a house in the middle? You said you would murderize him?" Jack said as he settled back "Had all the weeds in the garden. You were horrified."
"I remember that one. The dead Shikran. Ewww. Smell should be gone now. Yes, the little shits will like exploring that old forgotten garden." Ianto agreed "Did they find them all?"
"Al but Elvis" Jack sighed "They are not worried about it, seem to act like it's no big deal. The old "He'll come when he's hungry' comment."
"I hope he's OK" Ianto swung to face him "I actually like that one. Got spunk."
"Yeah, sort of reminds me of Owen … all … creepy and skittery as he creeps along with his little hands grabbing things" Jack mimicked a weird grabby old man and Ianto laughed as he turned back to check again.
"There we are, cuppas on the way."
Jack rose, walking over to kiss Ianto's forehead and then moving to the main Hub to check everyone was OK. Ianto had centred him again, helped him shake off the unsettling feeling of having something as powerful as a TARDIS look you in the eye. And 10. Sexy, handsome 10, all … nervy and geeky and cute, standing with Toshiko in deep conversation.
Why hadn't he seen it.
Ianto.
"You look deep in thought there sweetie" River said as she walked over to look at Jack's pensive expression.
"I loved Ianto from the first moment I saw him. Tried to hide it, ignore it and even tried to push him away. Hard. Cruel. Showed him my nasty side, my angry side… a little thing with Cybermen involved and I showed him my homicidal side… still … he remains. Still … I burn for him deep in my gut. Now I see … the first spark of attraction was that man over there. My Doctor. I mean .. I know all the faces … love all of them but that one is the one I hold in my dreams. Now… Ianto. Same smile, same cant of the head, same dry wit. I see now tht I was in love with Ianto before I knew him. Why it didn't work with the Doctor. Why despite the love there… we didn't fit. He was not the one … Ianto is." Jack sighed then looked horrified as he realised he had just spilled his guts, looking at her with chagrin "Sorry. He's your husband and Ianto your baby."
"I have known many faces, I have kissed many lips, always though .. his eyes. When you look deep into them, regardless the colour or shape… they are his. Although… when I have a sexy dream … 11 was my first." She winked as she started to walk away and Jack laughed at the cheekiness. Funny. Like the Doctor had a strong willed and gregarious woman … he was that to Ianto.
He and River were a lot alike.
Why had he not seen that either?
"I offered to take them home, to Kev's world but he didn't' want to take Andy there… apparently they would eat him and he loves him. Sweet, yes?" 10 said as he turned to Jack, calling across the Hub like he used to across the flight console of the TARDIS, not a care in the world for other people's space. "You know Jack … Ianto's TARDIS is still operational too. If you two ever want to go for a little holiday somewhere. Me and River will be happy to mind the baby."
Jack didn't know what to say, the idea of giving his child to the madman not one he had even considered and Ianto saved him as he came out of the kitchen with a tray of coffees "don't be silly Taddy. I will keep tht baby attached to me like a limpet. You forget… I remember my weird and wacky adventures with you and much as I enjoyed them … they also terrified me a bit. No. I think I would trust Mama before you, and that is saying a lot!"
"Why darling … I do not know if I am going to take that as a compliment or not" River laughed.
"Well … let's just agree that my parenting style might differ to yours and leave it at that" Ianto said with a look through his eyelashes and his mother huffed.
"Come on darling … one time. You were eaten by a flerovian flower one time and I did cut you out!" she defended herself as he stated to walk away and he looked over his shoulder at her.
"Three. One eating episode does not go into three no matter how many ways you fold it Mother!"
River shrugged the laughed softly.
OK. Maybe she had accidentally had him eaten by something three times.
Gods, he remembers EVERYTHING.
Her little Archivist.