Authoress Note: I'm having a really good time writing these. I love portraying Gwen as I imagine she was when Jack left, trying to keep them all afloat. However, I've decided to torture Gwen some more with dumb ideas. Poor Owen and Ianto.
Prompt: "Hey, did you decorate in here?" - Jack, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
"Okay, fine. I admit it was a dumb idea."
Silence.
Gwen sighed in an annoyed way and collapsed in an armchair. "You know, you aren't supposed to agree with me when I say something I did was dumb."
Owen, whom Ianto guessed made up smart remarks for the ready before he came in each morning, was ready for that. "Ooh, no it wasn't stupid Gwenny girl." He said with a smile as he walked past her on the way to his desk. "I mean, hey. We only had to retcon three people because one was rubbish and shot himself in the foot, number two got arrested by the PCs, and three crashed all of our systems when Toshiko went to the toilet. Everything happens for a reason!"
"Do shut up, Owen." Gwen moaned, covering her face with her hand.
Owen shrugged. "You asked for it."
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"Okay, my last idea was bad. But we have nothing else to do, so I've come up with an project for all of us."
Owen, who heard this from the morgue, howled with laughter. "Here we bloody go again!"
Gwen, as usual, ignored this. "It's pretty bland in here, isn't it?"
Ianto glanced up from his position of under the stairs. Toshiko had complained about it squeaking every time she stepped on it and finally Ianto got bored enough to deal with it. "Well...I guess." He said, when it was apparent no one else was going to offer any reply. "Why?"
"Well, I was browsing a book shop the other day... and I found this!" Gwen said, holding up a book. It had a white cover, with a picture displaying a very colourful office. The title, in bold, said, "Decorative Offices!".
..."Oh." Toshiko and Ianto said, both at the same time.
"What is it?" Owen called from the morgue. "A movie titled, "How To Fire Your (ONCE) Fellow Partners?'."
"Erm. No." Ianto said. "It's an office decorative book."
Silence.
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"Where would you like this?" Ianto asked, wincing.
"Um. I don't know..." Gwen trailed off, deep in thought.
"Oh, take your time. After all, I can always buy a new back when this one breaks." Owen drawled.
"Over there." Gwen said, pointing. Owen started moving backwards.
"Oh, not there!" Toshiko said. "I always take that way to the loo."
"Well, climb over it!" Owen said, annoyed. Toshiko glared.
"Over there, then." Gwen said, pointing in another direction.
"Oh, not there either." Ianto said, casting Owen a 'sorry!' look. "I always go that route to the archives."
"Let's just put it in the bloody basement then!" Owen howled. "Or does someone go down there to go out the back door?"
"Let's just put it right there." Gwen said, pointing to the middle of the room. "Anyone who has any problems can just go around it."
Owen and Ianto moved the couch to the middle of the room.
"Oh God!" Gwen screamed.
"OW! WHAT?" Owen yelled, after yanking his foot out from under the couch.
"It looks bloody terrible!"
