Gwen glared at the file in her hands, deciding that it was better to glare at it rather than the man occupying the van with her. She didn't know what to think of the Head of Torchwood Two, but he was certainly no Jack, and he didn't appreciate all that she did for torchwood. Jack mustn't have told him how important she was, he must have wanted the other man to find out and assess her skills for himself. Gwen nodded internally at that, that must be the reason, the other man was not aware of her true skill level, well she would have to show him exactly how valuable she was to both Jack and Torchwood.
She opened the file, wondering what exactly it was that they would be dealing with, hoping that it was something that she was extremely knowledgeable on so that she would be able to show the best of her skills. Gwen glared at the file in front of her, Loch Ness, of all the places she had to go it was Loch Ness. From the file she knew it was almost a four hour journey, she had been travelling all night, the least the man next to her could have done was allow her to shower and change. She turned her glare from the file to the head of Torchwood two, the man would regret treating her like this, she would make sure of it. Jack would make sure that he was disciplined for the way that he was treating her or she could always utilise her in-laws, she may not like her husband's family, but she wasn't above using them to her advantage. No matter what the leader of Torchwood two had come across it was probably nothing compared to the Addams family. That settled in her mind she turned her attention back to the file in her hand, curious as to why they were going all the way to Loch Ness.
The file was enlightening, reading between the lines as only she could, she worked out all the nonsense about the Loch Ness monster. Loch Ness was actually a rift in space and time, so Torchwood must have published the story about a monster in an attempt to warn away scavengers. She read the rest of the file wondering what Torchwood officer #63554 was like and how respect she would have for Gwen. The other operative was stationed up at Loch Ness permanently to look after the rift and clear up any problems that occurred, just like Gwen herself did back in Cardiff. Only Gwen obviously did it much more successfully despite the other woman having more experience, as otherwise why would they have called Gwen in to deal with the trouble that was obviously occurring that the other woman couldn't deal with. From the file Gwen knew that the other woman was a foreign operative, but she apparently spoke fluent English and Gaelic and had been approved her citizenship by the Crown itself. There was no mention of what her first language was though, or her country of origin and Gwen couldn't help but find herself a little curious.
While she was curious about operative #63554, it was nowhere near the curiousity she had about the man sat next to her in the van, the strange little man in Glasgow, Archie. Toshiko and Owen knew very little about him and neither Jack or Ianto had been forthcoming with information. If she was honest she thought that they were both holding back on her about something concerning the other man, but she was sure that she could figure it out for herself. The man wasn't the best looking guy around, and he looked to be in his forties, no wedding ring and he probably didn't have a girlfriend either. Gwen knew just how to get him to like her, she would flirt a little and he would open up to her, it worked with lots of people.
The man had seemed to have been all about business so far, so she decided to use that as a way in with him. "So what is it like working here in Scotland with Torchwood?"
"Interesting." He replied shortly, not even looking towards her, his eyes focussed completely on the road, something that infuriated her, why didn't he look at her when he spoke to her.
Trying again, she again kept the topic of choice as work, hoping for more than a one word answer. "Are you in charge of all of Scotland then? How is your response time for major incidents if you have to travel a huge distance?"
"Yes. Just fine." Archie responded.
Gwen sighed loudly, she had managed to get a few words out of him, but the man didn't seem to be giving her an opening to try and flirt with him, something that was beginning to annoy her. How could she get him to see how amazing she was if he wouldn't give her a chance to show him? She opened her mouth to speak once more only for him to hold up his hand to stop her.
"Miss Cooper. I know you wish to talk, but I prefer to drive in silence. So cease and desist your prattling please." Archie spoke clearly, ignoring the look of anger that appeared on Gwen's face at his words.
Gwen let out a huff of annoyance at the man's attitude and the way that he was talking to her, but didn't speak back as she wished to. She had caught sight of the hardened closed off expression on his face and decided that she should maybe wait to confront the man until later. Instead she slumped back into her seat, and the rest of the drive up to Loch Ness was passed in silence.