"634, divided by 6, times e equals..." I laid on my back on the floor, doing math in my head, mumbling. This was why I was such a freak to people. I mumbled math equations to myself, solving them in my head when I was bored.
"Good evening." Ianto, the man who checked my vitals earlier that day appeared with a tray of food. I sat up and smiled.
"Dinnertime already, Ianto?" I smiled at him as he opened my cell and put the tray on the bench. I stood up as he closed the door, reappearing moments later on the other side of the glass.
"Enjoy." He gave a glance over his shoulder before disappearing into the shadows.
"Leave me to eat alone? Fine..." I poked at the piece of pizza they'd given me. "Guess I'll eat alone."
"You complain too much." Ianto reappeared with a slice of pizza for himself and stood outside my cell. "Seems I got stuck being your dinner date." He pulled up a chair and grumbled.
"I'm not as horrible as I appear." I pulled off bits of pizza, nibbling on them. I heard Ianto laugh quietly to himself.
"You don't appear horrible, you appear as if you'd be just another human. It's your actions that make me believe you're a horrible person." Ianto furrowed his eyebrows, watching me. "Why'd you do it?" I bit my cheek, looking at the floor.
"You asking because you honestly want to know or because Jack put you up to it?" I sat on the bench and sighed.
"Little bit of both." He shrugged. "If it makes you feel any better, the rest of them are out trying to catch a weevil." He never looked me in the eyes, even when I looked into his.
"A mixture of mecriod and litrum will paralyze a weevil for at least an hour." I looked at the floor, picking at crumb on my pants.
"Thank you." He smiled, glancing at me for a moment. " I can see why Jack wanted to keep you around." I cracked a smile.
"I knew there was a reason why he kept me, instead of retconing me." I shrugged. Ianto's eyebrows furrowed again. "Yes, I know about retcon." Ianto nodded.
"What don't you know?" He laughed. I smiled, looking at the floor.
"Not much."
"It was really nice having someone to talk to." I stood up and smiled at Ianto. He nodded and smiled in return.
"Nice to have someone to talk to as well. At least having one who doesn't wanna screw me at the end of the night." I stared at him, reviewing his information for any clues to what the hell he meant. Nothing...He stood up and looked at the floor. "Sleep tight. More tests tomorrow." I rolled my eyes.
"Yay..." I groaned. Ianto laughed. "I've got a long month ahead of me." Ianto rested his hand on the glass, looking me in the eye for the first time that night.
"It's not as horrible as it appears."
"Good morning, Ianto. Vitals are normal, but I'm starving. Got any breakfast?" I said without opening my eyes. I knew it was Ianto because I recognized the sound of his dress shoes against the stone ground. He laughed quietly.
"Coffee and toast." He opened my cell and handed the tray to me as I sat up slowly. "Cherish it, you don't get breakfast tomorrow. Blood test." I groaned, licking jam off my finger.
"I hate needles." I finished my toast and sighed.
"Well, you scared off Mel. Jack says Owen's doing your tests from now on." Ianto leaned against the glass wall.
"So, I have to put up with Owen today, huh?" I sipped my coffee slowly, balancing scientific formulas in my head to wake me up.
"He's better then he used to be." Ianto smiled. " I'll let you finish your coffee, good luck on your physical." Ianto glanced at me before disappearing up the stairs. It was only me and a very angry weevil.
