The Torchwood Drabble Files

by badly-knitted

A collection of Torchwood drabbles that continues to grow. Thanks to everyone who's making this possible. You're greatly appreciated, so I'm reinstating an old game - the writer of every 100th review gets to request a drabble/ficlet of their choice. Still using a T rating to cover anything I might write, just to be safe.

321. Goodnight Sweet Ferret

Title: Goodnight Sweet Ferret – Sequel to 'Ferreting About'

Author: badly-knitted

Characters: Jack, Ianto

Rating: G

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: The ferrets have worn themselves out, it's time for a nap.

Disclaimer: I don't own Torchwood, or the characters.

A/N: For the prompt 'Goodnight Sweet Ferret', one of the prompts I didn't get around to using for tw100's challenge 288 last year. I've dug them out again to supplement the prompts I got from my f-list, just because there are still loads I wanted to use.

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I love Janto: Oh yes, they took full advantage of everything being ferrets offered. They're still themselves though, in some small corner of their minds, so some things about their behavious didn't change ;)

Thank you!

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Guest: In my head, the device they used has safety features so they get a sense well in advance that they need to go back to where they changed, it's an irresistible compulsion, and they don't change back until they're within the device's field of influence. That way, no accidents can occur.

Thank you!

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Guest: Yeah, with Jack around, being just about ANYTHING would have its appeal, lol!

Oh, I wouldn't be a tree anywhere that saws or even secateurs would be allowed - I like having fingers, they're useful! I don't want them lopped off! In a safe place, I could be a tree and contemplate the universe. Very slowly. =)

There should be a ticky box when you log in that says 'Keep me logged in' or 'Remember me' or something like that. If you make sure to tick that it should keep you logged in for a couple of weeks anyway. (I still primarily use Windows Explorer 9 - I disabled Explorer updates because WE 10 crashes my computer. I also use google chrome, but not as much. I'm a bit of a technological dunce though, so I can't say whether or not using a different browser would help.)

Thank you!

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Although it was fun being a ferret, it was also tiring. After all the chasing, wresting, exploring, grooming and… other things, both ferrets were growing weary. They'd slowed from their earlier mad scampering to a more sedate pace, just ambling about, sniffing here and there, slowly wending their way back to where their adventure began.

Creeping under the sofa, they snuggled up together for a nap, licking each other sleepily.

A while later, the blue-grey ferret awoke; it licked the striped ferret's head, then driven by an instinct it didn't understand, moved away, curling up under the coffee table, alone.

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TBC in Chapter 273: 'Weird Awakening'