Jack couldn't help but laugh at the image. "Well, I'll agree to the proposition so long as I get to play dashing hero when you fall into the drink." Jack took a moment, mind flipping from Owen running off the docks and putting Ianto in his place. Much better.
"I can tell," Jack said softly, unsure completely if the change was for better or for worse. He'd only been talking to him for a half-hour. Time would only tell. "Sometimes it is... sometimes it isn't."
With that cryptic response, Jack shooed Ianto away. "Go finish your shift before your manager gets snippy with you for chatting up the customers." Jack nodded in the direction of a rather adorable looking blonde girl. "Speaking of chatting up..." He flashed Ianto a grin. "I think I can occupy myself for the rest of your shift."