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Captain Jack Harkness (foreverjack) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2015-03-30 21:15:00

Entry tags:

jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), sam winchester, tyki mikk

Day 317 / Video / locked and open
Jack has not had a good night. Ianto didn't come home and that's so unlike him – as in, it's the first time it's happened, ever – that he spent most of the night sitting up, worrying, except for the time he spent trying to call Ianto over the network. He even headed over to the library at one point to see if Ianto had just fallen asleep there, but there was no sign of him and he couldn't think where else he might be. And he didn't want to leave home for long in case Ianto turned up there.

But he didn't. And the morning has brought confirmation of why not. As he listens to Veridical's even-more-scathing-than-usual morning greeting, the blood drains from his face. It's as if all his worst nightmares are thrust upon him at once. He sits there shaking, and it's a while before his legs stop trembling enough to grab his coat and head for the door. But he doesn't get any further than the door, because there's a dismembered arm waiting on his doorstep. He stares at it, face ashen, and then picks it up gently, as if to avoid hurting Ianto any more than he's been hurt already, and brings it into their home.

Eventually, he gets his headset back on and starts making some calls, his face pale and grim, mouth set in a straight, tight line.

[Video – locked to Tyki]

Do you have a deathwish or something? Did you miss what I did to Spike when he messed with my boyfriend?

[Video – locked to Kitty]

Please tell me we have some way of dealing with Tyki?

[Video – open]

[Very, very grim.]
Anyone spots Tyki anywhere, let me know.

Likewise any – [choking on the words] - any bits of Ianto.

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	[private] noahism 2015-03-30 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Please, tell me all about the things you want to do to me. Entertain me. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	[private] foreverjack 2015-03-31 07:54 am UTC (link)
	[Viciously] Oh, like I'm going to do that. It'd spoil the surprise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-04-04 04:09 am UTC (link)
	I can tell you all the things I did to him if you'd prefer to barter said information. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-04-04 07:40 am UTC (link)
	[Jack pales perceptibly, but it's still shock and anger that override everything else.] The only thing I want to know is why? [His voice is rough and pained. He'd tried so hard - so very hard - to keep Ianto safe.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-04-09 05:05 am UTC (link)
	There is no why. Only why not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-04-10 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	[And that's the hardest part of this: the fact it was so unexpected, so apparently out of the blue.] So it was just a random act of violence? You just... bumped into him and thought, ooh, this'd be a good night to kill Ianto??? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-04-12 04:19 am UTC (link)
	I was looking for a kill. He walked my way. [A little bonus, he'll admit.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-04-12 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	You were looking-- [He trails off, his stomach clenching, and when he speaks again his voice is cold and almost clinical, as he makes the realisation he should have made before.] Because of the announcement yesterday morning. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-04-15 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Look at you, making your assumptions. [That are rather true. But let's face it, he was going to kill someone one day regardless.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-04-15 08:09 am UTC (link)
	[He raises one, cold eyebrow.] Tell me I'm wrong, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-04-16 05:16 am UTC (link)
	[He meets it with an easy smile. He's too pleased today, the kill made him content in a way he hasn't been in a long time.] Sometimes you have to test things. See what happens. How it works. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-04-20 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	[Normally, he'd smile back, enjoy the banter, but not today. His glare is as cold as ever.] And now that you've tested it? Is that it now, or should we expect a spate of deaths? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-04-21 03:52 am UTC (link)
	If I told you that'd ruin the element of surprise. Even if I'd like to see you try to stop me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-04-22 07:01 am UTC (link)
	I'm going to take that as a yes, then. As for stopping you... It's not like we don't have people here who've been working on that for a very long time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-04-25 06:01 am UTC (link)
	Oh, and they're so close, right? [He snickers.] Maybe giving them a boost is all they needed to really get me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-04-29 12:28 pm UTC (link)
	[Icily] Maybe it is. I certainly think it would make sense for you to keep a really good look out over your shoulder from now on. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-05-02 03:13 am UTC (link)
	Ooh, I'm so scared. [Such scoffing, sry Jack.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2015-05-04 09:12 am UTC (link)
	You should be. [Disgusted.] The world really doesn't need people like you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noahism 2015-05-06 05:48 am UTC (link)
	Yet here I am. Have fun with your collection today, Jack. [And click!] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	[private] tallerthanthou 2015-04-01 02:36 am UTC (link)
	Jack, I'm... [Sorry.] I'm keeping my eyes open for him. What are you planning? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	[private] foreverjack 2015-04-03 10:33 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. [Heavily] Thanks. I don't know. At the moment, I just want to go for him with my fists, just make him suffer any way I can. [Despite the viciousness, there's a faint tentativeness in his tone that says, Please talk me out of it; I know it's a stupid idea.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[private] tallerthanthou 2015-04-13 04:23 am UTC (link)
	Jack, I know what that feels like. [If he could have beaten the yellow-eyed demon bloody he would have done it. There were a lot of reasons, but Jes was definitely one of the biggest.] But everything we know about this guy says he can't be touched if he doesn't want to be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[private] foreverjack 2015-04-15 08:07 am UTC (link)
	I know! [He lets out a sharp, heavy breath and makes an effort to speak more calmly.] I know that, and it's a big part of what's stopping me going for him. He's laughing at me enough; I can't face the image of him laughing at me in person as I try to punch thin air. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[private] tallerthanthou 2015-05-20 02:17 am UTC (link)
	Everything [Nope, Tyki doesn't even get to be an "everyone."] has a weakness. We'll find it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[private] foreverjack 2015-05-28 09:41 am UTC (link)
	[Grimly] Yes we will. [Or he'll die trying. Multiple times, if necessary. He swallows, and lets out a breath, his gaze clearing slightly.] Thanks, Sam. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[private] tallerthanthou 2015-05-30 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	[He nods back.] Just let me know if there's anything I can do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[private] foreverjack 2015-05-31 10:49 am UTC (link)
	I will. Be in touch. [And he cuts the feed.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-04-05 03:17 pm UTC (link)
	[It takes a little time before she responds and when she does there are bruises at her neck from where Tyki briefly got hold of her during their "conversation."] I've had the investigative team looking into it, but no. Not yet. [Her tone softens.] I'm sorry, Jack. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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foreverjack
2015-04-06 08:46 pm UTC (link)

I know. [Of course he does; he's part of the Investigative Team, after all. That didn't stop him chasing the tiny tendril of hope that somebody might have come up with something he hadn't heard about.]

Damn it. So what do we do? With Spike, we could shove a soul back inside him, but that's not going to work here, is it? So what do we do?

[He's simultaneously furious and helpless, and he doesn't like it one bit.]

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	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-04-09 12:57 pm UTC (link)
	Kill him. [Not that she'll support this tomorrow after finding how pointless that would be. But today? Today it feels like a pretty good choice.] As a team. [Because she already tried and failed at doing it herself.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] foreverjack 2015-04-10 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	[Sounds good by him. He only has one word to say in response, ground out with weary exasperation:] How? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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kitty_has_claws
2015-04-12 05:05 pm UTC (link)

He's not immortal. He's tough and the intangibility makes him hard to target, but probably not impossible. [She knows their powers don't work the same way, but that doesn't mean they might not have some of the same weaknesses. Magic. Telepathic attacks. Though they're running lower and lower on people with those abilities.]

Maybe see about getting him drunk first. Anything to lower his ability to function and then work on wearing him down. We have the numbers. And fights on more of a primal level than a planned one. We can out think him. [You know, when some of them aren't busy being all emotional in his direction. But even as she gives out some of these ideas she finds herself unsure if they'll work. The exorcists from his world she talked to seemed so sure only exorcists were capable of taking out a noah, and they're definitely fresh out of them. But this is not going to be open season on anyone he comes across. It just can't be.]

There's also the noah itself. He was a regular guy before it became part of him. If we can destroy it, then that should take out his powers and the homicidal tendencies. [Not that she or anyone knows for sure. Allen always wanted to do that. To save them. But it was unproven. His attempts had only left Tyki full of scars that never fully healed.]

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foreverjack
2015-04-15 07:15 am UTC (link)

[Well, that's a bit more encouraging, at least. They actually have options.

His voice softens somewhat.] You sound like you've spent a lot of time working this out. [i.e. before today. She's known it was a possibility for a long time.] I'm sorry.

[He's on the Investigative Team himself and he knows they've been trying to work on this, but it's not his area of expertise so he's mostly left the others to it. He's been working more on the technical aspects of trying to get them out of here.]

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	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-04-21 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Shouldn't I be the one apologizing here? [Or did she already? But she knows what he means. He knows that she and Tyki were once close. That there were...are feelings there. Not to mention the worry she's felt over Reid ever since Tyki took an interest in him.] But yeah. I have. This has been a long time coming. [Not that she ever thought it would be Ianto.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] foreverjack 2015-04-22 07:08 am UTC (link)
	You already apologised. My turn. [His lips twist wryly.] Mutual sympathising, or something. [He takes a breath; makes an obvious effort to think clearly through his grief and fury.] So, we need to get him drunk? Do we have anyone he might actually drink with? He doesn't seem to have many actual friends around here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-04-27 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods a little. Thinking clearly isn't always the easiest thing for her to do when Tyki is involved, so they're a pair right now.] Spike. I don't think Spike would help us though. Not for this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] foreverjack 2015-04-29 01:59 pm UTC (link)
	No, I rather doubt it. [He purses his lips.] Maybe try something a little more direct, then. We've got people who can do mind control, haven't we? Maybe something like that to distract him?f (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-05-07 03:41 am UTC (link)
	M'gann. We've lost some of our heavy hitters in that area, but it's worth a try. Magic might help too. Physical attacks are less effective. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] foreverjack 2015-05-07 09:31 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, M'gann's worth a try. And we could ask the witches again, though yeah, it's a real shame we've lost Zatanna. [For more reasons than just this. He sighs, softly.] Maybe get them to see if they can bind him somehow? Or even get rid of that Noah stuff? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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kitty_has_claws
2015-05-11 09:29 pm UTC (link)

It is. [She didn't know the girl on much of a personal level, but power wise she was impressive and had helped them out more than once. Kitty nods along to Jack's suggestions]

If we can get rid of the Noah that should take care of the powers and the desire to hurt others. ...I think. Even if it's just the powers it should help. [Not that a regular human can't be plenty dangerous on his own especially against other regular humans.]

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	[locked] foreverjack 2015-05-13 01:28 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. [Another sigh. He's finding it kind of hard to focus on discussing this rationally this morning.] Can I leave you to get people working on something? I... really want to get out there and start looking for him. [Ianto, not Tyki, though he's not particularly clear about that.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-05-13 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	[She manages to take it the wrong way even though she has the answer to where Ianto is or at least where he was not long ago.] Of course, but Jack... I already found Tyki. He was at the Devil's Compass. He might still be, but you're not going to be able to take him out alone. [She was foolish to think she could.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] foreverjack 2015-05-14 10:40 am UTC (link)
	[He gives her a bit of a look. Yeah, he noticed those bruises round your neck, Kitty.] Don't worry, I'm not going after him. I meant Ianto. Any idea where I can find him? [A beat.] Or most of him, at least. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-05-19 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. [So the impulsive stopping of Tyki is just her then.] Same place. [But that wording makes her pause. She already knows Ianto isn't intact, but how did Jack?] ...How did you know...? Tyki left something for you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] foreverjack 2015-05-28 09:33 am UTC (link)
	[It's not just her, but apparently Jack has slightly more self-restraint. Who knew? It's not exactly something he's famed for. His expression grows even more grim.] I had an arm left on my front doorstep this morning. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-05-29 02:37 am UTC (link)
	[Of course he did.] I'm sorry, Jack. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] foreverjack 2015-05-30 09:33 am UTC (link)
	Thanks. [A faint twitch of his lips, not even really a smile.] Catch you later. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[locked] kitty_has_claws 2015-05-30 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods.] Good luck. [Because what do you say when someone is about to go see something they should never have to see? She turns the video off. She needs a few minutes to not be okay on her own, and then it's time to figure out how to bring Tyki down.] (Reply to this) (Parent)