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Tweak says, "Goin' down Hwy. 92!"

Ianto Jones (readystopwatch) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-05-02 13:54:00

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ianto jones, jack harkness, martha jones, sam winchester, spike

Day 374 | Action | Open
[The Hub]

[It's a boring dream by Torchwood standards, an interesting one of your work doesn't consist of a top secret science fiction bunker, complete with mysterious alien gadgets lying everywhere, incomprehensible computer programs running on most of the screens and a pteranodon nesting high up near the roof and occasionally squawking to herself.

As for Ianto he's not doing anything as exciting as his surroundings. He's just cleaning up at the end of the day, throwing away empty pizza boxes ordered under the name of Torchwood, washing coffee mugs, dusting off keyboards, putting away discarded firearms. Maybe he's dreaming about this because he organizes thing even in his sleep. Or maybe he just missed his old routine.]

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	readystopwatch 2016-05-03 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	We'll save naked hide and seek for another time, when you know the layout of the place better. [Because the Hub is great for that. He starts up the stairs, holding the door to Jack's office open for him when they reach the top.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-03 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	[ He walks inside, trying to act nonchalant as he looks around. It's harder than he likes to admit and although he's not as tense as he was, he still feels like he's behind enemy lines. ] So this is where the magic happens? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2016-05-03 09:52 pm UTC (link)

[It's alright, Ianto is almost as nervous himself. He keeps worrying he'll have to justify Torchwood, and isn't sure that he can. He relaxes a bit in Jack's office, comforted by the familiarity of it all even if it is strange being here without him. In real life he might resist the idea of fooling around with Spike in here, in their place, but it's a dream and it doesn't feel as bad. He won't mention the bunker below their feet where Jack lives.]

Actually I'd say most of the Torchwood action happens in the SUV. We spend a lot of time driving around at high speeds. If you meant other kinds of magic, well, that happens all over the Hub, or at least in the parts we can get away with.

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chipswiththat
2016-05-03 09:58 pm UTC (link)

Perverts. [ It's half-hearted at best and he has a feeling that despite the bravado, he's about to cockblock himself in a dream. It's all good and well to talk about it, but he doesn't belong here. They'd bag and tag him here. Ianto confirmed as much. ]

Don't know what I expected. Between you and Jack and Gwen, I suppose this is exactly what it should be. [ A bit shit. ]

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readystopwatch
2016-05-03 10:07 pm UTC (link)

[Maybe they would. Maybe it's stills turn this dream will take. He hopes not. That comment gets a slightly sad smile out of him, a quick glance through the glass walls to one particular work station.]

Tosh kept things running smoothly. More than we give her credit for. Owen, too, in his own way. [They were a team and now half that team is gone. It's hard to pick up and keep going from there.]

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-03 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	[ Okay, he doesn't feel safe here but he can tell when his own needs are less important than someone else's. He can get over his own trauma for five goddamn minutes to step in closer and slip an arm around Ianto's waist, tugging him in closer. He's never had a team like that but he gets it. He's watched that dynamic enough from the outside. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2016-05-03 10:23 pm UTC (link)

[Its been almost a year now. It still hurts, but it will always hurt just like everything else about Torchwood. He can live with it. It still feels good to lean back in his arms, taking a long look out over the empty base he doesn't think he'll ever see again. Even if he does get sent back it's just a few more months until it's gone, along with everything else including him. Maybe it's for the best. Torchwood has always been something of a necessary evil.

He turns around in Spike's arms, draping his own around his neck and changing the subject with a practiced ease.] I can't believe you've resided sitting at Jack's desk and putting your boots up on it or something like that for so long.

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chipswiththat
2016-05-04 06:56 am UTC (link)

Well, now you've just gone and ruined it.

[ Not really. It felt pretty ruined from the start. The association he has with places like this, the association he has with this place in particular, including what it'll do to Ianto but also what kind of people it spits out. It's not great, none of it. A proper boner killer, as nice as the idea was to bang on Jack's desk on the off chance he'd know about it.

They shouldn't be here. ]

If this is a dream, then is this really where you want to spend it? At work?

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readystopwatch
2016-05-04 11:58 am UTC (link)

[No, there was never going to be much of a mood here. Even without the cell and the similarities to what's been done to him in his own world this has always been his and Jack's place. They were never going to have much luck with romance in this place.]

I don't really go anywhere else back home. [He admits with a sheepish laugh. His apartment and the Hub. That's the extent of it. Not much of a social life.] I know a place with a good view though. Come on.

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-04 12:22 pm UTC (link)
	[ One more reason to hate Torchwood a little bit — what's the point if that's all you do? Even the Slayer snuck in a few nights out when she could, and that was one girl with the fate of the world on her shoulders, not a gaggle of nerds in a basement. ] Alright. Lead the way, then. [ Anxious to get out and not even bothering to hide it. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2016-05-04 12:59 pm UTC (link)

[That statement probably would be true even without Torchwood. He doesn't make friends easily, doesn't open up to people. His sister lives here and he rarely bothers to see her and her family for reasons that have nothing to do with his job. In that respect this career is perfect for him. It gives him an excuse to be solitary.

He takes Spike's hand again and leads him out of the office, down the stairs to the paving stone by the fountain, the one that's actually the invisible lift.] Hold on.

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-04 01:20 pm UTC (link)
	[ Sounds like more people could benefit from being plucked out of mediocrity, but I digress. He follows along obediently, looking at Ianto with some level of expectation once they come to a stop. What does he have cooked up, here? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2016-05-04 01:47 pm UTC (link)

[He triggers the controls and switches on the lift and just like that it's starts rising up past the fountain. As they get closer to the top the paving slab above them moves aside, allowing theirs to take its place and leaving them standing next to the fountain in the plaza. It's night and deserted, although that may have more to do with it being a dream than the time of day.] Invisible lift. There's a perception filter on this, so even there was anyone around they wouldn't be able to see us.

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-04 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	[ He doesn't tense, per se, though there is a moment of flinching as the ground starts to move. A little bit of a warning wouldn't have been so bad actually but he recovers quickly enough. Still keeping close to Ianto and still keeping his hand in a firm grasp. ] You're just full of helpful lit'le gadgets, aren't you? [ Okay, he's a little impressed here. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2016-05-05 11:46 am UTC (link)

[He did say to hold on. Admittedly that wasn't incredibly specific. Under better circumstances he'd love all this hand holding, and at the very least it makes him feel safer, more grounded here. Like they can get through all the shit that is Torchwood.]

That used to be the point of Torchwood; turn alien tech into things we can use. Jack put a stop to it when he took over about a decade ago. So some of that is left over from before. Some of it is just junk that falls through the Rift and we find a use for.

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	chipswiththat 2016-05-05 12:15 pm UTC (link)
	Don't know what I was expecting. [ This but also not this. He looks out over the deserted plaza, taking in Cardiff. Never been, but Britain is Britain. There's something in the air that makes it feel like home and he's not sure he likes it. ] So no one can see us right now? Ignoring the fact that there's no one here to see us. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-05 01:01 pm UTC (link)
	Not unless they knew we were here, and we really concentrating to see us. It's not so much that we're invisible, more like we're unnoticed. [It is a good view. He's always liked it here.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-05 01:15 pm UTC (link)
	Huh. [ Good enough and if Ianto is right about this being a dream (why wouldn't it be?) then why not take advantage? Spike moves his position, taking a few subtle steps until he's mostly behind Ianto, arms sliding to wrap around him, tugging him back to his chest. ] Almost a shame we don't have an unknowing audience. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-05 01:38 pm UTC (link)
	[He leans back against his chest, actually laughing which is a relief after all the tension.] Jack always wanted to, but it was a bit much for my taste. [He's not saying no, though, and he's very much aware that there is no chance of their privacy being interrupted tonight which does make the thought a little more enticing.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-05 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	[ It's a tender kind of seduction, something that could go either way if he's perfectly honest. He's not set on getting frisky here but wouldn't that be nice? Some positivity in all this stress? So, movements gentle he presses a few light kisses against Ianto's neck, hands moving over the shape of his body through the clothes. ] Still too much? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-05 02:46 pm UTC (link)
	[It is a good change. Even if it's no more than kissing and touching here it's a welcome change from the tone of the rest of this visit. He shifts his head a bit, giving easier access to his neck and making a pleased sound.] No, I wouldn't say so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-05 03:23 pm UTC (link)
	[ Well then. He'll keep it up, nuzzling, kissing, nipping at whatever patch of skin he can get to, hands moving down to take purchase on Ianto's hips. They could have some fun here, or... ] If you're feeling too exposed, I got a few places we could go. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-05 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	[With his back to Spike like this there's not much he can do to return those touches. He's left shivering each time those cool fingers find a new patches of skin.] Where did you have in mind? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-05-05 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe... [ He muses, wondering if he has enough control over this to change the scenery on his own. Is this Ianto's dream? Or are they equal partners in this? ] ...how about California? Sun, sand... bet you haven't had time off in a while. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-05-05 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	[Its a dream. Why shouldn't it be possible? He smiles, turning around within the circle of Spike's arms, taking his eyes off the darkened bay to meet his.] Sounds nice. Think you can manage it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)