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Captain Jack Harkness (foreverjack) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-08-07 20:52:00

Entry tags:

ianto jones, jack harkness, spike

Day 440 / Action / Closed and open
Closed to Spike

He spoke to both Spike and Ianto separately yesterday and was assured that Spike was handling it all and not to worry. He tried, but he can't honestly say he slept very well, and it's still early when he gives up altogether and slips along to Spike's apartment – early enough that Spike might not even have slept yet at all if he's stayed up watching over a distraught Ianto.

He knocks on the door softly so as not to wake Ianto if he has managed to sleep, knowing that Spike's superior hearing will catch it. "Spike? Can I come in?"

Closed to Ianto

Later in the day, he takes over custody of Ianto so Spike can go off and do what he needs to do. He keeps it together well enough while Spike's there, because there still seems to be something of a need to keep a brave face on in front of Spike, but as soon as the door shuts behind Spike he can't stop himself pulling Ianto tightly into his arms. "I was worried about you."

Open

Tyki's back, and he can't help but be worried by that, but he's not going to let it stop him going about his daily business either. Especially since apparently tomorrow they're going to lose their beach for some indefinite time period, so he's damn well going to make the most of it while it's still there! He spends extra long this morning swimming, and then lying on the sand under the fake sun to dry off, enjoying its rays while he can. (Sure, it's the same sun in the rest of the dome, but it's the bit about being beside the sea that he enjoys, hearing the lap of the waves, smelling the salt in the air, feeling the spray on his skin.)

Later in the day, he goes along to Captain Jack's Exotic Emporium and sends away the helpful bot who minds the store when he's not there. He gazes round at all the stock, wondering if all this will be the next to go, right after he's got it all set up just the way he wanted it.

Towards the end of the day (but before he takes Ianto home) he can be found patrolling through Sectors 1 and 5, looking for anyone still remaining there, to encourage them to get out while they still can.

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foreverjack
2017-08-08 01:29 pm UTC (link)

It's strange, but Ianto going straight to Spike rather than him didn't bother him anywhere near as much as he might have expected. He trusts Spike more than he would ever have thought possible - and as far as Ianto's concerned, possibly more than he'd trust himself. He knows Spike would do anything for Ianto. With Spike is just about the safest place Ianto could be.

That doesn't stop him almost desperately needing to feel Ianto warm and whole in his arms, though. There's no way he's letting go of him any time soon.

"We won't let anything happen to you this time," he promises, without enough insight to guess that it's less being hurt himself that Ianto's worried about and more him getting hurt. "With any luck, he won't be around for long anyway." Hey, he can hope, can't he?

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readystopwatch
2017-08-08 03:36 pm UTC (link)

"From what he's said he doesn't have much interest in hurting me." Of course Ianto talked to Tyki. It was the last thing he wanted to do and yet not something he could resist once he saw that video. Does he believe him? It's hard to say. He knows it was random last time so to an extent he does. But even still just the knowledge that he's here triggers a sense of dread in him, an expectation that he's going to round a corner any minute and find himself face to face with him.

"He mentioned being more interested in other people. I'm more frightened of him harming you or anyone else here than me." He knows how bad it is. He wouldn't wish that on anyone.

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foreverjack
2017-08-12 03:26 pm UTC (link)

He lets out a bit of a rude snort at the idea of Tyki going for him. "Don't you worry about me. I can take anything he decides to fling at me. He can't do anything to me that's anywhere near as bad as seeing what he did to you!"

And then he belatedly realises that Ianto would go through all that too if he were to let Tyki get to him and he shifts track abruptly.

"Anyway, Spike seems to think he's not in a state to hurt anyone at the moment. Let's hope he's right about that, eh?"

((OOC: Sorry for the slow - partly wanting to get further with Spike so I knew where Jack would be at regarding Tyki, partly just life jamming my brain up with other stuff!))

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readystopwatch
2017-08-13 05:32 pm UTC (link)

"I keep trying to tell myself that." He replies, not sounding all that convinced. He's not in any hurry to lose contact with Jack so he keeps an arm wrapped around him as he heads to the couch to continue their conversation there. He might as well sit, since it's not as though he has any intention of leaving the apartment today.

"I never really knew him outside of that night, so I can't get a good read on him or what he might do. And even if he ant hurt anyone just knowing he's here makes me feel so weak and useless. I hate that he still has to power to overwhelm me without doing a thing."

((No worries I've been out of town anyway!))

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