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Captain Jack Harkness (foreverjack) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-08-24 10:41:00

Entry tags:

charlotte charles, ianto jones, jack harkness, kanji tatsumi, martha jones, spike

Day 442 / Video and action / open
Video – 9 am

I assume it doesn't need to be said, but everyone get yourselves and anything you want to hang onto to Sector 0.

Anyone need help with anything, let me know.

Action – open

He spends the morning in Sector 2, picking up a few bits they might need in MAHR and then checking for anyone he needs to shoo out of the sector. He pauses to gaze at the Defence Force Headquarters where he spent so much of his time until the last few weeks, and the Library, where Ianto spent so much of his. A whole lot of memories there and who knows if they'll ever return.

The early afternoon is Sector 3, where he checks in briefly on the clinic, visits the hot springs for memory's sake, and then heads for the Bull's Eye store, where he starts loading sleeping bags and other equipment onto trolleys and shuttling them through to Sector 0.

Sector 4 is more personal. He's lived here the whole eight months he's been here, and built up a lot of memories. Bean Crushers, where he gets the last perfectly brewed coffee from his pet bot Taylor. The Daffodil Dive, with the conflicting emotions it invokes. The little row of restaurants called Little Earth where he and Ianto have eaten so many meals. Captain Jack's Exotic Emporium, a more recent venture but one he's put of effort a lot into; he bags up a few of his favourite items to take with him, just in case. And then there's the apartment he's shared with Ianto all this time, chock full of memories, and quite a few little mementoes he's determined not to leave behind, things like the little book of photos Ianto gave him at 'Christmas', and the box of photos he'd lost in the Hub that the wardens had thoughtfully recreated for him.

Come evening, he can be found in Sector 0, mentally checking people off to make sure everyone's there, and wandering around to see if anyone needs a hand setting up.

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readystopwatch
2017-08-24 12:53 pm UTC (link)

It's odd to be saying goodbye to the apartment that's been their home for the last 245 days. Ianto isn't one to get sentimental about things like this but even so this one is particularly hard. He doesn't have much worth bringing with him either. The pocket watch Jack gave him for Christmas, Spike's engagement ring, the small stuffed bear he and Kitty won at ring toss on day 200. The plant Chuck gave him after he died won't travel well so he leaves it behind but he does bring the diary he's kept during his time here. Everything else in his bag is all business; clothes, a torch, first aid kit, toothbrush. Despite the fact that they'll likely be camping out tonight he's in a suit just now. Wouldn't feel right to face trouble without one.

He pauses at the door, taking one last, lingering look around the place that unexpectedly became their home. "Remember our first day here?"

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foreverjack
2017-08-24 02:31 pm UTC (link)

He watches Ianto sorting through what to take, amused by his choice of clothes, but understanding it too. He's in his own battle dress, after all, so why shouldn't Ianto be in his. (Of course, his battle dress is also his seduction dress, his 'vaguely appropriate for quite a few periods of history' dress, and his 'standing looking enigmatic on top of tall buildings' dress, but that only makes it even more important to be wearing it.)

He's about to join Ianto at the door when he remembers the disc the wardens made him of memories of the Doctor, and he dashes back to retrieve it from its drawer, stowing it away safely in his rucksack. Then he comes to Ianto and slides and arm around his waist, taking a long last look round their home, and chuckling at Ianto's question. "Heh, quite a day that was! Nude broadcast from the beach, reunion with the love I'd thought lost forever, spectacular sex, and finishing up with getting black banded for it!"

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readystopwatch
2017-08-24 02:57 pm UTC (link)

Watching Jack collect sentimental objects is a bit strange. He was always so good at hiding those sorta of things at the Hub that Ianto never pictured him as someone who would collect any mementos of his past. It's funny how much he's learned about him here, how much he's been allowed to see. He never would have imagined it when they arrived.

"Not all of us were nude on the beach," He points out dryly, his own arm wrapping around Jack's waist as he takes a moment to say goodbye to all this. "This was only supposed to be short term, wasn't it? The idea of actually living with me seemed to frighten you when we picked out this place."

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foreverjack
2017-08-26 05:06 pm UTC (link)

"Shame," he grins, because Ianto nude on the beach would have been yummy!

Then the grin turns a little self-conscious at Ianto's observation. "It did," he admits, with a little shrug. "The idea that it meant committing to something, when I'd already just lost you once... Hell, it still scares me to death."

Especially given their seemingly unlikely future in this place.

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readystopwatch
2017-08-27 01:38 am UTC (link)

It all seems so long ago. They were different people then, at least when it came to their relationship with each other. When they arrived he was still hard at work pretending to himself this relationship was never going to be anything more than just sex and some good times. That he had to hide his feelings from Jack because surely they must be one sided. That this was never going to be anything real. All of that has changed and a great deal of it happened here and even though he doesn't know what the future holds leaving this place that became their home feels like the end of a chapter. Like there was be something final about closing that door.

There's so much he wants to say but in the end he just smiles, turning his gaze away from their surroundings to Jack's face. "These last eight months have been the best of my life. I'm glad we both got our second chance."

((I've been rereading some of our old threads in some end of game nostalgia. We did a dang good job with these boys here.))

	foreverjack 2017-08-26 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	The image Kanji presents sometimes amuses him, but today he's mostly just glad to have him around. Not that he's expecting physical trouble, but Kanji seems like a useful sort of person to have around if it does manifest. "Hey, Kanji," he says warmly, and grins down at the bunny. "Who's this? I don't think we've been introduced!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stupidcuteshit 2017-08-27 01:28 am UTC (link)
	He is useful at times like this. He might not be able to problem solve what's happening to them but he can sure do his best to punch it. "Huh? Oh. Mochi. I didn't wanna leave her behind." So he brought her and basically nothing else. He didn't even remember a sleeping bag. "This is some freaky shit huh?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2017-08-24 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Martha nodded to Jack as he came by. She had "set up" near the temporary medical center. Of course, she hadn't really brought much for herself. Just a knapsack with the few really special items and a couple other things needed for survival. "We got most of the clinic out. Hopefully we won't need to use it." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2017-08-30 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, trying not to think too much about that," he agreed with grim humour, settling down beside her. It had been a long day and he'd been on his feet for most of it. He glanced about at what had been the entrances to the other sectors, now grey and blank. "Have to say, the signs so far haven't exactly been promising." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)