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Gwen Cooper (coopergwen) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2009-01-02 22:05:00

Entry tags:

arrival, complete, day 27, gwen cooper, jack harkness, michiru kaioh

Who: Gwen Cooper and Jack Harkness (and whoever wants to play greeter)
When: Day 27
What: A Simple Rift Gift Chase?
Rating: PG-13 to be safe
Status: Complete

"You said this was a simple runaway weevil!" came the voice of Gwen Cooper from within the sewers. She and Jack had been chasing the weevil for at least the last couple of hours and as usual Gwen took her now usual header into some sewer water, something that before losing Tosh and Owen would have been a cause of laughter. But now she missed the wisecracks that would have come post landing. She turned long enough to hide a sneeze, not knowing she was coming down with more than a simple ear infection.

In the aftermath of the Earth being stolen by the Daleks Torchwood had been busy with the usual duties but there was something missing. Owen's wisecracks and the brains of Tosh since they had died pre Dalek invasion. That was when she took another crash landing into what she figured was a stray puddle of sewer water but this was bigger than normal, even for the sewers of Cardiff.

"Jack! Where are you?" came the female voice, soaking wet but otherwise in one piece and with her bag somehow landing neatly close by. The light caught the simple ring on its chain around Gwen's neck, her wedding ring.

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coopergwen
2009-01-06 01:44 am UTC (link)

Gwen slipped over to next to Jack, her dark eyes scanning the area around them. She kept hitting redial on her phone since she was still trying to locate Andy Williams for some insight or at worst a way out. But something felt very fishy and she shot Jack a look that said only one thing,something feels really wrong. But the simple wedding ring around her neck caught the bit of light which helped a little.

She added for the younger woman,"Please excuse the smell, we were on a hunt when this turn around seems to have happened".

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seawinds
2009-01-06 07:07 am UTC (link)

Michiru gave a short, humorless laugh. "You're a long way from where you were" she said with only the faintest trace of bitterness. She gave the two a long appraising look, trying to figure out what kind of new people the Planet had dumped on them all. The gentleman at least had the politeness to have introduced himself. The woman hadn't, but it did seem the two of them had been in the middle of something when their were grabbed, so Michiru figured she'd let that slide.

"I am Michiru Kaioh, and I welcome you to Mirage. If you'll follow me, we can get you room keys and you can clean up a bit."

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cannot_die
2009-01-06 04:25 pm UTC (link)

It was the laugh that convinced Jack that the young woman wasn't lying. He had enough experience to recognise that ring of bitterness that couldn't be feigned. He also began to suspect that they weren't on earth anymore. An earth-equivalent but not earth. There were plenty pf planets around like that. The big question was whether this was due to the Rift or not.

"Thank you, Michiru-san," he said with another short bow and a smile. He began to follow the young woman and gestured for Gwen to join them. It was always easier to go along with the flow when trying to find out information. "You called this place Mirage? Is it the name for this area in particular or the name of the planet?"

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	coopergwen 2009-01-06 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	Gwen nodded as she slung her bag over one arm and followed Jack and Michiru. She leaned in and whispered to Jack,"Can't rule out the Rift, not yet". Gwen added for Michiru,"Gwen Cooper and what do you know about this place" turning long enough to hide a sneeze,"Excuse me". (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seawinds
2009-01-06 06:45 pm UTC (link)

Michiru inclined her head gracefully at the gentleman's bow. He seemed nice. The woman on the other hand - well, what could one expect from gaijin?

"Bless you" she said a touch coldly as the woman sneezed. "As far as I know Mirage is this whole place. There's not much to it outside the resort. Just desert from what I've been told" She hadn't done much exploring herself, but she trusted those who had. She led the two of them into the main building and the thrice-damned rules. At least they could be warm while realizing the bad news.

"Welcome to Mirage" she said again, indicating the rules. "You'll want to read those, then we can find your rooms and such."

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cannot_die
2009-01-07 01:35 am UTC (link)

"Interesting," Jack said with interest, shooting a brief concerned glance at Gwen. She sounded like she was getting a cold. "I've never heard of a world called Mirage before. It looks very lovely but..."

He'd been about to ask how they got off the planet when the young woman stopped and gestured, saying something about rules. He read them through and his breath caught.

The planet had brought them here? A sentient planet? Well, that... wasn't out of the realms of the possibility but...

Ianto was going to kill him.

And he couldn't stay here. He had responsibilities back on Earth. He'd made the choice to accept them after the whole debacle with the Master.

"Has anyone tested these rules, Michiru-san?" he asked quietly. "The one about leaving in particular?"

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coopergwen
2009-01-07 01:44 am UTC (link)

"Good question" Gwen finally spoke, she knew Rhys would worry if she was not home around the usual time. She hit redial one final time and right about the same time Jack's breath caught she got a look at the tablet. She whispered to Jack,"I can't get Andy and I hit redial at least 5 times since my first hunch was bad signal" before turning to quickly sneeze and fish a tissue from her pack. She slid her hand into Jack's and did the only thing that made sense given what they had gone through as of late, she gave his hand a gentle squeeze.

But her brain was spinning, a sentient planet was a new one even for her. Gwen whispered to Jack,"I think we can rule out the Rift now".

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seawinds
2009-01-07 06:12 am UTC (link)

Michiru sighed inwardly. Her hearing was perfectly good, better than good, after years and years of musical training. She couldn't pick up on everything the woman whispered, but she could pick up on enough to wonder why the woman was bothering with whispering. Rudeness, that's what it was, rudeness plain and simple.

"Oh it's been tested sir" she said, not bothering to hide the fact that she was talking just to him. "Trust me, we've tried" Her tone was laced with bitterness, but she forced herself to give him a small smile as she glanced around. There should be keys somewhere... Yes, there was the blinking red lights. She slipped around the counter and picked out the two keys.
"Looks like you're both in F dorm" she said, handing them their respective keys. "If you'd like sir, I can show you the way."

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cannot_die
2009-01-07 03:12 pm UTC (link)

Jack gave Gwen's hand a squeeze and then gave her a small, slightly sad smile. "We're not on Earth anymore, Gwen," he said in a normal tone of voice. He hadn't been there in a while but he knew the Japanese were more conscious of propriety and politeness than the West. "You're not goign to get a signal." She wasn't going to like that.

"Right," he said grimly. He didn't really accept that there wasn't a way off. There had to be one. He took the key the young woman offered him and saw F207 written on the key fob. He smiled winningly at Michiru. There was no point getting frustrated with her after all. She was being extremely helpful though he hadn't missed her reaction to Gwen. He could wish that Gwen was a bit quicker to pick up on other people's moods. "Thank you. I think we'd both like that."

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coopergwen
2009-01-07 03:37 pm UTC (link)

Gwen had just redial when she heard Jack's statment about her phone. As she came to grips with the fact she was not going to get a signal she simply dropped the phone back into her back, turning around just long enough to sneeze into her tissue. She was indeed coming down with a cold from too little sleep and too many trips into the sewers as of late.

"That would be nice" Gwen meekly nodded. She could only shoot the younger woman a look of apology and accepted her own key. She gave Jack one of her unique looks that simply said one thing,"We have to talk". But her eyes spoke a different story (one only Jack would understand), the last few weeks were finally starting to catch up to her.

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seawinds
2009-01-07 08:21 pm UTC (link)

"This way then" Michiru said returning Jack's smile. He was quite charming, even if he did currently smell like he'd just crawled out of the sewers. She led them out of the main building and over to the F dorm.

"I'm over in C dorm, which is across the way" she said as they walked. "The Planet provides just about everything one could want. Food, entertainment; there's even a party going on today if you're interested. Everything's provided except a way home." She sighed as she opened the door to the F dorm and ushered the two newcomers in. It didn't take long to find Jack's room, so she stopped in front of the door.

"This one is your room" she said. "Though before you go in, I should warn you, the Planet makes rooms it thinks you will like. Mine was far, far too much like my one at home. It can be a bit of a shock."

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cannot_die
2009-01-07 09:25 pm UTC (link)

Jack nodded as he listened to what Michiru had to say. So the planet provided a richly gilded cage, did it? Nice but Jack had no intention of staying here. Earth might have its downsides but he much preferred it that way.

"Thank you, Michiru-san. I count myself warned," he said with another bow and one of his flirtatious smiles. "Your help has been invaluable and I do hope to see you again."

He then turned to Gwen and gave her a reassuring smile. "Gwen, get cleaned up and get some rest, okay? We'll figure this out and get home, I promise. Trust me, I want to get back to Ianto as much as you want to get back to Rhys."

With that he opened the door and stepped into what had to be the most interesting rooms he'd seen in a very long time.

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coopergwen
2009-01-07 09:43 pm UTC (link)

Gwen nodded,"By the looks of things I am just a few doors away. But you win, lose the sewer stink and I'll be good and rest" making a weak joke in the process.

But her heart was back in Cardiff and with Rhys as she opened the door to her room and what she saw shocked even someone like her. The room was a perfect match to her and Rhys's flat and the workspace was exactly like the one she has in the Hub. The black leather notebook sitting next to the computer was what struck her most, the symbol for Torchwood was on the front along with her name.

"Ok Jack, once we lose the sewer stink we have to talk" she decided to herself. But a few minutes later the only sound coming from Gwen's room was the sound of a full blast shower mixed with a lot of sneezing and dry heaving (having been able to keep the fact she was getting a nasty cold from Jack the whole time).

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