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Tweak says, "Mirror, mirror on the wall.."

Captain Jack Harkness (timeaftertime) wrote in tempus_alt,
@ 2010-05-25 01:03:00

The further determining of is-she-or-isn't-she Tosh
Continued from here

As expected, John returns to the medbay not long after he left. Jack hears the "did you miss me" call, rolls his eyes, and turns his head to call back, "No! You'd have to be gone a lot longer than that." And seeing the blood on John's face, he opens up the drawer with the bandaging in it. "Want to get cleaned up while I configure it?"

He figures Tosh and Ianto have heard the commotion and will be expecting them back up at the sofa, but he wants the equipment ready to go first. And it wouldn't hurt to re-familiarize himself with it, too, so he can better answer any curious questions they have about it.

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	so_hartless 2010-05-28 04:59 am UTC (link)
	"Didn't even pull my gun!" He smirks, pulling a large packet out of pocket. "Come on, I'm not that stupid." He tosses the battery pack to Jack and heads back up out of the Medbay, heading toward the couch. "Hey kids, everyone playing nicely? Mind if I join the sandbox?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tensairedux 2010-05-28 05:02 am UTC (link)
	Tosh turns her smile on John. "Ianto and Jack got married!!" She exclaims delightedly, still holding Ianto's hand in hers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2010-05-28 05:06 am UTC (link)
	He looks up at John and rolls his eyes. "Would it matter if we said yes?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_hartless 2010-05-28 05:09 am UTC (link)
	He frowns slightly. "Yeah, so I've gathered. Yippee skippy for them." He grins at Tosh and smooshes himself onto the couch with them. "Jack's got more to try...be up in a bit..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tensairedux 2010-05-28 05:17 am UTC (link)
	Tosh scoots closer to Ianto to make more room for John to sit. "You know, it probably wouldn't kill you two to be nicer to each other. Just thinking aloud." She heaves a sigh. "Define "more"." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2010-05-28 05:23 am UTC (link)
	"Don't mind him, he's just jealous." He gives Tosh's hand a squeeze. "It'll be all right. Jack won't hurt you, I promise." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_hartless 2010-05-28 05:28 am UTC (link)
	"Only a little," he mumbles under his breath. "I AM being nicer. I'm not punching him, am I?" He pats Tosh's knee. "Nothing bad. He's being really damn thorough, but it's fine. I like it better when he puts that follow-through to better use, personally." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tensairedux 2010-05-28 05:48 am UTC (link)
	She leans back into the couch with a heavy sigh. "Once upon a time, I used to run the experiments, not BE them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2010-05-28 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	He gives Tosh a soft smile, trying to reassure her. "I'm sure he'd be glad to give you your job back, if you wanted it." After what happened to her, though, he can't blame her if she doesn't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timeaftertime 2010-05-31 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	After he's finished checking that all's well with the equipment and inserting batteries as needed, he hauls them up the stairs with him. He gives John's hand a brief glare-- it's on Tosh's knee why?-- but then looks to Tosh with a smile. "Ready to put on some fancy dress?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_hartless 2010-06-03 04:07 am UTC (link)
	John notices the glare, and squeezes Tosh's knee for good measure before removing his hand, lacing it with the other behind his head as he leans back on the couch trying to look innocent. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tensairedux 2010-06-03 04:10 am UTC (link)
	She quirks an eyebrow at both of them, but addresses Jack. "Fancy dress? Why fancy dress?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timeaftertime 2010-06-03 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Reaching into the bag, he pulls out one of the devices, the look of it suggesting a mishmash of computer guts and dress-up tiara with a dash of Geordi La Forge's VISOR. Not exactly aesthetically pleasing, that. "Tosh, will you go to the ball with me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tensairedux 2010-06-03 04:24 am UTC (link)
	Tosh looks from the contraption, which is rather an affront to her computer-geek mind, then back to Jack. "You so clearly need me back at work. What poor helpless technology was mangled to make that!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timeaftertime 2010-06-03 04:28 am UTC (link)
	He laughs, loud and genuine, then offers the offensive device again. "Not my fault! That's how they make them!" More seriously but trying to make it light, he adds, "Yeah, we've missed you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2010-06-03 04:30 am UTC (link)
	"We have missed you. I'm sure you'd do a much better job with something like this." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_hartless 2010-06-03 04:37 am UTC (link)
	"I can vouch that I found it like that!" John volunteers less-then helpfully with a grin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tensairedux 2010-06-03 04:40 am UTC (link)
	She gives them a look that she hopes communicates how hopeless she finds them, but smiles any way. "So, do you want me to take it apart and make it better, or put it on my head?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

timeaftertime
2010-06-03 04:45 am UTC (link)

"You'll rarely, very rarely hear me say this, but I vouch for John on this. It's just how they are." Urk. Moving on!

"Put it on your head, and maybe later you'll get to play with it! There might be a bedazzler buried around somewhere..." As if Tosh's idea of improving the thing is glitzing it up-- he knows when it comes to her, it'd turn into some amazing, sleek, high-functioning-- right, tangents. "And if you order now, you'll also get these bonus cuff bracelets absolutely free!" Those are offered over as well, and they at least look less ridiculous than the head piece.

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	tensairedux 2010-06-03 04:57 am UTC (link)
	"My lucky day." She holds out her wrists and leans her head forward. "Alright, let's get this over with. And Jack? Please... never mention a bedazzler again." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	timeaftertime 2010-06-03 05:22 am UTC (link)
	He gives her hair a light touch and shows her the cuffs. "Separate, see, not joined. Just like bracelets. Is that all right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2010-06-03 05:25 am UTC (link)
	He puts an arm around Tosh, wanting to support her as much as he can while she goes through this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tensairedux 2010-06-03 05:28 am UTC (link)
	She smiles at Ianto, quietly whispering "Thank you." She nods to Jack. "It's fine. I'm ready." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	so_hartless 2010-06-03 05:32 am UTC (link)
	John watches with feigned interest. He doesn't have any questions, so he doesn't really care about these tests. He wonders if it would be bad taste to pretend to sleep or make robot noises. He gives Tosh an encouraging nod instead. (Reply to this) (Parent)

timeaftertime
2010-06-03 05:32 am UTC (link)

"Doesn't hurt at all, promise. Just a sort of weird tingle thing, like a small current or your foot going to sleep." No head explode, very important.

He places another item onto the coffee table, a sort of display monitor, then he sits down on the table next to it. "It's not an interrogation type of device, not like a lie detector. We're going to talk, and it's going to monitor. It's a bit psychic."