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capt_harkness (capt_harkness) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-05-20 10:08:00

Entry tags:

!dropped, day 08, ianto jones, jack harkness, logan, open, the doctor (ten)

WHO: Jack Harkness, Logan, Ianto Jones, OTA
WHAT: ~~Jack's ego~~ the Death-Off
WHERE: clocktower
WHEN: Day 8, noon
RATING: High, knowing the mouths in here.
STATUS: Active

First of all, challenging Logan to something like this was completely out of character for Jack. He tried to avoid death at all costs, knowing just how it felt to be dragged over the coals and brought back to life each time. But knowing that Logan couldn't die (or so the man believed) and Jack's utter frustration with the neanderthal, he couldn't help himself.

Well, that and caffeine withdrawl might have had something to do with it. More than something to do with it. Who'd have thought he'd still be suffering with Ianto around? These damned PTB. Was it too much to ask for to get a decent (by his standards) cupof coffee? Not to mention these damned clones running about. Blatantly asking for sex? Jack shuddered, passing the movement off as shivering from the cold. Worst part was... if it was a complete clone, did it carry the same 'side-effect' he had?

God, what if he was stuck with the imbicile for good?

Consequently, Jack knew this was stupid, but he couldn't back down. Besides, it was the best way to provide some entertainment coupled with the 'least' harmful way to take out his aggressions. If anyone was to deal with the Weevils, it was him. Not some arse with a murder complex who couldn't understand that humans weren't always at the top of the food chain.

Standing in front of the clock tower at five minutes to noon, Jack crossed his arms. And waited.

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clawed_one
2009-05-20 02:26 pm UTC (link)

This was going to be ... interesting.

As far as Logan was concerned, Jack was a really, really BAD combination of Wheels and Cyke. Stick up his ass, self righteous, know it all, holier than thou, I know better than you /idiot/.

He'd been severely tempted to not show up ... leave the guy standing there looking like a complete idiot. But knowing the idiot, that'd be misconstrued as cowardice on Logan's part, so he was going.

As far as Logan was concerned, he really didn't have anything to prove here. It was Jack with the ... measuring difficulties.

He walked down the road that led to the clocktower. Didn't take him long to spot Jack, and Logan couldn't help but snort. Unless the guy had something like Cyke's eyes or some shit going for him, Logan figured he could kick the guy's ass. But then, that was usually the case. He'd only met two guys he couldn't beat down on his own ... Magneto and Sabretooth.

"So, you're Jack." He called when he was close enough.

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madeinwales
2009-05-20 05:43 pm UTC (link)

This was beyond stupid. Of all the things Jack could come up with, the best he could do was dying? Really? Dying? Still, Ianto figured that someone sensible needed to be there, so he went, picking his way through melting slush and muddy ground carefully. Once he got there, Ianto looked for dry ground or stone or something to stand on.

"Alright, how is this going to work?" he asked, tugging on his waistcoat and straightening his tie, though both were rumpled beyond repair from being slept in. Still, one did what one could, right? "And are you really going to attempt to kill one another?" Ianto kept his face flat and impassive, but later, when this was all said and done, he was giving Jack a ding round the ear for this.

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fromgallifrey
2009-05-20 06:53 pm UTC (link)

The Doctor had managed to walk fairly quickly from the Carnival to the clocktower. He'd been watching his journals and the ridiculousness of Jack and Logan. This was wrong and pointless and they all had much, much better things to be doing with their time.

Coming up the path with his hands in his pockets the Doctor surveyed the scene - three men and two seemingly brimming with testosterone. He knew why Jack was; though, what was up with Logan remained to be seen.

Taking up a spot leaning against a nearby tree the Doctor removed an apple from his pocket and proceeded to have lunch. If they were going to act foolish, it's not like his logic was going to stop them - he'd just have to be there to pick up the pieces. He was, however curious as to how a winner would be decided; if in fact neither of them could die.

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capt_harkness
2009-05-20 09:25 pm UTC (link)

Part of Jack wondered if Logan even was going to show up in general. Yes, he would have been disappointed,but Jack knew it would save himself the tongue lashing he knew he'd be getting from Ianto. Which was the main reason why Jack refused to glance at the man standing by his side. But there was no turning back now that Logan was here, was there?

"Logan," Jack said, nodding curtly. He kept in mind what Shannon had said about claws, though saw nothing at the present. Well, that would add a bit of fun wouldn't it? Jack would just have to rely on his own skills when doing... whatever they'd do.

Out of the corner of his eye, Jack saw the Doctor approach. He drew in a breath, half expecting the man to come and stop him, but at the same time -- the Doctor knew Jack's feelings on the Weevils and those who were killing them outright. He made sure to catch the Doctor's eye, gave him a curt nod then looked back at Logan.

"Could do it any number of ways. Most creative deaths we ever had or just an out spar-match..." Jack shrugged. "I'm open to suggestions."

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	clawed_one 2009-05-20 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Doc." Logan greeted the Doctor, then glanced over at the other guy. "Haven't met you yet." He shrugged. Privately, he was pretty convinced he had dibs on 'most fucked up ways someone tried to kill me'. "Well, like I said, I ain't gonna try to kill you, but anything other than that's fine by me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

madeinwales
2009-05-21 08:04 am UTC (link)

"Ianto Jones," he replied to the sort of greeting and nodded a tiny bit. Ianto's arms crossed over his chest and he glanced back and forth between the two would be combatants, brow furrowed.

"If it's all the same to the both of you, I'd rather you just relate the odd ways you've died instead of actually beating the stuffing out of one another. The whole point of this place seems to be divide and conquer and I'd rather not help them along any, if you don't mind."

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fromgallifrey
2009-05-21 11:24 am UTC (link)

The look from Jack was caught, curt nod and all. If the Doctor ever had a cryptic expression he was not using it now. Instead, Jack encountered a rather stern faced man who's look said quite plainly 'bad idea.'

The Doctor nodded to Logan; and while he didn't quite want to admit that he thought Logan a bit more of a barbarian than Jack - it did suprise him that he would have come out for something like this. Really, who does this?

Keeping his distance he continued to chew on his apple hoping it would become a battle of words rather than physical one-up-manship.

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capt_harkness
2009-05-23 10:41 am UTC (link)

Jack couldn't give the Doctor a sheepish expression, it would have completely ruined the mood he was trying to create. Instead, the Doctor's look was met with an even expression, followed by a curt nod.

"And here I thought you wanted to referee," Jack's face broke into a grin for the first time as he glanced at Ianto. The expression melted and turned serious once more as Ianto looked back at Logan. "Hell, they're probably laughing at the simple thought of this." Jack shrugged, hands stuffed into his trouser pockets, pushing the edge of his coat back. "What to start with? The usual deaths are so... usual. Strangest death. Though at the same time, suppose it's always possible one could make something up, isn't it? Question comes in proving it happened."

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clawed_one
2009-05-23 02:49 pm UTC (link)

Logan shrugged. "I can tell when people are lying, so I'll know if you're bullshitting me. Problem comes with you believing mine ... though I have one I can prove. Might make you more inclined to believe the others."

The Doc and Ianto weren't the only ones that thought this was funny. Logan did too. But oh well.

"Might as well start. A while back I got nabbed by some nasty types on my world that wanted to create a living superweapon. Among other shit they did, they split me open and coated my bones with metal ... and gave me metal claws to go with." And he popped a claw.

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madeinwales
2009-05-24 07:45 am UTC (link)

"I am refereeing, I've just got no interest in watch you die. Or him, for that matter." Ianto lifted a hand and gestured towards Logan. Really, he had no interest in watching anyone die, even if it didn't stick.

...oh. Oh. The claw was .. interesting. And sort of weird. Probably very useful, too. Seeing it pop out sent Ianto's eyebrows into his hairline and he glanced back at Jack. Your turn, then, Captain?

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fromgallifrey
2009-05-24 01:51 pm UTC (link)

The Doctor had been scribbling frantically in his journal - only half paying attention to the others. That Ryuzaki had a talent for making his head hurt. It was not good when people make his head hurt.

Snapping the book closed the Doctor caught the tail end of Logan's speech just in time to hear the ring of a claw popping through the man's flesh. "Adamantium?" His head tilted a little. Quite a distinct little twang the metal gave. That was... novel.

The Doctor would have been more in an excitable mood if it weren't for the black cloud that Ryuzaki had so systemically placed over his head. Bugger that.

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capt_harkness
2009-05-28 10:26 pm UTC (link)

Adamantium caused Jack to lift an eyebrow as well. He tried to catch the Doctor's eye, wondering what the other man thought of that development. That was one of the last things Jack really wanted to hear -- particularly if it was in that. Jack's eyes fixated on the claw, arching a brow as if to say 'impressive'.

Jack knew the death of his that would beat them all, but it was one of those things he didn't like bringing up. Hell, it was one of those things he had hoped to keep from Ianto for a good long time. He'd never explained why the Daleks spooked him so when they had shown up, why there had been a look of pure panic on his face. But... Jack drew in a breath. If he wanted to win, he would have to divulge all.

"The worst creatures you could imagine. Aliens, though that may be too kind. They're known across the galaxies as the Daleks." Jack's gaze flicked quickly towards the Doctor, ignoring Ianto for the time being. "They say very little, but when they say 'Exterminate', that's it. Game over. And being the last man standing, facing down the entire army of 'em."

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clawed_one
2009-05-28 11:15 pm UTC (link)

Both of Logan's eyebrows went up. "How the hell'd you know?" He wants to know. "But yeah, it's adamantium." He retracts the claw, and listens to Jack's attempt.

It sort of lacks in punch, because 'worst alien you can imagine' is sort of vague, but Logan gets the general gist from the description. "That had to have been nasty." He allows. Then grins. "Tossed through the windshield of a truck, got the shit kicked out of me by a guy that looked like Sasquatch. Got my life force sucked out of me ... twice ... got into a deathmatch with Sasquatch and had to tangle with a guy who could manipulate metal twice. All in the space of a week." He grimaced. "That ... beat my old record for most almost-deaths in the shortest length of time."

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madeinwales
2009-05-29 06:35 am UTC (link)

Oh God.

Ianto's head lifted and he stared at Jack for a minute or so, before turning back to Logan. "Nasty doesn't begin to cover it. They're .. twisted. Nothing stops them except a high powered laser. Their goal is the destruction of every other species save their own. In the universe." Granted, they did look like giant pepper pots with plungers attached, but they did inspire terror in people who dealt with them. Ianto wrapped his arms round himself and repressed a shudder. He had been panicked himself, when the Daleks had come.

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fromgallifrey
2009-05-29 08:14 am UTC (link)

It wasn't fair to say the Doctor had been surprised that Jack's coup de gras had been his experience on Satelite 5. The Doctor inwardly winced. He'd seen the Daleks. He knew what those blasters of theirs did. He knew what they looked like, sounded like, and what they did. Daleks, he knew, exterminated.

His arms crossed - he didn't need to pipe up about the Daleks. No, Jack had got himself in to this match and the Doctor was not there to help him win it. He kept his carefully maintained pokerface intact and continued to listen.

Logan was curious how he knew. "Adamantium has this interesting frequency when it colides with something - especially if it scrapes against itself," the ringing, popping noise of those claws as they cut both his skin and locked into place let that ring go right into the Doctor's head. "And," he was making faces like he was tasting something interesting in the top of his mouth, "I can sort of... er.." he let it go.

He cracked open his journal and scowled. Ryuzaki. Back into his own little world a moment, feeling all patience leaving him.

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capt_harkness
2009-06-05 03:08 pm UTC (link)

Using the experience on Sattelite 5 hadn't been Jack's original intent, but it was the first thing that came to mind. It was hard to explain the Daleks to those who didn't know and while he knew his description had been vague, Jack had the sense that Logan understood. He didn't need to look at Ianto or the Doctor for further confirmation. This wasn't exactly the way he had intended to tell Ianto about where his immortality came from, but there it was. Hell, he probably wouldn't have ever shared that to be quite honest.

Jack barely managed to contain the laugh seeing the expression on the Doctor's face. "It's one of those... things. Travel around a lot and you'd be surprised what all one hears and learns of from time to time."

"Sounds like quite the week," Jack said, face sliding back into it's typical grin. He was done thinking of Daleks. There were better things to focus on. "Sasquatch? Interesting. I had a tangle with Abaddon once. The demon. Had my life force sucked out in order to save all of Cardiff. Not to mention finding myself in any number of different times and alternate worlds. Javelin has to be one of the most painful deaths, though getting tossed off a building a good sixty stories up is right up there too."

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clawed_one
2009-06-06 07:23 pm UTC (link)

Logan snorted. "Sorta looked like a Sasquatch anyway. 'Bout seven feet of hair, bad attitude, bloodlust and no conscience at all."

Logan blinked at Jack's recital. "Javelin? As in the weapon? Or a person?" Valid question, where Logan comes from. "Definitely sounds like you've done the rounds, that's for damn sure." He admitted.

But then, this had never been about Logan proving how big his own balls were. If it had, they'dve been fighting long since.

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	madeinwales 2009-06-08 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	He didn't like this. Ianto didn't like being reminded about death and he didn't like being reminded about Jack's deaths in particular. Sighing a little, he bent and dusted off a bit of masonry to perch himself on and occasionally glanced over at the Doctor, wondering. "So, you've both died horrific deaths. Am I allowed to call this a draw?" (Reply to this) (Parent)

fromgallifrey
2009-06-11 08:49 am UTC (link)

The Doctor's journal snapped shut and disappeared into his deplthless pocket. He finally gave the trio his full on attention. Jack and Logan still playing the sparring match of testosterone against testosterone; Ianto looking on and hoping the rather ridiculous display would come to a close; and then there was the Doctor, quiet observer.

Perhaps he was trying to make a judgement with regard to Logan and Ianto's mettle. He was already quite aware of Jack's; but the other two? They left a bit for him to question and wonder about. It appeared, however, he wasn't going to be able to get too much information from the task at hand.

Turning away quietly the Doctor was walking away. He had seen enough.

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