13- The product of experiments gone wrong

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[A cloud of thick, green smoke appears on the Plane, dissipating almost as suddenly as it appeared. In the middle of it is Jack, his shirt unbuttoned and it's sleeves pushed up to his elbows, a gas mask in one hand. He's coughing slightly, holding a hand over his mouth as he does so] That is the last time I open a container labeled 'Mostly Harmless'

[ooc: This is an idea that can easily be attributed to my current lack of proper sleep, but it's four am and it makes sense now. The gas that surrounded Jack is basically alien truth serum, but in gas form. It won't affect any of the other people on the Plane, but it will make Jack answer any question asked truthfully, not answering lacking as an option.

Have fun!]

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[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[rolls his eyes] It's not like they'll be any lasting damage.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[firm stare, young man]

That really isn't the point.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[rebellious look, and he resents the 'young man' part]

It is.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[you are to him, Jack]

It isn't. Who knows what sort of affect it could have? No matter how long it lasts.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[Jack is 2158 years old, thus the complaint]

It's a truth serum, apparently. And if it was that bad, all I would have to do is die and come back to life.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[coffin time does not count :|]

Which, of course, couldn't have devastating effects in the least. [rubs his temples] And for the record, I'd like it if you made an effort not to. I imagine it's a painful, draining process.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[Does too, because Ten said so!]

Not long term. And it's as simple as dying and being pulled back by whatever keeps me alive; I'll have to show you sometime. [Annoyed? Whatever gave you that idea?]

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[Ten is silly!]

It's still...you being hurt. [deeply sad look] And no, I'd really rather you didn't.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[He's no- ok Ten is silly. But still!]

Not the first time or the last. [And he starts to feel a little guilty at the look, but Jack is stubborn] I'm immortal; death doesn't matter to me.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[that is really not world experience!]

[closes his eyes, for a moment] It matters to the people who care for you.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[He still existed, it counts!]

They'll learn to deal with it soon enough...[half mumbles]

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[he probably died every five seconds! or...all of it, as I like to handwave, because srsly, trauma

his voice suddenly sharp] I am tired of dealing with it.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[I lean towards the latter, because logic and things, I obey them

looks at him, then thinks better of snapping at him]I wish I could care about my own deaths Doctor, I really do.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[now if we could make canon do that

softly] Let us do it for you, then. Be careful for us.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[It's Torchwood; that's on their 'Things to do only when absolutely necessary' list]

And if you don't know about it, who cares then?

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[you mean like continuity?]

If you don't die it won't be an issue.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[just like that elusive thing we call continuity]

Easier said than done, isn't it?

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[it's more like a vague guideline, really]

Generally, but I'm sure you can try. [raises eyebrows] Avoid going round sniffing mysterious gasses, for one thing.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[One step above making it up as you go!]

We didn't know what it was.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[it is a slogan for the Whoniverse, after all]

[lips quirk] Implied by 'mysterious', yes.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[I feel that the writer's laugh in the face of continuity]

There wasn't any better way to find out at the moment.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

You could, perhaps, have waited until there was?

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

I could have but I decided not to because I wanted to find out personally.