✘ 02

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

[Ianto's working on fixing a heavily modified piece of tech from instructions Tosh has given him.  He's alternating between paper and machine, working methodically through the instructions.

Loud pterodactyl is loud, and so it's easier to get it done on the Astral Plane than at the Hub (or so Ianto hopes).]

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[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Vive la revolution.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

[He throws him an angry look, before returning to what he was doing.] Shut up.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[pouts] But I want to see the pointless struggling! It warms my hearts.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

It's not pointless. We win eventually.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

That's... what is that?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Not necessarily. The thing about a paradox machine is that time and space aren't really that stable around it. It's entirely possible that, in your universe, you lose.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

A lot of alien-tech thrown together. [He looks at it thoughtfully for a moment.] We should probably rename it at some point; I'm pretty sure it doesn't even do what it was originally meant to anymore.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Have a curious police officer examining the machine.] What's this supposed to do?

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

Alien tech. [Laughs a little bit.] Still don't quite believe all that, but I suppose I gotta, don't I?

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

No we don't.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Don't what? Have a chance of losing? If you think that, you're definitely from some bizarre alternate universe.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

Well, you don't have to. It's just slightly easier for you if you do. Saves you coming up with your own explanation.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite sure what it did originally-- in theory it should help hide our machines signals from any network we don't want to pick it up.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

Rather have a hard time with the truth than prop my ego up with a lie. [Shoves his hands into his pockets and leans over to get a closer look.]

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

Jack said we win. I'm hardly going to listen to you over him, am I?

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Hm. Interesting. Oh--Misaki Kirihara of the NPA. Japanese National Police Agency. You must be new. Already taking advantage of the opportunities this place offers, I see.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Oh, Mister Jones, you didn't listen to what I said, did you? [tsks] Learning to listen properly is one of the most important traits in a servant. They ought to throw you out.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

You'll be surprised by how easy it is to get used to the idea of aliens. [He lets him look, but he's keeping a close eye on him just in case.]

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

Ianto Jones-- Torchwood.

And I thought it might be slightly easier to get this finished here without Myfanwy distracting me. I'm not so convinced it was a good idea now.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

I just said I didn't want to listen to you, didn't I? [Glares] And I'm not a servant.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[laughs] If it makes you feel better.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well. Adjusted to the idea of immortals pretty quick, so. [He steps back, because even with Szilard's memories and the alchemist's instincts that come with them, he isn't much of a scientist.] Must be a genius to tinker around with somethin' like this.

[didorothy]

[just sort of hovers, curious, because interrupting people is bad, but shiny technology is good]

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

Ianto... Nice to meet you. [A little awkwardly, as the kisses Jack gave her when she came back to life are now bouncing around guiltily in her brain.] You work with Harkness?

[Frown. Suddenly she's not feeling so guilty.] I can leave you to your work if you would prefer.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

I think just about anything other than listening to you makes me feel better.