he has never been so humiliated

[parked]

That virus was awful. At least it prompted me to actually go through that creepy "meme" and take stock of my life. I'm more than a little concerned that some of those prompt "fills" weren't too far off, but I'm going to erase that fact from my mind.

So, at least that answered some questions as to whether or not the next virus was going to be worse than being turned into a kid. It was.


[LOCKED TO JACK HARKNESS]
And now that all I have to deal with is my immense humiliation by your hands, Jack, I really did want to talk to you. How are you, after your visit to the hospital?
[/LOCKED]


((OOC: Strikes hackable if you feel like you want to make even more fun of Sulu.))

Comments

[parked]

The man wears nice suits. Trust me, a bottle of wine will do wonders. Takeout isn't exactly romantic, you know.

[51stcentury]

Yeah, well. Takeout is all we've managed so far. And what do his suits have to do with anything? Not that they aren't nice. Although, I'm proud of you to be able to recognize that they are.

[parked]

He likes things that look good and make him feel good. It wouldn't kill you to try being fancy, would it? And what's that supposed to mean? Of course I recognized that.

[51stcentury]

No, it wouldn't kill me. I just don't see the point. He told me once that he didn't want me going out of my way to do special things for him, "I'm not a woman, Jack", so. I haven't.

Because you were so flustered the last time I mentioned how nice he looked in them. And said something about how you'd never noticed them before. Of course.

[parked]

I see.

I wasn't flustered. And not noticing how nice someone looks isn't the same as not noticing that the clothes are nice, you know.

[51stcentury]

And what's that supposed to mean?

It isn't? Because I'm pretty sure looking at the suits means that you have to look at the person wearing them as well. Or maybe I'm mistaken, and the suits are just walking around all by themselves...

[parked]

Nothing.

I can look at people without forming an opinion on how attractive they are. It's just one of my many talents.

[51stcentury]

Oh, really now? We're playing things like that?

Look. I was in the military. I'm onto you, here. Either you really are talented, and possibly a saint or a eunuch or something along the same lines, or you are lying through your teeth, because I know how things work there.

[parked]

It's just that, in my experience, someone saying "don't go out of your way" usually means that they want you to. But, Ianto would probably be up-front with you, right?

Just call me St. Sulu, patron saint of obliviousness. In all honesty, I just don't focus on looks.

[51stcentury]

He should know better than to tell me things if he doesn't mean them. I'm not a mind reader or anything even remotely close to it. My psychic levels are not strong enough in the right areas for that.

If you don't focus on looks, then, St. Sulu, what do you focus on?

[parked]

I agree, he should.

Honestly? You'll laugh, but usually I'm more interested in personality and intelligence than how someone looks.

[51stcentury]

Ianto Jones. Glorious, wonderful, expressive man, but when it comes to what he really wants, he is pretty damned tight-lipped.

I'd laugh, but then personality and intelligence are important as well. But I appreciate how a person looks. The 51st century is, well, will be different in the way we judge what is attractive and what isn't, after all.

[parked]

I guess he just doesn't want to be an inconvenience.

I can appreciate how people look as well, but going by my own standards, that's generally the third thing I look at, instead of the first.

[51stcentury]

If you could see me now, I would be rolling my eyes. When is that man ever an inconvenience? Honestly.

Well, at least you admit to looking at it. For a second there, I was worried about you, kid. It's not healthy, to not notice people.

[parked]

Exactly my point.

I wouldn't say that. There are plenty of people, alien and human alike, who have no interest in a person's physical appearance. That's not necessarily my way of doing things, but I can see the appeal.

[51stcentury]

Honestly, if his father was still around, I'd have a bone to pick with the man. It has to be at least half the fault of his upbringing, all that guilt and questioning himself. It's just so typically...Welsh.

[parked]

This is going to sound ridiculously silly, most likely, but you have pointed out to him that the guilt and questioning isn't necessary, right? In a meaningful way, I mean.

[51stcentury]

I have pointed it out to him before. And I meant it. How much more meaningful can you get?

[parked]

You know that I don't necessarily mean just telling him so, right?

[51stcentury]

Well, how else am I going to get my point across to the guy? He's not going to read my mind and just be able to tell from there. If he could, he'd've done it a long time ago, and it might have solved many of us a lot of grief.

[parked]

Do they not have the saying "actions speak louder than words" in the 51st century?

[51stcentury]

Nope. The closest thing we had would probably be translated to... No, I have no idea. It's too hard to translate. There are just too many words you don't have.

[parked]

Well, since I'm pretty sure my saying is more along the lines of what Ianto was raised with than your... moonspeak saying, I'd suggest that you might want to take it to heart. It's harder to doubt the sincerity of actions than it is words, after all.

[51stcentury]

Oh, please, it's not "moonspeak". It's Boesheiv, of course. From where I grew up. We didn't even have a moon, not really, though we did have two suns, which made things rather bright a lot.

Well, then, trust me when I say that my actions are all about appreciating him, in every way I can.

[parked]

Okay, fine. Sunspeak, then.

I'm sure he feels very appreciated for the five minutes you're doting on him.