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

[51stcentury]

Oh, you hear those sorts of things, do you?

No, he's. He's a special case, I guess. I don't know how he does it, really. I know that I'd be, well, a lot less fun to be around, to say the least.

[parked]

Second- and third-hand, of course.

Some people just handle the bad things that happen to them better than others. He's luckily got a personality that can withstand a lot of crap.

[51stcentury]

Oh, yeah. Of course.

It makes me wonder what sort of guy he'd be if he hadn't had to put up with all that crap. Much as it might be horrible of me to say it, if he hadn't lived the life he had, he might not be half as enjoyable a person as he is now.

[parked]

You don't seem convinced.

He wouldn't be the same person, that's obvious enough.

[51stcentury]

Oh, it's just. I'm surprised as observant a guy as yourself would have to hear things like that from an outside source, is all.

From what I've seen thanks to this place, and what he's told me about when he was young, obviously not. Our Mr. Jones has done quite a bit of maturing, even in the years since he's been hired by Torchwood.

[parked]

Maybe I'm just a terrible judge of what's charming and flirtatious these days.

How old is he, exactly?

[51stcentury]

Well. Perhaps you are. It'd be a damned shame for you to not be able to recognize at least that much, though.

How old is Ianto? Er...26. He'll be 27 in...August, I think it is? Why? He's never told you that?

[parked]

I guessed around 25. I never really asked, since I'm usually pretty good with guessing.

[51stcentury]

Yeah, well. He's not exactly in the habit of sharing his personal details with people either, now is he?

[parked]

No, he's definitely not. That just means it's more of a challenge, I think.

[51stcentury]

Yeah. It makes finding more information out, getting him to share something, that much more rewarding as well. You'll see.

[parked]

I'm hoping that my persistence and obnoxiously optimistic attitude will get me more information from him. Eventually.

[51stcentury]

Well, I guess if you really are that persistent, it's only a matter of time. Like you said, he can be pretty stubborn too, though. So. It might take a little prodding, every now and again.

[parked]

That's fine, I have the time. Besides, like you pointed out, I'm in the military - I can be just as stubborn as anyone.

[51stcentury]

Heh, there you go! That's the spirit, Lieutenant!

[parked]

Spirited, determined and stubborn - I bet you anything those are the exact words they use in my psychological profile.

[51stcentury]

Heh, well. That must make you one hell of a good worker, then. Those are the kinds of things we leader types look out for the most, you know.

[parked]

Oh, I know. That's one of the many reasons I went into the command track in the Academy, instead of the science track.

[51stcentury]

Heh, well. Good choice. Not to be dissing the scientists, or anything, but. With qualities like those, I think you'd have been wasting your time, there.