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]

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.

[51stcentury]

...I know you know about that speech because of the community, and maybe Ianto might have told you about the immortality thing before then, but it's in pretty piss poor taste to make digs like that with the information you've been privileged with, Lieutenant.

[parked]

What?


...Oh, what, no. That wasn't in reference to your being immortal, shit. I didn't mean it like that.

[51stcentury]

I hope you didn't, I really do. Because even if all I've done is argue with you, it seems, that would be cruel. Ianto's a better judge of character than to make friends with a person who takes cracks at something like that.

[parked]

You've hardly only argued with me. There was some good-natured ribbing going on there, until I failed to word said ribbing properly. Trust me, Jack, I'm not that kind of person.

[51stcentury]

Good. Because, I mean. It's not like I chose this. Who the hell in their right mind would choose this, knowing what it meant?

I'm glad you're not that kind of a person. There's some hope left for you after all, kid. Though keep in mind that that was a pretty horrible way to accidentally word something, all things considered, alright?

[parked]

I figured that, since we'd been dancing around sexual innuendo for the last few days, a jab at your ETA in bed wouldn't be amiss, is all.

[51stcentury]

Yeah, I get you now.

5 minutes? My ETA in bed? You have got to be kidding me. Ianto obviously hasn't told you about the stopwatch, then.

[parked]

There've been mentions, but stopwatches are usually used to time seconds. Was I giving you too much credit?

[51stcentury]

Well, you've obviously not seen the thing, then, or you would know that Ianto's stopwatch has got minute and hour functions as well. Besides that, there are a lot of things you can do with a stopwatch. A whole list. We've been working our way through it.

[parked]

I hope you know that I refuse to be baited into asking what, exactly, a stopwatch could provide for you two.

[51stcentury]

Please. Would I try to bait you into asking me something like that? I wouldn't tell you what they were anyway. That'd just be spoilers. And you need to figure some of them out on your own, anyway. Telling you would just...ruin the experience.

[parked]

How generous of you.

[51stcentury]

I certainly think so. I've left doors open for you to explore yourself. Don't think Ianto'd lend you out his stopwatch, though. He's kind of protective of that thing. You could definitely ask him about it, though. Maybe he'd tell you, fill you in on some details. It'd be worth it for the reaction, at least.

[parked]

Yeah, that's a great idea. I'll just start asking him about all his sexual preferences after that hilariously awkward and mortifying sex-on-the-brain virus where you had to point out his accent. I wish I'd thought of that.

[51stcentury]

Well, hey. Don't tell me that I'm wrong. Especially after that virus, you should be well aware of how great that accent is. I mean. Now that you've thought about it like that, and all.

[parked]

I'm an expert at repressing memories.

[51stcentury]

You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? If you repeat it enough, will that actually come true? Because as far as I know, that's never worked for anyone ever, consciously repressing memories. Because every time you think of repressing it, that means that you'll have to think of it in the first place.