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]

Yeah, but I hear all of that's even more enjoyable after a fight.

[51stcentury]

Yeah, well. It is. Of course, that means you have to have the fight first, though.

You "hear" so, huh? Never experienced it yourself, there, soldier?

[parked]

You're assuming that having a conversation with Ianto is going to lead to a fight.

Like I said, my last girlfriend had to tell me that arguments are healthy. By then, it was more and endnote to the relationship.

[51stcentury]

No. I'm assuming that a serious, relationship conversation with Ianto is going to lead to a fight. Or at least end in tears.

So, I take it that you're not a big fan of arguments either, then?

[parked]

I don't know. It might, but risks are sometimes worthwhile.

I've... Been told that I'm sort of a passive guy, yeah.

[51stcentury]

Yeah? Alright, maybe. We'll see.

"Passive"? I'd say. That's a bit of an understatement, really. I've given you loads of opportunities to be an ass right back at me, and very rarely have you taken the chance to do so.

[parked]

That's because I don't want to be an ass to you. That's not being passive, that's being nice.

[51stcentury]

No, I think that's just being passive. Hell, I'd want to be an ass to me, okay? And. I still don't believe that stuff about you being a saint, so. Passive, definitely passive.

[parked]

I might be passive when it comes to fights, but I think by now you should have realized that I am completely capable of backtalking when I need to. I really am just not interested in being a jerk to you.

[51stcentury]

And why is that, I wonder. Is it because I've got some sort of invisible "belongs to Ianto therefore should treat with respect" thing going on? Or are you really just not interested in being a jerk?

[parked]

Maybe a little of both, mostly the latter.

[51stcentury]

Well, I'm glad you're being honest and admitting to the first as well. I'd've though you were lying if you said that he didn't play at least some part in all of this, being our mutual connection and all.

[parked]

Hey, I try to be honest as much as possible, and besides, getting into arguments with you is just too stressing for me. You're sort of stubborn. Both of you are, come to think about it, just in different ways.

[51stcentury]

Heh. Let me get this straight. Arguing with me is stressing for you?

And what do you mean, stubborn in different ways? Stubborn is stubborn, isn't it?

[parked]

Arguing with most people is stressful, but you're a lot like someone I know, which makes it even more stressful than normal.

You're always right, Ianto's always pessimistic. Both of you are stubborn, but on different topics, I guess I should have said.

[51stcentury]

Like someone you know?

Well, yeah. That's definitely true. And I'm not denying that I'm stubborn. I'm pretty sure that it's something they drill into you, at least in the Agency, if not in most of the military. I'm sure it's not that unfamiliar to you, being in Starfleet and all.

[parked]

There's something about captaincy that just fosters your type of personality, I guess.

Oh, I think I'm pretty familiar with military-grade stubbornness.

[51stcentury]

"My type of personality"? And what kind of type would that be? The type that you don't like to argue with, because it stresses you out?

Well, then you know all about where I got a great deal of it from. Unfortunately the rest is probably all just me. Ianto's a different case, but. I mean, he's been dealt some pretty hard blows in life. Too many, for how young he is, you know?

[parked]

Ianto says you're pretty charming, flirtatious and good looking, which I hear are traits Captain Kirk is generally considered to have.

I know. It's actually a little surprising, how he's still generally a nice guy - down on himself a lot, yeah, but he's not really bitter most of the time. I've met some pretty pessimistic people, and they can be downright miserable to be around, but he's not.

[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?