FIC: Torchwood (drabble): Honesty

[fajrdrako]

Title: Honesty
Genre: Torchwood drabble
Author: fajrdrako
Characters: Jack/Ianto, Jack/Jack, Jack/Rose, Jack/Estelle, Jack/Doctor
Challenge: tw100 challenge: secrets and lies
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: Vague spoilers for the series. Cross-posted to my LJ and tw100.


Honesty

Trust and love: two sides of the same coin, you'd think.

Jack remembered a Time Agent, name of Rose, hanging from a balloon. Her colleague Mr Spock turned out to be a nameless alien Doctor. Who was supposed to be the con man in that scenario?

He told Estelle he was his own father. He told Jack he was James Harper. He couldn't tell them more: not without consequences. Truth, like so much else, was sacrificed for the future.

Ianto hid a Cyberwoman in the storage room.

He loved them so very much. What he longed for now was honesty.


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Comments

[crabby-lioness.livejournal.com]

Nice.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*nods* The Torchwood crew aren't very good with the truth, are they? Any of them, but Jack especially.

This was great - I love the 'who's fooling who?' idea. Much enjoyed.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of secrecy going on, certainly! So glad you enjoyed it.

[damalan.livejournal.com]

Well observed. The trouble is: does Jack know for sure what honesty is any more? Or is everything he is still predicated on a fantasy?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Jack understands the abstract quality of honesty rather well. But how he would answer that question - I don't know. It would be interesting to hear what he would say to it, and to know whether his reply would be truth, lie, or fantasy.

[damalan.livejournal.com]

HONESTY, noun
1. Not the policy of the Torchwood Institute by order of HM Queen;
2. Trait absent from employees of said Institute, e.g. hiding of cyberised girlfriend in cellar; threatening to destroy Cardiff to get leg over; etc., etc.
3. see also LOVE (absence of ~ from)

:-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

And when the Torchwood team does use a little honesty, it's often inappropriate - like Toshiko telling Mary about Torchwood business, or Gwen telling Rhys about her affair with Owen, and then drugging him to make him forget. They just haven't got it right!

[damalan.livejournal.com]

I blame current management which has clearly failed to promulgate proper corporate guidelines... or is that guide lies?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

You know what I think? I think the boss needs more sex. That'll fix things. The teaboy is ready and willing.

[damalan.livejournal.com]

Well, get typing then:

Captain Harkness' Guide to Office Sex (illustrations optional).

:-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

He's working on it.... I think he got caught up in contemplating the illustrations. I hope Ianto is helping with the technical bits.

[damalan.livejournal.com]

I think he got caught up in contemplating the illustrations

So have I.


I hope Ianto is helping with the technical bits

Rigorous testing of procedures and protocols? *Fans self*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Oh, absolutely rigorous. Got to get it right, however much time is spent in the verification procedure.

[order_of_chaos]

Nice. *grins*
Jack should be dating Rhys. Or Swanson. Or both. That might work.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Jack should be dating Rhys.

I like that idea. I think Rhys might, handled properly.

Or Swanson.

I love that idea. I swoon at that idea. Yes, please.

Or both.

I like that. A two-for-one-deal. I'd even allow double dating/mating with Gwen.

[raissad.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[raissad.livejournal.com]

Here's Part 6 of the animated story:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JbpoO1aGkjc

and a preview scene from 42, the next ep:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ol6qc5mDEmU

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Oooh... thank you. What great tidbits to whet the appetite.