Challenge 865 - Concerning behaviour
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m_findlowTitle: Concerning behaviour
Character: Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Length: 200 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 865 - Whisper at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: The team's behaviour has Ianto on high alert. A double drabble.
It was standard procedure to be observant for odd behaviour amongst Torchwood co-workers. Ianto had learned that first at Torchwood One in London, to great effect, often uncovering instances where people had been affected by alien technology or otherwise planted with Torchwood itself for the purposes of gathering intelligence, or to take down the entire operation.
The same principles rang true at Torchwood Cardiff, except for the fact that their team was smaller, and stranger behaviour made that much more noticeable. Assuming their leader wasn’t compromised, any and all concerns were to be brought to his attention immediately.
‘Jack,’ Ianto said, not even bothering to knock, so troubled had he become. ‘I think the team has been taken over by something alien.’
Jack was instantly serious. ‘What?’
‘All of them have been acting very odd. They’re always huddling in small corners of the hub, whispering in pairs and clamming up the moment they think I’m looking or listening. I think we’ve got an incursion on our hands. We should lock them up immediately and start interrogating them.’
Jack burst out laughing. Ianto felt affronted. ‘I’m serious Jack!’
‘They’re planning your surprise birthday party, Ianto. That’s why they’re avoiding you!’
‘Oh.’
It was standard procedure to be observant for odd behaviour amongst Torchwood co-workers. Ianto had learned that first at Torchwood One in London, to great effect, often uncovering instances where people had been affected by alien technology or otherwise planted with Torchwood itself for the purposes of gathering intelligence, or to take down the entire operation.
The same principles rang true at Torchwood Cardiff, except for the fact that their team was smaller, and stranger behaviour made that much more noticeable. Assuming their leader wasn’t compromised, any and all concerns were to be brought to his attention immediately.
‘Jack,’ Ianto said, not even bothering to knock, so troubled had he become. ‘I think the team has been taken over by something alien.’
Jack was instantly serious. ‘What?’
‘All of them have been acting very odd. They’re always huddling in small corners of the hub, whispering in pairs and clamming up the moment they think I’m looking or listening. I think we’ve got an incursion on our hands. We should lock them up immediately and start interrogating them.’
Jack burst out laughing. Ianto felt affronted. ‘I’m serious Jack!’
‘They’re planning your surprise birthday party, Ianto. That’s why they’re avoiding you!’
‘Oh.’
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Date: 2025-05-18 09:34 am (UTC)