[BTR]

[eelseason]

[Locked to Torchwood]

Right, everyone, the city's not fixing itself.

Take some time to introduce yourselves to each other; I want to see noise on these journals. Debate the great tactical problems. Develop schema for experimental technologies. Share brownie recipes; I don't care. For the next little while, and I know you're going to love this, Owen, we're going to be team-building to any extent we can. Plan on sleeping in the Tower and taking a few meals together. We don't know how to work together, we're pretty much screwed.

Anyone who hasn't gone through firearms training needs to see me to get that fixed as soon as possible.

I'm in the middle of an equipment audit to see what was left behind when everyone was taken. Everyone needs to see me as soon as possible to be assigned a headset and a mobile phone. Those of you without Torchwood-issue firearms also need to see me to determine what style fits you best.

Any questions, ask.


Back in my home universe, Torchwood was founded to protect the British empire from anything beyond the scope or knowledge of its usual protectors, and to serve the Empire's interests by securing alien technology. By the time it filtered down to my command in Cardiff, the imperative was to protect the city and monitor the Rift.

This is Torchwood Chicago. We don't have the institutional resources we did back home, but this is what we do: we take what we have and we make it work.

Torchwood Chicago's mandate is, primarily, to look after wanderer interests in this city – we're the only thing resembling a special response team that will and can. Protecting the city itself is an extension of that. Like it or not, this is where the majority of wanderers are going to be, and we're going to keep it standing. We don't have time to ease into this job, boys and girls; let's hit the ground running.

[Locked to Martha Jones]

...I spent a long time debating how to open this.

I've seen the updated lists of the missing. I... can't say how sorry I am. Much as I know that sorry fixes nothing.

I know I'm probably not the most reassuring person to pop up on the journal network right now, but it looks like we're not getting much choice in this. Owen drafted me into the Torchwood reconstruction at gunpoint, so here I am.

From what I've heard from Elashte, the entire Archangel command structure is gone and there's unrest on all the less-than-legal channels that talk to him. You and Elashte may be the last known authority figures left.

Look, I  want to help. If there's any way I can.

I can stop by the Conrad, if it'd be useful. Tomorrow?

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[lefthertainted]

Hello all,

Mio Hongo here. I specialize in administration and linguistics. I've met a number of you already, I believe. I look forward to working with you all.


Jack -

I have a mobile already. It's more advanced than what you probably have--I'll bring it by and have you inspect it to see if it meets your specifications or not.

I'm also available for firearms training at your earliest convenience.

Do you need any help with the equipment inventory? I've done a number of inventories in my day.

-Mio

[eelseason]

Coordinate with Mercury on the equipment inventory. We need to know what was in active use with Torchwood, what went missing with the personnel, and going through the stuff I brought back from Lynn's junk shop would be a good idea too.

Speaking of Lynn's shop, we need to liaise with her to see about keeping her on as a supplier. I doubt I'm going to have time to work in her garage and take payment in stuff any more.

[lefthertainted]

Will do. I'll be right down.

If you give me some contact info and terms I'm allowed to offer, I'll be in contact with her ASAP.

Also: I spoke with Josef and he said the club's not opening for another three weeks, give or take. Until then, I'm all yours.

[eelseason]

I'll find whatever information actually got formalized between Torchwood and Lynn, and fill you in on the rest.

[narrated]

You can stop by tomorrow at any time. I'm not certain what can be done, but we won't know until we face it.

I'm sorry about Torchwood, too. Gwen i

[eelseason]

Tomorrow, then.

[der-weevilkonig.livejournal.com]

let me take a moment to express my rapturous joy.

[Locked]

[eelseason]

You wanted this, Owen. Could've let Torchwood die.

[locked]

[der-weevilkonig.livejournal.com]

yes; thank you for not noticing the altered state i was in.

i could have kept torchwood a

[Locked]

[eelseason]

Owen, we're not going to do this for another four years.

[locked]

[der-weevilkonig.livejournal.com]

two years. jack. during which i never fucking saw you so i'm not sure what i'm doing. before that it was some other version of you in some other fucking universe and can we not have whatever conversation you're trying to have with me? i'm not your bloody girlfriend.

[Locked]

[eelseason]

We'll talk about this.

[locked]

[der-weevilkonig.livejournal.com]

please tell me that's not your new tagline.

[Locked]

[eelseason]

Owen. My office.

We'll talk.

[playingtetris.livejournal.com]

I have never really been good at introductions, but I am Sailor Mercury and I've been working with Torchwood Japan for years. I have done tech assistance for Torchwood Germany and Torchwood Three, and have done teleconference support for Torchwood India and a few smaller branches. I have mostly worked with technology, however, my team did regularly neutralize hostile alien invasion. I'm not entirely sure I'm comfortable with firearms training, and I'm almost positive that I don't need it. Our Torchwood unit worked entirely without weapons.

[eelseason]

Given Chicago and its preponderance of firearms, I'm afraid I'm going to have to insist. Even if you prefer to work without them, I need you to know how to handle one if it does fall into your lap. Or if someone knocks a gun away and you can take it off the floor.

I can review your skills to see if you need to carry one on active duty, but you've got to know how to use one, and how to control one safely.

[playingtetris.livejournal.com]

I honestly have plenty more skills at my disposal to take care of a firearm rather than actually touching it; however if you insist on the training, obviously there's nothing I can say to that.

[eelseason]

We'll talk.