"If your universe is anything like mine, you joined for the sole purpose of using Torchwood technology to undo the cyber-conversion of Lisa Hallett," Jack says, and an instant later, it occurs to him that he's being cruel by bringing that up. An instant after that, he realizes that he doesn't care.
That realization hurts. A little. Not as much as it frightens him. Still, he keeps it all behind walls.
"I do try to tell this to everyone who might expect certain things from me," he says. "I've had people come through who think I know them, when I've had no clue who they are. It's usually best to head off any misunderstandings."
And this is already going about as well as... well, come to think of it, as his last interactions with the other Ianto went. Still. So far neither one of them is behind bars, and no one's broken out the Fuck yous yet, so they've still got the upper hand on something.
"Torchwood here has a history of barely holding its own," he says. "Getting into its own wars and getting targeted in its own right. Coups, assassination attempts, vendettas, and to be honest, one look at global politics and you could have predicted that. When war came to Chicago we were the ones siding with the demons against the angels, and to be honest, there are things you could do in this city to help people which wouldn't have you working under a convicted war criminal."
He lets that little gem hang in the air – just not quite long enough to respond to.
"So I might suggest you take some time to weigh your options."
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Date: 2010-06-10 02:38 pm (UTC)That realization hurts. A little. Not as much as it frightens him. Still, he keeps it all behind walls.
"I do try to tell this to everyone who might expect certain things from me," he says. "I've had people come through who think I know them, when I've had no clue who they are. It's usually best to head off any misunderstandings."
And this is already going about as well as... well, come to think of it, as his last interactions with the other Ianto went. Still. So far neither one of them is behind bars, and no one's broken out the Fuck yous yet, so they've still got the upper hand on something.
"Torchwood here has a history of barely holding its own," he says. "Getting into its own wars and getting targeted in its own right. Coups, assassination attempts, vendettas, and to be honest, one look at global politics and you could have predicted that. When war came to Chicago we were the ones siding with the demons against the angels, and to be honest, there are things you could do in this city to help people which wouldn't have you working under a convicted war criminal."
He lets that little gem hang in the air – just not quite long enough to respond to.
"So I might suggest you take some time to weigh your options."