Duster has grabbed quite a few piles of medications, not all of which originated on Earth. Anything that turned out to be allergic to humans was disposed of, but Owen Harper kept around a few things that were actually useful. The bottle that is only labeled with a series of numbers is a very effective pain killer. But, Owen never figured out how to make it stop turning the subjects' skin green for about 24 hours after administration. The antibiotic that's mixed in with the amoxicillin sometimes has a hallucinogenic effect (depends on the subjects body mass). And the bottle labeled 'for Dr. Owen Harper's personal use' is an instant hangover cure.
Chiaki will find a lot of interesting files mixed in with the rift manipulator programs that Jack wants. A lot of archive files: video files of Jack explaining some of the various alien races and pieces of technology that Torchwood encountered. Also a curious audio file marked 'IN CASE OF CYBERMAN INVASION.' Listening to it does not seem to produce any audible sound however.
K'pandolu discovers that someone has been naughty. There is a hidden holster underneath one of the desks that holds a gun that looks unlike anything from Eorza or Crystallis. It's definitely a pistol. But where do you put the ammunition? (As an energy pistol, some of the abilities of Archer or Gunner that require physical ammunition will not work. However, The gun's base damage is a lot higher.)
Jack, meanwhile, walked up to his own office and he paused in the doorway. From Jack's perspective this whole place was destroyed. Maybe he could-
Before he can talk himself out of it, Jack moves to one of the desk drawers. What's the most important thing in here for him? Pictures. Toshiko, Owen. Gwen, and one of Gwen and Rhys from the wedding that no one remembers. And Ianto. It's his favorite of him and Ianto, A still shot that Toshiko had pulled from the overhead security cameras. Jack's hand rests on Ianto's shoulder, who has his head tilted into it in an affectionate gesture. A second of intimacy that they didn't usually allow themselves around the rest of the team.
There are two more underneath that stack. A black haired woman with a young blonde boy that is obviously her son. And an incriminating one of Jack that is far older than it should be standing next to a woman in a wedding dress. Taking these, it's a comfort but it's also a message.
Jack doesn't look up from the photos when Mary follows him up. His fingers are still gently resting on the face of the one of the woman and the boy. He looks up as if she pulled him from his thoughts. "Sonic screwdriver," his tone is light almost to distracted. "The most basic of Time Lord technology from the Doctor and we've spent a century trying to duplicate it and that was the closest we got. Open any locks, it works a lot better on metal doors or electronic locks. Wood," Jack shakes his head and laughs an unhappy laugh. "Never quite got the hang of manipulating that."
Jack has been wearing the tie that he received for Christmas around his arm like a knight's favor. It was Ianto's. But it's seen some battle damage now. The edges are frayed badly and now there is a charred spot in the middle from that Ultima spell. Jack unties it from around his arm and leaves it in the drawer right where the photos were. He closes the drawer and pauses again. To anyone else it would look like he's just staring off into the distance. But his fingers idly tap on top of the desk. Four times. Five times. Then six.
It's impulsive and rash and terrible and goes against absolutely everything that Jack has been trained for. But when he looks back up at Mary, he finds that he doesn't care.
"That- friend that you said I reminded you of. My idea of impulsivity was close to his. If you had a chance to go back to keep him from dooming himself? If that was what was through one of these portals? Would you take the chance?"
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Chiaki will find a lot of interesting files mixed in with the rift manipulator programs that Jack wants. A lot of archive files: video files of Jack explaining some of the various alien races and pieces of technology that Torchwood encountered. Also a curious audio file marked 'IN CASE OF CYBERMAN INVASION.' Listening to it does not seem to produce any audible sound however.
K'pandolu discovers that someone has been naughty. There is a hidden holster underneath one of the desks that holds a gun that looks unlike anything from Eorza or Crystallis. It's definitely a pistol. But where do you put the ammunition? (As an energy pistol, some of the abilities of Archer or Gunner that require physical ammunition will not work. However, The gun's base damage is a lot higher.)
Jack, meanwhile, walked up to his own office and he paused in the doorway. From Jack's perspective this whole place was destroyed. Maybe he could-
Before he can talk himself out of it, Jack moves to one of the desk drawers. What's the most important thing in here for him? Pictures. Toshiko, Owen. Gwen, and one of Gwen and Rhys from the wedding that no one remembers. And Ianto. It's his favorite of him and Ianto, A still shot that Toshiko had pulled from the overhead security cameras. Jack's hand rests on Ianto's shoulder, who has his head tilted into it in an affectionate gesture. A second of intimacy that they didn't usually allow themselves around the rest of the team.
There are two more underneath that stack. A black haired woman with a young blonde boy that is obviously her son. And an incriminating one of Jack that is far older than it should be standing next to a woman in a wedding dress. Taking these, it's a comfort but it's also a message.
Jack doesn't look up from the photos when Mary follows him up. His fingers are still gently resting on the face of the one of the woman and the boy. He looks up as if she pulled him from his thoughts. "Sonic screwdriver," his tone is light almost to distracted. "The most basic of Time Lord technology from the Doctor and we've spent a century trying to duplicate it and that was the closest we got. Open any locks, it works a lot better on metal doors or electronic locks. Wood," Jack shakes his head and laughs an unhappy laugh. "Never quite got the hang of manipulating that."
Jack has been wearing the tie that he received for Christmas around his arm like a knight's favor. It was Ianto's. But it's seen some battle damage now. The edges are frayed badly and now there is a charred spot in the middle from that Ultima spell. Jack unties it from around his arm and leaves it in the drawer right where the photos were. He closes the drawer and pauses again. To anyone else it would look like he's just staring off into the distance. But his fingers idly tap on top of the desk. Four times. Five times. Then six.
It's impulsive and rash and terrible and goes against absolutely everything that Jack has been trained for. But when he looks back up at Mary, he finds that he doesn't care.
"That- friend that you said I reminded you of. My idea of impulsivity was close to his. If you had a chance to go back to keep him from dooming himself? If that was what was through one of these portals? Would you take the chance?"