tushanshu | [Console; Video] Fresh Meat

[The video opens on a somewhat charming smile. The man in it seems very sure of himself, and utterly unrattled by his new situation.]

Hey. Captain Jack Harkness here, and I've got to say it's a pretty nice turtle you've got. She's not exactly where I was trying to get, but seeing as this place seems short on the killer reality tv shows...pretty minor quibble.

I've already met a few of the locals - thanks again guys, and sorry about those vegetables - but I'm always open to meet more people. Local, not-so-local, I don't really mind either way since it looks like I'll have some free time.

Other than company, all I'm in the market for right now's a job and maybe some tools, if someone's willing to lend them - I have a piece of tech that got broken in transit somehow, and I'd really rather get it back in one piece.

[He raises his left arm to show off a leather cuff with what appears to be a communicator inside. It's been fried.]

I'm sure we can work something out in exchange, I've been told I'm pretty good with my hands.

[He laughs a little, at his joke, and there's a moment of dead air after it. Just when the pause starts to get uncomfortably long he makes a show of clearing his throat.]

And oh, Doctor, Rose? [His smile tightens, just barely. Appears just a bit forced.] If you're out there, looks like I'm alive after all. Which I'm kind of hoping you two didn't know, because seriously? There are much nicer ways to let a guy down.

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Well, if you've got to know...

[He's going into story mode now, just a little over the top. Like someone trying too hard to make up a story for an excused absence. For all that it's true. It makes it easier.]

To a time-displaced spacheship full of religion crazy genocidal aliens who wanted to take them apart in order to rebuild their species after almost complete annihilation in a war.

...it was a euphemism.

Are you actually being serious right now?

[Because Conan had gotten to used the idea that a lot of absurd things existed, but that was stretching it just a little. ]

[Jack laughs, and almost immediately regrets it - it sounds just this side of forced even to him. He doesn't let himself falter further though, and pushes forth a question in order to distract him.]

What do you think?

Some people will make up stories to tell kids when they want to distract them from something they don't want to talk about.

[Conan gives him a long assessing look, one that didn't really belong on the face of a child as young as he appeared to be.]

But I don't think that is what happened. I think you're telling the truth, even if it sounds like a strange story.

[He grins suddenly. ]

Of course I'm just a kid, so I don't really know!

[Jack is giving the kid a strange look of his own in return, arms crossing from his seat.]

Okay, 'kid', what's your deal? Other than whiplash. You've got my story.

I'm a detective.

[He said it as if he thought that explained everything about himself. ]

Uh-huh.

I got a feeling that says about as much about you as, 'I'm a Captain' says about me.

What's the catch?

Why would there be a catch?

[Jack shrugs.]

Because I'm pretty sure there is. But fine, we can play it your way, kid. You keep your mouth closed and I'll do the same.

Shouldn't you have an adult anyway?

[Conan purposefully ignores the comments about this guy's suspicions. As long as he didn't confirm anything, there was no way he would guess what was really going on.]

There's an adult here who lets me stay with him, if that's what you mean.

Well then, kid...

It's probably time for you to run along.

[Jack's expression couldn't scream 'skeptical' louder if he had a bullhorn.]

Why? I don't have anywhere I need to be right now.

[One of the few benefits of living with Sherlock Holmes was that school had never been brought up seriously. ]

Yeah, but the thing is?

[Jack shrugs, smirking a little.]

I'm pretty done with the conversation. Doesn't seem like it's going anywhere interesting, and I've got things to do and other people to meet.

You don't have to go home, but, well, we're through here.

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