Taking the Day Off? (open)

[Ianto Jones]

The sound of snoring could be heard throughout the Torchwood Informational shop in the early hours of the morning. Further inspection throughout the cluttered shop would show that under a rather rumpled newspaper, lay a slumbering welsh-man named Ianto Jones. And that despite his rather disheveled appearance, his suit was still in near perfect condition and a sniff of the air would give away the coffee that was brewing in his little mystery office behind a curtain of beads. Though this morning, Ianto was supposed to have taken the day off, his insisted of coming into work. He thought that there was nothing to do at his little apartment at home and though he could have visited his sister, he would have rather spent his time at the "office". Besides he was only told to stay out of the HUB, they hadn't said anything about the information office they ran. And as the sounds of the trickling coffee stopped in the silence of the room, a suited arm fell from the arm of the chair, that Ianto lay in, and drifted above the ground lazily. It was really slow that day, but then again no one ever really came into the reception area did they. Wales was in desperate need for more tourist.

Note: Such a crummy opening yes...But anyone is invited to make it more exciting lol

[gylfie2]

The security monitors in Jack's office flickered lazily, skipping from camera to camera around the Hub. Owen and Gwen seemed to be bickering with each other. Toshiko, working on one of the computers, could quite obviously be seen paying close attention to the conversation happening beside her. Myfanwy was contently asleep in her nest. One of the bathroom doors was swinging backwards and forwards by itself. Several rats were scavenging for food around the perception filter lift.

But it was none of these things that interested the jacket-clad captain. No, what caught his attention was the crumpled Welshman who had quite blatantly ignored everyone's attempts at sending him home. This rare sight - a sleeping Ianto Jones - truly intrigued Jack. He'd seen Ianto sleep before - on plenty of occasions, in fact - but he'd never seen the man so utterly disheveled.

Besides the suit, Ianto looked as though he belonged in that little office. It was homely and warm and eclectic and Ianto was equally homely and warm. Staring at fluttering newspaper that covered Ianto's head, Jack had the strongest urge to go up to the office and touch him.

He wandered silently from his office, ignoring the squabbling of Owen and Gwen. Toshiko acknowledged their boss briefly, before turning her attention back to the screen. The walk to the tourist shop was short and, to be honest, quite bland.

We need some posters along that hallway, Jack thought absentmindedly. Gwen and Owen will have to choose what's hip these days. I doubt Ianto, Toshiko and I get out enough.

Finally, he was standing Ianto's side. Dare he touch him? No. He didn't want to disturb him. Instead, Jack stood there awkwardly, looking at Ianto as though he were an alien.

[Ianto Jones]

Ianto's breathing halted abruptly as he felt an odd presence in his sleep. It was faint, almost as though his self-conscious was speaking to him. The odd feeling that someone is next to you when your eyes are closed. Ianto gave a faint stir and opened his eyes. Met with a drawing of Garfield in the funny pages. He sighed lightly under the light pages and he pulled them off of his face to see who was in the cluttered room with him.

His bright eyes peeked over the edge of the page and he turned his Head slightly to spot his boss standing next to him. He felt rather self conscious of the fact that Jack had been standing there watching him. He ran his hands quickly over his hair to try and make himself look more suitable and he flushed slightly.

He noticed that Jack was watching him strangely and he felt inclined to say something.

"Hello, Jack.",he greeted a bit timidly, knowing that he really shouldn't have been here.

Not that anyone would be likely to actually do anything about it. Or so he hoped anyway. It's not like they would fire him because he worked too much. Though the thought of that was rather amusing to the young Welshman. What if one was to be fired from over enthusiasm about their job? Could an employer get tired of someone who would gladly work an extreme amount of time? Maybe, if the overtime wages were too much. He pondered that thought for a few minutes. Spacing out a bit before he brought his mind back down to earth.

[Simon]

Simon had been running late for work. The reason was he had overslept. He could have sworn he had set his alarm. He walked into the tourist office, and was greeted by the sight of Ianto and Jack. Simon said "Hello Jack. Hello Ianto. Sorry about me being tardy. I just was a bit late." He smiled a bit uneasy. He pulled his hood down. He had taken to wearing both his black hoodie, and his denim jacket over it. He said "Anything you guys need done?"

[Gylfie Murdoch]

Jack smiled sweetly at Ianto, watching the other man rouse himself. For some reason, Jack could never get away with watching people secretly. It was his intense gaze or his unnatural presence. Either way, he despised it sometimes. Ianto needed sleep.

"Hey sleepyhead," he said, before turning to the opening door.

Jack frowned slightly Simon, but cleared his face when he realized it wasn't the aliens fault. Jack had slept in on more than one occasion, though he didn't actually need sleep.

"It's okay, Simon, but don't make this a habit," he stepped away from the wall and gazed at Simon's new, ah, style.

He wanted to mention that denim jackets had gone out years ago, but he didn't have the heart. Besides, trends were started by trendsetters. If Simon was lucky, he could become one. If not, then he could always follow Jack's style. Greatcoats and suspenders/braces had become quite popular since his public reappearance. He liked to think he had some influence in that.

"Ianto, do you have any jobs for Simon?"

[gylfie2]

Ooc; I'm sorry about the previous post. My computer
switched accounts by itself again. Please, just assume
it's from this account! I apologize for any inconvenience.