Random Jack (Strawberries)

[out_there]

Jack pauses at the end of his tale, allows a dramatic moment for the punch line to sink in. Then he leans forward over the Tourist Office counter, ducks his head closer to Gwen and Ianto, and conspiratorially whispers, "I couldn't wash the smell of strawberries off me for a week."

As expected, it's just enough to tip them both into laughter. It's a great sight: Ianto leaning his head on one hand, shoulders shaking with mirth; Gwen close to tears, mouth open wide, wheezing to breathe around her chortles. This reaction is why Jack tells these stories, regardless of how ridiculous they make him look. It's worth it to hear his team reduced to giggles.

"Strawberries--" Ianto starts but the rest gets lost in smiggers.

"It took me years to get a taste for them again." Jack grins and stands up straight. "It's amazing how spending seven hours lying in a strawberry patch in someone else's underwear--"

"--Hiding from trained gorillas," Gwen adds.

Ianto drags in a deep breath and manages, "Don't forget the dozen sharpshooters watching!"

"If those gorillas hadn't been a protected species," Jack says, pulling a face and patting Gwen on the back when she starts to wheeze again, "and belonged to the High Judge, I wouldn't have spent days scrubbing strawberry juice from my skin. And you don't even want to imagine the number of pictures that got pinned in the mess after that. They even ran a competition for the most embarrassing shot."

Comments

[such_heights]

This reaction is why Jack tells these stories, regardless of how ridiculous they make him look. It's worth it to hear his team reduced to giggles.

Oh, Jack Harkness, how I love you. *beams*

[out-there.livejournal.com]

He really is just a little bit awesome.

And he knows how to tell a good story.

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[out-there.livejournal.com]

*g*

[cageyklio.livejournal.com]

Yay for Random Jack, and yay for you being back!

[out-there.livejournal.com]

You know, I totally had to read that comment about three times to realise it wasn't "yay for you being Jack" (which made me wonder, honestly). This is what happens when you try to reply on a Monday morning. *laughs*

[cageyklio.livejournal.com]

Do you have a blinding smile and a billowy coat? :)

[out-there.livejournal.com]

*checks*

No, but I do have a lot of sexual innuendo and a taste for pretty people of both genders.

[cageyklio.livejournal.com]

We'll have to start calling you Jannie.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Oh god. I don't know whether to laugh or groan at that idea.

I'm going to settle for sniggering while cringing.