Random Jack (Amateur Comedy)
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out_thereIanto likes seeing live amateur comedy. Sitting at the back of a half-dark pub, drinking beer and watching would-be-comedians flounder on stage is his idea of a good time.
Whenever he suggests it, Jack tries to object. It's not that he doesn't like spending a night out with Ianto, or that he dislikes pubs, beer or the opportunity to sit in the almost dark and feel Ianto up under the table.
It's that the comedians aren't funny.
Their jokes are tired and obvious, old lines that Jack heard in the fifties, or jokes that are horribly crass, even by Jack's standards. Some of the comics are obnoxious and arrogant, all but insulting their audience; others are terribly shy, stuttering through their monologues. But none of them are funny.
He tries to point out that there's only a one in five chance of a jokes being vaguely amusing. There's a one in fifteen chance of them saying something that's worth a laugh. (Jack's counted, and this ratio is almost true.) There's a one in two chance of them saying something that'll make Ianto cringe.
But when Jack starts to argue that going somewhere else -- anywhere else -- would be a better night out, Ianto says, "Comedy needs to be supported," and smiles in a way that Jack finds irresistible.
There's frequently a kiss thrown in for good measure, Ianto's hand wandering down the front of Jack's shirt as he adds, "You don't mind, do you?"
It's terrible comedy, almost painful to sit through, but at the end of the night, Ianto will smile and say, "Thanks," and he might even let Jack molest him in an alley on the way home, so Jack always sighs and gives in.
But Amateur Night is never funny.
Whenever he suggests it, Jack tries to object. It's not that he doesn't like spending a night out with Ianto, or that he dislikes pubs, beer or the opportunity to sit in the almost dark and feel Ianto up under the table.
It's that the comedians aren't funny.
Their jokes are tired and obvious, old lines that Jack heard in the fifties, or jokes that are horribly crass, even by Jack's standards. Some of the comics are obnoxious and arrogant, all but insulting their audience; others are terribly shy, stuttering through their monologues. But none of them are funny.
He tries to point out that there's only a one in five chance of a jokes being vaguely amusing. There's a one in fifteen chance of them saying something that's worth a laugh. (Jack's counted, and this ratio is almost true.) There's a one in two chance of them saying something that'll make Ianto cringe.
But when Jack starts to argue that going somewhere else -- anywhere else -- would be a better night out, Ianto says, "Comedy needs to be supported," and smiles in a way that Jack finds irresistible.
There's frequently a kiss thrown in for good measure, Ianto's hand wandering down the front of Jack's shirt as he adds, "You don't mind, do you?"
It's terrible comedy, almost painful to sit through, but at the end of the night, Ianto will smile and say, "Thanks," and he might even let Jack molest him in an alley on the way home, so Jack always sighs and gives in.
But Amateur Night is never funny.
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Date: 2008-09-20 09:18 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-09-20 09:44 am (UTC)I've also just realised you've written Prison Break slash, which I'm totally going to read once I'm done watching season 3.
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Date: 2008-09-20 10:01 am (UTC)Hmmm. I don't know. Jack claims it's mostly the smile, but Ianto has his doubts.
I've also just realised you've written Prison Break slash, which I'm totally going to read once I'm done watching season 3.
Hee. I only just posted that this week -- and only started writing about two weeks ago, after I saw
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Date: 2008-09-21 09:41 am (UTC)LOL, yes, I think that was the turning point for me.
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Date: 2008-09-20 06:26 pm (UTC)I'm terribly amused that Ianto has officially a really weird-ass humour or/and a really bad timing when he laughs. I don't remember who suggested it but Ianto probably laughs in bed too and probably during the most crucial moment.
You can bet he keeps Jack off balanced all the time ^_^.
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Date: 2008-09-20 11:25 pm (UTC)Hee! I thought that when I saw the end of last season's DW. Ianto completely cracks up over the TV show and while it's always lovely to see him laugh, the joke really wasn't that funny. (I know Ianto said it was, but it wasn't.) I think he's far more easily amused than we realise.
I don't remember who suggested it but Ianto probably laughs in bed too and probably during the most crucial moment.
I have a soft-spot for people laughing in bed -- when you think about it, sex is a little ridiculous (fun, but ridiculous!) -- so that's probably true. Jack's ego could take it, though.
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Date: 2008-09-21 07:19 am (UTC)Episode Sleeper agrees with you
Jack's ego could take it, though.
Well Ianto was laughing because of some cheesy lines from Jack so he shouldn't be offended that Ianto was laughing his ass off at the sight of Jack being naked for the first time. After flashing a whatever sign and frowning a bit, I'm sure Jack is going to give Ianto some kind of punishment (or reward) for being daft ^_
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Date: 2008-09-22 04:00 am (UTC)For some reason, it's the idea of Jack flashing his little W whatever sign at Ianto that really cracks me up. And I think it would only make Ianto laugh more.
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Date: 2008-09-22 06:00 am (UTC)I could wrote sheets of anecdotes about those two, I love the fact that many clever ideas from the fandom could if not happen be true.
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