Tosh leaned on the railing, frowning at the Bay, and wondered how the others were getting along. She was still a little annoyed that Jack had taken the rest of the team off on a two-day trip hunting a reported alien in Norfolk, but left her behind. He’d told her to man the fort and keep an eye out for anything unusual, then in the same breath said he’d get round to reading her report on the proposed Blaidd Drwg nuclear power plant when he got back from the trip, and she wasn’t to take any action without consulting him first.
This wasn’t the autonomy and decision-making and “valued opinion” she’d been promised.
In quite a huff, she stared moodily out at the water, getting so lost in her thoughts that she barely even heard the gulls screeching incredibly loudly nearby until she realised that of course there were no gulls, and it wasn’t even the fake call that scared them off that she was hearing. By the time she realised that, the sound had stopped.
Straightening up and looking around, she was wracking her brains trying to work out what the noise had been (and why it was ringing vague bells in the back of her mind) when she spotted a familiar figure, and paused, startled.
He was walking with a blonde girl, gesturing out at the Bay and clearly in the middle of telling her an amusing anecdote, as her attention was utterly focused on him, and she laughed occasionally, shaking her head in amused denial. Carefully, Tosh got close enough to be sure, and then dared to interrupt, asking nervously, “Doctor?”
They both turned, and the girl glanced between them as the Doctor paused, then suddenly recognised her and grinned from ear to ear, saying delightedly, “Doctor Sato!” and hugging her enthusiastically.
Tosh smiled back at him when he let her go, telling him, “I just wanted to thank you for everything –”
“Oh, that was nothing,” the Doctor said cheerfully, still grinning. “How are you, though?”
“Um… I’m fine,” Tosh answered, smiling when the blonde girl pulled apologetic faces behind the Doctor’s back. “Working for Torchwood now, but –”
From behind her, an all too familiar voice said loudly, “And you tell me not to flirt with everyone I meet.”
Tosh froze, while the Doctor affected an indignant look, saying, “Doctor Sato and I were just catching up on old times, actually,” and the blonde girl skipped past her, with a broad smile and a quick, “Thanks, Mickey.”
Tosh turned, as Jack handed the Doctor an ice cream, asking, “Do I still need to buy you a drink?”
The Doctor grinned, told him simply, “Yep,” and then turned back to Tosh, gesturing at each of the other three in turn, and saying, “Rose, Ricky –”
“Mickey.”
“– and Jack.”
Jack grinned at her, saying, “Pleasure to meet you, Doctor Sato. Let me buy you an ice cream?”
Shaking her head absentmindedly, Tosh looked him up and down, debated for a moment whether any interaction with Jack on her part would cause the universe to implode, then decided that her Jack had left her behind in the full knowledge of his earlier arrival, whatever she was going to do she’d already done, and it was far too late to turn and run now anyway, and said, “You look better with the coat.”
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This wasn’t the autonomy and decision-making and “valued opinion” she’d been promised.
In quite a huff, she stared moodily out at the water, getting so lost in her thoughts that she barely even heard the gulls screeching incredibly loudly nearby until she realised that of course there were no gulls, and it wasn’t even the fake call that scared them off that she was hearing. By the time she realised that, the sound had stopped.
Straightening up and looking around, she was wracking her brains trying to work out what the noise had been (and why it was ringing vague bells in the back of her mind) when she spotted a familiar figure, and paused, startled.
He was walking with a blonde girl, gesturing out at the Bay and clearly in the middle of telling her an amusing anecdote, as her attention was utterly focused on him, and she laughed occasionally, shaking her head in amused denial. Carefully, Tosh got close enough to be sure, and then dared to interrupt, asking nervously, “Doctor?”
They both turned, and the girl glanced between them as the Doctor paused, then suddenly recognised her and grinned from ear to ear, saying delightedly, “Doctor Sato!” and hugging her enthusiastically.
Tosh smiled back at him when he let her go, telling him, “I just wanted to thank you for everything –”
“Oh, that was nothing,” the Doctor said cheerfully, still grinning. “How are you, though?”
“Um… I’m fine,” Tosh answered, smiling when the blonde girl pulled apologetic faces behind the Doctor’s back. “Working for Torchwood now, but –”
From behind her, an all too familiar voice said loudly, “And you tell me not to flirt with everyone I meet.”
Tosh froze, while the Doctor affected an indignant look, saying, “Doctor Sato and I were just catching up on old times, actually,” and the blonde girl skipped past her, with a broad smile and a quick, “Thanks, Mickey.”
Tosh turned, as Jack handed the Doctor an ice cream, asking, “Do I still need to buy you a drink?”
The Doctor grinned, told him simply, “Yep,” and then turned back to Tosh, gesturing at each of the other three in turn, and saying, “Rose, Ricky –”
“Mickey.”
“– and Jack.”
Jack grinned at her, saying, “Pleasure to meet you, Doctor Sato. Let me buy you an ice cream?”
Shaking her head absentmindedly, Tosh looked him up and down, debated for a moment whether any interaction with Jack on her part would cause the universe to implode, then decided that her Jack had left her behind in the full knowledge of his earlier arrival, whatever she was going to do she’d already done, and it was far too late to turn and run now anyway, and said, “You look better with the coat.”