TEXT MISFIRE

[51stcentury]

I'm not sure whether I can do this whole sick thing anymore. What if I tried shooting myself?

[That was supposed to go to Ianto Jones, although it's doubtful even Ianto would be pleased to read it.]


((ooc note: for those that don't know jack harkness' character, he's immortal. when he dies his body sort of resets itself. he doesn't usually even get sick. which is why he is dealing with it so bad that he would (feverishly) text ianto contemplating a hard reset. he's probably not even half serious about it, he's just miserable and being miserable at ianto. only a few people know about his ability so far, some he's told because it's necessary, some having found out due to events around arima. this texting blunder is sure to raise a lot of questions, and basically make jack ever regret having picked up his communicator in the first place.))

Comments

[fullmoon]

With a gun?

[51stcentury]

...okay. So I'd been hearing about the systems being messed up and broadcasting to the wrong place, but I guess I didn't believe it until now.

[Caaaarefully side-stepping answering that question, as much as he can. If he can, that is.]

[Text]

[the_other_eight]

I think that would be a very inappropriate solution to a simple problem.

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[acapriciousthing]

I really don't recommend testing that.

[Ianto told her. Ages ago.]

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[suddenlycaptain]

You'd have to aim correctly.

[ HELPING ]

[Text]

[51stcentury]

[Trying to play it off cool...]

Hey, I'll have you know, I'm hurting here.

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[the_other_eight]

[It's quite effective; she didn't actually think he was serious anyway.]

It's hardly cause for extreme measures.

[Text]

[sophically]

Don't give up like that!

Text

[51stcentury]

Testing?

[The warning bells are going off he's not sure whether she believed that he was serious or not, not knowing that she knows. It's her phrasing though, it's curious. Very curious.]

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[51stcentury]

[A woman after his own heart, that's what you are, Carolyn.]

Oh? How do you mean?

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[trynotodie]

how would that be any better?

[Text]

[51stcentury]

[Crap, someone who might be actually upset by this. Think fast, Harkness.]

Yeah... Sorry. I'll be fine, don't worry about me. If anything, worry about my luck and poor sense of humor?

[There, maybe that will work?]

[Text]

[sophically]

[There is a sigh of relief on her end.]

I don't know everyone's circumstances and someone really could be that close to the edge.

[It's scary that she understands it.]

I'm glad you were exercising your sense of humor and not...

[Well you know.]

[fullmoon]

Oh, sorry.

[ But not sorry enough to go away. ]

Are you a joking, threatening suicide, or talking about shots?
With needles.

1/2

[coffeeking]

2/2 video; 100% encrypted

[coffeeking]

Jack!

[unmakes]

better than getting your head cracked open
worse than not dying in the first place

for real though, being dead is way more complicated than you think.

[brainsqueeze]

Sickness grinds you down worse than being here?

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[suddenlycaptain]

[ This time, anyway. ]

Shooting yourself in the foot isn't going to help. And that's if you can see straight to aim in the first place.

[Text]

[51stcentury]

It's been a LONG time since I've been sick like this, alright? I'd appreciate it if someone just put me out of my suffering...

[He had a feeling something like that would work for you, Pepper. That you've had experience with similar personalities to him, as it were.]

Re: text.

[51stcentury]

[So much backtracking to cover up this HUGE error - damn the network and whatever's causing these errors, he really did address that to Ianto when he'd sent it.]

Well, at least then I'd be put out of my misery. I'm not used to being sick. It was SUPPOSED to be an in-joke.

[And it is. ...of sorts.]

[Text]

[51stcentury]

Yeah, sorry about that. It was kind of supposed to be an in-joke to someone close to me. A pretty poor one at that, but.

You know. It's been a long time since I've been this sick. I feel like I need to be put out of my misery. Ha ha, something like that.

[Although obviously, as Ianto's reaction below is showing, it's not really going over so well...]

[51stcentury]

[Shit. Good job, Jack, airing your secret all over the network for everyone to see/possibly figure out.]

Well, it was supposed to be a joke, but. I'll admit it probably appears to be in pretty poor taste.

[Yes, believe that that was all it is, don't question the idea that he could actually shoot himself and come back from it and that he may or may not have been half serious when he sent the text originally...]

video; 100% encrypted

[51stcentury]

[Jack has the decency to look sheepish here.]

Oops?

[51stcentury]

Getting shot is than a lot of other alternatives, trust me on that.

[Oops, he should really be watching what he's saying here. Too bad he's got this fever and headache and his better judgment has apparently gone to hell.]