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[Those that have met Jack Harkness before on any one of the thirty-seven jumps that he's inhabited the ship may be surprised by his appearance on camera in this moment. He looks haggard. Like he hasn't slept in days - which he hasn't. More days than even he should be able to stretch things. He'd been doing so well, before. They'd all been doing so well. He had let himself relax. He had been starting to make friends, at last. He had let himself be deluded into thinking that he might be able to be happy, here. That this might be permanent, and that he was okay with that.

It's enough to make him want to cry, in retrospect.]

Ianto Jones. Has anyone heard from him, after the... After everything calmed down? He's not answering his comms. It's not like him to just. Disappear.

[Best case scenario is that he's lost. Jack has been looking, as best he can on his own, for every day he can, since it became clear that he was missing, hence the lack of sleep. But one man can only do so much out there. Worst case scenario is... Hell, even best-case scenario isn't good. If he's lost, he's stuck down there, and there's a jump coming up. Jack's trying hard not to think about it, but. The closer it gets, the more it weighs on him.]

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...Jack.

[one word, and that's it. he can't offer up any answers because he doesn't have any. if he had the energy to get moving, then he'd go searching for him. he knows he still owes jack that much. but as things stand, there isn't much he can do to help.]

Castiel.

[He'd only said one word, just his name. Jack can only assume what that might mean.]

I'm going to assume that that's a no. [He sounds nearly defeated.]

Unfortunately.

[not because he was particularly close to ianto. he'd only spoken to the man a few times. instead, his concerns lie with jack, and always will. there are only so many times people can lose the ones they love before they give up completely.]

Is his communicator working?

If it is, he's not responding to it.

[And Jack can only assume the worst, as far as that's concerned.]

[there's a long pause before he replies. time spent thinking carefully over his next words.]

Will you come to see me?

[ It isn't like Odessa to have the sensation that her heart has actually stopped. Rather, it isn't like her to actually feel much concern over another human being. Any human being. And here she is, visibly concerned about Ianto. ]

No. I've not heard from him recently. I... Did he hole up somewhere? I can take a look around. I move quickly.

He disappeared, after the dreams, or. Whatever they were. I thought that maybe he had found a safe hiding spot, but. It's been long enough, he should have known it was alright to return by now.

Haven't seen him around recently.

I'll... keep an eye out. [It's the least he can do.]

Thank you. Let me know if you find him? If he's ignoring me on purpose, I'd still like to know if he's safe.

I could try sending a Patronus after him.

[ Which is to say: he can't do anything very useful, but this isn't worse than sitting on his hands. ]

It can only carry messages one way, but it might help narrow down where to look.

A Patronus?

[Sorry Remus, he never was all that up with his pop culture references, if he were Ianto he would know what that means but as it is, he's coming up blank.]

It's a conjured guardian, I suppose you'd say. [ If you wanted to be brief, and he does, because this is no time for Magical Theory 201. ] We can send them to people. It could tell him you're looking for him.

[ For what that's worth. ]

They pass through walls, so you couldn't follow one easily, but it could give you a general direction. If I sent one from either end of the ship we might be able to tell if he's lost in the middle somewhere or—something.

Nay, I regrettably have not. ( a sad reality she has come to become resigned to aboard this vessel. her heart aches for those who continue to lose loved-ones as she has lost.

she softens her voice, and inquires tentatively: )

Wish you to organize a search for him? I would be happy to help, if so. He has ever been kind to me.

Yes? No. I don't know. [Wow Jack is SUPER frustrated right now, because he knows what it means to be lost on the ship.]

If you were around the last time a search happened, I'm sure you remember how well that went.

Yes, I remember. But with the jump occurring within days, I would not wish to leave one of our people alone to endure that manner of suffering as would occur were he not in his pod at the time.

It is a worthy endeavour to look, I believe. And if he is found, then it will mean his life is saved along with your peace of mind.

( she is talking like a queen now, who would do anything she could for her people. and for the first time, she feels like one. ianto is a friend. if there is even the slightest possibility that he remains aboard, then she wishes him to be found. )

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