Challenge 713 - Shaking it off
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m_findlowTitle: Shaking it off
Character: Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 713 - Quit at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: Jack might be in charge, but that doesn't mean he always has to like it. A double drabble.
Captain's log: 18 September 2007
You have days where you wish you could quit this job and do something else. Today was one of those days.
There comes a time when no matter what decisions you make, they're going to be unpopular. I never thought I'd have to defend a decision I made to my team that meant sacrificing one life for six billion. Then again, I never thought I'd hand over an innocent child to a terrifying alien threat. I suppose that's not true. I did do that before, all the way back in Scotland in 1965. It seemed easy back then to think that twelve children were worth the sacrifice. What's one more today to prevent all out war with a species we can't hope to defeat?
The team will get over it eventually. They'll forget about it, just like I have. We always try to push away the guilt, don't we? Even an uncomfortable truth is hard to live with.
Then again, maybe I should quit. Maybe these things are just a test to see if the human race really is worth saving. Or I'm just in need of a stiff drink and a good night's sleep
Captain's log: 18 September 2007
You have days where you wish you could quit this job and do something else. Today was one of those days.
There comes a time when no matter what decisions you make, they're going to be unpopular. I never thought I'd have to defend a decision I made to my team that meant sacrificing one life for six billion. Then again, I never thought I'd hand over an innocent child to a terrifying alien threat. I suppose that's not true. I did do that before, all the way back in Scotland in 1965. It seemed easy back then to think that twelve children were worth the sacrifice. What's one more today to prevent all out war with a species we can't hope to defeat?
The team will get over it eventually. They'll forget about it, just like I have. We always try to push away the guilt, don't we? Even an uncomfortable truth is hard to live with.
Then again, maybe I should quit. Maybe these things are just a test to see if the human race really is worth saving. Or I'm just in need of a stiff drink and a good night's sleep
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Date: 2022-11-03 06:05 pm (UTC)