Challenge 743 - Memo: It's not a pet

[m_findlow]

Title: Memo: It's not a pet

Character: Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG

Length: 200 words

Content notes: none

Author notes: Written for Challenge 743 - Pet at torchwood100

Summary: Jack needs to lay down some ground rules. A double drabble.


Re: It's not a pet

Just a reminder to everyone that the prehistoric pterodactyl (technically a pteranodon, so I'm reliably informed by our new resident expert - Ianto, any other talents you're still hiding?) is not to be treated as a pet. Torchwood is a professional organisation tasked with the protection of the planet. We're not a zoo, or an animal shelter, or making a habit of adopting the things that come through the rift.

That said, Suzie, until we can find a way to send it back I need you to get it house-trained. I do not – REPEAT, DO NOT – want to find dinosaur doodoo anywhere in the hub, let alone my office doorway (again). Not only is it unhygienic, it smells worse than a weevil with epic flatulence (don't ask how I know that, just take my word for it).

Owen, I need you to study the short term effects of chocolate on pteranodons. Admittedly, it's an obscure piece of research we'll never use again, but since you don't feed chocolate to a dog, just want to be sure we're not killing it with kindness.

Lastly, how its name is spelled is apparently less important than how it's pronounced.

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Not a pet? We'll see how long THAT attitude lasts, lol!

[jo02.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha