Challenge 832 - Tall tales
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m_findlowTitle: Tall tales
Character: Owen, Jack
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 832 - Excuse at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: Jack has come up with some doozies and now Owen won't believe anything he says. A double drabble.
‘As excuses go, that's pretty lame,’ Owen said, looking at his colleague with a sceptical eye.
‘I swear to you, that's the truth,’ Jack replied. ‘Why would I make up something so ridiculous?’
‘Um, because it's you and because everything you say is totally ridiculous and always ends up being true, or at least that's what you always tell us. I don't know how much of that malarkey everybody else actually believes.’
‘It had twelve legs and loved cuddles. Think of the world's most amorous octopus and then double it. I was stuck in that thing’s grip for three hours.’
‘You really are ridiculous, Harkness. As if anyone's going to believe that you didn't enjoy being cuddled by an octopus, especially an alien one.’
‘Owen, believe me, I've had many fun encounters with alien octopus and this was not one of them. It had terrible bad breath for starters and let's not go into all its other manners, which were virtually non-existent.’
‘Sounds like you and it would be a perfect match,’ Owen said, smirking. ‘Just wait until I tell Ianto. He'll be so jealous he won't speak to you for a week.’
‘At least he'll believe me,’ Jack replied.
‘As excuses go, that's pretty lame,’ Owen said, looking at his colleague with a sceptical eye.
‘I swear to you, that's the truth,’ Jack replied. ‘Why would I make up something so ridiculous?’
‘Um, because it's you and because everything you say is totally ridiculous and always ends up being true, or at least that's what you always tell us. I don't know how much of that malarkey everybody else actually believes.’
‘It had twelve legs and loved cuddles. Think of the world's most amorous octopus and then double it. I was stuck in that thing’s grip for three hours.’
‘You really are ridiculous, Harkness. As if anyone's going to believe that you didn't enjoy being cuddled by an octopus, especially an alien one.’
‘Owen, believe me, I've had many fun encounters with alien octopus and this was not one of them. It had terrible bad breath for starters and let's not go into all its other manners, which were virtually non-existent.’
‘Sounds like you and it would be a perfect match,’ Owen said, smirking. ‘Just wait until I tell Ianto. He'll be so jealous he won't speak to you for a week.’
‘At least he'll believe me,’ Jack replied.
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Date: 2024-09-29 09:25 am (UTC)