Challenge 917 - Day trip
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m_findlowTitle: Day trip
Character: Jack, Owen, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: None
Author notes: Written for Challenge 917 - Trip at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
torchwood100
torchwood100Summary: Owen is not nearly as enthusiastic about heading out as Jack had hoped. A double drabble.
‘We need to have a serious chat about what constitutes a work trip,’ Owen moaned, squashing himself into the SUV and slamming the door. Whatever Jack said, three adults in the back was still a squeeze. What the heck was Ianto doing here anyway?
‘You complain when you’re stuck at the hub for days on end, and now you can’t even enjoy a little road trip?’ Jack asked. ‘Honestly, there’s just no pleasing some people.’
‘A road trip to the middle of sodding nowhere,’ Owen clarified. ‘Some bum end of Wales where there isn’t so much as a pub.’
‘Well, maybe they would have a pub if all the people weren’t going missing,’ Jack replied. ‘Isn’t that interesting enough to go and take a look at?’
Owen rolled his eyes. ‘S’pose,’ he grumbled. He turned to Ianto. ‘How’d you get roped into Jack’s little joyride?’
‘In charge of the equipment,’ came the curt reply. He looked like he wanted to be here about as much as Owen did. That was something, at least. No sense in Owen being the only one who was miserable.
‘If you’re a good boy,’ Jack said, ‘I might even find a burger van for you.’
‘We need to have a serious chat about what constitutes a work trip,’ Owen moaned, squashing himself into the SUV and slamming the door. Whatever Jack said, three adults in the back was still a squeeze. What the heck was Ianto doing here anyway?
‘You complain when you’re stuck at the hub for days on end, and now you can’t even enjoy a little road trip?’ Jack asked. ‘Honestly, there’s just no pleasing some people.’
‘A road trip to the middle of sodding nowhere,’ Owen clarified. ‘Some bum end of Wales where there isn’t so much as a pub.’
‘Well, maybe they would have a pub if all the people weren’t going missing,’ Jack replied. ‘Isn’t that interesting enough to go and take a look at?’
Owen rolled his eyes. ‘S’pose,’ he grumbled. He turned to Ianto. ‘How’d you get roped into Jack’s little joyride?’
‘In charge of the equipment,’ came the curt reply. He looked like he wanted to be here about as much as Owen did. That was something, at least. No sense in Owen being the only one who was miserable.
‘If you’re a good boy,’ Jack said, ‘I might even find a burger van for you.’
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Date: 2026-05-17 09:41 am (UTC)