Challenge 449 - Toshiko Sato: Quiet genius

[m_findlow]

Title: Toshiko Sato: Quiet genius
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Tosh, Jack
Rating: PG
Challenge: 449 - Skills at tw100
Notes: She never imagined what she was capable of. A double drabble.

It hadn't ever occurred to her that she was wasting her skills in her current occupation. Her parents had both worked for the Department of Defence, and now so was she. She'd ticked the box that made her parents proud, but she was capable of so much more than crunching numbers in spreadsheets.

It had taken an act of depraved criminality and desperation to show her what she'd squandered, needing Jack to point out to her what a brilliant mind she possessed.

'The plans don't work. They have mistakes in them.'

No, they couldn't have. She'd followed them precisely. It worked. She'd seen it work. Or heard it, more to the point.

Jack was just sitting there across from her, grinning. 'Oh baby, you're good. I mean, you're good now. Imagine what you'd be like with a little training.'

Training? What kind of training? Who was this man?

He frowned. 'Oh. Shame you're gonna be locked up for so long.'

No, it was all a mistake. She hadn't meant to break any laws. She'd only been trying to save her mother. Yes, she had skills. She could be useful. She could offer herself, if only he'd get her out of here.

Comments

[bk_forever]

Jack knew exactly how to play Tosh, and he taught her what she was really worth.