Drabble_weekly Challenge 45 - A day at the fair

[m_findlow]

Title: A day at the fair
Fandom: Torchwood
Author: m_findlow
Characters/Pairing: Jack, Ianto, Gwen
Rating: PG
Challenge: 45 - Carnival at drabble_weekly
Warnings: none
Spoilers: none
Summary: The rift has dumped something at a local carnival. A double drabble.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

‘I love carnivals,’ Jack exclaimed. ‘Makes me feel ten years old again.’

‘Some might argue you still are,’ Ianto muttered, finding the noise and bustle, bright colours and screaming kids off putting.

‘Did they even have carnivals where you grew up?’ Gwen asked.

‘Oh sure,’ he replied. ‘I mean, they were nothing like this. There were no balloons or roller coasters or popcorn and candy floss.’

‘Not a real carnival then,’ Ianto interrupted, horrified at the idea of no candy floss.

‘But,’ Jack continued on, ‘there were acrobats and people with painted faces and crazy costumes, they had strange foods and music, and we played games with prizes. Everyone in the township would come out when the carnival arrived.’

‘Sounds lovely,’ Gwen mused. ‘Everything is so commercialised these days, it’s not the same as the old days. Everything was so much simpler back then.’

‘True, I suppose,’ Jack replied, ‘but once we find this alien I can’t wait to take Ianto on the ghost train.’

‘Good luck finding it in this chaos,’ Ianto said.

There was a series of screams on the carousel and they all turned their heads.

Jack grinned. ‘Last I checked, no one found painted horses terrifying.’

Comments

[bk_forever]

Sounds like they've found their alien! I'm off to ride the carousel now it's free ;)

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'll join you.

[bk_forever]

Carousels were always my favourite ride =D