Challenge 564 - Poor substitute

[m_findlow]

Title: Poor substitute
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Owen, Jack
Rating: PG
Challenge: 564 - Slip at tw100
Notes: Owen gets caught out having skived off work. A double drabble.

'Owen! My office now!' Jack yelled from within.

Owen heaved a sigh and rolled his eyes at Suzie. He pushed away from his desk and plodded unhappily into Jack's office.

'Sit down,' Jack ordered him, his face twisted in annoyance. 'I just got off the phone with General Simpkins at UNIT HQ in London. He wanted to thank me for the loan of my medical officer in his alien autopsy case. He also wanted to assure me that steps were being taken to tighten their security protocols and to ensure that Doctor Sato was okay after the incident.' Jack leaned back and folded his arms across his chest. 'Naturally I was a little confused. I assumed they got the names mixed up.'

Owen tensed as he realised he'd been busted.

'Even weirder,' Jack continued, 'is that I double checked the report. It was signed off by Tosh. Now why would Tosh sign off a medical report?'

'I was hungover, alright?' Owen confessed. 'I couldn't be arsed going to London so I got Tosh to go instead.'

Jack scowled at him. 'Another slip up like this and you won't have to be arsed turning up for work at all. Understand me?'