Challenge 643 - Unmissable

[m_findlow]

Title: Unmissable
Character: Tosh, Jack, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 643 - Wonder at tw100
Summary: It's a mystery why Earth has suddenly become so popular. A double drabble.

'I've got another alert,' Tosh called out, pushing her glasses up her nose as she waited for Jack to come and take a closer look.

He didn't take long to hover over her shoulder, studying the screen with his hands tucked deep in his pockets. 'Do we have any more details on their signal?'

Tosh clicked a few keys. 'Doesn't look like a hostile. Standard wake signal of a class four midi cruiser.'

'How many does that make it this week?'

'Sixteen' , she reported, adding this latest tracking signal to the log.

Jack looked perplexed. 'I swear we haven't had that many alien spacecraft enter our little patch of the galaxy in the last five years. Why the sudden influx? Did they reroute traffic off the main inter-space highway?'

'I think I might have an explanation for that, sir,' Ianto said, holding up a sheet of paper as he approached. 'Apparently we've just been listed as one of the seven hundred wonders of the universe. They sent me a courtesy copy of the latest guide, advising us we'd been listed.'

Jack frowned. 'What the hell for?'

Ianto read the entry for Earth. 'Universal birthplace of the invention of squirty cream.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Well, at least earth is famous for something reasonablt innocuous!

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Well at least until they all start rolling up to Tesco looking to buy some original canned goodness for a souvenir! Lol.