Challenge 655 - Not a small job

[m_findlow]

Title: Not a small job
Character: Gwen, Ianto
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 655 - Needle at tw100
Summary: Gwen has been given a daunting task in more ways than one. A double drabble.


Gwen knocked gently on the door, peering into the slightly darkened office. It was lucky the person she was after was sitting at the desk behind his computer, else she wasn't sure she dared to venture any further into that darkness to go looking for him.

'Oh, hello,' Ianto greeted, looking up from his work. 'Can I help you with something?'

Gwen had never been down here before, but Jack had told her that Ianto was master of their archives. 'Um, yeah,' she said,
consulting her small notepad. 'Jack told me I might find some old Torchwood cold cases down here.'

'Plenty of those here,' he replied. 'Anything in particular?'

She handed across the strange series of letters and numbers Jack had written down. Ianto took one look at it and sighed.

'Something wrong?'

'No. Only…' he sighed again. 'Bloody Jack.' He stood up and started walking. 'Come on. This way.'

Gwen followed him until she was utterly lost.

'Here we are,' Ianto announced. 'Room six alpha nine.'

Gwen took in the huge room full of filing cabinets. 'Which one?'

'Dunno. We haven't sorted this room yet.'

Gwen sighed. 'Great. Needle in a haystack.'

'A very big haystack,' he agreed.

Comments

[bk_forever]

Start sorting, guys!