Challenge 690 - Misdirection

[m_findlow]

Title: Misdirection
Character: Jack, Ianto, OC
Author: m_findlow
Rating: PG
Length: 200 words
Content notes: none
Author notes: Written for Challenge 690 - Smart at tw100
Summary: Jack helps bail out his teammate. A double drabble.


Ianto groaned and bit back in his frustration as he unfurled the corners of the map once more, this time sticking a large paperweight over the corner to keep it in place whilst he pointed within his pen. 'No, this is EZ Aquarii. You needed to take a left at Ross 154 and then bear 127 degrees to reach Reticuli.'

'That's what I did!' the alien complained.

'If it was,' he continued, 'then you wouldn't have nearly crashed into Earth.'

Jack appeared at the tourist office door just in time for the alien to turn its angry gaze towards him. 'Why is it that X-Y chromosome beings always think they know how to read maps better than X-X chromosomes?'

'Ma'am, to be perfectly frank with you, I wouldn't argue with Ianto. He's way smarter than all of us when it comes to reading maps. There's a reason why he'd won the Welsh Tourism Board's "Best Outlet" award three years running, and it's not because he sells the most dragon snow globes.'

The alien harrumphed and left.

'Thanks,' Ianto said, slumping back in his chair. 'Thought she'd never stop arguing.'

'Any time. By the way, you've got that map upside down.'

Comments

[bk_forever]

Oops! Ianto, how did you not notice that?