Calling Jack[JACK]

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen left the autopsy bay to Jack's office. The captain had missed a lot of things, Karnie falling a week into the future right into the boardroom and most important, Gareth having an alien inside of him. The doctor looked around the empty office with an annoyed face on. It was not just toward Jack for not being here, it was because of Gareth who had ignored him everytime he tried to tell him that he was dead. That was why he had left them, becuase he was in trouble of blowing up in his face and just yelling it to the world. Sighing Owen wondered over to Jack's chair and slumped into it. He lied his head into his hands. Then he muttered,

"Why me? Why my life? This is so bloody stupid! How can anyone live like this. If he doesn't want to know, then that is his problem, not mine. He doesn't need to know... know that.... that I can't die. That I am dead! That my life his all a screwy s*** hole that doesn't have any meaning!"

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth had been wandering around the Hub looking for Owen. He sat down and gave a sigh when he saw a shadow flickering from Jack's office. He knew that Jack wasn't there, having cleaned it just before he'd wandered into the Boardroom, doing the odd jobs for Ianto. He slowly walked up the steps and stood outside. Not wanting to barge in, he called out softly, Owen?

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen moved the chair slightly as he waited for Jack to come in. Thoughts raised through his head and he was not sure what they meant, just that they were there. Then a soft voice said his name and at first he thought it was Jack wondering why he was in his chair, then he realized that it wasn't Jack's voice, but Gareth's. His face became hard and he looked at the door.

"What?"

Was all he said, but that was that was needed. Owen's face was hard and cold, bt his eyes were soft and confused, like he was feeling. The anger that he had against Gareth was fading a little as he started to forget why he had been so mad at him, though he still remembered the main reason, that Gareth had ignored him every time he tried to share his secret with him. The last time he tried Gareth had almost been rude, or at least that was how Owen saw it.

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth stepped into Jack's Office fully. Owen, I don't know what I did....I just...I don't like the idea of death I guess...it scares me.... He sighs and steps closer to Owen, Tell me what I did....? He tone was soft and light, almost pleading as he emplored the doctor to speak to him about why he had walked out of the autopsy bay so suddenly.

Gareth refused to looked Owen in the eyes and instead settled for gazing across the flooring of the office. He sighs softly and whispers, I'm sorry.

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen watched Gareth. but too, did not lok him in the eyes. He thought about what he said, and almost laughed when he said that he did not like death, 'I guess he is going to hate me then.' he thought very harshly and ironically. His anger was coming bakc, and he still did not know why. It could have just been his voice or something he said or the way he was standing or what ever, Owen was unsure. He sighed and said, in a slightly rough voice,

"You did nothing... but not listen to me."

That was all he could say with out fraking out and yelling again, or maybe crying he wasn't sure what he was felling now.

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Owen, I'm sorry...I just...I've lost a lot of people, I don't want to put anyone through that, that's kinda why I never get attached to people. Gareth sighed and sat on the edge of Jack's desk, Tell me now...I'm ready....

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen's anger at the young man faided with his words. They were nice and kind even though he had been anger and annoyed. It made him feel bad, but none of this should. Now he had a choice to make.

"Gareth listen, I understand what it is like to loss a lot of people, more so, I know how it is to never have anyone there to began with. None of that was your fault and now that you are here we can talk with Jack and get it all taken care of. Also.... I am... um... sorry.... I am making this moment about me, and it is about you. Your the one with bad news on your hands... its just I have been keeping a secret from you from the day you arrived. I.... I have to tell you something about myself....."

He stopped now that it was time he was kind of scared. What was Gareth going to think of him once he knew? Was he going to be scared, loss respect for him, what was going to happen to them? They weren't really that great of friends, after all Owen found the guy man kind of annoying for no reason, but yet to have to work with some one who was afraid of you was.... well not his choice of a job.

"Ok, you ready for it? What I am going to tell you, I bet, it is worse then finding out that I put the alien inside of you..."

He stopped hidding his fear in a sarcastic joke.

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth listened to the doctor babble on. Owen, you're starting to freak me out, tell me what it is... He almost growled at the doctor. Hadn't he just said he was ready? And that meant for anything, anything that the doctor could possibly hit him with. How bad could this secret be? It wasn't like he was the walking dead or anything.

((OOC poor naive gareth))

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen watched Gareth, really not sure if he could do this. He could be as sarcastic as he wanted, but this was nothing easy, and Gareth was missing that. Maybe that was want he hated so much, he still could not tell.

"I....I am....."

This was a lot harder then he had thought and Owen couldn't help but wonder if he had told him in the autopsy bay when everything was sad and stuff if it would be any easier. That thought just made him madder at the young man. He took a big breath knowing that he had to tell him some time and now was better then later, or was it.

"I am.... are you sure you are ready for this? This is really big....*pause* I am.... well.... d...dead..."

There is was out!

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth burst out laughing. Dead? That's impossible. If you were dead surely you'd be six-feet under by now? He managed to stifle his giggles, realising that the look on Owen's face was deadly serious. Wait, your not joking....But, but...HOW?! Shock registered across Gareth's features.

((OOC: I hate college))

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen was already to prove to the guy that he was really dead, but he realized that with out any help. He smiled a wicked smile finding his new fear and wonder funny. But that all faided quickly and was replaced by a grave one.

"I was shot, then Jack used the Glove and brought me back to life and now... I'm dead!"[/cololr]

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth blinked a few times, Do you realise how little sense that actually makes, Owen? He looked confused but in his eyes you could see the pieces sliding into place. So theres a glove that brings people back to life, but it messed up and left you a walking-dead? Thats....cool! He exclaimed, eyes widening.

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen nodded at what Gareth was saying. He was right it made no sense, but this was Torchwood, they saw some really unbelievable things and most of it made no sense, you just had to get past that.

"Yeah thats it. There was two, but the other one went crazy and we shot it."
((ooc: is the other one still 'alive' I can't remember....?))

Owen did not know quite what to say. He was still adjusting to the fact himself, and this was the really first time he really had to explain it to some one he was going to see everyday. Everyone else was there and understood this things for years before now. Gareth, though, just got into Torchwood and was just learning all of it.

"I have one h*** of a life."

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth nodded, So that was what you wanted to tell me? Not that I was gonna die...that you were dead? Gareth looked to Owen for confirmation of his judgement.

((OOC: dyng thread))

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen looked at Gareth and thought about what he said. That was right, in a way, but not the whole story, so he said in a mid tone, looking at the floor,

"Yeah, kind of.... I wanted to show you that you weren't alone. That even though you haev an alien inside if you. *with a little more glee* Which by the way I think we need to do something about.... *back to sad* Anyway, I was trying to show you that even though you felt that you where all alone on the world with this new news and stiff that you really weren;t and that I could help you, and understand you. Also you were so mad and.... I was mad and I you didn't understand what my life has been like... which is h***!"

He wanted to say that he was sorry, and that this wasn't the right time, that he was making this about him when it really should be about Gareth, but he couldn't, that just wasn't who he was and he didn't want to show the guy any kind of kindness like that unless he really needed. Like if he was about to die or something. It was heroic then and funny now.

[Captain Jack Harkness]

Jack walked through the cog door and into the hub. He looked around but saw no one and decided to just go up to his office. He walked into it and stopped for what did he see? Owen was sitting in his chair and Gareth was standing there. "Whats going on, you planing another take over of torchwood Owen?" He laughed and moved closer into the room, knwing that they would tell him what was going on even with out him asking.

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth simply gave Owen a nod of understanding before he heard the alram sngalling the cog door rolling open. As Jack's office door opened, Gareth looked round and saw the Captain himself standing there. He stayed silent, waiting for Owen to explain what had happened.

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen looked up and saw no other then Jack standing in the door way. At first he just watched the man then he said something about him being in his seat, and Owen remembered that he was indeed sitting there. he looked surprised for a second then stood quickly and muttered,

"Sorry...."

Then he looked at Gareth, who offered nothing so he figured that he was going to have to do it... after all that was why he had come here, right? Wrong he had come here to get away from Gareth and his angry and what ever else. He Took a breath and realized that what he had to say was nothing and that he was freaking out over nothing and it was just the surprise from JAck enterance that was making him like this. He smiled and said,

"While you were sleeping in, we had a little... rift activity and well Karnie... or karnissia or something like that Willows... no Marshal... I don't remember.. Karnie, fell right into our boardroom. She really noce, pretty. Also.. and I think more important, mate, is that Gareth has an alien inside of him."

[Gareth>><<Captain John]

Gareth muttered quietly, Karnessa Meadows then tapped his head when Owen mentioned about the alien he suspected was inside of him. Gareth trusted the doctor and te captain and he hoped that between them they could sort this out, what he would pay to stop the black outs.

And with that...he blacked-out.

[Owen Harper//Storm Skylar]

Owen looked at Gareth when he heared him mutter something. It was very quiet and he really didn't care, he knew that it was the name of the girl, but it didn't matter. He was about to explain to Jack a little more about what was going on with Gareth so that he could knew exactly were they stood when gareth fell to the ground. Owen looked over just in time to see the young man started to head to the floor, but was to fair away and didn't get there in time to catch him. Falling like that was never good for anything, he could hurt himself. Owen kneeled down next to the guy and took his pulse and a few other standard things.

"He has just blacked out... it's the alien's fault.

He said to Jack after a second and looked up from Gareth.