http://cocksmanship.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] cocksmanship.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] tampered2008-04-24 11:05 am

Log: Complete

When; April 24 (evening)
Rating; PG13
Characters; Toshiko Sato [livejournal.com profile] warped_inside, Prince Charming [livejournal.com profile] cocksmanship
Summary; Prince Charming's number finally comes up.
Log;

Charming waited at the main entrance to Xanadu. His suit was crisp, charcoal grey with shades of blue. He always considered himself a good dresser and prided himself on a well kept appearance. His jet black hair shined without any need for pomade and his teeth, well, he'd make an Colgate Girl shake in her heels. These things paled in comparison to the size of his ego, but even Prince Charming had his way of maintaining a semblance of modesty. Sort of.

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Tosh couldn't help a grin at the monogram on the door. It didn't surprise her a bit, but it was a conceited touch that was in a way almost endearing. She gazed around as they entered with the eyes of someone who both appreciated the fashionable beauty, and who was accustomed to evaluating her surroundings for visible threats. Not that any were expected, but by now it was instinctive.

"It's beautiful," she stated. Then spying the sword rack, and of course that too made sense, added,"You fence."

She wondered if what she was seeing was meant for show, or if Charming simply spent so little time there that it hadn't acquired a lived-in feeling.

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Spending more time at work than at home was the reason Tosh's own flat in Cardiff didn't have an especially lived-in appearance itself. That, and she liked the open simplicity of having a place to go that wasn't full of clutter.

"I imagine that's a lot more common where you come from. The only person I know who carries a sword is Captain John, and although I suppose he probably knows how to use it, I get the idea it's half just for looks." If he was paying attention, Charming might have detected an underlying edge of dislike bordering on anger when she mentioned John's name. But it disappeared quickly enough, as she turned toward him from her perusal of the room and smiled.

"I would, thank you." Tosh slipped her bag off her shoulder and set it on the floor against the counter, eying it hesitantly for a moment as she remembered she'd left her gun inside it, where it would now be completely inaccessible if she needed it. Then she shrugged off the concern, deciding that if worse came to worse, there were plenty of other ways to defend yourself against a man, and during her years at Torchwood she'd learned quite a few of them.

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't believe I know a Captain Hector. John is an old acquaintance of Jack's," Tosh replied, her own mind going immediately not toward pirate but toward Time Agent, and that lent a little wariness to her response. "Um, oh no, wine would be perfectly nice, thank you."

The possibility that Charming might have more nefarious ideas wasn't something that worried Tosh -- in fact, she probably had begun to trust him more than she should have. But when you've had a lover hold a knife to your throat, you learn to take precautions.

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
With a smile, Tosh ran a finger along the side of her glass in admiration for it, and gave a little nod at the toast before taking a sip of wine.

"And I suppose even more amusing yet, then, because John is completely obsessed with Jack. Jack's the only person who can keep him in line without the threat of imminent death."

She gave a small, one-shouldered shrug, as if to dismiss the unpleasantness of that particular topic so that it didn't mar an otherwise perfect evening.
Edited 2008-04-25 19:40 (UTC)

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Tosh wasn't aware of the warning, but even if anything did happen, unless it posed a threat to the team or the community at large, she'd stand in the way of Jack doing anything violent. She'd even tried to stop him from destroying Mary, after all.

It took her a minute to realize she was being studied, and when she did, she blushed lightly. Not because she minded, though -- it was a rare compliment to be made to feel as though she was attractive to someone, and she reveled in the thought. After a moment, she took a breath and set her glass on the counter, and stepped closer.

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
That made two of them, because Tosh was living in blissful ignorance as well, beyond the suspicion that there might at one point have been some dabbling. But maybe she and Blue could trade prison stories sometime.

She raised her hands to rest them on Charming's shoulders, and met his mouth with parted lips. Maybe down the road she would learn to regret not paying better attention to the warnings she'd been given, but right now she was positive there'd been no point to any of them.

ooc

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[That sounds perfect. I sort of assumed that he wouldn't have kicked Tosh out of bed and she'd have stayed til morning?]

Re: ooc

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yay! Yeah, she'll be flying high for a while after this. :D]

ooc

[identity profile] warped-inside.livejournal.com 2008-04-25 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[It wouldn't be Tosh if she didn't get a little heartbreak here and there. ;)]