tampered | Log: Ongoing

Log: Ongoing

When; Tuesday Evening
Rating; PG
Characters; The Birthday Boy AKA Ianto Jones

king_coffee and Open to all his friends who would like to wish him well.
Summary; Ianto's 25th birthday is being held at The Coliseum!!
Log;

Jack had chosen the Coliseum because to his knowledge it was the only place in the City that could best resemble a good, solid Welsh pub and that was what he wanted for Ianto's 25th birthday, something to make the younger man feel warm and comfortable.

Renting out two of the rooms, Jack had worked with the chef to have a mix of regular party foods and some Welsh favorites laid out buffet style for the party. Along with smoked sausages, burgers, shrimp cocktail and the like, there was also an assortment of laverbread, cockles, leek soup, Caerphilly cheese and crackers and instead of a cake there was a fixings bar of chocolate, caramel, hazelnut and fruit sauces to go with fresh made Welsh ice cream.

The rooms were set up so that people could sit around and talk, play darts or billiards and there was a sign up sheet for a 'touch' Rugby game that could hopefully be put together later -after folks had gotten into the ale!- in the evening when everyone was in the party spirit.

Preparations complete, Jack had two missions. First, to get Ianto into casual clothing for the night, because who the hell plays rugby in a suit and then to get Ianto down the Coliseum for his party. In the meantime, the rooms were set up and waiting for people to arrive and join in the fun!

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There is a table tucked off to the side for presents or cards and everybody is encouraged to grab a drink and mingle before the birthday boy arrives.

Tosh wasn't leaving her present on the table, she intended to give it to Ianto in person. She did have a food delivery, courtesy of one Jack Bourdain, which she hoped would make a nice addition to what was already planned.

Then she grabbed a drink and found an out-of-the-way spot to wait for the guest of honor to arrive.

Edited 2008-08-19 21:37 (UTC)

As soon as he had Ianto there and off on the rounds to see people, Jack quietly headed over to the table and set down the small (http://www.vintagepens.com/catillD-O.shtml) wrapped gift (http://www.vintagepens.com/morepics.asp?id=7284&pics=5) he had brought with him to the party.

With a small grin at the hugging going on across the room, Jack headed off to find himself a bottle of water.

Later on, after doing the rounds - several times - Ianto sought out Jack.

"So," he said, with a wry smile that suggested a tone of 'what do you have to say for yourself?'

Jack was contentedly amusing himself with a dart board and some darts, half an ear turned back towards the party but mostly he was letting Ianto have his night.

When the younger man came over, Jack affected his most innocent expression and grinned.

"Hmmm?"

Oh yes, someone was quite pleased with himself!

Standing a little to the side - Jack had good aim, but just one stray dart... - Ianto only smiled at the innocent expression.

"What gave you this idea, hm?"

Chuckling, Jack took aim and let the dart in his hand fly, watching it thunk into the bullseye.

"You're a hard one to plan for," he said honestly. "At first, I thought about a quiet dinner and maybe sending a card around to friends and letting everyone catch you on their own, since I know you don't like big fusses but then I remembered it's your 25th and there should be a bit of a fuss."

Picking up another dart, Jack looked over his shoulder and then smiled at Ianto.

"Still, instead of big insanity like Tosh's birthday, kinda thought a nice 'pub' night might be a good compromise."

The bullseye received a polite round of applause.

"It's great, thank you," he replied, watching Jack as he picked up the next dart, "I'd say 'you didn't have to' but I don't like that cliché."

Flipping a dart around in his hand, Jack lightly tickled Ianto's nose with the feathers.

"Go, have fun." He instructed and then winked at Ianto. "You'll get your 25 spanks later."

As in when they were home, behind the closed bedroom door.

The tickle made Ianto raise his hand and cover his nose. No tickling, thank you!

"Is that a promise?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

Jack arched a pointed eyebrow.

Was Ianto even questioning that?

He probably shouldn't, should he?

Just for that, he might get an extra spank or two!

Or maybe an extra special birthday present.

Yell surprise, catch up with the laddie in question, wish him well, spank him 25 times, you know the drill!

Preparations taken care of, now Jack had to get Ianto down there and in the right sort of clothing for a potential rugby game. Yeah, this wasn't going to raise an eyebrow or two!

"Oh well, nothing for it," Jack muttered to himself and got up to go find Ianto!

"IAN-TOE!" He bellowed out the door, drawing the younger man's name out the way he sometimes did when they were back at the Hub and Jack was trying to be heard all the way down in Archives.

...or when he left Jack tied up to something.

He usually wasn't the kind to yell back himself, but he was playing the X-Box, and was just about to capture the enemy transports.

"Yeah?" he called back a little distractedly.

.... Seriously, if Ianto had wanted coffee that badly, all he had to do was say so! Ropes were not necessary.

Rolling his eyes, Jack prowled down the hall and beelined for the domain of the XBox! Seeing what Ianto was about to get done ... Jack jumped right in front of the TV!

"Let's go out," he offered, stepping left and right as necessary to block Ianto's view.

Yes, Jack was a juvenile when it came to XBoxness and the capturing of enemy transports.

Except that Jack had been pretty relentless.

"Jack!"

Ianto tried to move back and forth so see around the older man but it was no use. His view was well and truly blocked and then... KABOOM. He got blown up.

"JACK!" he repeated and threw the controller at him.

There had been a very good reason for that at the time!

Laughing as he snapped a hand out to catch the controller, Jack made one of his 'I'm utterly impossible but you love me' faces and waggled the controller at Ianto.

"Oooo naughty boy, throwing controllers in fits of peek!"

Yeah, okay he knew he was about to get the coffee table launched at him if he kept that up.

"Come ooooonnnn," Jack weedled, turning to put the controller down and turn off the XBox. "It's your birthday, we're going out. Get changed into something that isn't a suit and we'll go find some billiards to play or something."

"I didn't throw it at the TV," Ianto grumbled, but it was obvious he wasn't really in a bad mood.

Standing up as Jack tidied up the X-Box, Ianto straightened out his waistcoat. "Or something. And I thought you liked my suits?"

He liked his suits!

Tidy, Tidy, Tidy! Someone was on good behavior today!

"I do like your suits," Jack said, straightening and giving Ianto an appreciative leer. "I like you're suits a lot but I just thought that I could ogle your ass in jeans for one night?"

It was the 'I'm a hopeful letch' look now.

Ianto saw and noticed! He assumed that it was because it was his birthday.

Grinning, Ianto stepped in closer to Jack.

"Ogle my arse, hm? Is that why you suggested billiards?"

Jack couldn't help himself. Grinning like a fiend, he stepped forward and put his hands on Ianto's waist, leaning over to kiss him.

"That and so I can make thoroughly lewd comments about how you handle your 'stick and balls'." He fessed up without a hint of remorse.

There was another kiss and another and then Jack gave Ianto a playful little push towards the bedrooms.

"Go, change and let's head out. I'm getting hungry!"

Because seriously, when was Jack never hungry?

Kissing back, Ianto laughed against Jack's mouth.

"I should've known," he said, and was happy to kiss Jack again and again until the little nudge in the right direction came.

"All right, bossy," he said, as he headed off to get changed - choosing a tighter pair of jeans if Jack was going to be like that, and a certain studded belt - and quite soon he was making his way back to the older man.

Jack was fiddling around, making sure he had his present for Ianto in his pocket -no, not THAT way- and basically hoping that things would work out for the evening.

When he heard the younger man returning, Jack turned and arched his eyebrows with open appreciation for both the jeans and that certain studded belt. Hmmm, did they dare just stay in? No, Tosh and Gwen would probably kill him if he tried that.

"Mmm, very nice," Jack purred, turning to offer Ianto an elbow. "Shall we, Mr. Jones?"

Hooking his hand through Jack's elbow, Ianto grinned. "We shall, Captain Harkness," he said.

Once Ianto was there, Tosh hurried over and grabbed him for a tight hug.

Better get used to the hugs, Ianto, you'll probably be getting a lot of them this evening.

"Happy birthday!"

Still in slight shock, Ianto hugged Tosh back in return.

...yeah he was, wasn't he?

"Thank you," he grinned at Tosh.

"So I take it you're surprised?" Tosh asked, grinning back. "This is quite a milestone, I'm so glad Jack decided to make sure there was a proper celebration."

"Just a bit," Ianto said, releasing Tosh and standing up straight again, feeling a little conspicuous in his tight-ish jeans. Damn Jack.

"I wasn't expecting this," he admitted, although a 25th birthday was a milestone really.

Tosh thought he looked very nice!

"Well, you should have been. As if we'd let something like this pass by! I, um, sort of contributed a little bit of food by accident. It's a long story involving two insane chefs. But there's fried chicken and something Welsh, I don't know what ~~because he never said~~. That isn't your gift, just an extra treat."

"You'll have to tell me the long story," Ianto said patting her hand, although it would have to be a bit later.

"Thank you, though. I'll go see and tell you what it is ~~only not~~ if you like?"

"I will sometime when you're bored and have plenty of time to spare," Tosh laughed. "And I would like that, please. I've promised that if you like it, I'll bring you to their restaurant and let them cook more Welsh things for you."

"That sounds like never, doesn't it?" because Ianto was rarely not busy, and when he was bored, he found something to do.

He nodded in agreement. "I'd like that, thank you," because there were certain foods he'd missed.

"Good point, how about I tell you the story to entertain you while you're doing something dull like dishwashing?"

Tosh nodded as well, pleased, and then she fished her gift for Ianto out of her pocket. "I hope you like it."

[ooc: The gift is a discreet ear stud, I can't find a picture I like so you can totally mod what it looks like. I hope I'm remembering correctly that Ianto kept the piercing after the Mirror City?]

"I think that would work," Ianto replied, smiling down at Tosh, and he accepted the present when she offered it.

Opening the box, he smiled at her again. "Thank you, I like it very much."

[ooc: Thanks! And yup you're right~]

"Good, on both counts. I wanted to get you something that wasn't coffee related, so I'm glad you like it."

Tosh stood up on her toes and kissed Ianto's cheek. "Make Jack dance with you, yeah?"

"Thank you," he said, returning the kiss on Tosh's cheek and leaning down to make it easier for her to reach.

A little surprised, he seemed to consider what she said. "I'm not sure it's that kind of party."

"So what? It's your birthday, isn't it? It can be any kind of party you like," Tosh replied, smiling. "Could be the place even has a jukebox or something. But only if you want, of course. You can always get a game of pool going instead."

"I suppose you're right," Ianto said, grinning, "We'll have to see what happens."

While Leia didn't think she was exactly going to be spanking anyone, she and Luke arrived on time and smiling. Leia went to find Ianto immediately, wanting to wish him a happy birthday right from the beginning. She wasn't entirely sure whether a hug was in order, but she sounded enthusiastic anyway as she said, "Happy birthday."

Luke is more or less towed in Leia's wake, because this is how things are, sometimes! He grins at Ianto when they greet him and gives him a warm squeeze to one shoulder.

"Hey!"

Grinning back, he bumped shoulders with Luke. "Look who decided to turn up!"

"Hey, shut up," he laughed, "We had to find the place. How are you, Ianto?"

Turning as he hears Leia's voice, Ianto grinned at her. "Thank you," he said cheerfully, "I'm glad you could come."

"You say that as if I actually wasn't planning on it," she says, smiling. "I hope it's been a nice time so far."

[ooc: Sorry for the epic delay bb]

Rain was more than a little scared about being in a crowd of people, but she'd come to give him an intricately crafted origami deer. "Happy Birthday, Ianto," she said softly.

He accepted the origami piece gratefully from Rain, and smiled. "Thank you very much, Rain."

She smiled shyly at him. "You're welcome."

Rugby in particular, touch rugby for anyone who wants to play ... see how far folks are into their cups!

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Games as the evening wears on!