More Help Needed Please!

[bk_forever]

Hello again, my wonderful f-list, I come seeking help again!

One of my remaining prompts is 'Compliments' so I'm trying to compile a list of instances during the show (or the radio plays) where Jack and Ianto compliment each other - or even just say something complimentary about each other to the team. So far, most of what I can remember is from Fragments - Love the coat, Love the suit, etc. - and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Ianto's 'You're good on roofs' line and saying to the team that Jack is dashing. There must be others, but I can't think and I don't have time to watch two seasons of Torchwood right now, not when I need to keep writing, so I'm hoping some of you might have better memories than I've got and could help me out. *puppy dog eyes* Pretty please?

Does anyone have any ideas? If you can remember the episode as well, that would be even better so I can keep to chronological order.

Thank you in advance =D

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[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

Running out the door to do some errands, but here's what came to me off the top of my head:

"Everything Changes"--

Jack: Ianto cleans up after us, gets us everywhere on time.
Ianto: I try my best.
Jack: And he looks good in a suit.
Ianto: Careful, that's harassment, Sir.


"Adam"--

Jack: Find a memory that defines you. Rediscover who you are.
Ianto: Losing Lisa. Like the world had ended. Coming here gave me meaning again. (Looks up at Jack) You.


"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"

Jack: I came back for you.

[lexxiescott]

Cyberwoman
Ianto, I need to hear those beautiful Welsh vowels!

Sleeper
Jack: Come on! Have a little faith, with a dashing hero like me on the case, how can we fail?
[silence]
Ianto: ...He is dashing, you have to give him that.

Reset
Martha: So...what's his "dabbling" like?
Ianto: ...Innovative.
Martha: Really!
Ianto: Bordering on the avant-garde.
Martha: Wow!
Ianto: Oh yeah... [stares into space] Huh... [snaps out of it] So, should we get your cover story sorted?
Martha: [delighted] Absolutely!

CoE
Ianto: [shaking his head] It's not that. It's my job. It's... difficult. It's... [hesitates] He is very handsome.

[iantojjackh.livejournal.com]

I'm at intermission for a dance recital but one thing that comes to mind is the scene in Adam where Ianto is remember in killing the woman but jack refuses to believe it.

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"--

IANTO: It is more fun when he's around, though.
OWEN: Yeah.
TOSH: Definitely!
GWEN: Yeah. It is!

(Not sure this is what you need as it's not said TO Jack. (Thought I'd throw it in the mix just in case!)

[bk_forever]

Thanks, I've made a note of those! =)

[bk_forever]

That's fine - I don't know what I'll end up using anyway, I just need to see what there is so I can figure out something that works (I hope, lol!), doesn't matter if they say it to someone else because the someone else could quite easily pass the message on!

[bk_forever]

Yay! Thank you! I got the 'Dashing' reference wrong, thought that was in KKBB - my memory is useless sometimes!

Not sure I'll use the CoE one as I prefer to avoid referencing that, but who knows? I have no idea what direction the fic will take!

[bk_forever]

Thanks! I hadn't thought of that =)

Enjoy the recital!

[lexxiescott]

I cheated a little and went to wikiquote.org and searched for Torchwood. There's a HUGE selection of quotes there from the show and just copy/pasted ones that weren't already here over. Glad I could help out. :)

I'm right there with you. In my mind CoE never happens. *nods* That way we don't lose Ianto.

[bk_forever]

That's not cheating, that's using common sense - of which I have none right now, lol!

I have written a fix-it (Deserted) and an Immortal Ianto fic (Fixed Points) so I'm doing my best to keep him alive. Got another fic writen today - 16 days and 8 more fics to write, but tons to post *gulp* Still some for betaing too.

[lexxiescott]

Common sense is good to have, when it's around. Today, Duncan used his keys to unlock the key safe, left them in the lock while we were checking the keys, and then got confused where his keys were a couple of minutes later. The worst part of it was, I'd forgotten too. Don't know if that's common sense or just brains taking a holiday, but we were both laughing about it.

Fix-its are awesome. :) I have faith you'll make it through. Posting is probably going to take you the most time out of all of it.

[bk_forever]

Yeah, the posting is gonna be a nightmare! I wrote three fics today so I only have 5 left to do!

Oops, at least you found the keys again!

[lexxiescott]

Good luck with the posting too. That is going to be horrible for you.

Yeah, it was kind of one of those days. We had another one today. My phone cord was tangled up so I was almost lying on the desk to talk when I answered it. luckily it was Sherre, so I just asked her to hold on a moment because I was a bit tied up. Robert had to come and help me untangle it, we were both laughing, so I'm sure Sherre was wondering what the heck was going on. *grins*

[bk_forever]

That was a knotty problem! Good to have a laugh though!

Two more bingo fics written today, AND I wrote and posted my fan_flashworks fic too. I'm wquite pleased with it.

The Lighthouse fic is okay I guess, just over 500 words, 568 I think. The Compliments fic I really like. I had no idea what would happen with it, it's written in present tense for some reason and has Ianto's thoughts in at as well as lines of dialogue from the show. It's like a synopsis of the first 2 seasons, with a few changes, and it ended up over 1700 words. i think it's one of my favourites. Just three more to write and a bunch of editing to do, and I have a few in hand to post so I'm okay. I'll try to write a couple more tomorrow.

[debmommy22.livejournal.com]

I am of no help, but reading these lines makes me want to pull out my TW DVD's and watch those shows again. I forgot how funny they were and makes me remember why I fell in love with Jack + Ianto. Torchwood will never be the same without that couple....sorry...just reminiscing on your post. lol! :)

[bk_forever]

I felt the same, writing the fic the ideas were for. I don't have time right now though, I still have three fics to write to get a blackout on my bingo card (every square filled), and I still have about 17 (including the three that aren't written yet) to post before the deadline, which is in about 14 days o_O

There are so many great quotes though, and I could hear Ianto saying them =)

[lexxiescott]

I still don't know how the heck I did that. Robert and I were laughing about it again today when I brought the comment up. Yesterday was just a weird day.

YAY, awesome!! Progress is always such a good thing.

It sounds like you're really finding fun things to write about with the gang right now. Present tense can be so hard to work with, but if you can manage it, is some of the most powerful stories you can tell. It always seems to feel like you're right there with the characters rather than reading about what they did.

[bk_forever]

I know people who can't stand reading present tense, especially in long stories. Mine actually covers the entire first two seasons, but it's in present tense throughout, lol!

Only wrote one fic yesterday, and it was a hard one to write because of the way I wanted it to read. I was juggling tenses and switching paragraphs around forever and it's only 1300 or so words. Got there in the end. Also set up a text doc. with the community's posting templates and started filling in the fics that are posted. Tested it this morning anf it's working. That'll save time in the long run.

Today I want to start on the Coat fic if I have time, but my prioity is dividing the massive 13000+ word fic into four parts and getting titles and headers sorted, editing where I need to because there are three other fics n the same AU as that which come AFTER it, so it has to be posted before I post them. I currently have 5 fics ready for posting, but then I could really do with getting the 4-parter up. Busy busy, and it's my eye test tomorrow if I feel up to it!

Weird days can be fun, but frustrating.

[lexxiescott]

I think it's because present tense is so rare of a form for story telling, people just don't know what to make of it and it bothers them to the point they won't read it. I find it harder to understand, but can get there in the end.

Oh, don't you have it when a story just fights with you the whole time you're trying to write it out? I just put in the proof order for the Sherlock Holmes novel that was doing that to me. That's awesome that they've got a template set up to save you guys time when you're posting. :)

Good luck with the dividing and sorting on your miniatures fic. I'm guessing that's the huge one. :) I think it's awesome that you have so much to post this month. Productivity is just win. It's just a pain to get everything up, isn't it?

Weird days are just frustrating at times. *sighs* I don't know what it is about Robert and me that attracts them, but we're like three for three now.

[bk_forever]

I had to copy the template into a document 25 times, once for each story, now I'll need to fill in title, the URL link, summary etc for each one. I can't do html coding myself so it really help that I can just copy & paste what I need then replace the example text with the details of my own fics. It's still a big job, but now I've got it all set up in a word document, once I post the final fic and fill in its details on the document, I'll just need to copy & paste that and post it.

I started the Coat-fic, but Im don't like what I've written. Might save thast for another time and stasrt over. I still have time - just, I think. I re-ecited the Plays one and divided it in 4 - one part of 681 words, 2 of over 2000 words, one of over 7000 words o_O The Miniatures one is still with the beta, which is worrying. The first part is ready to go, but the last 2 parts still need work and I'm running low on time, i'll just have to get everything else up first.

You two must combine to give off a vibe that attractys weirdness, lol!

[lexxiescott]

Okay, wow, that's a lot of work. It does sound like it'll be easier to post them up that way though.

I forgot about the plays fic. *headdesk* So you have two longish ones that have to be posted. I bet the beta is just busy and doing their best to read/edit as they can. Good luck getting everything posted. I know how long and trying that process can be, especially here on lj.

We must. He's transferring to engineering at the end of the month, so he'll still be around, just not as much as he is now. I'm glad we're not losing him completely. That'd be sad.

[bk_forever]

It's a lot of work if you're trying to do it at the lsst minute. Preparing ahead of time makes it eeasier and if I save a copy without anything filled in, if I do this bingo again I'll be set =)

Yeah, two big ones and the Plays fic has three sequels too, lol! Well, two at the moment because I haven't written the third yet.

I know my beta will get it done in time, it's just a case of juggling what to post when.

I've re-stared the Coat fic, trying something else. I think this is more what I wanted; the other one can be finished another time, it'll be longer than the new version is likely to be.

Oh no, you definitely don't want to lose him! He sounds good fun.

[lexxiescott]

Oh, isn't it just? I always maintain that if I ever get to the point where my novels are really popular and I can afford it, I'm going to hire someone to do the formatting for me. I don't mind the editing and I love the writing part, but I hate the bloody formatting. Drives me batty at best.

It sounds like your ideas are having little bunnies for stories. Hopefully you can keep up with all of them.

Good luck with the coat fic. It sounds like it's trying to be difficult for you right now. Then again, if it's the coat I think it is, it would be difficult just because of who it belongs to.

Robert is a blast. They all are, well, except creepy guy, but I think he's going to post back north here in another week.

[bk_forever]

I already have about 10 unfinished fics from before I started the bingo. What's a few more?

I have to format just to post on LJ, which is enough of a pain since when I copy & paste my fic into the posting window, it removes all the line breaks. The LOOK like they're still there, but if I don't add huge gaps, there's no space between paragraphs at all *rolls eyes*

I fiddled about a bit with the coat fic this morning, will continue writing this evening hopefully. Think I'll post the next fic soon, then do a bit of work on the headers for the four parts of the 'Plays' fic. Still got to decide on titles. I'm pretty sure I'm calling the first one 'Beginnings' because it's the start of their friendship and the start of their interest in becoming actors. Not sure about the other three yet. I thought of calling the last one The Play's The Thing, but they're in Romeo and Juliet, not the other Shakespearean play that the line's from, lol!

Hopefully you can bid adieu to creepy guy soon!

[lexxiescott]

That's kinda how I feel about it. I gave up on trying not to start new stories a long time ago. I've lost way too many good ideas. Better to have them in progress than lost forever.

LJ is a pain to post on. It's a reason I have so few fics on here these days. I get sick of trying to format them.

Titles for fics can be a pain. I hate coming up with them so much. Good luck getting the play fic posted. Does sound like the coat fic is making progress for you.

Creepy guy, it turns out, is posted to downtown for pretty much the whole of July at this point. But it also turns out that he's really super nice, too. So I'm not nearly as worried about working with him now. It's weird how people can give you a totally wrong first impression like that. He's still sort of creepy, but I think that's just how he is. At least I'll have Sherre back soon. I really miss working with her, and the pair of us work really well together.