Drabble: The New Pet - Sequel to ‘Back At The Hub’

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Title: The New Pet - Sequel to ‘Back At The Hub’

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Ianto, Jack, OC (original creature)

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 352: In The Dark at tw100

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: They may not know what it is, but Ianto is willing to let it stay.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.

Once it was dry, Jack and Ianto studied their new acquisition.

Shaped like a fat two-foot-long sausage, blunt at both ends and with four little feet underneath, it resembled an oversized guinea pig, except for the tufted antennae at what seemed to be the front. Ten minutes of grooming revealed a pink, twitching nose and two black eyes previously hidden beneath floppy lemon yellow and mint green fur that trailed down its sides to the floor.

“Think I’ll call it Dougal,” Ianto decided.

“Why?”

“The Magic Roundabout?”

Poor Jack. Once again, Ianto’s pop culture references left him in the dark.

The End

Comments

[akawho.livejournal.com]

Hmm, left me in the dark too.

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The Magic Roundabout was part of my childhood. Dougal was sort of a dog with long fur that reached to the ground.

http://www.2hoursaday.co.uk/acatalog/info_MR01.html

Thank you!

[raynewton.livejournal.com]

And we all remember the classic line from Zebedee, "Time for bed." Great fun

[bk_forever]

Ah, Zebedee! And Brian the snail =)

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

Yup, the gen X's and gen Y's in the room missed the reference i.e. me. The best I could imagine was a fluppy dog in need of grooming!
Ianto shouldn't be old enough to remember that, lol.

[bk_forever]

I blame repeats on children's TV over here.

I see the new guy as an oversized Peruvian guinea pig. Something like this...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Rene_the_long-haired_Satin_Peruvian_Guinea_pig.jpg

or this:

http://ginnyhendrix.tumblr.com/post/25449310243/guinea-pig-breeds-the-peruvian-known-for-their

[duochan-maxwell.livejournal.com]

I know. The reference went completely over my head as this show didn't even air in my country. Although, when I read the description I thought of Floquinho, which is a dog in a very famous children's comic book

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/L3jCK74Wlf6vUO0JsCWaKFpMQwqMcY_PKDITAGbqdCR6pUCzcut9G8M56ILisr4ewVPujhXIaBWTQGctrkYNurXQeU6RywQHbHBb0UlPJIYraUExfEMdeIUzaWjCx20LTgOf6J9rn_6i39ijv05TA_rBc8ufuwpRoNZcF9v6s4oXETBEekp64sg1rtgzA4VxKZPG1lSi=w200-h200-nc

[bk_forever]

A similar principle, lol! Dougal only went up at one end though.

http://www.2hoursaday.co.uk/acatalog/info_MR01.html

Really, the creature looks more like a long-haired Peruvian guinea pig, where it's difficult to tell which end is which without careful investigation. Ianto is grateful Dougal has antennae, it'll make it easier to decide which end to feed.

Thank you!

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

OOH sounds too adorable.

[bk_forever]

There's always room for another fluffy thing!

Thank you!

[black59.livejournal.com]

Oh Yes !!
I know
a lovely stories

[bk_forever]

The new addition will fit in well, even if it can't see where it's going ;)

Thank you!