Drabble: Mysterious

[bk_forever]

Title: Mysterious

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Ianto

Rating: G

Written For: Challenge 356: Boxes at tw100

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: Unpacking a delivery, Ianto sees something strange.

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

A/N: Apologies that this one is similar to one of m_findlow’s this week. I just had to do it. It was too long to start with, so I shortened it but left the longer version intact too, so you get both.

Drabble Version

Ianto caught movement from the corner of his eye as he unpacked artefacts from Archie in Glasgow. He glanced at the array of boxes. Everything was still; must have been a trick of the light.

Turning back to his task, he continued then turned quickly, just in time to see a box slither a few inches across the floor.

That wasn’t normal. What had Archie sent them?

Approaching cautiously, he lifted the box and started laughing. There was Dizzy, looking ruffled and confused. An empty box must have fallen over the poor Flufflet and it couldn’t find its way out!

The End

Extended Version

Ianto caught a flicker of movement out of the corner of his eye as he worked steadily, unpacking a shipment of artefacts that had arrived that morning from Archie in Glasgow. Pausing in his task, he glanced across at the array of boxes. Everything was still; it must have been his imagination or a trick of the light.

Turning back to the box on the table in front of him, he carefully slit it open, then turned quickly, just in time to see one of the other boxes slither a few inches across the floor.

Okay, that wasn’t normal. What had Archie sent them?

Approaching cautiously, he lifted the box and started laughing. There was Dizzy, looking ruffled and confused. An empty box must have fallen over the poor Flufflet and it couldn’t find its way out!

“Sorry, Dizzy, but I’ve told you before to be careful where you nap!”

The End

Comments

[akawho.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[bk_forever]

Dizzy has an unfortunate habit of napping in the wrong places ;)

Thank you!

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

That's too cute. At least Dizzy only has itself to blame for it's predicament. Torchwood pets have a habit of causing unintentional trouble for themsleves!

[bk_forever]

It's a character trait they share with the human Torchwood personnel. If people become like their pets then it's equally true that pets sometimes become like their people.

Thank you!

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

LOL I like both of these, poor ole Diz.

[bk_forever]

It's still young, it makes mistakes and gets into predicaments. No doubt Nosy spends a lot of time rolling its eyes at Dizzy's antics.

Thank you!

[raynewton.livejournal.com]

Nosy learned THAT from Ianto, of course

[bk_forever]

Naturally. It always tries to emulate Ianto! *grins* If you're gonna learn something, learn from the best!

[too-beauty.livejournal.com]

Poor baby, still learning the ropes to move around the Hub!
I have the same problem with my younger cat, always inside boxes, even if they are small, she manages to get inside!

[bk_forever]

Cats seem to love squishing themselves into things they really shouldn't be able to fit in, then acting like it's the most comfortable place to be.

Dizzy just has a lot of bad luck and a shortage of good sense!

Thank you!

[black59.livejournal.com]

lol

[bk_forever]

*grins* Thank you!