We'd probably all drink a lot more if we had the leisure time for it. Owen drinks more than any of us, I think. It's hard to be at work on a moment's notice if you're three sheets to the wind, though.
I guess it is. Although some people like to be three sheets to the wind even when they don't have any leisure time. It's exciting for them, or something.
You can see them sometime you want. I'd say they're not anything special, but they are. They're good.
I have a hard time dealing with my thoughts too. And my life. But you probably don't want to hear about that. I mean, I think everyone has a hard time dealing with their thoughts. It's just that some people deal with the fact that they can't deal with it with alcohol, and some people deal with it in other ways.
I'm an advertising genius. That's all I've got, that's all I'm good at. You could learn to play the piano here. Why not, right? Take up a hobby.
I don't mind. It's good to have someone you talk to about things, you know? And not judge you or think you're out of your head.
Well, if you're a genius at something, you don't need to be good at anything else, right? And maybe I could. I promised someone I'd try, I suppose I ought to do better at keeping my promises.
You'd think I was crazy if I told you half the things I thought about. You'd judge me and think I was out of my mind. Believe me, you don't want to hear my thoughts.
I think it'd be better to be relatively good at a lot of things, as opposed to really good at one thing that doesn't have much practicality in day to day life. And I guess it's good to keep your promises, if you care about the person you made the promise to.
Right, because the girl who talks about robotic dolphins has any right to think badly of someone else's unusual thoughts. I promise, there's nothing in the world I think is really truly weird.
Only think I've ever been really good at is maths and computers, that sort of thing. I mean I can all kinds of jobs that are related to that, like programming or data entry or building things. But that's it, I mean take that way, put me in a place that doesn't have advanced electronics, and I don't what I'd do.
Yeah. Maybe I'll look for a place to get lessons sometime.
I like the girl who talks about robotic dolphins. That's not something you hear about every day, even around here. It's refreshing. It's a conversation I never thought I'd have.
I never was very good at that kind of thing. Math, I mean. I was even worse at science. I don't want to tell you how many times I had to retake chemistry in high school before they'd finally let me pass it. You might not judge my unusual thoughts, but you'd judge that.
Never thought I'd have it either. Let's make a deal to have the next one when I'm not drunk and making a fool of myself, yeah?
I wouldn't. One of my best friends is ridiculous with computers, and I don't judge him for it. It's kind of nice knowing someone who has different experiences from mine, you know? Besides, half of it's genetics, and we can't help which talents we inherit. If I'd ended up bad at science, my family probably would have disowned me. They weren't keen on the route I took with my life as it is.
Yeah, sure. We'll get coffee next time. Unless coffee gets you making a fool of yourself, too. I know some people who get pretty ridiculous when they have a couple too many cups of coffee in the morning. I might be one of those people, actually. Don't tell anyone.
Why didn't they like what you did with your life? You seem like you're doing perfectly respectable things. Of course, I don't really know, if you're actually making killer robots I can see what the concern might be. I don't know what talents I inherited. I mean, I don't really know anything about my genetics.
Are you kidding? I live off coffee. Though I am picky about the quality, I have a teammate who's bloody brilliant with an espresso machine. I promise to cut you off when you start looking too wired, though.
Both my parents are Royal Air Force, so they sort of expected me to do the same. I don't really know what they think now, I haven't spoken to them in a long while. It was sort of part of the contract for the job I've got now. I don't think many people would call it respectable at all, but then most people also would think I was mad if I tried to really explain it.
You should be picky about the quality. We drink a lot of awful shit at the agency I work for. I mean, we could probably afford the good stuff, but we're all a bunch of cheapskates, and we're not using it for the taste so much as for the fact that it keeps us up all night before the deadlines.
I'm sorry you haven't spoken to them in a long time. I mean, if you miss them. If it's okay that you haven't spoken to them, then I redact the apology, and apologize for apologizing.
[A long pause.]
I'm from outer space, actually.
[And then a shrug.]
I guess you wouldn't believe that one. You've actually seen people from outer space.
[It probably won't escape her attention that he didn't actually answer the question.]
We drank pretty mediocre stuff before Ianto came on board. Pretty sure Jack hired him for his coffee making skills. And the fact that he looks super cute in a suit.
I do miss them. We've always had a formal sort of relationship, and I don't think they've ever entire approved of me, but I miss them. My mother and my father, and my grandfather -- they're all I have, you know?
[ She cocks her head to the side as if to study him for alien-ness. ]
Well, you don't look like any I've ever seen, but then we only ever deal with the ones who aren't good at blending in and being contributing members of society.
[ She doesn't press the question he doesn't answer, but that is an answer in itself. ]
That's a good reason to hire someone. If I ever got to make hiring decisions, I'd probably hire someone for that.
[He could mean the coffee, or the suits. It's really up to interpretation.]
I'm from Mars. I mean, that's what I say. That's what I thought, when I was younger. I still think it, sometimes. But someone here told me I didn't look like a Martian and they'd really met Martians, so maybe I'm not. That makes me wonder where I really am from. My dad got me when I was five. I don't remember anything before that. I think maybe the aliens wiped my memories, or something.
[A frown.]
I don't know. That's a hard question. And that's the kind of question you could really psychoanalyze someone with, you know? I think I like birds in general. What about you?
Hm. Well I suppose you could be Arcateenian, they can take human form. My experience with them wasn't pleasant, but they are supposed to be mostly a peaceful race.
I swear I won't psychoanalyze you, I wouldn't know the first thing about how to do it anyway. Birds are nice, I do like them. And cats, I suppose. I mean, they're cute and soft. I never had a pet or anything, I guess I've never thought much about it. Pteranodons are pretty neat.
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I'd still like to see some of your ads sometime.
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You can see them sometime you want. I'd say they're not anything special, but they are. They're good.
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I bet they're brilliant. I haven't any skill at anything creative. Always wanted to learn to the play the piano, though.
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I'm an advertising genius. That's all I've got, that's all I'm good at. You could learn to play the piano here. Why not, right? Take up a hobby.
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Well, if you're a genius at something, you don't need to be good at anything else, right? And maybe I could. I promised someone I'd try, I suppose I ought to do better at keeping my promises.
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I think it'd be better to be relatively good at a lot of things, as opposed to really good at one thing that doesn't have much practicality in day to day life. And I guess it's good to keep your promises, if you care about the person you made the promise to.
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Only think I've ever been really good at is maths and computers, that sort of thing. I mean I can all kinds of jobs that are related to that, like programming or data entry or building things. But that's it, I mean take that way, put me in a place that doesn't have advanced electronics, and I don't what I'd do.
Yeah. Maybe I'll look for a place to get lessons sometime.
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I never was very good at that kind of thing. Math, I mean. I was even worse at science. I don't want to tell you how many times I had to retake chemistry in high school before they'd finally let me pass it. You might not judge my unusual thoughts, but you'd judge that.
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I wouldn't. One of my best friends is ridiculous with computers, and I don't judge him for it. It's kind of nice knowing someone who has different experiences from mine, you know? Besides, half of it's genetics, and we can't help which talents we inherit. If I'd ended up bad at science, my family probably would have disowned me. They weren't keen on the route I took with my life as it is.
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Why didn't they like what you did with your life? You seem like you're doing perfectly respectable things. Of course, I don't really know, if you're actually making killer robots I can see what the concern might be. I don't know what talents I inherited. I mean, I don't really know anything about my genetics.
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Both my parents are Royal Air Force, so they sort of expected me to do the same. I don't really know what they think now, I haven't spoken to them in a long while. It was sort of part of the contract for the job I've got now. I don't think many people would call it respectable at all, but then most people also would think I was mad if I tried to really explain it.
Adopted?
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I'm sorry you haven't spoken to them in a long time. I mean, if you miss them. If it's okay that you haven't spoken to them, then I redact the apology, and apologize for apologizing.
[A long pause.]
I'm from outer space, actually.
[And then a shrug.]
I guess you wouldn't believe that one. You've actually seen people from outer space.
[It probably won't escape her attention that he didn't actually answer the question.]
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I do miss them. We've always had a formal sort of relationship, and I don't think they've ever entire approved of me, but I miss them. My mother and my father, and my grandfather -- they're all I have, you know?
[ She cocks her head to the side as if to study him for alien-ness. ]
Well, you don't look like any I've ever seen, but then we only ever deal with the ones who aren't good at blending in and being contributing members of society.
[ She doesn't press the question he doesn't answer, but that is an answer in itself. ]
What's your favorite animal?
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[He could mean the coffee, or the suits. It's really up to interpretation.]
I'm from Mars. I mean, that's what I say. That's what I thought, when I was younger. I still think it, sometimes. But someone here told me I didn't look like a Martian and they'd really met Martians, so maybe I'm not. That makes me wonder where I really am from. My dad got me when I was five. I don't remember anything before that. I think maybe the aliens wiped my memories, or something.
[A frown.]
I don't know. That's a hard question. And that's the kind of question you could really psychoanalyze someone with, you know? I think I like birds in general. What about you?
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Hm. Well I suppose you could be Arcateenian, they can take human form. My experience with them wasn't pleasant, but they are supposed to be mostly a peaceful race.
I swear I won't psychoanalyze you, I wouldn't know the first thing about how to do it anyway. Birds are nice, I do like them. And cats, I suppose. I mean, they're cute and soft. I never had a pet or anything, I guess I've never thought much about it. Pteranodons are pretty neat.
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Cats are nice. Most animals are nice. Except for dolphins, apparently.