Double Drabble: Doing Their Job

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Title: Doing Their Job
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: PC OC, Jack, Ianto.
Rating: PG
Written For: Challenge 811: Nose at torchwood100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: Torchwood and the Cardiff police are butting heads again.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.
A/N: Double drabble.
 


 
“Are you lot ever going to learn to keep your collective noses out of things that don’t concern you?”
 

The majority of Cardiff’s constabulary weren’t particularly fond of Jack and his team, mostly because they didn’t know what Torchwood actually did, but at times like this their animosity was a nuisance Jack could well do without.

 
“You know what your problem is?” he asked mildly.
 

“I’m sure you’re going to tell me.”
 

“You’re right about that.” Jack flashed his best smile, although it didn’t reach his eyes. “You’re so busy making assumptions about what does and doesn’t concern Torchwood, you miss the fact that we wouldn’t BE here if it didn’t concern us.”
 

“We’re not trying to do your work for you,” Ianto cut in, before Jack could make things worse with his usual lack of tact. “We’ve got plenty of our own, but there are certain situations you’re not equipped to handle, and we are. We’re on the same side, we just have different areas of expertise. Why would you want to deal with this mess when you don’t have to? I’d rather not deal with it myself, but it’s my job.”
 

“Well, when you put it that way…”
 

 
The End