Drabble: Rift Rain

[badly_knitted]

Title: Rift Rain

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Owen, Ianto, Jack.

Rating: PG

Written For: Challenge 408: Copper at tw100

Spoilers: Nada.

Summary: It’s raining in Cardiff again, but with a difference.

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

Comments

[cyberiad_queen]

*snickers* Poor Owen! Personally, I'd love a rain of coins, even if they were ones I couldn't spend; I collect 'em. ^.^

[badly_knitted]

Owen wants money he can spend, as if he didn't get good enough wages working for Torchwood! Also, he wants the coins to stop hitting him, lol!

I have a small collection of odd coins from here and there, including a few American ones, mostly cents and quarters. Not sure where they are though, there's a blue tin box somewhere... Have you got any British ones?

[cyberiad_queen]

Lol! At least he can be grateful that the coins are Earth-sized! I used to have a large replica of a Lincoln penny that was wider across than my hand; a coin that big might kill him!

Yeah, I have some from all over; Grandpa gave me his collection when I was a kid, and a guy Mom used to date gave me his, when he found out I was interested. And then some people in the wish-list communities here have sent me euros, which was pretty cool. It's always amazing to see how pretty other countries' currencies are; ours here are so dull by comparison.

[badly_knitted]

Ouch, yes! Owen should be grateful instead of complaining!

We do have some nice coins here. It's just been announced that a new series of 50p pieces are being released over here with characters from Beatrix Potter stories on them. I'll probably keep one of each if I can get my hands on them. There are going to be 5 altogether!

Have you got any pre-decimal British coins? I still have a few, including a bunch of... I can't remember now whether they're pennies or ha'pennys. The old ones are almost worn down smooth.I have some from the early 1900s.

[cyberiad_queen]

Oh, that sounds cool. :) Grandpa helped me with the state quarter collection when we were doing those. I love when stuff like that comes out.

I...might have? I'm not sure. Grandpa was stationed over there and in France during WWII, so I probably do; I know some of the coins I have were from his time over there. I'm pretty sure I have a ha'penny.

[badly_knitted]

Wow! I know some of my relatives saw active service, but I don't know where and there's no one to ask now.

A lot of the coins were so big back then. A penny was as big as modern £2 coins are now, but you could get a lot more for a penny back then. I have a half crown somewhere, two and ac half shillings, what would be twelve and a half pence these days, but that much money was something I seldom saw as a kid, lol! Though I did once find a ten shilling note - that was real riches, not that I got to keep any of it.