Ianto looks stressed as he comes in, making sure that the couch is vacant before dropping into it. He sighs, glancing around the Nexus, looking somewhat defeated
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Oh, hey, it's another Ianto rolling through, this one looking smart in a twenty-third century suit and carrying a cup of coffee. He pauses when he sees his considerably scruffier looking alternate (at least, he guesses it's an alternate; might just be some bloke who looks like him, especially given just how scruffy he looks ... then again, Ianto himself had gotten pretty scruffy during their stint in America).
"Don't over do it," Ianto offers as advice. "It will seem insincere and make it look as if you're only trying to make her think that you like her."
"Apparently, I've come no where near overdoing. At least according to another sixteen year old," Ianto informs him. "She thinks I should spend more time with her, just me and her."
Ianto squints, staring skyward for a moment in contemplation. When he looks back to his alternate, he shakes his head. "No, too much time alone with her would be sort of ... creepy. You don't want to be like the skeevy uncle."
Because, let's face it ... being the lover who's not that much older than the child in question rules out any real, serious feelings of parenting that might actually get attached to the relationship.
"I think the last time I spent any long periods of time alone with her was when I took her shopping, when she moved in," Ianto explains. "Jack and I had the same schedule, so on our days off, it would be the three of us, so I haven't spent much time with her alone. Just a couple hours here and there when Jack is running errands."
Thinking this might be a chat that will take a while, Ianto settles into a seat within comfortable conversational distance, and sips at his coffee. The mention of Jack, of course, confirms that this is indeed an alternate. A really ... odd one. Has he seen this one before? There are too damn many of him roaming the Nexus; talk about making a guy feel like he's not a unique snowflake.
"All right, then. I think you should concentrate on doing something to make her feel welcome, like she's part of the family. Or start treating yourself like you're part of the family."
Ianto could say the same things about the other Ianto, because he just doesn't get the appeal to wear a suit all the time.
"I thought I was making her feel welcome," Ianto admits, frowning. "She needs something done, I'm there volunteering to help her out." He probably isn't doing the second part, because he's trying to give Alice and Jack a chance to bond and will often go find something else to do while those two are together.
Well, with some research, the scruffy alternate would find that suits are the rule, not the exception, amongst Ianto Joneses in the Nexus. Plus, the scruffy one seems to be remarkably sans Torchwood. Hmm.
"But I'll bet you don't want to intrude on her time with her dad," Ianto notes, looking unimpressed. "I'm not saying you need to be her new mam or anything, but you need to participate in family time. Act like you're actually one half of the relationship unit that you and your partner are meant to form."
He is finding that is true, he still doesn't get the appeal of wearing a suit.
"No," Ianto agrees. "The problem with that is her mother kicked Jack out of her life. She hasn't had a chance to spend any time with him and I don't want to interfere with that. They need a chance to be bond more than me and her."
Ianto can't help tutting at that; he can't imagine either of his children (well, even if one technically has yet to be born) being purposely cut off from knowing Jack. "How long has it been since she moved in?"
Oh, hey, it's another Ianto rolling through, this one looking smart in a twenty-third century suit and carrying a cup of coffee. He pauses when he sees his considerably scruffier looking alternate (at least, he guesses it's an alternate; might just be some bloke who looks like him, especially given just how scruffy he looks ... then again, Ianto himself had gotten pretty scruffy during their stint in America).
"Don't over do it," Ianto offers as advice. "It will seem insincere and make it look as if you're only trying to make her think that you like her."
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Ianto squints, staring skyward for a moment in contemplation. When he looks back to his alternate, he shakes his head. "No, too much time alone with her would be sort of ... creepy. You don't want to be like the skeevy uncle."
Because, let's face it ... being the lover who's not that much older than the child in question rules out any real, serious feelings of parenting that might actually get attached to the relationship.
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Thinking this might be a chat that will take a while, Ianto settles into a seat within comfortable conversational distance, and sips at his coffee. The mention of Jack, of course, confirms that this is indeed an alternate. A really ... odd one. Has he seen this one before? There are too damn many of him roaming the Nexus; talk about making a guy feel like he's not a unique snowflake.
"All right, then. I think you should concentrate on doing something to make her feel welcome, like she's part of the family. Or start treating yourself like you're part of the family."
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"I thought I was making her feel welcome," Ianto admits, frowning. "She needs something done, I'm there volunteering to help her out." He probably isn't doing the second part, because he's trying to give Alice and Jack a chance to bond and will often go find something else to do while those two are together.
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Well, with some research, the scruffy alternate would find that suits are the rule, not the exception, amongst Ianto Joneses in the Nexus. Plus, the scruffy one seems to be remarkably sans Torchwood. Hmm.
"But I'll bet you don't want to intrude on her time with her dad," Ianto notes, looking unimpressed. "I'm not saying you need to be her new mam or anything, but you need to participate in family time. Act like you're actually one half of the relationship unit that you and your partner are meant to form."
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"No," Ianto agrees. "The problem with that is her mother kicked Jack out of her life. She hasn't had a chance to spend any time with him and I don't want to interfere with that. They need a chance to be bond more than me and her."
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Ianto can't help tutting at that; he can't imagine either of his children (well, even if one technically has yet to be born) being purposely cut off from knowing Jack. "How long has it been since she moved in?"
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"I think that's enough time," Ianto replies, "that you've given them plenty of space. If you go much longer, you're going to keep her alienated."
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