Torchwood drabble: Salt of the Earth | Team | G
Title: Salt of the Earth
Author: rustydog (LJ | DreamWidth)
Characters: Team
Rating: G
Notes: Written for tw100 challenge #221 The Middle Men.
The salt at Clare Road Chippy wasn't salt. Not entirely. Neither was the salt in any other restaurant Owen tested.
"It's 0.2% non-Earth elements. Not harmful that I can tell," he reported. So Ianto tracked down the distributor, and Jack and Gwen paid a visit.
Very little intimidation was needed before the nervous man in the musty suit broke down. "It's just... a natural additive," he explained pleadingly. "Found it in my garden, I swear it cured my wife's angina. I only want to help people. Please."
Gwen looked at Jack.
He shrugged. "Alien medical philanthropy? This is a new one."
Author: rustydog (LJ | DreamWidth)
Characters: Team
Rating: G
Notes: Written for tw100 challenge #221 The Middle Men.
The salt at Clare Road Chippy wasn't salt. Not entirely. Neither was the salt in any other restaurant Owen tested.
"It's 0.2% non-Earth elements. Not harmful that I can tell," he reported. So Ianto tracked down the distributor, and Jack and Gwen paid a visit.
Very little intimidation was needed before the nervous man in the musty suit broke down. "It's just... a natural additive," he explained pleadingly. "Found it in my garden, I swear it cured my wife's angina. I only want to help people. Please."
Gwen looked at Jack.
He shrugged. "Alien medical philanthropy? This is a new one."