The Thin Man - Epilogue

[tonjavmoore]

Title: The Thin Man
Author: tonjavmoore
Prompt: The Thin Man – Released in 1934, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, Dashiell Hammett’s wise-cracking, crime-solving couple
Word Count: 31,921
Rating: PG-13
Character/Pairings: Jack/Ianto and just about anyone from the Whoniverse at large
Spoilers: Way off the map, so nothing I can think of
Disclaimer: The only thing I own is the computer I typed this on and the way these words are spun together. This is a work of fan fiction and no one, least of all me, wants to be stepping on copyrights.

Summary: Captain Jack Harkness, former Torchwood agent, brings his husband to his old stomping grounds of New York City to meet his friends. He didn’t anticipate walking into multiple crimes, missing people, and a general mess. What’s happened in Torchwood?

Special Thanks: To my wonderful betas cjharknessgirl and faithharkness for sticking with me and helping me push this out of my fingertips. Without their encouragement, this would have stayed in limbo for all time.

Epilogue

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From: Captain Jack Harkness, Former Torchwood Operative

To: Dr. John Smith, Director of Torchwood, New York City Branch

Re: Australia

Doc, is there a Torchwood Australia?

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From: Dr. John Smith, Director of Torchwood, New York City Branch

To: Captain Jack Harkness, Former Torchwood Operative

Re: Down Under

Not that I’m aware of. Why?

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From: Captain Jack Harkness, Former Torchwood Operative

To: Dr. John Smith, Director of Torchwood, New York City Branch

Re: Goings on

Ianto and I are in Sydney for a conference. He sends his regards. So does Donna. So does Andy. Yesterday we went to the opera. We went backstage afterward to congratulate the performers. While we were there, we noticed that in the catwalks were some monkeylike creatures. They might have been some sort of odd Australian natives, but I don’t think that there are any Australian monkeys with green fur and purple tails. The three-eyes thing doesn’t seem to be exactly normal either.

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From: Dr. John Smith, Director of Torchwood, New York City Branch

To: Captain Jack Harkness, Former Torchwood Operative

Re: Investigation warranted

That does seem rather odd. We’d better come and take a look.

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From: Captain Jack Harkness, Former Torchwood Operative

To: Dr. John Smith, Director of Torchwood, New York City Branch

Re: Welcome

We’re here for three weeks.

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Comments

[milady_dragon]

Do you have any idea how awesome this is?

Absolutely fantastic! I can't tell you how glad I am that you did get this finished, because it was so worth the wait. Everything about this was just wonderful. I love what you did with the prompt and it's a fic I'm going to want to read over and over, so I'm definitely snagging the PDF.

I can't say how much I thoroughly enjoyed this story.

[tonjavmoore]

Oh, I am so happy you liked it!

When you tackle something so dear to your heart, it's always nerve-wracking. I'm glad it delivered for you!

[yanto]

witty banter and great writing- i really hope that we can see more of the world.

[tonjavmoore]

Thanks! I've been considering a prequel of Jack and Ianto meeting the first time. Maybe now it will work its way from brain to my fingers.

[tartan_tarte]

OMG! This was fabulous!! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing. :)

[tonjavmoore]

So glad you liked it! I love the old Thin Man movies.

[fide-et-spe.livejournal.com]

I really liked this. I didn't ever know the films, and now I'm going to get hold of them. I loved the way you used all the characters and kept them in character despite it being wildly AU. Adored Myfanwy, I'm now off to google dogs in boots, I never knew they could wear them, the image was so cute!!

[badly_knitted]

Oh look - Australian vacation! Perhaps they can keep away from anything too alien - unless those green and purple three-eyed monkeys are genuine and not a figment of Jack's desire to spend time with old friends away from any chance of their work getting in the way!

Great story from beginning to end!

[gramblossom]

This fic was brilliant, loved it all.