Play Time Epilogue

"Well?" asked Ianto. "How do we go about this, then?"

"You're asking me? You're the one who chose this spot." Jack pointed out.

"Yes. And might I point out, you went along with it. Why didn't you think of this?" Jack opened his mouth to argue but Ianto continued, clearly ignoring whatever protest he might have had. "And please, lets continue to point fingers and argue over that instead of finding a way out. Preferably before the others discover we're gone."

Jack tried, yet again, to push really hard on the door. 'Cause clearly just pushing on the door wasn't working. Maybe a little more effort would help..? Maybe that extra little 'umph' might make it budge. Ianto rolled his eyes.

How were they going to pull this off from the beginning? They should have known better. Too good to be true. Now, how to get out, before the others realize and start looking for them? Will Ianto pull a MacGyver with his stopwatch and tie? (Not to mention a rubber band and pencil…)

"Have either of you seen Jack or Ianto?" Gwen asked, looking up from her computer.

"No, actually" Tosh frowned. "Last I saw Ianto, he was in here picking up. And Jack, well, I never really pay attention to where he goes. Always seems to pop up from nowhere anyway." She continued typing away at her computer, not even having to stop as she spoke.

"As natural as it is for Jack to go missing, Ianto has been gone for over half an hour." Gwen spun in her chair to look at Tosh and Owen in turn. Tosh shrugged before motioning Gwen over.

She brought up the hub's CCTV footage.

"Here's where we last saw Ianto," Tosh pointed at the screen where Ianto was picking up their empty mugs. "There's Jack at the railing. Ianto is leaving….and now so is Jack," she tapped a few keys. "Now in the kitchen. And…wow," Her and Gwen were just staring, dumbly at the screen. "Did he just…are they…?" Gwen stuttered, sparking interest in Owen, who walked over to join them.

"What's all this about now?" He asked looking at the screen. "Nothing's happening. They're just…leaving the kitchen…while holding hands. And…why is Ianto grinning like that?"

Tosh hit a few more keys.

"What the…" Was all Owen could manage before Gwen cut him off.

"The *mortuary*? Why the hell would the go to the mortu…" Gwen gasped. She, Tosh and Owen watched in something between awe, horror, and interest.

"Oh I really don't need to see this," Owen said as Jack started ridding himself and Ianto, sans tie, of their clothing. Yet, he just couldn't look away. "Did he just..? Did Ianto just pull that bloody stopwatch out of his pocket?" Too, focused, to respond verbally, both girls nodded.

They watched as they climbed into one of the drawers.

Tosh fast-forwarded the footage.

"This is present time and I didn't see anyone leave." They all turned to face the general direction of the mortuary. As if waiting for them to walk through the door. When no one came, they took off like a shot and headed for the mortuary, knocking down papers and various other things as they went.

They all stood, alternating between starring at the pile of clothes and drawer that, at that very moment, held their boss and local tea-boy. They heard muffled noises coming through the door, and Owen prayed to anything out there, that what he was hearing, was them talking.

Tosh walked up to the door.

"Tosh!" Gwen and Owen hissed together. She waved them off to be quite.

"Yes, push again. 'Cause it's clearly working" Was that, Ianto? Tosh started grinning. Gwen crept closer, shortly followed by Owen.

"Well, Mr. I-Know-Everything, why didn't you think of a way out once you got in?" Jack grunted back. The girls started giggling. Gwen with her hand over her mouth to stifle hers, and Tosh pressing her face into the crook of her arm, which was holding onto the handle of the next drawer over. Owen just stood there gapping at the door.

"What was that?" Came Ianto's, now slightly panicked, voice. There was no time for any type of answer from Jack, before the door opened, revealing a smirking Owen (who was still holding onto the door), a blushing Tosh, and a still giggling Gwen

Fin!

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