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likesthecoat) wrote2007-07-21 01:17 pm
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log for Near: Cardiff
Ianto promised Near a good restaurant, so he's put on a suit and made reservations. Now he's just waiting for Near (and his driver.)
(Which makes him laugh. Near has a driver.)
(Which makes him laugh. Near has a driver.)
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"So how are things at Whammy's?"
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"They're good, actually," he says. "It's progressing well. I thought we'd meet more opposition for the changes, but... Well, I'm L now, for one thing, and for another... I think they knew a change was needed, really. The percentage of failures was... quite high," he says quietly, thinking of Mello. And A. And BB... Not to mention all the others who disappeared into anonymous mediocrity upon leaving the Wammys House. "But I don't think there are any potential dangers in the current crop, and I'm going to personally oversee the selection of new children, so hopefully that will make a difference," he says, fiddling with the lip of his wine glass.
It had better, he added silently.
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He takes a sip of water, and continues:
"I'm not doing things the same way he did, though. L was... L was first. He was raised independently of other children, and I don't think he realized how bad things were for those of us who were being trained to succeed him. It was... very intense, and very competitive. The first child tipped to succeed him killed himself at fifteen. The second became a serial killer, and L ended up having to go after him. And then there was Mello and myself, and they weren't sure which of us L would choose, but he died before he had the chance. They offered us the position jointly, but Mello declined and ended up in the, ah... criminal underground," he says, with a bit of a sniff. Eighteen months later and that still pisses him off. Wonders will never cease.
"...So clearly, this business of spending your entire childhood being trained for a job that only one person can hold is a bit... counter-productive," he says with a shrug. "It's not good for the children, and it's not good for "L". So... While I'm still the 'world's foremost detective', I don't plan on working alone, as he did. But I still command the respect of various governments and agencies, especially after catching Kira," he adds. "So really, when I said I wanted things changed, they didn't have much choice but to go along with me."
He grins at this. Narcissistic, but he's terribly proud of it, really.
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"And you're hardly mutants fighting supervillans. Just . . . ordinary blokes. Who fight supervillans."
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"Still, drug cartels and human trafficking rings are nothing to laugh at. Dangerous work all around." He toys with his glass. He's still got healing cuts from his last dealings with Weevils.
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[HAHA, one of my best mates is a librarian, and she just posted a story yesterday about how they banned Stanley Blades in all the city libraries after she had an accident with one and stabbed herself in the leg really badly. Ianto knows not the real danger of library science! XD]
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"That's awful," he manages after a moment. "...I don't know how you manage it sometimes. Although... I think it would probably be harder to not. You know, if you... stopped."
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"It's for the safety of those who remain behind, I know, but that's cold comfort when I think of all I'd lose."
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"...That does make sense, I suppose. Probably for your own safety, as well, but... That's an awful lot to give up."
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