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[im_torchwood]

After John Hart, after Gray, Jack couldn't be in Cardiff. He was Torchwood now, not just what he did but who he was, and he had a small crisis and had to get away. Although he'd broken with London's Torchwood after the incidents at Canary Wharf (which it seemed the population had either forgotten or written off) Jack found himself in England's jewel. He was ready to make a new start. And, he reckoned, the Doctor would probably visit London before Cardiff if truth be told.

He'd settled into the subterranean Hub that Alice and Emily had worked in. It had been long forgotten in favor of the building of steel and glass that had been built atop it. Bloody Torchwood...they were supposed to be secret. He'd made his contacts and had put himself to work. But even Jack needed to eat.

He had all of the city to choose from and rather than just go to a pub Jack stood on the sidewalk looking at his mobile reading Yelp reviews. There was a place just down the block and around the corner. Yelp was good and all but he kind of wanted a real opinion so he looked up from his screen and he smiled at the first person whose eye he caught.

"Excuse me...do you know if this place is any good?" he asked, showing the screen. His American accent immediately marked him as a tourist, even though he wasn't.

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[shannonteverius]

"Shannon Teverius." Shannon's grip was solid as they shook. He wasn't sure if the tourist would know of his family, or of his brother's position, but he was fine leaving that detail out for now. "Captain?" he asked, wondering what the title was for.

[im_torchwood]

"Air force," he replied. "You're a Teverius? That's right up there with meeting a Collingwood or a Windsor," he grinned. "Should I be asking for your autograph?"

[shannonteverius]

"I'd rather you didn't," Shannon demurred. "It would spoil the mood for lunch. How long have you been in England, Captain?"

[im_torchwood]

"It seems like my whole life," Jack chuckled. "I've been posted in Cardiff until two days ago. But London...isn't Cardiff. At all."

[shannonteverius]

"No, it isn't," Shannon agreed. "I would have thought you were from America, given your accent."

[im_torchwood]

"Can't shake the accent I grew up with," he shrugged. But it was a Boeshane accent in truth...Shannon didn't need to know that.

[shannonteverius]

"So what brings you to London?" Shannon asked.

[im_torchwood]

"Work. I wish it was something more excititng than that, but...just work," Jack replied.

[shannonteverius]

"You must have some time for entertainment. Being a work-a-holic is bad for your complexion."

[im_torchwood]

Jack touched his face, looking a little shocked...then smiling brightly.

"We can't have that. I'm too pretty for that."

[shannonteverius]

Shannon laughed. "It would be a pity," he agreed.

[im_torchwood]

"Do you work? I'm sure you don't have to...volunteer, maybe? Philanthropy?" he asked.

[shannonteverius]

"Powers no," said Shannon. "Charity is for other people to attend to." Perhaps his brother contributed to a charity or two. It would look good politically. Shannon had never had a reason to.

[im_torchwood]

"It's rare to hear someone admit that," Jack laughed. "Not one for helping your fellow man? You know, you're doing me a favor..."

[shannonteverius]

"By recommending a better restaurant? I don't think that counts as charity," Shannon said with a pretty smile.

[im_torchwood]

"You've got no idea what a hard luck case I am," Jack teased. "It's absolutely charity."

[shannonteverius]

Shannon ran an appraising eye over the captain. "Perhaps it was a slight case of charity," he teased in return..