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Who is SHIELD, and who are you?

A pain in my ass and Captain Jack Harkness.

It's nice to meet you, Captain Jack Harkness. Did you tell SHIELD that they were a pain?

Loudly and often....the director continues to drive me mad.

What do you plan to do about it?

So if not a shield, does that make you the sword?

Something like that....yes.

Kiss him or slap him I'm not sure which yet.

Can't you do both?

Wish I could....Director Fury isn't into that.

Oooh, that hurts, Captain Jack. Really, really hurts.

[But Clint is just grinning at you now.]

You don't want to join our little club of misfits?

I'd rather get shot in the head Barton.....again.

Fury doesn't like me anyway.

Fury likes people? If he did like you, then I'd be worried.

What's wrong, Jack?

[Jack eyes him.}

How did you know something was bothering me?

[Clint shrugs.]

It's part of my job to be able to read people, and you're tense. What gives?

Tis most intriguing. To think what occurs when you allow others to hold the hilt and use you as they see fit, does such blind devotion allow you to keep your conscience clear? Or do you lay awake with thoughts that do not comfort you during your lonely nights?

The second one. I am by no means lilly white and I have killed innocent souls......that happens when you will one day see the end of the universe.

[Jack sighs and settles into the arm chair.]

Fury is asking me questions about something I'd rather not talk about. an event from a few years ago....I called them the 456....the rest of you might remember it as the day the world went mental and stole a bunch of kids.

Oh. Harkness. You're Torchwood.

[Clint smacks his forehead.]

I am slow as tar sometimes, sorry man, I should have put it together sooner. I heard you lost some of your team that year. That had to be rough. How are you doing?

Such thoughts should not way down upon you for in truth there are no innocent souls. Only ones that have yet to fall into shadow.

Tis a curious thing to picture the end for the cycles do not release their hold of this realm so easily.

[Jack smiles.]

A friend of mine would disagree with you on that point.

I have seen the end.....and trust me it's not pretty.

Lost a little bit more than that....but I was doing okay until Fury brought the whole thing back.

Oh god, what did he do??

Asked me how I stopped the 456.....and wouldn't let it drop until I told him.

Sometimes I wonder if we are even people to him.

I wondered than since the day I met him.

I usually deal with Coulson, or did. I'm not sure who my boss is now. Is Torchwood hiring? [He asks with a wry grin.]

Nothing left of Torchwood but me...sorry Barton.

Probably for the best, because I really, really hate aliens.

You've said that before....but not all of them want to conquer Earth you know.

I don't hate all of them, I like Thor and he's kind of an alien. Let me qualify, I hate aliens who've got it in their heads we should all die.

Point taken.....thought I think you'd like a friend of mine. Madam V is a sweetheart.

As long as she doesn't want to kill me, or take over the planet, I'm sure she's a sweetheart.

Oh no that's not her style...she does like to flirt though.

Now flirting I'm okay with, I love a good flirt. Hang on, she doesn't look like the freaks we fought off does she?

No...she looks like a reptile on two legs with fantastic fashion sense.

Hmmm a reptile. That would be...fuck all if I know what that would be. Interesting?

Oh she is very interesting.

Okay, I admit it, I'm too chicken shit to do a lizard woman. Hell, I'm too chicken shit to even do the man I lo-ike. Like, man I like.

And I keep telling you do it Clint.....it will be worth it.

Do what? Just walk up to him and kiss him senseless?

I don't see anything wrong with that.

Color me surprised, Jack.

[Laughter.]

What it would be sweet.

Or suicide.

Okay I'm going to drop a spoiler here because you need a smack with the clue stick Clint. kiss him it works out fine.

I would totally kiss you right now, Jack, but I think there is somewhere I need to be!

[Jack laughs and waves his hand.]

Go Clint and trust me I'm gonna want details later.