[drinks] Reinette and the Doctor [of the not-ginger-persuasion]

[onlysayinghello]

The Doctor had made all the arrangements and making sure that Reinette was going to be coming along. Of course the last minute note that Jack had invited her along for the 'date' was something that flustered the Doctor even more. Which of course Jack thoroughly enjoyed.

Rather than try to clean up Torchwood or anything of the sort he picked a fine establishment just outside of London and had settled up in a dimly lit corner of the bar waiting for the others to join him. Of course he had started drinking without them and was sure that it wouldn't be a worry to either.

When he spotted them coming in he was a gentleman of course and stood for the company of Reinette and just grinned at the Doctor who had an expression on his face that was both of pure amusement and frustration all at the same time. It really was quite the spectacle.

The barmaid came by and took all their orders and hurried off to put them in. Jack leaned back in the corner booth and smiled at his friend the Doctor and the lovely Madame de Pompadour as he took his final sip of his drink.

"Well this is already proving to be a promising evening, I've got a lovely lady to one side of me and the Doctor to the other. I'd say I'd died and gone to heaven, but really... what are the odds of me dying these days?"

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[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

"Yes," Reinette laughed rather briskly, a new acquired ease to her posture. Certain formalities would never leave her, but she managed well enough.

"The Doctor quite upstaged the Dauphin's engagement. But then, he does seem to have that ability perfected. Which we have not even mentioned him crashing through the Hall of Mirror's on a white steed." Reinette nodded to Jack. "You would have been impressed."

[onlysayinghello.livejournal.com]

Oh this was interesting indeed, Jack had missed out on all of this shenanigans and was stuck living his life... for what felt like the fourth time waiting for his path to line up with the Doctors once more. So while he was off drinking with Reinette Jack was off... well maybe Jack was having a good time too.

"Oh it sounds impressive, White Knight... valiant steed, all very much the status quo for the Doctor." Jack nodded in agreement then lowering his voice a bit, "Makes us all fall for him that much easier when he does that sort of stuff."

And cue the trademark Jack Harkness grin right before he finishes his drink finally deciding that when the waitress comes by again he'll go with something a bit more abrasive.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

The Doctor preened.

"I was rather valiant, wasn't I?" He took another drink of his frozen beverage and smiled.

"Though, really, it wasn't anything entirely impressive. Talking these rather mental alien robots into staying still. That, Jack, was rather impressive of our Madame de Pompadour, here."

And wait...had Jack just admitted to falling for the Doctor? Maybe he'd heard him wrong.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

Another server returned with Jack's drink, as well as refills for both Reinette and the Doctor. She was quite sure they were all looking for an excuse to make eye contact with their host, and she was willing to watch, and be amused. Until they automatically placed the 'fruit' drink in front of her.

"I beg your pardon," Reinette offered, sliding the glass over. "But that is his."

Her next gaze, direct and warm, was for Jack. Reinette smiled.

"I notice your use of collective pronouns. Are you so sure of my feelings?"

[onlysayinghello.livejournal.com]

Jack took hold of his new drink and sipped at it through the discussion of just how valiant or not valiant the Doctor had been along with the musical chairs for the drinks, which of course seeing a woman in charge did something to most men. Jack wasn't most men, but it still was a pleasant sight.

"Oh those collective pronouns are a bit too generous, I'd hope that your affections came a bit over more my direction, but he is quite a charmer. It's that way he rambles for hours about nothing. Pretty much sells you despite not knowing a thing he says."

Jack smirks and glances to the Doctor, "Just hours upon hours of whatever comes out of that mouth and most of us would listen intently." Yeah Jack is... well Jack, so no excusing his behavior on alcohol for him.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

The Doctor couldn't possibly stop Jack from giving his ego a good stroking. Which, in his mind, came out to something ridiculously dirty. Perhaps he was a bit lighter on alcohol than he thought he was. And the drinks tasted a little heavy on the rum.

"Now, Jack. I'm fairly certain you've told me to shut up on more than one occasion, as has Reinette. So don't try meaningless praise on me."

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

"It is perfectly all right Doctor." Reinette smiled and it was almost wicked. Until it became perfectly innocent again in a blink of an eye.

"It is not that we are enjoying watching you speak -- which, I do find pleasure in, mind you. It is that we are wondering what else that mouth is capable of."