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[his_sarah_jane]

1. Make a list of the gifts that you would give to other people, if money and power were no object.

[ooc: Individuals mentioned from a variety of different games/verses/what have you. Point is? They are all individuals on her friends list that Sarah has gifts in mind for.]

born_running: A trip about the galaxy, completely danger free and preferably with the Doctor and K-9 joining us.

callitavesper: What do you give the man who has given you something as precious as a daughter, a husband and a proper family? I wish I could give you everything your heart desired. In the end, I think the only gift I can give you is the promise that I will always, always be there for you. I love you. And, materialistically? It would most certainly be a framed photograph of our family.

clever_wanderer: I think a box of tissues might be appropriate, considering all the crying I seem to do around you. But any gift? I’d find some way to fix the TARDIS for you. I know you aren’t happy with the way she’s acting right now. I just… oh, I wish I could make everything right for you.

cocky_cockney: Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus. :D?

coffeekingianto: A pretty little China teapot and some Darjeeling tea. If that doesn’t convince you of tea’s value, I honestly don’t know what will.

eleventh_doctor: I think you need a bright pink teddy bear that says best mum. You certainly can be to Luke when you want to.

exiled_prof: Perhaps… oh, if I could give you anything? It might just be a child.

gethin_jones: An extra helmet for whenever he’s not alone on his bike.

hapan_heiress: A shopping spree at Hamley’s.

i_heart_winona: A weapon good enough to replace Wynonna.

izzie_mcphee: Most definitely a good pair of running shoes.

j_harkness11: I think I may just be willing to offer to babysit at some point so you and Ianto can enjoy some time alone.

londonsdaughter: A practical guide on how to travel with the Doctor, complete with illustrations on how to best thwack him when not listening. It’ll quite possibly be written by yours truly, if you don’t mind, Donna.

lost_a_hand: Not quite the best gift in the universe, but a banana milksahke and the promise to be the best companion I ever can from this point out. This time, I’m not giving you any reason to leave me behind.

lovetolongago: Another kiss. Or, if not, a trip for two to this new Earth we’ve found ourselves on.

ninewho: A silly Hawaiian shirt, the tackier the better. You need some sort of colour to brighten up your wardrobe.

not_on_her_own: I know the perfect gift for you, Maria: a leather bound journal so you can start some writings of your own.

not_tindog: A K-9 unit of your very own. Someone like you ought to have one.

notanarc: My prized typewriter. I need to give it up sometime, and I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather give it to than a fellow journalist and a wonderful friend.

queenofmay: It may be a children’s book, but I think it might give you some insight to what women of both the modern world and the past are quite capable of: Lives of Extraordinary Women. And another book, Literature of the Women’s Suffrage Campaign in England. I do hope you find both useful.

rude_not_ginger: I think that, perhaps, I would want to get you a kitten. I have very fond memories of rather enjoying my time with a kitten who had your personality, after all.

shot_my_shoes: Your own little yacht. Then, if you wanted, you could have your own travels to gloat about someday.

slasherofprices: If I could control such matters, it would be another chance at life and this time with me and Luke in the picture.

thecricketer: Would you fancy a new cricket set? I’d even be willing to throw in a game or two with you, if you promise to make the odds more interesting. Say, winner has to treat the other to trip of his or her choice?

thedoctorwho: A part of me wishes that I could give you my promise that I’ll never do anything to make you cross again, but I know that isn’t true. So it would have to be a photograph I took one day when you were lounging about Milliways. So that you remember that you can always visit me here.

toshtosh: One of the Doctor’s old sonic screwdrivers.

velvetdoc: Some silly gizmo that you could have fun playing with. I wouldn’t understand it at all, of course, but I’m certain you’d try to explain to me anyway.

walkineternity: I would work up the courage to give you the absolute and honest truth about how much I adore you.

works_in_space: Most certainly another trip to James’ London.

Comments

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

A kitten? Really? I'm not a fan of cats.


...



Would it be a ginger kitten?

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

A ginger kitten named John Smith entirely after you.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Oh, all right. That sounds too positively adorable for me to say "no" to.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

See?

And maybe, if you're lucky, I'll bring K-9 around sometime to meet little John Smith.

[shot-my-shoes.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you. I would love a yacht, but they are rather expensive.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

The question did say money was not an issue.

If I could, Harry. And, of course, I'd expect to be invited for trips.

[shot-my-shoes.livejournal.com]

Of course I'd invite you, wherever the yacht came from.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Harry!

[exiled-prof.livejournal.com]

Is it possible for me to be completely speechless, Sarah Jane? Or the typing equivalent, of course...

Ah, me, what to say? You're very... thoughtful, aye, but it's nae possible. I'm not compatible for procreation with a Human.



Though I'm sure you'll make a wonderful mum someday, lassie.

Private to Ewan

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

As possible as it is for me to be completely embarrassed for admitting to such.

Stranger things have happened. Take Bronwyn for example. The girl does have two dads, doesn't she? Ianto told me not to ever rule out what seems like impossibilities.





And I wouldn't want to be a mum to just anyone's brats children. So. There you have it. Honest truth.

Private to Sarah

[exiled-prof.livejournal.com]

Modern medicine, oh, aye. Lovely thought, Sarah. I miss my family, and, well... I'm the only one left. But that's a story for another time. You're a very thoughtful woman.

Bronwyn is a very special case, with extremely unusual circumstances coming into play. Jack and Ianto are very lucky, indeed.




And that would be an incredible commitment, leman. You're... too kind.

Thank you for the thought, though.

Private to Ewan

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

I'd like to be a mum someday. It's something I rarely admit too and quite normally deny, but you've already seen so much of who I am. I wonder, if we continue this, whether I'll ever be able to keep any secrets from you.


We'll see. Only time will tell.

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

*is too busy playing with his gadget to remember to say thank you*

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Oh, you!

Thank me properly, won't you?

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

Now if I connect the thermodynamic--

Oh hello, Sarah Jane. This is brilliant, it is.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Still not quite a proper thank you, Doctor.

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

Ah. I thought I had...*fiddles with the gadget a bit more before looking up with a slightly befuddled expression*

Thank you, Sarah. I've always wanted one of these.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

:D!

You're quite welcome.

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

:D

Can you hand me the thrombic permutabulator?

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

The what?

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

The whosamawhatsit over there on the console.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

More specific, Doctor.

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

*looks at her as if she's not all there*

The blue gadget with prongs.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Oh!

Go find someone else to play assistant, will you?

[velvetdoc.livejournal.com]

But you gave it to me. *pouts*

[gethin-jones.livejournal.com]

Suzie's a one-man bike! I shouldn't need 2 helmets. But, thanks for the thought, I guess?

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

It's quite clearly for the next time you offer me a ride.


Or, if you'd prefer, a certain doctor?

[gethin-jones.livejournal.com]

...shoosh.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know you love me really.

[gethin-jones.livejournal.com]

You know, we'd been doing pretty well at keeping that all secret until you cottoned on.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Secrets:

They're quite easy to tease out after a while.

[coffeekingianto.livejournal.com]

Tea's value? I know it has value. I know people like it. Even I've been known to have a cup, or two, on occasion. But you're never going to convince me it's better than coffee.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I ought to make it my side mission while I'm stuck in this time and place.

[coffeekingianto.livejournal.com]

Try your hardest.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Yes, sir!

[j-harkness11.livejournal.com]

You, Ms. Sarah Jane Smith, are an absolute doll. Anyone tell you that?

As soon as Ianto is comfortable with leaving Bron alone with someone other than his brother for more than a few hours, I'm sure all of us would be more than grateful for someone to babysit that doesn't actually live in the house with us.

... Plus, he keeps the fridge totally stocked, and you can use the phone to invite over a boyfriend to watch movies. Do babysitters still do that?

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Not in a while, so I'll savour that compliment then.

As for asking whether babysitters still invite boyfriends over for movies, I'm positively the worst person to ask. Thirty years from the past, remember? Either way, it doesn't matter. But the time Ianto is comfortable leaving Bronwyn with someone not a family member, my boyfriend (he is my boyfriend, isn't he?) will be back in Scotland.

[j-harkness11.livejournal.com]

;D

Point. But still. I tell you what, if you do babysit and his royal kiltedness isn't still in town, you're more than welcome to eat all our food and use our long distance and phone him as long as you like.

... That might sound terribly benevolent of me, but since it's Torchwood network, it's not like it costs me anything anyways. ;D

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Jack.

[j-harkness11.livejournal.com]

Thank me? I should be the one thanking you. After all, you're going to be dealing with a baby all night for me. And I can now sincerely say that, unless you've experienced living with a baby, you can't know exactly how much I really do appreciate the opportunity of a few hours without the possibility of crying, feeding, spitting up, diapers, or just general interruption.

Trust me. You deserve all the thanks.

[his-sarah-jane.livejournal.com]

I guess I'll just have to accept it then.