Ianto's just heading for the lift, coffees in hand (it's been a long week, and Owen broke the espresso machine again despite his own strict instruction to NEVER TOUCH THIS AGAIN), when the doors opens and the others spill out, Gwen in the lead.
"Move," she shouts, snagging at his arm as Jack is right behind her, his coat swirling in the sudden breeze; Owen is staggering, Tosh's arm over his shoulder, her gaze unfocused in the point-five seconds Ianto has to notice.
Cardboard and cups jostling, Ianto is dragged after them as they exit onto the quay, just barely ahead of the explosion (he wonders who pushed the wrong button in the archives this time and starts prepping the paperwork and after-action reports the Home Office will surely demand of Jack for the early-morning disruption of Cardiff Bay).
Torchwood - Early seasons
"Move," she shouts, snagging at his arm as Jack is right behind her, his coat swirling in the sudden breeze; Owen is staggering, Tosh's arm over his shoulder, her gaze unfocused in the point-five seconds Ianto has to notice.
Cardboard and cups jostling, Ianto is dragged after them as they exit onto the quay, just barely ahead of the explosion (he wonders who pushed the wrong button in the archives this time and starts prepping the paperwork and after-action reports the Home Office will surely demand of Jack for the early-morning disruption of Cardiff Bay).