and this is why I don't write in open canons

[julesjones]

One of the items in the WnotIP list is a Ianto story inspired by watching Fragments for about the third or fourth time in one week, along with some like-minded friends who were only too happy to watch it again so that one member of the party could catch up on Fragments and Exit Wounds.

Ep 4 wouldn't have hurt it a bit. But it just got thoroughly jossed by the word "Debenhams".

I may write it anyway. I can see ways to to work around the jossing...

ETA: Actually, I've just had an evil little inspiration for a post-series 3 coda...

Comments

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

Yes, that could easily explain what went on. If Ianto is older than his sister, then she might only know of her Dad working at Debenhams, not his earlier career, especially if he'd shifted jobs within the company. Or it might be something that Ianto heard from either of his parents - down the pub with his Dad or if they didn't have that good a relationship, perhaps his mother told him to explain something about his Dad, such as bitterness at a failed career.

[julesjones]

It would also tie in quite well with something I had planned for the first scene (which came from Jack's run-down of Ianto's non-career before joining T1).