WHO: Jack Harkness, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff, and open options coming
WHAT: the three watch news of the riot be suppressed, and do something about it
WHEN: daycycle 127 & 128
WHERE: the clubhouse, the Teela show, other places

Jack watches, waits, expecting to see something about the riot. Nothing comes. So he continues to wait. He asks around, vague enough to keep himself off the radar. He hopes. No one is talking about it. Not really. He waits through two days of nothing, and then he reaches out. To Clint and Natasha. Which... all right, they could blow him off, they have no reason not to. They don't, though. They meet with him, listen to his idea, and are actually game. Which is one of the best silver linings Jack's had in a while.

They work out a rough plan, take the next day to perfect it, and then it's go time. Ready or not, they need to move. Every day that passes, the riot gets closer to being something no one will care about, the violence against them gets closer to being something no one will care about.

It's a pretty solid plan, he thinks. Well, it's the best they can come up with, and it might actually work.

OPEN OPTION

On Daycycle 128, Jack is to the hospital after he collapses during the interview with Clint and Natasha. When his doctors insist on knowing what's happened to him, he will begrudgingly admit that the injuries he sustained during the riot turned out to be more than he could handle and he was too embarrassed to seek treatment. His doctors patch him up, and he's sure that some version of his story is being relayed to Friend Computer. He just hopes he's thought of every angle, that it holds water, and that he'll be able to keep CLint and Natasha from getting into trouble if it doesn't.

From about 1400 on, he's given a positive prognosis and cleared to be able to receive visitors. Given that most of the Specials have no idea that he did this all to himself, he's prepared to field some concerned friends and already thinking of ways to assure them that he's all right. Morgana in particular. Part of him wishes he could have told her, but a much larger part knows she's safer not knowing. He still hates to do it to her. She deserves a better friend than him. Clint and Natasha may stop by. It was supposed to be a surprise to them, too, after all.

[[OOC: If you have any questions about what went down, as it's still being written out, feel free to ask them here and I will get right on that. Also, if your character would come to visit Jack, please let me know what time they would get there so I can figure out the timeline. Thanks!]]

WHO: Jack Harkness, any other and talent show participants and observers
WHAT: just singing songs and kissing ass, like you do
WHEN: daycycle 111
NOTES: A couple of his talent show songs have had the lyrics changed slightly. If you're interested, there are links and you can read the subtitles for what Jack actually says. You won't miss much if you don't. Just assume it's not blatantly treasonous.

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The day begins with a little bit of a surprise for room 1102. One of the women he was rooming with is gone. He knows almost nothing about her, has only shared this room with her for two days, but he's still questioned. As soon as it's clear to him that nothing he says will help her, he answers all questions he's asked, offering as much useless information as he can. He's still got all that paperwork rattling around in his mind, fresh and clear as day, so nothing he says about Wanda will contribute to any idea of treason, but he wants to seem incredibly helpful and supportive. It keeps him a little longer than expected, and he misses breakfast, but that's no great loss. He's grateful for the excuse to not eat, actually.

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Work is mostly uneventful. and he still doesn't know most of his fellow Threat Assessors, but hopefully he can make a start on changing that. If he accomplishes nothing else, he'll keep poking around to get a better feel for the layout and structure of this place.

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It's after dinner when things actually get entertaining. Jack spends the first portion of the talent show sitting in the audience. He applauds enthusiastically, open and friendly with those seated around him. As far as he knows, he's the only person not on board with the digital overlord situation, so he does his best to blend in. When there's a lull in the karaoke night style lineup, and he feels like the audience is in a good place to have their emotions tugged at, he goes on stage and takes his turn, singing Danny Boy for the tearjerker factor.

He sits through a couple more songs, cheering loudly for the people brave enough to get up there, before something seems to go wrong. The host hasn't been on stage in a few songs, and the timid thing that's replaced him is not cut out for this. He can see people with headsets having a very heated conversation near the edge of the stage. So he heads over to see what's gone awry. Stomach bug. Sounds rough. Jack sees an opportunity in the upheaval, though. These are people who like routines, and the tech on stage is not suited for a role in front of the camera. So he introduces himself, lays the charm on thick, and offers to help out. It's the least he can do, after all, isn't it? They're all here to help each other out. Five minutes later, he's powdered and wired and walking back onto the stage as the new host. He encourages the audience to give the latest contestant a huge round of applause before introducing himself and diving right in.

The singing contest eventually concludes, flowing easily into general talent. During down time, when there are no volunteers on deck to come take the stage, Jack fills the gaps. He sings, he tells jokes, at one point he's juggling drumsticks just because he can. If anyone in the audience looks like maybe they're considering getting up on stage, and Jack gets a good enough look at their face, he'll go to them and try to encourage them to get up there. If they can't be enticed up, he'll just sit with them and talk, find out a little bit about them. If they just need a little encouragement, he'll provide it, offering to sing backup or assist in whatever talent they wish to showcase. His main concern is giving a good show, because this seems like a pretty ideal way to show the computer that he's a good person to have in a crisis, however mild. Which all feeds into his secondary concern, which is to get himself in good enough with the audience to feel that he can risk slipping in a nonsense song meant to be an open invitation for The Doctor or anyone connected with him to come find Jack, after which he goes right back to the act. Now to see if there's anyone out there who has any idea what he's talking about.

[[OOC: You can interact with Jack at any point in the day, really, but the talent show seems like the most ideal time. Feel free to approach him while he's hanging out between his time on stage. If you want to be an audience member he sees looking like they're considering getting up there, go for it. You can also feel free to direct me to your own post with talent show stuff, and I can tag you if you want to go up after Jack takes over. You're also welcome to make your own top levels for your character's performance in this post, if you'd like to.]]

Show Timeline:
Danny Boy
chat with Katniss
Fireflies
The Rhythm of the Night (with Holtzmann)
Oh, What a Night
Firework
The Doctor and I
That's the Way It Is