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Ianto Jones (notjusta_teaboy) wrote,
@ 2008-02-26 19:16:00

Relaxing at Home
Ianto's just got back from walking Dog out on the beach. Alex is away at work, and Phedre had said he didn't need to come in today, so he had spent a good long time outside, enjoying that the weather seemed to turning towards spring a bit.

He shrugs out of his jacket as he walks in the door of flat, then heads into the kitchen to set some water out for Dog. The flat is welcoming now, even in its silence, such a change from a few weeks ago. He's so relieved that things have returned to normal between him and Alex, that he has Alex back.

He gives a small smile as he takes a seat on the couch, opening the laptop. He tries every day to hack into the Torchwood files. Still no luck, not even close, but he's not giving up yet.

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	moriartys_bane 2008-02-27 02:22 am UTC (link)
	Holmes climbs the stairs to Ianto and Alex's flat and raps smartly on the door. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-27 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Dog gives a bark at the knock to the door, tail wagging furiously. Ianto goes over to open it, wondering who's coming to visit him. He gives a smile when he sees who it is. "Mr. Holmes. Please, come in." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-02-27 04:46 am UTC (link)
	He hesitates on the door step. "I do hope I'm not disturbing you Mr Jones." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-27 05:29 am UTC (link)
	He shakes his head. "No, of course not. Please, do come in." He steps aside to let Holmes enter, trying, rather unsuccessfully, to hold Dog back with his legs. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-02-27 12:29 pm UTC (link)
	Holmes nods. "Thank you," and enters the flat. He smiles at Dog. "He's very enthusiastic, isn't he?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-27 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	He smiles, finally shooing Dog away; Dog goes to investigate something extremely important in the kitchen. "He really is. Sorry about that. But please, sit down. Can I get you some coffee, tea?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-02-27 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Not at all Mr Jones. He's just doing his job after all." "Nothing, thank you." Holmes removed his hat. "I need your help Mr Jones. It has to do with computers." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-27 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	He laughs. "He's not trying to be a guard dog. He's just wondering if you might feed him." "Of course. I'll see what I can do. What exactly do you need?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

moriartys_bane
2008-02-27 10:50 pm UTC (link)

Holmes smiles again. "Alas, I don't believe I have anything in my pockets that would interest him." He amends. "Not that would be good for him to eat anyway. Still, I'm sure he's a splendid guard dog."

He glances around the room and spots Ianto's laptop. "I decided to go with the desktop version," he explains. "Miss Six was kind enough to set it up and give me some rudimentary lessons in it's use. I have found the Internet a very fascinating piece of...whatever it may be. I am especially intrigued by it's anonymity. There are things I need to purchase Mr Jones, that would certainly raise eyebrows if I did so in person. The internet is a perfect alternative for me. Unfortunately, I lack something called a 'credit card'. I was wondering if you might be able to help me procure one. Anonymously."

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	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-28 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I appreciate you for refraining, then. I'm sure Alex does as well." He listens as Holmes speaks. "Understandable. The easiest way would be to link one to an existing bank account. Do you have an account, Mr. Holmes? A current one?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-02-28 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Not that I'd put it past him to help himself," Holmes said smiling, nodding at his cape. He looked up. "And how is Mr Krycek?" He makes a self-deprecating sound. "If you say so Mr Jones." He nods. "I do, yes. In the name of Philip St John." Holmes raises an eyebrow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-28 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	"No, he knows to behave. More or less." He grins. "Alex is fine. Away at work right now, actually." "All right. And would you mind having that name on the credit card, or would you prefer to use another one?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-02-29 12:23 pm UTC (link)
	"It's all a matter of training I suppose." He returns the grin. "I'm pleased to hear Mr Krycek is well." "Mr St John and I are well acquainted. That name will be fine." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-29 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "It really is." His voice takes on a hint of amusement. "Although we may be rather lacking in that department." He nods, smiling more broadly. "Me too." He nods. "All right." He sits, and pulls the laptop over in front of them. "Now, did Caprica show you how to access your bank account online?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-02-29 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	"You've done a far better job than some I've seen." He listens to Dog clattering in the kitchen. Holmes frowns at the screen. "No, she did not. We just covered very basic instructions. I didn't know I could" the frown deepens," access my bank account online." He shakes his head. "More of the new language to learn." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-02-29 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "Thank you. We do try." He looks over at him. "I didn't mean to confuse you. Here," he opens up the web browser, "I'll walk you through it. It's not difficult. What bank are you with?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-02-29 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"You've succeeded. A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one?" "It's not that's it so confusing Mr Jones, it's that there is still so much that I don't understand completely." "I'm with Barclays. You'll need my account information." Holmes reaches for his pocketbook. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notjusta_teaboy
2008-03-01 12:46 am UTC (link)

He nods. "You do have a point there."

"Yes, perhaps confusing wasn't the best word. Unknown, perhaps. I'll do what I can to help with that, though."

"Ah, good choice." He shakes his head, pushing the computer over to him. "Best if you do it, really." He gestures at the screen. "Just enter the name here, and then your account number. Then it'll ask you to choose a password, so no one else can access your account. Make sure it's something you can remember, but not too easy for anyone else to guess."

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moriartys_bane
2008-03-01 01:03 am UTC (link)

"Such observations come in very handy in my line of work."

Holmes nods. "Thank you Mr Jones. You only need to tell me once usually, but you do have to tell me."

He smiles. "It always has been."

Holmes pulls the laptop over to him and peers at the screen. He deftly types in the information, but pauses when he comes to the password field.

"I'd imagine this is fairly common Mr Jones." He glances at Ianto. "Being stuck on something so simple. I suppose using my birthday isn't recommended?"

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	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-01 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"I would imagine so." He nods. 'Yes, that's often the case. Difficult to know something we haven't learned yet." He grins. "Oh, yes, I've had the same problem myself. No, don't use your birthday. Too easy to figure out." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-03-01 04:44 am UTC (link)
	Holmes nods, peering at the screen again and making a hmmm-ing noise> "It's intuitive for you I'd imagine." "Of course," he says, not quite chuckling, "I doubt if anyone would guess the year 1854." He types some more. "There you are Mr Jones." He turns the laptop back to him. "All finished." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notjusta_teaboy
2008-03-01 08:25 pm UTC (link)

"By now, yes. But I had to learn it once, too."

He shakes his head, giving a small grin. "No, probably not. Still, better safe than sorry."

He looks it over; the account is all there, nice little columns of numbers running down the screen. "Good. Now I'll walk you through getting the credit card set up. But you actually do it, though. You'll learn better that way."

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	moriartys_bane 2008-03-02 12:37 am UTC (link)
	"At least it makes logical sense. The computer does what you tell it to do." Holmes nods. "Always a safe course of action." "Very well Mr Jones. What do I do first?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-02 04:09 am UTC (link)
	"That's what they do. Always what you tell them." He gives a small laugh. "Just not always what you want." He walks Holmes through the necessary steps to getting the credit card set up. "There you go. You should be able to start using it right away online, and they'll send you the actual card in the mail in a couple days." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

moriartys_bane
2008-03-02 01:46 pm UTC (link)

Holmes frowns, puzzled. "I don't understand. How can what you tell it be different than what you want it to do? I mean, if you apply it logically, the two are the same."

He pays close attention, typing and clicking boxes when Ianto tells him.

"Very good Mr Jones." He nods. "I do thank you. This will make things much easier for me. Is there anything else I need to be aware of?" He prepares to rise.

The only person more logical than Holmes would be Spock. And since Spock is based (loosely) on Holmes...*rolls eyes*

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notjusta_teaboy
2008-03-02 08:04 pm UTC (link)

"True. But computers are completely logical. They can do nothing but exactly what you tell them. And most humans, no matter how logical they are, can't have the complete cold, mechanical logic that a computer does. Or even if they can, there's always a sort of language barrier. English, or whatever other language you'd be communicating in, is very idiomatic, very figurative. It's a hard habit to break."

"You're very welcome, Mr. Holmes. Um, nothing that I can think of, except just general money management, which I'm sure you can handle. Also, there will be a record of all your account transactions online. You should check that periodically, just to make sure everything matches up with what you've actually bought. It is possible, although not likely, that someone else can gain access to your account and use it to make purchases of their own."

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	moriartys_bane 2008-03-02 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "I see. The computer doesn't understand slang and the like. Surely easy enough to guard against, but I shall mind what I say." Holmes frowns. "I appreciate the warning Mr Jones. Miss Six also warned me about unscrupulous people on the Internet. It seems that no matter what the arrangement, there are people who will exploit it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-03 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"No. It doesn't understand slang, it doesn't understand figures of speech. And it will have been programmed to to certain commands in certain ways, and only to that command in that way. Once you learn what that is, you'll be fine." "There are always a few, Mr. Holmes. It's what keeps you in business, after all." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

moriartys_bane
2008-03-03 12:42 pm UTC (link)

Holmes listens carefully, nodding. "Point taken Mr Jones. It is a different language after all. One should take pains to use it properly," he smiles. "If only for the sake of politeness."

"Another valid observation sir. Though I think this is a bit out of my line." He wave his hand at the laptop. "I shall be watchful" He stands up.

"I've taken up enough of your valuable time Mr Jones. If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way."

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	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-03 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "And expediency. Trust me, there are few things more frustrating than trying to figure out why your computer did what you told it to, instead of what you wanted." "Perhaps just a bit." He nods. "That's really all you can do about things like this." He shakes his head. "Nothing else that I can think of. Is there anything else I can do for you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

moriartys_bane
2008-03-03 11:27 pm UTC (link)

Holmes has to think about this for a moment. He nods understanding. "I can see how that would be frustrating indeed."

"And there are people available to report any inconsistencies to? I recall there was a help link?"

"I don't believe so. Thank you again Mr Jones. I would like, however, to be able to call upon you should I encounter another obstacle. Would that be all right with you?"

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	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-06 01:48 am UTC (link)
	"If anything shows up that shouldn't be there, or should be there and isn't, you should contact the bank first. They'll be able to tell you if there's someone else you should call." "You're very welcome. And of course, let me know if you have any other problems, and I'll help you if I can." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-03-06 12:39 pm UTC (link)
	Holmes nods, carefully filing away the information. "Again my thanks Mr Jones. It is a pleasure to do business with someone as concise as yourself. Please give my greetings to Mr Krycek." He looks around for Dog. "Good-bye Dog. Take good care of your masters." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-06 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	"You're very welcome, Mr. Holmes. I do my best." He nods. "I will, thank you." He smiles as Dog runs in from the kitchen, tail wagging. "He always does. We're glad to have him." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-03-06 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	"It is very good indeed Mr Jones." He nods and collects his hat and cape. Holmes smiles and strokes Dog's head, fondling his ears. "I will have to revise my opinion on dogs," he tells the animal. "And I do thank you for that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-07 03:25 am UTC (link)
	He smiles. "Thank you." He grins down at Holmes, with Dog. It's somewhat amusing how everyone seems to love him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	moriartys_bane 2008-03-07 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Good afternoon Mr Jones." He chucks Dog under the chin and gives him a wink. "Good-bye Dog." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2008-03-09 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	He walks Holmes over to the door, holding it open for him. "Good afternoon. I look forward to seeing you again." (Reply to this) (Parent)