Highlander bunny, in Norwich

So, today's bunny is for Highlander.
... yeah, somewhat of a surprise.

But anyways, today's bunny is, how to out Immortals.

Because it's not as easy as it sounds. I mean, I wrote an article for Fortean Times with a whole bunch of TCBOO incidents in the news, and they re-edited it to look like I was saying Immortals are real, and yet? Still nobody believes it.

So what would it take?

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On pondering, I have a bit of a motive:

There are many reasons to kill somebody. 'To keep a secret' is not a good one.

So, if someone was killing for that reason... what would our Heroes do?

Because there's two ways to stop that being an issue. Kill the killer... which might not be possible if we're talking an entire organisation. Or... tell the secret.

Nothing to protect, then.


So now the bunny has Methos visiting an art historian who has a trunk full of finds pulled out of the rubble of an old pub currently being demolished in Norwich. That puts them in the right building. Methos of course has bits of paper proving he has some relevant expertise, maybe in linguistics. Say the trunk was opened upside down, and the oldest things are what they find first. Sumerian clay tablets. Egyptian papyrus. And Methos, of course, can read them. So we get flashbacks, which as far as the art historian is concerned are just stories he's translating, but which the viewer gets as flashbacks. And gradually, along with the newbie, the viewer gets to figure out it isn't just him identifying with the historical figures in the texts - he really *is* that guy. Find out at the top of the trunk, with the daguerotypes (sp?).

Why would Methos tell the truth? Maybe the art historian is hot. Or maybe he's trying to recruit a new Watcher. Either way, hell of a lot easier than trying to cover up a find that's already been photographed and in the newspapers and such.

Unfortunately, there's other Immortals who can read whatever got in the papers, and one of them thinks that killing to keep the secret is of the good. This leads to tragic stabbing outside the building, and big Quickening.

It doesn't lead to all Immortals being outed. But it does give Methos a chance to state his attitude about cover ups. Spin good, stabbing bad. He really really means it, in the sharp edges way.

So *then* something else has to happen that puts the secret at risk... the police investigation. Methos can't/doesn't get to the artefacts to hide them, including the photos. And he was found standing over two dead bodies. There's going to be one hell of an investigation.

So if someone wants to cover up? They'd have to get rid of police.

Lots of people going to object to that idea.

... I think this bunny has more of the necessary parts now. Yup.

Really important questions continue: media & hobbies

What kind of TV do you think Ianto watches?
If that's his thing at all.
Maybe he's a book man.
Or comics. There's a lot of kinds of comics. And there's a whole meticulous collection and poly bag thing that I can totally see him doing.
Or wargame figures. Attention to detail, again.

Of course he could fish. I don't get fishing, I really don't, but quite a lot of people seem to do it.

Probably not hunting though. Especially lately.

There seems to be a fan hive mind consensus on swimming and/or rugby as his sports. I have no problem with that. Nice visuals either way.
Swimming has less crunching though.
I can see him as a team player, but covered in mud? Hmmm.

...actually, I can see that too.
In... quite a lot of detail.

I can imagine Torchwood people watching SF, but mostly in the way Buffy watches martial arts movies - with laughter and critique. But, to get into relevant areas of expertise, there could be fandom. Only then it would be sad, because all that everyday life would take the fun out of it.

... I reckon Owen watches Xena. And Charmed. Because costumes, and bouncing.
Only I actually reckon Owen doesn't watch a hell of a lot of TV. He owns a big shiny TV but then doesn't stay home enough to watch it.

Jack is likely mystified by most pop culture. Because it's weird enough if you grow up with it.
I think like the clothes his taste in movies wouldn't quite be 21st century.
Possibly even black and white.
But he'd find the obvious omissions weird and frustrating.

I think we've also seen that he's quite familiar with porn movie cliche, but I am of course totally guessing due to not watching them myself.


Gwen watches soaps. And possibly The Bill.
Maybe only before she applied for the police job.


Tosh watches downloads. Probably from Japan. And also something sort of chick flick for days when chocolate ice cream and a surfeit of pinkness is necessary.


Ianto I *want* to say watches all the same things I do.
... I think he'd like the Addams Family films. And Beetlejuice. And... I'm just starting on the top shelf of my DVD collection and typing, really, so...
I'm fully aware my logic started with wanting and not, you know, actual demonstrated character traits, there.
But whatever he likes, he'd be able to quote from it extensively.
And probably have opinions on the clothes.