"No, I guess it isn't," Ianto said, with a smile. "I mean, it's not like it's exactly a spoiler. I wouldn't ask anything about something in the near future that I might find out while I'm alive, but. Sometimes I wonder. And then again, it's not worth knowing something if it ruins the way I see the world now, so." He shakes his head. "I wonder how Jack does it, living knowing what's coming next. At least, historically speaking."

The Hoix growled at them from its cell. "Don't suppose you'd like to go down to the archives, then?" Ianto asked, cocking his head with a smile. "Our friend here's not going to get any more interesting, and I'd rather not be snarled at while trying to hold a conversation."