Where Ianto's shields were a patchwork, Jack's outer shield is a smooth, featureless sphere, slick and difficult to 'grab onto.' And though that's all they can see, underneath that are several more layers, each one different from the last, combining different strengths to create a vault of sorts that would take some work to force into. They've gotten stronger since April helped him recover his memories, as well.

Gwen frowns a little. "I can't tell what I'm looking at," she admits.

"Is this why I couldn't read you?" Tosh asks.

Jack nods. "I've had a lot more practice with this."


((Our wind chill was somewhere in the -40s, not sure where exactly since the internet was out. We're still under a wind chill warning actually, I plan to stay inside all day))