Gwen looked around the Hub, eyeing the new recruits with a serious expression. "The Rules... Yeah. They may not all make sense to you, but obey them. Everyone of them exists for a reason..." A hand goes up; it's Vikram's. No surprise there then.

"But the language rules...What purpose do they serve, Ma'am?"

"If I explained where every rule originates we'd be here a long time. You are to obey them, all of them, that's all you need to know".

Vikram looks back at the printout each recruit has been supplied with. He shakes his head, confused by the importance being placed on the terminology to be used by Torchwood's operatives; or more precisely, the terms they are not to use, ever. He can't for the life of him work out why files can't be 'deleted', vermin can't be 'exterminated' and Captain Harkness is not to be referred to as 'Sir'. The weirdest one, though, is the rule that says counting is to be done in French. What the hell is wrong with counting 1...2...3... ?