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[RL WITH SULU]

Nov 09, 2010 00:48

Ianto had been cleared by John and the attending nurse to be fit to go, and was currently in the process of getting himself presentable enough to be officially discharged. With Jack off on a call about someone having sighted Myfanwy out in the countryside, and Sulu waiting outside for the taxi they'd called to bring him home, that left him with the ( Read more... )

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torchwoodteaboy November 9 2010, 07:05:42 UTC

Ianto tipped his head back, looking up at the ceiling so maybe the fact that Sulu was helping him on with his shoes would be the tiniest bit less humiliating than it was in that moment. He blushed, obviously a little uncomfortable with having to accept help on this, but at least he was mature enough to be able to recognize when he should just shut up and let people help him sometimes, which was more than he could say for other people he knew ( ... )

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 05:46:04 UTC

Ianto let out a little noise of amusement, shaking his head at the mention of Jack's moods. "Yeah... That would be Jack, alright. For a man that's lived so long as he has, you think that he would've found a more, I don't know, adult way to deal with his emotions than skulking around brooding and the likes, yeah?"

Ianto was grateful for Sulu's adjustment in his grip on his arm. He told himself that all they had to do was get down the hallway toward the front door, and then their cab would be waiting for them and he could sit down for the little while that it took them to get from the Infirmary to Ianto's flat itself, and it helped him get through the fact that this was probably the longest he'd been on his feet in a while, and it was really starting to wear on him. "You said that the taxi was already here, waiting for us?" he asked, trying very hard not to sound like he hoped that it was.

takeitoutofpark November 10 2010, 06:10:26 UTC

"I think he's used the time to develop it into a weapon," Sulu laughed quietly, leading Ianto down the hall at a slow, easy pace. He knew that Ianto would probably want to sit down, but he also knew that it was much easier to wear yourself out if you tried to go too fast, and that was the last thing either of them wanted.

Still, at Ianto's question, he couldn't help but pick up the pace just slightly. "Yeah, it's outside. I don't even know how long the drive is from here to your place, but you can rest during it, at least." He hoped that Ianto would take that to heart; he could feel his weight on his shoulder, heavier than it had been at the start, and knew that Ianto needed more rest, even if he kept claiming he disliked it.

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 06:52:52 UTC

He shook his head, chuckling at the idea of Jack using sulking as a weapon against anyone. "Well, maybe he has. If that's the case, I guess that I've always been immune to it, though. None of the pouting or brooding ever worked on me, as it was. Probably drove him up the wall." Actually, Ianto knew for a fact that it did, but. That had been during a time that he'd really honestly like to forget in his life, right around when Lisa... When the cyberman in Lisa's body had attacked Torchwood, and left Ianto to pick up the pieces.

Ianto shrugged. "Unless there's a lot of traffic, it shouldn't be that long of a drive. 10 minutes or so, give or take," he said, purposely neglecting to comment on the part about resting during the drive. He was grateful to know that it was already there, though, and that they wouldn't have to stand there waiting for it once they finally got to the front doors or anything. He tried to focus on something other than how far away the front door seemed at that moment. "Have you ever been in a taxi, then?" he asked.

takeitoutofpark November 10 2010, 07:06:29 UTC

"Not really," Sulu said with a small shrug. "We've got automated railways, but they're free to use and there are preset stops. Like a bus, pretty much, except it runs at all hours. Plus," he grinned, "I've got my own car back at home, so I never really use the railways." Unless he got drunk with Academy friends, but even then, he usually preferred to walk back. "Taxis make sense, though, from a consumerist standpoint. Paying money to get to a place faster than you would by walking or public transportation makes sense, I guess."

Reaching the exit, Sulu thought over what he'd said - and what he wanted to say - and glanced at the taxi waiting for them on the curb. "Still, it'd be great if you guys could come up with the transporter by now. We could cut out the middle-man entirely." Leading Ianto to the cab, he did indeed let go of him so that he could hold open the door for him. His body language screamed, See? I can let you go if I need to.

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 07:23:52 UTC

Ianto smiled, shaking his head at Sulu fondly as he gingerly climbed into the back seat of the cab, sliding over the whole way so that Sulu wouldn't have to walk around. It was the least he could do for the man--he had been using him as a human crutch until just a few moments ago, after all.

After Sulu climbed in after him, shutting the door behind himself, Ianto turned to the driver and gave him his address, the man nodding and starting them on their way, before Ianto turned back to Sulu, gratefully sinking back into the seat, happy to be sitting down again. "So, you have a car, then," Ianto said. "D'you mean, like, a car car? Or d'you mean whatever your century's equivalent to a car might be?" How was Ianto supposed to know, anyway? For all he knew, cars could fly in the future. The man flew a spaceship for a living, after all, who knew what sort of vehicle he had at home. ...a home that actually kind of really intrigued Ianto, now that he was really thinking about it.

takeitoutofpark November 10 2010, 07:43:19 UTC

Settling into the seat, Sulu found himself dropping his arm to Ianto's leg, wanting the contact. So much for being able to let go. "It's... A car," he said, a little uncertainly. "If you guys have electric cars, that's what mine is, basically. It doesn't have the same frame as cars around here do, though."

He wasn't someone too terribly interested in old fashioned cars, but he had an idea of the different kinds of models, considering some of the manufactures were still around. "It's sort of a more... I don't know. It's like a sports car, I guess," he offered, not really knowing what defined a sports car at their current time period. "I have a license for pretty much everything, but the only thing that's really feasible to own is a car."

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 08:09:03 UTC

Ianto let Sulu rest his hand on his leg, he really didn't mind the contact. In fact, he actually wanted it probably as much as Sulu did, so. Why would he ever even think of making him move his hand or let go completely, when what he wanted was really the opposite?

At the mention of what Sulu's car looked like, though, Ianto smirked at him, raising an eyebrow. "You drive a sports car?" he asked, knowing that it probably technically wasn't a sports car really, but. Sulu had compared it to that, and he couldn't get the image of Sulu in a modern day sports car out of his head, even though he knew that it was probably an entirely different sort of vehicle. "Is that the most common vehicle then? The car, I mean. Or... I mean, what else is there?" Ianto was definitely intrigued. Sulu hadn't mentioned any of this before, and the fact that it'd come up in conversation then just made Ianto all the more curious about it. Just because he was physically exhausted didn't mean that his mind was working any less fast than it usually did, after all.

takeitoutofpark November 10 2010, 08:18:03 UTC

The part of Sulu that still actually cared about the Prime Directive told the rest of Sulu that talking about the future was already kind of a risky thing, much less talking about something that Ianto could logically watch develop, but. Sulu also knew that Ianto was the one person he could honestly trust with all this; he wasn't going to tell the world about it, and he wasn't going to tell Starfleet about it, so ( ... )

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 08:36:09 UTC

Ianto leaned sideways, resting against the door and the window of the taxi as he tried to imagine a sports car that had the sort of style that the Enterprise sported--a sort of organic, futuristic, smooth, curving look. He shook his head, smiling at the idea of it. "God, everything here must look so clunky to you, then," he said. "I mean. The SUV is probably the most state-of-the-art vehicle we've got on the streets today, and even that..." He turned his head to smile at Sulu, shrugging. "It's no Enterprise, that's for sure." Wherever the SUV was... That was another thing that they were going to have to track down, at some point.

Ianto couldn't even imagine nuclear powered cars, and hovercrafts were only just beginning to be thought up. It blew his mind that things like this ever even exist, let alone that they were commonplace in any sort of normal world. He sat there in silence, soaking that in and yes, alright, resting, before speaking up again. "What do you like the most, then? What's your favorite to operate?" he asked. He ( ... )

takeitoutofpark November 10 2010, 08:53:11 UTC

"Well, sort of," Sulu conceded, "But things here are different. And there are people who have classic cars, like your car, for example. It's like... don't you guys look back at cars from the earlier decades and think they look, uh... well, retro, for lack of a better term. People like that kind of thing."

Ianto's question really didn't require a second thought. "The Enterprise, hands down," he said, smiling fondly. He couldn't help but love that ship; it was huge and required a crew of hundreds, but manning the helm provided such a fine touch that he couldn't help but appreciate it as an experienced flier. Still, he knew that it really didn't count as a vehicle, really. It was a starship, not a car. "But, Earth-wise, I'd probably go with hovercrafts. I like my car, but nothing beats flying.

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 09:07:34 UTC

Ianto nodded. "Yeah, I... I guess that makes sense. It's just odd to think about, from today's point of view, because... Well, 200 years ago for us, we were still using horse-drawn carriages and all. And I mean. People like retro, but. Not that retro. An old car is one thing, but. Having to own livestock in this day and age is sort of impossible unless you live out in the valleys out there."

Ianto smiled back at Sulu as he answered without any sort of hesitation at all that it was the Enterprise. And Ianto could believe that. He'd been aboard the ship before, and it really was impressive. He'd even been in the bridge that one time, although it had been grounded at the time. ...god, that seemed like so long ago, thinking back on it. "You'll have to take me, sometime," Ianto said, softly. "Flying, that is." And though he didn't say it, it clearly hung in the air after his statement: Because I'll be around for you to make plans with. Now that I'm alive again and all. I promised I'm not going anywhere, I mean it. Best not say that aloud ( ... )

takeitoutofpark November 10 2010, 09:22:59 UTC

Sulu paused at that, taking in the words, said and unsaid. It was almost alarming, to hear Ianto say something about the future, planning ahead - but then he realized, or remembered really, that Ianto had died already so. There was no harm in it.

He squeezed Ianto's knee gently, smiling at him gently because it was so good. Everything was so damned perfect and he didn't care if Ianto wanted nothing more than to sleep and lie down and complain about the fact that that's all he could do. He didn't care that he got tired easily, because it was only just for now. He didn't care because Ianto was there and they could go anywhere they wanted - anywhere Ianto wanted ( ... )

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 09:47:24 UTC

Ianto smiled broadly. "I'd like that. I'd like all of that. Getting to see you fly, getting to visit a foreign planet, getting to visit your home... I really would like to do all of that at some point." And we will. Because we can. Really. Maybe it was because he had died already that Ianto wasn't as pessimistic as before, but. He was looking forward to all of it. He wanted to be able to do all of it.

"Lunch and bed sounds good, though," he commented. "I'm honestly glad to be out of that place and not eating hospital food anymore. I could care less what I have to eat, really, just as long as I don't have to have hospital food again for a good long while. And, you know." He shrugged, sighing. "There's no use arguing with the fact that I should be taking it easy, or anything like that. I just..." Don't want you to leave. If you were planning on it, once I went to sleep. No, best not say that. Not then, at least. "I think food first would probably be the best idea."

takeitoutofpark November 10 2010, 12:35:41 UTC

Sulu wanted nothing more than to do those things, and to do them as soon as possible. He also wanted to do all the things they'd talked about doing there in Cardiff: seeing a movie, staying in, going to the stupid grocery store. It really didn't matter; Sulu just wanted to be able to do all those things with Ianto, and more. Because he'd almost missed his chance, and he didn't want to do that again.

"Don't worry. I'm pretty sure between Jack and me, we'll be able to keep you out of the hospital for a long while." Even if it meant locking him up somewhere, so that he didn't try to get into something that might end up harming him. He knew he'd never really do that, but. The idea would be tempting sometimes, he had a feeling. "And anyway, we'll see what you've got for food at your place and... I'll try to make something out of it, so you're not doing too much work."

torchwoodteaboy November 10 2010, 18:00:03 UTC

Ianto smiled, turning his head to rest sideways against the window, leaning his temple on the glass. His eyes were starting to droop again, lulled by the motion of the traffic around them and the actual drive itself, and he had to fight to keep them open. Damn it, this was getting ridiculous, he better start to snap out of this soon. "I'm sure you will," he said, in response to Sulu's comment about the two of them keeping an eye out for him. There was no Torchwood at the moment. They had a while before anything really worrisome came over the horizon, anyway. Ianto was about to have a lot of free time that he wasn't sure he really knew what to do with. Sleep, he supposed, but he really didn't like that option at all ( ... )

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