"Only some of the stuff I was saying?" Ianto asked, trying to sound mock-offended and not even achieving that, there was too much of a smile in his voice. He ducked his head, blushing. "It was... It was sort of fun, to be honest. Having to be a bit more creative than I normally do. I'm glad that it worked, though. Any of it. I was half worried that I'd have to bring you back to medical...y'know. As you were," he said, with a bit of a smirk, working the shampoo further into Sulu's hair, using his fingernails to scratch a little more.

"Or just leave you like that, which I'm not sure which'd be worse, having to wait it out or needing medical help." He laughed, slightly. "I was pulling out all the stops. I'm... I'm honestly glad that you're not telling me it sounded ridiculous, really..."