[RL WITH SULU][backdated to 03-20] Shoreleave: Part 2

[torchwoodteaboy]

Ianto had thought that one day on the planet had been exciting enough, but the prospect of another, when Sulu had mentioned it, had been too good to pass up. They'd had such a nice time on the beach, after all. It was only fair that they do a little exploring, let Sulu look for the alien plants that he would want to and get to watch the other man geek out about something for a while. Ianto himself had been embarrassingly excited about the planet and the beach and all the previous day, after all. It would be nice to be able to be the one to sit back and watch the excitement on someone else for a change, reverse roles from the previous day.

They hadn't gotten too early of a start. After all, this was a vacation for the pair of them, and it wouldn't do to have to wake up in the wee hours of the morning (if there were such a thing in space, Ianto didn't really even know). But they gave themselves the better part of the day, and after having a bite to eat (Ianto wasn't sure he would ever get enough of being fascinated with the replicators), and a quick stop by Ianto's flat for more clothes for him (he needed long pants if they might be venturing into the jungle, after all, it was only practical) they found themselves beaming down to the planet again, Sulu with his kit and Ianto with...well. The clothes on his back, really. He didn't really have anything to bring along himself, since they were mostly going to be exploring inland this time.

Ianto looked up at the clear blue sky above him, and smiled at the fact that even the weather seemed to have adjusted so that it was cool enough for him to be comfortable in jeans, but not too cool that it wasn't still pretty warm. "...god," he said. "It's like this place is gorgeous every day." He shot a smile sideways at Sulu. "Better not let me visit for many more days, I might want to stay," he joked.

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Sulu was pretty glad that they'd ended up agreeing to spend two days on the planet, rather than just one - he knew that he could take a long time when it came to exploring alien flora, and he really didn't want to force Ianto to stay on the planet, wandering around the jungle after dark. (Well, that and he knew that was really an unwise decision, just from his training at the Academy.)

Still. If they did end up staying late, maybe he could convince Ianto to stay up with him on the beach. The nights were incredibly dark on the planet due to the lack of artificial lighting, but that could be fixed. That'd come later, though. First thing's first: plants.

"I'm sure there are probably times when it's pretty nasty out here," Sulu said, raising a brow at Ianto as he grinned a little, "So. I wouldn't recommend building a beach house or anything." For all they knew, the planet could be home to some of the universe's biggest tsunamis during summer, or who knew what. Flooding even, maybe. "Still, we really can't complain for the weather. It's definitely a step up from Wales - or from the regulated temperatures inside the Enterprise." He nodded inland, towards the thickening jungle - they'd beamed down just a few hundred meters away from the actual treeline, though there were already smooth-barked trees scattered around their immediate area. "Let's go see what we can find, yeah?"