[RL WITH SULU]

[torchwoodteaboy]

[Ianto looks at the people milling around in Mickey Mouse ears, at the rides around him and at the people dressed up as characters, princesses and adventurers and just about everything in between as he roams the streets of what seems to be a pretty extravagant version of Disneyland. Ianto's heard about the parks, but he's never been to one himself, and yet still, he figures that this one must be some sort of uber!park. Like that one time that all the worlds combined together into one giant mash-up, that this was the same thing only with Disney parks.

Ianto stops in front of a rather large sort of man-made pond, watching a ferryboat go by on it, and tries to figure out what he's going to do now that he's walked around and investigated the place.]

((ooc note: This thread has been made explicitly for the threading purposes of Sulu and Ianto. An identical thread for other people threading with Ianto can be found here. We just thought that, what with our average of ~200 comments per interaction, it might be better if we start Ianto and Sulu's interactions in a separate post of their own right from the start XD))

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[torchwoodteaboy]

Oi! [He elbows Sulu in the side with the arm that's holding the other man's hand] You're not supposed to agree with me on that!

[parked]

Well, I don't know! [He teases, nudging Ianto back with more his shoulder than his elbow.] You're the one who keeps saying it. Maybe I don't even know what it means. [He does, but. Your Britishisms are always going to be a good point to tease, Ianto.]

[torchwoodteaboy]

If "nancy" isn't obvious enough for you... You're going to have to start paying more attention. Do some research, perhaps. Maybe you'll learn something new, even.

[parked]

[A sigh.] But we're on vacation. Maybe I don't want to do research. [He pauses, then adds,] This is our second vacation this year, too.

[torchwoodteaboy]

Best not get too accustomed to it. If there are two in this year, who knows how long it'll be before we get another one...

[parked]

Hey, who knows, maybe we'll get another cruise ship? Only this time, without the ghosts. The glass is half full, remember?

[torchwoodteaboy]

Well. Technically, the glass was smashed into your head, if I remember correctly, but. You're right. Who knows what might be to come... [Oh, so witty, here]

[parked]

[Sulu winces at that, reaching up to rub the back of his head.] Yeah, well, it was a half-full glass. And anyway... [If he were Jack, he'd have some choice comebacks for that last bit, but since he's not... He'll just put it on Ianto.] Are you trying to say something there, Mr. Jones?

[torchwoodteaboy]

[In a rare display of public affection, Ianto reaches up and brushes a light touch across Sulu's temple where the offending object had struck, before lowering his head and quirking a gentle smile, blushing, as if he hadn't really done that consciously] ...even if the glass is half-full, maybe next time it's better if it weren't quite so...animate. Most of the vacations we've had together have ended in ways that are almost...well. Too exciting for me. Maybe this time can be the exception, yeah?

[Then again, who is he kidding? There's probably going to be something that pops up this time as well, knowing the pair of them]

[parked]

[Sulu smiles gently at Ianto's touch, leaning his head a little towards Ianto's hand while it's there.] Yeah, I think I could do without the projectile household items or being chased by monsters, or... allergic reactions. But I seriously doubt we'll have to worry about any of that here, that's for sure. It's Disneyland, for crying out loud.

[torchwoodteaboy]

[Ianto nods sagely] If there's any sex pollen in Disneyland, I think I'm going to be scarred for life. There are some things that should never mix, and Disneyland and sex are definitely up there on the list.

[parked]

Those are two things that should never interact, right? [Never mind the fact that Sulu doesn't think of Disney as part of his childhood - he knows its historical value and that's what Ianto thinks of it, so...]

[torchwoodteaboy]

Well. Not...in the park, at any rate. [Ianto has no problems checking into the hotel later on, after all. Can't very well spend all day at the park, can they? Nah.]

[parked]

[Sulu looked at Ianto, almost coyly.] You know, the hotels technically count as part of the park, Ianto.

[torchwoodteaboy]

[Ianto blushes, ducking his head slightly] The hotels aren't going to have animated characters and children judging me about what I'm doing there...

[parked]

I don't think you're going to get judged too harshly here, either. [He smirked.] You know, as long as you keep it PG.

[torchwoodteaboy]

...we are talking about sex still, aren't we? [He shoots him a look at that smirk, blushing slightly] I'm pretty sure the whole point to the matter is that it's not PG in the least.

[parked]

Well, that's coming later. I was more considering the fact that we probably won't get in trouble if we end up making out in a ride or something. [A wink.] That's PG.

[torchwoodteaboy]

You're making it sound like we're teenagers... [Although. He wouldn't mind it, should it happen...] Why don't we find one to go on first, yeah? Then we can decide whether or not we're making out in it or not. [A cheeky smile]

[parked]

Yeah, yeah... [Sulu grinned and nodded up ahead, where the artificial mountain of the Matterhorn was standing.] It's just up there. It doesn't look like the line is really long, either. [Despite the fact that he's 22, Sulu can't help but be a little excited. 21st century rollercoasters were fun. Like deathtraps, really.]

[torchwoodteaboy]

It's...a mountain. [Ianto sounds slightly dubious, but it's all for show, this time around] Why is it that none of the rollercoasters in this place actually look like rollercoasters? Am I just too old-fashioned, having grown up in a place where we're lucky if we get carnivals every once and a while?

[parked]

Because it's a theme park. [Sulu gives Ianto a very skeptical look, like he's never heard of someone questioning how a theme park was supposed to look. Mostly because he never has.] Everything is set up to be like something else. You're not going to be negative about it, are you? [He's only teasing, though, from the tone of his voice and the smile on his face.]

[torchwoodteaboy]

[Ianto shoots him a begrudging look that's really only mucking about as well]

Alright, so. What does a mountain have to do with Disney, then? What sort of theme does this fall into, then, if you're so knowledgeable about these sorts of things? [Ianto is, after all, 27 years old, and has been working for Torchwood for the last 5. He isn't making the same connections that Sulu would, as someone who was both a little younger and American and therefore used to this sort of extravagance]

[parked]

I don't know. [Sulu shrugs, holding up his hands as they get in line.] It's probably a Mickey Mouse thing. Disney's still around in the 23rd century, but it's... not quite the same. Everything's been updated.

[torchwoodteaboy]

Updated, huh? So...what. Hollogram rides, or something? Hovercoasters? [Ianto's joking, slightly, but. Who knows, maybe they've got that sort of thing in the future. He's only seen a futuristic carousel, after all]