Ianto smiled slightly back at Sulu, appreciating his attempt to lighten the mood and the fact that he hadn't called Ianto out on being a downer. Ianto generally did feel bad for the creatures down in the cells, but there wasn't a lot that Torcwood could do for them. "Perhaps you're right." He pushed himself off from the wall where he'd been leaning, trying to shake himself of the mood.

"So, that's Janet. She's pretty intelligent, actually, for the things we have down here. Want to meet a Hoix? They'll give you a pretty good opinion of Weevils, comparatively."