Ianto tried very hard not to laugh at Sulu's venting. He wouldn't sure how he himself would react to hearing that in some other version of reality he was a character in a TV show, though, and he hoped that no one would ever point it out. Opinions on him as a character would be dreadful, he suspected, especially since if there was a Ianto there would always be a more handsome and heroic Jack type character somewhere in the vicinity.

"I was going to say," Ianto said, "I find it hard to find anything comparative to a Hoix being opposing to much of anything." They rounded another corner that would take them down another few hallways to get to the archives.

"Feels kind of strange, having someone coming willingly down to the archives with me," Ianto said, after a brief pause in the conversation. "Normally if I have anyone along, it's only done kicking and screaming."