Ianto's tone made Sulu wince, his gut twisting as he realized how stupid and callous he'd sounded just then. But he was due on duty in only a minute, and he absolutely couldn't be late, which was the only reason he'd even jumped into it as he had. "No, no," he said quickly, a little desperately, "I'm sorry, I really am, I didn't mean to... it's just that I'm literally in the lift to the bridge..."

Making excuses for himself? How childish was he? "I'm sorry, I really am. You're not bothering me, you really aren't. What's wrong?" Because he knew Ianto wouldn't have called without a reason, and now he felt even more awful for having jumped to excuses before asking. He seriously was an idiot.