Ianto noticed that Sulu hadn't really so much as gone near the amulet since he'd gotten home, not really. Sure, he'd brushed against the strap a couple of times, and having Ianto pressed up against him so often, he'd probably come into contact with the amulet itself too, but. Actually going out of his way to even so much as acknowledge the thing... Sulu really hadn't done that. And he didn't blame him, really. It unnerved him a little too, but he had it hanging around his neck, so he had to acknowledge it, at the very least.

He knew that he'd told Sulu that he would probably be out as soon as he got comfortable, but. He wasn't quite there, yet. Just lying down wasn't enough, he was going to have to get there mentally again. Which meant talking. So. Might as well broach the subject that he could tell was on both of their minds. "...I don't think I'll be able to take it off, y'know," he said, quietly. "The amulet. I... I don't know if..." he trailed off, because they both knew why. "It's alright, though. You don't need to avoid it. I mean, Jack's had a look at it before, and nothing happened then, so..."