It was a sign of just how bad things were, that Ianto was telling Sulu he needed help. Ianto didn't ask for help; granted, Sulu usually offered it long before Ianto even asked, but right now Sulu had no idea how he could help, and he didn't want to offer it without a plan.
But Ianto was asking and Sulu held him tight, sitting back on his knees and pulling Ianto with him. All he wanted, all he and Ianto and Jack and John wanted was for Ianto to be better, to be alive and well and back to the way things were. And if Ianto was saying he needed help, that he needed Sulu's help to get better? Then Sulu would do whatever he needed to do.
"Of course," he murmured quietly, listening to how unsure and scared Ianto sounded and forcing himself to be stronger because of it. "Ianto, all I ever want is to help you. I'll... I'll talk to McCoy. See if he doesn't have any ideas. We're going to fix this." He paused, not wanting to say it, but he knew that his loyalties wouldn't allow him to ignore it. "You're going to need to tell Jack, if you haven't already."
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But Ianto was asking and Sulu held him tight, sitting back on his knees and pulling Ianto with him. All he wanted, all he and Ianto and Jack and John wanted was for Ianto to be better, to be alive and well and back to the way things were. And if Ianto was saying he needed help, that he needed Sulu's help to get better? Then Sulu would do whatever he needed to do.
"Of course," he murmured quietly, listening to how unsure and scared Ianto sounded and forcing himself to be stronger because of it. "Ianto, all I ever want is to help you. I'll... I'll talk to McCoy. See if he doesn't have any ideas. We're going to fix this." He paused, not wanting to say it, but he knew that his loyalties wouldn't allow him to ignore it. "You're going to need to tell Jack, if you haven't already."