Indeed, Ianto did still have a pulse, and it beat strong and steady underneath Sulu's fingertips. Maybe it was a little slow, but that wasn't anything too horrible. It would explain why Ianto was having trouble keeping himself awake, though, why he was having trouble when he tried to move around. His blood pressure was supposed to speed up as he started to do more strenuous things, and it just...wasn't. Not anymore. Rather than just getting winded, like before, it made him pass out. Which wasn't good, really. But at least he still had a pulse.
"Yeah," he said, managing his own sad smile back at the other man, "I'll try. I really will." In trying to be optimistic, though, he was going to have to be completely honest with the other man. Lies and optimism didn't go well together, not even in practice. He shifted his thumb to stroke Sulu's cheek again. Luckily, his body still seemed to heat up at the contact of other warm things, like it was supposed to, and so his hand was not nearly as cold as it had been moments ago. It was still freezing, but. Better.
"You know," he said softly, "you're going to have to explain everything to Doctor McCoy, then. He's going to have to know at least the basics of everything..." He trailed off, although he hoped it was clear that...if they needed more answers, answers he hadn't given Sulu yet, he was prepared to give them. Even now...if Sulu had questions, he was going to answer them. Now that the secret was out, he was through with hiding. ...well. Hiding this particular issue, at least.
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"Yeah," he said, managing his own sad smile back at the other man, "I'll try. I really will." In trying to be optimistic, though, he was going to have to be completely honest with the other man. Lies and optimism didn't go well together, not even in practice. He shifted his thumb to stroke Sulu's cheek again. Luckily, his body still seemed to heat up at the contact of other warm things, like it was supposed to, and so his hand was not nearly as cold as it had been moments ago. It was still freezing, but. Better.
"You know," he said softly, "you're going to have to explain everything to Doctor McCoy, then. He's going to have to know at least the basics of everything..." He trailed off, although he hoped it was clear that...if they needed more answers, answers he hadn't given Sulu yet, he was prepared to give them. Even now...if Sulu had questions, he was going to answer them. Now that the secret was out, he was through with hiding. ...well. Hiding this particular issue, at least.