Ianto liked how pleased Sulu seemed to be, talking about his ship and his flying. How happy the two things obviously made him. Of course he'd like going out in a shuttlecraft with Sulu. It meant that he could see him doing one of the things that he loved the most, and to allow Ianto to be a part of that...like hell he'd turn it down. He took another sip of the tea, almost forgetting that things were as bad as they were, that this wasn't just a normal conversation sated at his kitchen table with the other man.

"I would like that," he said, smiling softly. "I'd like that a lot. If..." He bit his lip, taking in a breath. "When all of this is over, when I'm better...you should take me flying. You know. Prove that you're not just all talk," he said, knowing that he wasn't just saying that he was good, or just saying that he'd take him, but trying to lighten the statement. Trying to keep things from getting too serious again too quickly, because he knew it was only a matter of time before Jack walked in that front door, and whatever nice mood they had here would be ruined.