Ianto didn't really think much of Sulu not rising to the challenge of flirting back with him. His heart wasn't really in it either, and just because he missed it didn't mean that they had to start right that minute. There was the fact that Jack would be in shortly to shake up whatever it was that they would be talking about, whatever mood they might have at the time, and so it was probably for the best, anyway, that they didn't get too involved in whatever it was that they were talking about in that moment.
Ianto looked down at the tea, nodding. "Yeah, I can see how that might be the case, with this stuff. It's probably the same as all mood enhancers, really. Still. It is nice to have every once and a while, though. Especially now..." For both of them, really. Like he'd said before, like he'd say over and over again, he really didn't want to worry the other man, didn't want to hurt him, so anything that would take away from the fact that he'd...well. He'd messed up. That he'd withheld information he really should've shared the minute the symptoms had appeared. Anything that would take away from that was definitely appreciated by Ianto. He knew that Jack wouldn't be quite so kind and understanding as Sulu was being at the moment, after all.
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Ianto looked down at the tea, nodding. "Yeah, I can see how that might be the case, with this stuff. It's probably the same as all mood enhancers, really. Still. It is nice to have every once and a while, though. Especially now..." For both of them, really. Like he'd said before, like he'd say over and over again, he really didn't want to worry the other man, didn't want to hurt him, so anything that would take away from the fact that he'd...well. He'd messed up. That he'd withheld information he really should've shared the minute the symptoms had appeared. Anything that would take away from that was definitely appreciated by Ianto. He knew that Jack wouldn't be quite so kind and understanding as Sulu was being at the moment, after all.