Ianto shook his head. "No...they didn't. They really didn't..." He sighed. "They're both emotionless soldier races whose only interest is seeing that they're either the only thing to have to deal with around, or that they are the ones in charge of everything. So, well, they are took one look at each other, and then brought out the guns. Made Torchwood Tower the central base of their battle against each other. We...we didn't even stand a chance. If you weren't shot and killed by one of them, then the Cybermen were lining you up to send you to the conversion units. I..."

Ianto tilted his head back to look up at the ceiling, very glad in that moment that Sulu had turned the lights up, and that he was sitting there next to him, touching him, being there for him. It was difficult to talk about all of this, especially with that dream still so recent in his mind. "I... When I was back at Torchwood One," he said, knowing that this was going to start into the hard part of the conversation, "I... I had a girlfriend, and her name... Her name was Lisa Hallot, and she was beautiful, and headstrong... We had a flat together. She was the one who made me start to like coffee, and..." He trailed off, continuing after a moment, but his voice was considerably softer than before. "And we were going to get married, as soon as she got the promotion that she was lined up for..."