Yeah, well. He is that. He definitely is that... [And they've run full-circle in their conversation. Jack sighs]
What am I supposed to do here, Sulu? I'm not good at this. He's not great at it either. The two of us together... [He shakes his head] God, we must make the most dysfunctional pair of people ever.
[Sulu shrugs.] I doubt it, but. I don't know. Maybe just... try to leave the lines of communication open? You guys don't have to discuss everything that ever happens, you know. You just have to be able to do it when it's necessary. Otherwise, I'm going to have to keep mediating, and so far, that's only worked out... what, once?
Once is more times than it's worked without a mediator... [Jack runs a hand through his hair, frustratedly]
...he threw me out. He literally threw me out. Closed the door in my face and everything. I thought that sort of thing only happened in television and movies.
Maybe he's been watching too many movies. [Sulu's tone is wry, before he falls to questioning Jack about the situation.] What... made him kick you out, exactly?
[Jack shrugs, but he's quiet for a moment, thinking back on it] We were talking. About not talking. [Arguing actually, but whatever] I tried to talk. He said he didn't want to. I pushed it. He's always after me to talk to him, and there I was making a point to do so, and he wasn't following suit. He told me that he couldn't deal with me, and threw me out. [Another shrug. There were more words exchanged, obviously, and some of them not entirely kind to each other, but that was the gist of it.]
[Sulu sighs and chews on his lip a little. It didn't sound like the best attempt at discussion ever, that was for sure.] I'm sorry about that. I should have probably realized him being exhausted was only going to make things worse.
Yeah, well. I should've too, but I didn't. Still. God, he's not usually this... [He trails off for a moment] He's never thrown me out, before. I'm not. I'm not really sure what to make of it, honestly. He's not usually one for grand gestures of much of anything, really. I don't... [Okay, yes. Jack's a little lost as to how to handle this situation]
...I hate to say it, but I really think he was just being melodramatic. [Sulu shrugs.] I don't think he meant anything by it, just... it was the quickest thing he could think of to do, I guess.
Ianto and I usually don't deal with things to get into an argument about. Nothing small like this, at least. Just... We don't argue. The only time I can remember is when he was lying to us about how he was feeling. You and Ianto have been together longer and spend literally all of your time together. [Plus, Jack could be kind of a dick sometimes. But Sulu's not gonna say that, either.]
Well... [At least it isn't him pointing it out.] I've just learned to handle it. I can do some pretty dumb things when I'm pissed, so... I have to keep from doing that.
Yeah? And how often are you pissed, then? Just how dumb are we talking here? I'm the one sitting here because I got thrown out. I'm centuries the man's senior, and yet... [And yet Ianto still has the upper hand, throwing him out of his flat and such like that]
[Sulu doesn't really enjoy gossiping about the dick moves he's pulled out of irritation, but Jack's in a bit of a spot right now and he figures he can throw him a freebie.]
I started a barfight because some guy body-checked me at the bar. [He shrugs, adding,] Like hell I would throw a punch in one, but starting them is easy when you tell an Andorian that some guy is checking out his girlfriend. Especially when they're all cadets.
[...And he'd gotten punched at some point because of it, but still.]
[Jack makes a sympathetic face] Yikes, cadets are the worst. Especially when there's alcohol involved. I take it that you were a cadet at the time too, then, or...? [Jack wonders just how long ago Sulu was a cadet. He doesn't really know how long the other's been on the Enterprise, only classifying him as young in his mind and having left it there]
Yeah. It was my first year at the Academy, actually. I got socked in the mouth accidentally during it, though, so it sort of became a habit of mine to walk away when I started getting angry.
Ah. And there lies a valuable lesson that I'm not sure that I've mastered, even to this day... [Jack fiddles with a plant in front of him some more]
You probably haven't ever done anything to upset him, yet, have you. [As much a question as it is a statement. Jack's feeling upset with himself for having tried and failed at this whole 'talking about relationships' talk with Ianto, after all]
I teased him for being awkward with hugs, [Sulu offers, looking a little like he doesn't like to remember that,] back when you were sick for that virus.
Yeah, I get how that can be. I can just imagine how he must've taken something like that. Probably turned and walked away or something like that, didn't he? [Jack muses aloud]
Yeah, well. There you go. He shut you out, only he didn't have an actual door to close and lock on you that time, so you could go after him. At least you learn from your mistakes... [It's more than he can say for himself, after all]
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Date: 2011-06-07 12:46 pm (UTC)What am I supposed to do here, Sulu? I'm not good at this. He's not great at it either. The two of us together... [He shakes his head] God, we must make the most dysfunctional pair of people ever.
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Date: 2011-06-07 01:26 pm (UTC)[action]
Date: 2011-06-08 03:30 am (UTC)...he threw me out. He literally threw me out. Closed the door in my face and everything. I thought that sort of thing only happened in television and movies.
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Date: 2011-06-08 03:42 am (UTC)[action]
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Date: 2011-06-08 04:29 am (UTC)[action]
Date: 2011-06-08 04:43 am (UTC)It's just that. [He looks to Sulu] He's never pulled anything like that before with you, has he? Melodrama, I mean?
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Date: 2011-06-08 05:41 am (UTC)You've got a better control on your temper. You don't rise to the occasion every time he gets to be in one of his moods.
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Date: 2011-06-08 08:31 am (UTC)[action]
Date: 2011-06-08 08:40 am (UTC)[action]
Date: 2011-06-08 08:54 am (UTC)I started a barfight because some guy body-checked me at the bar. [He shrugs, adding,] Like hell I would throw a punch in one, but starting them is easy when you tell an Andorian that some guy is checking out his girlfriend. Especially when they're all cadets.
[...And he'd gotten punched at some point because of it, but still.]
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Date: 2011-06-08 09:22 am (UTC)You probably haven't ever done anything to upset him, yet, have you. [As much a question as it is a statement. Jack's feeling upset with himself for having tried and failed at this whole 'talking about relationships' talk with Ianto, after all]
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Date: 2011-06-08 10:24 am (UTC)You teased him about something he was already self-conscious about...
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