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]
[Jack shoots him a look at Sulu at the comment about him being stubborn. Like that's going to change any time soon...] How? [he questions, before adding:]
He's stubborn too, you know. It's not like I'm the only one at fault for our arguments.
[Jack's look does nothing to change as he regards Sulu for the moment. Take deep breaths indeed...] You do work in the military, don't you? You do know that stubbornness is almost a requirement for the job of captain, right? It's not exactly something that I can just turn on and off...
Stubbornness when it's appropriate is useful. But, that's called tenacity. [Sulu's on the career path most likely to take him to captaincy, after all. He knows this sort of stuff is important.] But knowing how to cooperate and show leniency and patience is important to the job, too. And even then, I know there's more to you than just your captaincy.
[A muscle in Jack's jaw tightens. He knows how to cooperate and show leniency and patience on the job, it's when it comes to his personal life that he starts to struggle]
[Jack makes a noise of frustration and sits back in his chair] ...that's fine. I'm not even really sure what I'm doing here.
[Going back to the Hub was out, and staying with Ianto was out, and Scotty wouldn't understand where he was coming from, so. That left Sulu. Either that, or brooding somewhere in Cardiff for a while, and Jack doesn't feel much like being alone at the moment]
Taking comfort in the fact that someone else knows Ianto can be a little overdramatic, maybe? [He grins a little, to show that he's joking.] I don't mind you being here, or anything. I just wish I could offer something better than what I have.
[Jack shrugs] It's not your problem. You're not the one who pissed him off this time. I guess it does help to know that I'm not completely in the wrong like he tries to make me out to be. That's got to count for something.
Like I said. I'm not the only one who can be stubborn. I guess it didn't help that he was tired. I probably should have noticed that a long time before you texted me to let me know. [It turns out that Ianto isn't the only one that's tired. Not that Jack would ever admit to that fact...]
Well. I called him in fourteen hours ago... [Which is Jack's way of avoiding the question. Avoiding mentioning that he'd been on the job for the entire night before he'd called Ianto in]
[Jack shrugs. It may seem that he's trying to play it cool but the reality is that he can't remember when he last slept. Sometime earlier that week. It might have been a day ago. Possibly two or three]
Either you're not telling me how long you were working because you know I'll be irritated by it or because you don't know how long it's been. Either way, you need to get at least a few hours. [Pause.] You can sleep in my cabin.
I'm not babysitting you. [Sulu offers a wry grin.] I'm not getting paid for it, for one. And for two, I'm offering because I know if you don't stay here, you'll go back to the Hub and keep working, which won't help matters. Sleep sort of acts as a fuse; the longer you go without it, the shorter your fuse gets.
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Date: 2011-06-08 11:07 am (UTC)He's stubborn too, you know. It's not like I'm the only one at fault for our arguments.
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Date: 2011-06-08 12:03 pm (UTC)[Going back to the Hub was out, and staying with Ianto was out, and Scotty wouldn't understand where he was coming from, so. That left Sulu. Either that, or brooding somewhere in Cardiff for a while, and Jack doesn't feel much like being alone at the moment]
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Date: 2011-06-08 02:03 pm (UTC)Either you're not telling me how long you were working because you know I'll be irritated by it or because you don't know how long it's been. Either way, you need to get at least a few hours. [Pause.] You can sleep in my cabin.
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