"Not basically - I literally asked you out." Sulu couldn't help but wear his dumbest smile at the fact that Ianto had actually said, "yes, I'd love to," and wasn't hesitating because it was him. He had to frown at the rest of Ianto's questioning, though, because that was something to worry about. Not too terribly worrisome, but it was still an issue in this era, and..

"I don't care," he said, "I don't." It was so alien to him to really imagine anyone giving them strange looks or snickering or even calling them out on it, because it just didn't happen in his timeline. He knew it could happen, in other places, but those were the areas that still needed help, still needed the Federation to push them around within the unification, even after all this time. That wasn't San Francisco.

Swallowing the embarrassment he felt at doing it, Sulu reached his free hand to grab Ianto's, despite the fact that he had to lean a little to accomplish holding both of Ianto's hands, due to the car. "Don't think a few people trying to start crap with us are going to make me uncomfortable about going out on a date with you. I'm a Starfleet officer, after all," he joked, "External conflict is normal for us." He paused, then asked, "Unless - is it going to cause you problems?" Because if it was, damn it, he would find a place that wouldn't care.