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Hikaru Sulu ([personal profile] parked) wrote2010-07-15 02:22 pm

Log with Ianto & Jack: Man! I Feel Like a Woman!

There were three things Sulu always expected when he woke up: some kind of alarm, his regulation sized bed and his regulation sheets. In his line of work, those were the only safe assumptions; for all anyone knew, they could be waking up to their timer alarms or the red alert alarms, or they could wake up on the floor after an attack - but they would always wake up near it.

Being that he was not really a morning person, it took Sulu a groggy minute of groaning and half-hearted stretching to realize that his three safety blankets? They weren't there. Instead, his bed felt - bigger, really, and... manlier. Really manly. Which felt weirder than the softer sheets, the metal bracelet around his wrist and the fact that he had hair in his eyes.

...Hair in his eyes.

Oh, Jesus. He knew what that meant -

Sulu snapped to attention and sat up, only to realize that he was now straddling someone, he was a girl, and he was in his boxers. And that was it. Part of him realized he was on top of Ianto, but the rest of him then followed suit and noticed that his free hand was on Jack's chest, and this was way out of his comfort zone.

Being that he was terrible at this whole "suddenly a girl thing," Sulu could only do one thing in that moment: he shrieked and tried to fling himself off the bed, despite the fact that he was handcuffed to Ianto. "SHIT!"
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-04 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Ianto smiled and nodded at Sulu's last sentence, and how the phrasing just made him seem so eager and excited for all of this. "Alright," Ianto said, continuing to smile at Sulu (at least he didn't seem to be blushing to hard at the moment). "I trust you. When you say things like that. I know that you're going to give it your all to figure out when we can do this. I'll... I'll do my best from this side of things, in return, then. Like...picking the right place. And. Making sure to do everything in my power to have the time off, from this side of things. I mean. I just have to talk to Jack and Gwen. I. I can't imagine it'll be that bad..." Not at the moment, he couldn't, at least. He was still on cloud 9.

"We'll...we'll find a time. It'll work out. We'll make it work out," Ianto said, not so much repeating after Sulu as he was reassuring himself. He blushed. Unbeknown to either of them, they were both thinking something around the same lines. Ianto would like to hug Sulu, or well, maybe even kiss him in that moment, but. There was something in the fact that Sulu was still a woman that made him stop, because well. Ianto wanted this to be done right, and if he had to wait for that, well then. He supposed that he'd just have to wait. As it were, he gently squeezed Sulu's hands in his own, smiling. "I...I guess we can finally do that pub thing that we've been discussing on and off for the past while, then, yeah?"
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-04 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Ianto chuckled at that. "Yeah, good idea. Though if you forget one, it's not like you'll be outside for very long to get wet enough. Not if you jump to just outside my place, that is. I mean, if you wanted to walk from the Plass, well. Then an umbrella definitely might be a good idea. That is..." Ianto trailed off, blushing. "That is, if we plan to meet at mine. I mean, we could meet there, but then I'd have to give you the location, and..." And then the only time that they saw each other was in public, which would affect the way that they had to act around each other for the whole night, and Ianto didn't want to have those boundaries on them. He...he wanted to let what happened happen, without worrying about what other people thought about it, and the only way to ensure that was to have some time, well, in private.

Ianto's stomach lurched again. Damn this virus, he really didn't want to have to get up and go deal with Torchwood business like he knew he was going to have to should they go down and find Jack. He wanted to stay sitting there with Sulu, talking about their date of all things, fighting himself not to lean over and kiss the other right then, do something. He didn't want to break this moment, so he did everything he could to hide the fact that the virus needed them to find Jack pretty soon, not think about the fact that he'd just get worse, not using his logic like he normally would, because he was still on an emotional high from being asked out. He tried to keep his grip on Sulu's hands the same, his breathing steady, and hoped against all hopes that he wasn't paling in front of the other, because that was the only sign that something was up that he had very little control over. "We'll meet at mine, and I can drive. It'll..." he paused for a second, another wave passing over him, but he fought through it, "it'll give me an excuse not to get too smashed while we're out..."
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-05 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Ianto's forehead creased in disappointment for the fact that Sulu had noticed he was starting to lag, and in the fact that he was lagging in the first place. His eyes saddened, dropping down before turning them to look back up at Sulu. "If...if I told you that I was fine, you wouldn't believe me anyway, now would you?" he asked, with such a look of defeat across his face.

Ianto was perfectly prepared to keep on pretending for as long as he could, but the fact that Sulu had noticed kind of defeated that point, and as another wave of general sickness swept over him, stronger than before, he shut his eyes and breathed deep, sighing. "Yeah," he said, "it's the virus. I... I wish it weren't. God, I wish it weren't, but. We're...we're probably going to have to go track Jack down." He'd already pushed it further than he should have, should have gone to try and find Jack as soon as the feeling had started, but. He couldn't regret that at all. Not when even though his stomach was starting to twist itself into one big, horrible cramp, he still felt like smiling.
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-05 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"He probably has," Ianto said, trying to keep up with the conversation. "I mean, knowing Jack, he might be...stashing the uniform somewhere to see if he can somehow keep it for later use, or something like that. Put it into a special container used only for the dangerous archives, or. Y'know."

"But, yeah. I'm... I'm sure we'll get some more time. I mean. The... The day isn't close to being over yet, or. Or anything." Ianto tried to convince himself that there would be another chance for them to talk. For all he knew, they could even send Jack away, or volunteer themselves to check on things in the archives, or the cells or. Unfortunately, the disappointment of the moment ending and the fact that he was progressively feeling worse and worse was doing nothing to aid his optimism.

"I... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I. If I could. If I could hold on for longer I would, I really would. But." He swallowed, leaning forward involuntarily, his stomach starting to roll as well as just cramp up. "I. I'm really not feeling so great anymore. We. We better find Jack now. I. I really don't want to make things any worse by vomiting on you..."
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-06 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Right," Ianto said, letting go of Sulu's with his free hand to help himself shift along the car seat towards the open door, pulling Sulu's hand out with him, and hoping that Sulu would follow along with it. Standing up, he stood aside to allow Sulu to climb out after him, leaning against the car, closing his eyes as he was hit with a large wave of vertigo from standing up too quickly. After taking a moment, breathing deeply, he felt the world straighten itself out and he opened his eyes to look down at Sulu.

"D'you really think you can support me?" he asked, smiling sheepishly down at Sulu. If they took too much time, there was a distinct possibility that Sulu might end up carrying him, after all. "I mean. There's a real chance that I might have to take you up on that offer, and well. I'm suddenly a lot bigger than you. And. I trust that the normal you could drag me along with no problem, but. If I pass out on you... We might be stuck there." While it was an amusing image, it probably wouldn't be so amusing in that moment. Especially since there was no way of calling Jack, and Sulu would really be stuck dragging Ianto the rest of the way, if he even could in this form.

"N-not that I plan on doing that, of course!" Ianto said quickly. "S' just that... It could happen." He thought about it some more, before the stomach roll and another small wave of vertigo hit him, and he was suddenly very afraid of that possibility. "Y'know, maybe. Maybe we should really get a move on," he said, paling.
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-06 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, alright," Ianto said, gripping Sulu's hand and allowing himself to be tugged along behind the other, not really being too present or having the desire to argue otherwise. He wanted their moment to continue, to happen again, and therefore he had to keep himself upright and conscious in order to ensure the possibility, at least.

He tried to keep his mood up as he passed through various states of being fine, feeling horribly ill, and being somewhere in the middle as he followed along behind the other. He felt bad, he felt so bad for being this burdensome on the other, so he was still trying to pretend he felt better than he did. So far, so good, but yeah. They should really find Jack. "Do you remember the way back down to the Hub from last time, then?" he asked, really wondering. Sulu'd only been there that one time, and may not have been paying attention to how they traveled. Ianto might have to step up and help navigate, if he couldn't remember, after all.
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-07 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Ianto was feeling horrible enough to not notice the fact that Sulu was trying to get him to focus on navigating the Hub, rather than his steadily declining health. "Right," he said, tagging along behind Sulu until they came to the door at the top of the stairs, when he stepped forward to key the door open. Since it was one of the only entrances to the Hub, one being their cover-up and the other being nearly impossible to trace, this one not only had the code to get into the garage, but the fingerprint scan to unlock the door to the passageway. Ianto let go of Sulu's hand long enough to do the scan, since it was the hand required for the scanning. The door clicked unlocked, and Ianto dropped his arm down, opening it for the two of them.

He stepped forward, fully intending to continue as if nothing was out of the ordinary, when another wave of vertigo hit him and he swayed on his feet at the top of the stairs. Shit, he thought, and automatically reached out to fumble for Sulu's hand, feeling a lot more comfortable with the situation after he'd grabbed a hold on it. Thank god the stairwell had railings, otherwise Ianto'd be completely mortified with the prospect of having to make it down them. He shut his eyes for a moment, mentally preparing himself. "Why does the bloody Hub have to be so hard to get to?" he asked aloud, trying to cover the fact that he definitely didn't really have his sea legs on him anymore.
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-09 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Ianto understood that Sulu was yelling at him because he was afraid for him, but it still hurt that he'd snapped at him like that. Enough so that Ianto, frustrated with himself, sicker by the minute, and equally as afraid for their situation, snapped back. "I didn't want to find Jack sooner! I thought I could handle it--I hadn't tested the boundaries of this virus the last time it happened, I didn't know that it would start to get this bad. I knew that we'd have to start moving if I told you about this, that's why I kept it to myself! Because I wanted to spend more time with you!"

Ianto swayed again, this time more violently, as his emotions were getting to him as well as the sickness. Maybe all of that yelling wasn't such a good idea after all, he thought, ill enough not to realize that Sulu's hand, cool against his almost feverish skin, felt pretty wonderful. Feeling himself tip forward towards the stairs a little more with every rocking of the boat, he moved to grip Sulu's hand harder, his other hand flailing out to find the railing on the other side, grateful that they were standing close enough to it for him to grab onto something solid that wouldn't come tumbling down the stairs with him if he needed to put his full weight into hanging on.

He took a deep breath, letting it out shakily because damn it, yes, he wasn't doing much better than Sulu in the panicking department, and all of this swaying and vertigo made him want to throw up right then and there, Sulu calling him out on what he already was angry at himself for wasn't helping anything. "Look, I'm sorry, alright! I really am. I... I didn't mean for it to get this bad. But any more yelling at me should really be done after we tackle these stairs, because I don't know how much longer I can stand at the top of them without falling and taking you with me."
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-10 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're not the reason that I'm sick," Ianto said, petulantly because really was burning up, he could tell that much. "I'm the reason that I'm sick. Or well. It's the community's fault, if you get right down to it. But..." He stared down the steps, normally quite manageable but in his current state rather daunting. "Yeah. It's alright. I... It'll be fine. I'm not going to let go of this railing anytime soon, and you're there, and it'll be fine. See?" As if to prove his point, Ianto started down the stairs. Or rather, he stepped down one step with one foot, and then managed the other. "Look. It's... It'll be fine. C'mon." And he started down another, then another.

He was not going to let Sulu know that the reason that he wanted to get down the stairs had as much to do with the rolling of his stomach as it did with the spinning of his head, now. He was pretty sure that if he had to go back and clean up after himself, he'd rather have one spot to have to clean, rather than several stairs. Because he was starting to get that tell-tale feeling in the back of his throat that meant nothing good would come of this, and he swallowed hard against it, hoping he didn't look as green as he felt.

And he didn't, probably. He was burning up, he could tell that, he probably looked bright red. Unless... Ianto sent a prayer up to any gods that were listening that he wasn't splotchy like he used to get when he was sick as a child. Having no shirt, there would be no way to hide the fact, and any more embarrassment and he might think harder about throwing himself down the stairs right then and there. Not actually seriously, because that would involve taking Sulu with him, but really. He swallowed again. Blotchy was just not on.
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-11 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
About halfway down the stairs by that point, Sulu started mentioning moving walkways and Ianto picked up the speed down the stairs. Ianto had always been one of the types to walk as normally as he usually did on a moving walkway, enjoying the feeling of moving exactly as he would on the ground but getting there faster on the walkway. He normally loved that slightly uneasy feeling where your mind was telling you your body didn't usually move that fast when doing something as simple as walking. Now, however. Upon the mention of moving walkways, it inevitably triggered his vertigo more than before, which due to the nausea was really not anything good.

He realized he should say something in response. That's what he normally did, respond to things, and he wanted to keep pretending that he was alright, that everything was fine, that he didn't feel as horrible as he felt in that moment. He also realized that if he opened his mouth and started talking and wasn't able to swallow at regular intervals, he wasn't going to make his goal of getting down the stairs before what was now practically inevitable was going to happen. So instead he said, "Hm." And swallowed. "Must be nice." And promptly kept his mouth shut.
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-12 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Ianto, a little disappointed that he'd been found out and Sulu'd figured out the inevitable, but also relieved because it was hard enough to keep his stomach at bay, keeping up appearances was becoming next to impossible at this rate, could only nod in response. He clutched at the railing, his knuckles white with the effort of moving and keeping himself upright and holding out to the bottom of the stairs, making the last few steps the most torturous of all.

When they finally made it to the bottom, Ianto had every intention of doing this in the most dignified manner as he could, before taking a breather and then starting the trek up again. His body, though, had other plans. Letting go of Sulu's hand and bending over to take a seat on the steps, his stomach made a lurch that he just couldn't keep down, and it was all he could do to turn away from Sulu and towards the wall, leaning over before his stomach tried to expel everything that it possibly could in as quick a manner as was possible. Lord, he was never going to live this one down, he thought miserably. He put a hand to the wall to hold himself up, really not wanting to lean or go anywhere near Sulu when his stomach was rebelling this bad.

After a long and very humiliating few moments of being very sick, his stomach, having finally run out of things to get rid of, settled a little. Ianto stood up slightly, moving to put his head against the wall, and groaned. "I... I am so, so sorry," he said, miserably.
Edited 2010-08-12 21:05 (UTC)
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[personal profile] torchwoodteaboy 2010-08-13 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Ianto did as he was told, concentrating on the hand on his back and not on the fact that he had just thrown up in front of the person who had asked him on a date, and he was probably the least attractive he would ever be in this moment, and how could Sulu want to date him after he'd seen him like this? He stood there and breathed, not too deeply and not too shallowly either, as he waited for his stomach to settle a little more, not sure if it really would, considering it was the fact that he wasn't touching Jack that was making him feel this bad, and not anything to do with his actual physical condition. Ianto was used to dealing with situations that might otherwise cause weaker-stomached people to throw up, so he knew all the tricks in the book to quell the urge to start the retching all over again, and he used them all in that moment.

It was probably a minute or two after he'd stood up that he raised himself from against the wall. The vertigo had done nothing to get better, and in fact may have gotten a little worse, he was pretty sure he was starting to see stars on the edges of his vision, but at least his stomach was behaving itself again. "Alright. I'm... I'm not sure that I'm exactly ready, but I really don't want to be here anymore..." He didn't want to have to say he wasn't sure how much longer he had until he passed out, but it could be any moment then, and he'd really prefer to be much closer to where Jack was than here, at the bottom of the stairs to the car park. He didn't want to have to say that, but he was pretty sure the look he was giving Sulu in that moment said enough.

"If... If you want me to be any help to you, we need to get moving and fast. And... Preferably not stop," he sighed. "I. The way to get to the Hub is pretty much just following the tunnels, but in section 5, the one with the table in the hallway, you take a left and follow that through until you're in the main Hub itself. I. I hope that it doesn't come to this, but. If for some reason I..." he trailed off. "There are intercoms as we get closer to the Hub. My personal code is 220589. It should patch through to the main intercom in the Hub and well. If. If Jack's got any sense whatsoever, he'll be ready to come and find us..."

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