Sulu had a feeling that he could probably handle the dangerous situations that Torchwood had to deal with. Ianto probably knew that too, logically, being that he now knew what kinds of things Sulu had to deal with on away missions, but he still sounded a little hesitant.

"Checking on plants really isn't work for me," he said with a smile, "Remember? I'm a botanist. It's my hobby. And I've been in hand-to-hand combat with Romulans on top of a planetary drill before - it's not like I don't know how to handle crisis situations." He decided to hold off mentioning any of his other exploits, so as to not sound like he was bragging. "Plus, you could always teach me how to feed the pterodactyl." Sulu obviously thought that was a brilliant idea. Then again, Sulu tended to turn into a five year old when it came to things like dinosaurs or mythical creatures.