18. BALLOON; It's like a weight off his shoulders when he finally explains to Jim the whole situation; he gets kindly chewed out for not telling him sooner and then made fun of for going from gender-neutral nouns to plural he, but at least he told the one guy he swore not to keep secrets from.
19. BALCONY; When Ianto and Jack start for each other's throats for whatever reason, Sulu gets very tempted to hide out with the pterodactyl until they calm down.
20. BANE; When Sulu's unable to get away from the Enterprise for a while, he becomes the bane of Ianto's existence - it's amazing how he can find all varieties of alien costuming (most of it meant for females) and Sulu really enjoys sending them to Jack to surprise Ianto with.
21. QUIET; Sometimes, Sulu thinks that he likes Jack best when he's asleep.
22. QUIRKS; Sulu has a habit of waking up early and leaving before Jack or Ianto can wipe the sleep out of their eyes - it's not them, it's just how things have to be, as far as Sulu can tell.
23. QUESTION; Ianto asks Sulu why he's always out of Cardiff before there's even a pot of coffee to wake him up, but Sulu distracts with another question and avoids the topic altogether - hypocrisy at its finest.
24. QUARREL; After a while, Sulu realizes that he's become damage control for Ianto and Jack's arguments, no matter how small they are.
25. QUITTING; One day, he gives up on playing middle-man and forces the other two to sit down and talk, feeling a little too much like a mother disciplining her children for his comfort - but at least Jack gets to see him tell Ianto off for once.
26. JUMP; Sulu grew out of rash decisions a long time ago, but when Jack and Ianto round on him with their particular expressions, he ends up jumping blindly into whatever they've got cooked up.
27. JESTER; It's actually the hilariously awkward moments that are fondest to Sulu - probably a case of schadenfreude and masochism.
28. JOUSTING; Occasionally, Sulu can't resist getting into verbal sparring matches with Jack, who really is disturbingly like Jim, to the point where this could be considered transference - and isn't that a disturbing thought?
29. JEWEL; "It's good that the best things in life are free," Sulu says, "Because there's no way I can afford to buy either of you fancy gifts."
30. JUST; It's only fair for Sulu to take a step back from time to time and give Ianto and Jack their space - they all have jobs to do, and Sulu is the third wheel here, after all.
31. SMIRK; He ends up mentioning this fact to Jack, who gives him the smuggest look possible before grabbing him by the arm and dragging him off to prove how wrong he is.
32. SORROW; (It'll be clear he was just trying to make Sulu feel better, later, when he's too busy trying to outrun bad memories to ask how Sulu feels, but the helmsman will hardly blame him.)
33. STUPIDITY; They've all done stupid things in their lives, but getting themselves locked in the hot house is probably the stupidest.
34. SERENADE; It's impressive how many drinks it takes before Ianto makes any bar a karaoke bar - at least to a lightweight like Sulu, it is.
35. SARCASM; Jim notes one day how much quicker Sulu is to resort to sarcasm than before, but he seems more entertained by it than anything - then again, that could be more of that could-be transference talking.
36. SORDID; Sulu's pretty sure that there are still places in the 23th century that would consider what they're doing tonight illegal, which just makes it all the more fun.
50 Sentences From the Vaguely Neurotic Point of View of One Hikaru Sulu [2/3]
It's like a weight off his shoulders when he finally explains to Jim the whole situation; he gets kindly chewed out for not telling him sooner and then made fun of for going from gender-neutral nouns to plural he, but at least he told the one guy he swore not to keep secrets from.
19. BALCONY;
When Ianto and Jack start for each other's throats for whatever reason, Sulu gets very tempted to hide out with the pterodactyl until they calm down.
20. BANE;
When Sulu's unable to get away from the Enterprise for a while, he becomes the bane of Ianto's existence - it's amazing how he can find all varieties of alien costuming (most of it meant for females) and Sulu really enjoys sending them to Jack to surprise Ianto with.
21. QUIET;
Sometimes, Sulu thinks that he likes Jack best when he's asleep.
22. QUIRKS;
Sulu has a habit of waking up early and leaving before Jack or Ianto can wipe the sleep out of their eyes - it's not them, it's just how things have to be, as far as Sulu can tell.
23. QUESTION;
Ianto asks Sulu why he's always out of Cardiff before there's even a pot of coffee to wake him up, but Sulu distracts with another question and avoids the topic altogether - hypocrisy at its finest.
24. QUARREL;
After a while, Sulu realizes that he's become damage control for Ianto and Jack's arguments, no matter how small they are.
25. QUITTING;
One day, he gives up on playing middle-man and forces the other two to sit down and talk, feeling a little too much like a mother disciplining her children for his comfort - but at least Jack gets to see him tell Ianto off for once.
26. JUMP;
Sulu grew out of rash decisions a long time ago, but when Jack and Ianto round on him with their particular expressions, he ends up jumping blindly into whatever they've got cooked up.
27. JESTER;
It's actually the hilariously awkward moments that are fondest to Sulu - probably a case of schadenfreude and masochism.
28. JOUSTING;
Occasionally, Sulu can't resist getting into verbal sparring matches with Jack, who really is disturbingly like Jim, to the point where this could be considered transference - and isn't that a disturbing thought?
29. JEWEL;
"It's good that the best things in life are free," Sulu says, "Because there's no way I can afford to buy either of you fancy gifts."
30. JUST;
It's only fair for Sulu to take a step back from time to time and give Ianto and Jack their space - they all have jobs to do, and Sulu is the third wheel here, after all.
31. SMIRK;
He ends up mentioning this fact to Jack, who gives him the smuggest look possible before grabbing him by the arm and dragging him off to prove how wrong he is.
32. SORROW;
(It'll be clear he was just trying to make Sulu feel better, later, when he's too busy trying to outrun bad memories to ask how Sulu feels, but the helmsman will hardly blame him.)
33. STUPIDITY;
They've all done stupid things in their lives, but getting themselves locked in the hot house is probably the stupidest.
34. SERENADE;
It's impressive how many drinks it takes before Ianto makes any bar a karaoke bar - at least to a lightweight like Sulu, it is.
35. SARCASM;
Jim notes one day how much quicker Sulu is to resort to sarcasm than before, but he seems more entertained by it than anything - then again, that could be more of that could-be transference talking.
36. SORDID;
Sulu's pretty sure that there are still places in the 23th century that would consider what they're doing tonight illegal, which just makes it all the more fun.