[RL WITH AKIHIKO AND JACK]

[torchwoodteaboy]

Ianto had had enough of the Hub for one night. Being cooped down in the archives working on a filing system that never seemed to go anywhere fast for the past few days had left him feeling a bit antsy, and he'd really just needed to get out and breathe fresh air for a while. Which was why when as soon as he finished the section he had been working

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[akihiko_sanada]

Akihiko grinned up at Ianto, taking his own cup and wrapping his gloved hands around it as he inhaled the scent of coffee. He was coming to like the drink a lot, though he knew it wouldn't be anything close to as good as Ianto's brew.

"I don't mind," he said earnestly. "It's nice to get a break sometimes, and the Rift has been pretty quiet lately. I'm sure if anything happens, we'll get a call."

He cocked his head. "Is everything okay, Ianto?"

[torchwoodteaboy]

"I'm fine," Ianto defaulted. Then he sighed and shook his head. "No, sorry. That's an outright lie. I've just been left to myself in the archives for a bit too long. Too much time to think."

Actually, something had been weighing on his mind for a while before then. And he desperately wanted to just let it out and share it with the boy in front of hum, but he wasn't sure the reaction would be well received. So he changed the subject.

"What about you? I haven't really seen you in a couple of days. Really haven't seen much of Jack lately either, now that I think of it." He continued to cradle his coffee in his hands. He was going to have to remember his gloves the next time he went back to his apartment.

[akihiko_sanada]

Akihiko blushed and ducked his head. "Ah... well, I was sort of...at home," he stammered. "Another virus. I left Jack a voicemail, to let him know I wasn't really up to coming in."

[torchwoodteaboy]

Ianto raised an eyebrow. "Well, that would explain why I didn't run into you the few times I got to venture out. Doesn't explain why Jack wouldn't see fit to tell me about it, though." He frowned.

"Well, what kind of a virus was it?" Ianto asked. "I noticed, er, Shinji's call for help on the community when I had a moment of respite. Would this have anything to do with that?" Ianto couldn't help but notice the blush across Akihiko's features, but he genuinely was curious, and also wondering why Jack hadn't told him before. Or why he hadn't seen a lot of Jack around the Hub lately either.