Sulu huffs a laugh, and Kirk doesn't know it, but the last time he and Ben had attempted something like that, the connection had experienced such a delay (on top of enough quality issues that it was difficult to see what was going on anyway) that both of them had fallen asleep before anything remotely sexy had taken place. The best they've managed recently is video recordings sent back and forth, but as much as it's better than nothing, it's nowhere near as fulfilling as communicating in realtime (or being physically in the same place).
"I don't know how we do it sometimes either," Sulu replies with a rueful smile and a shake of his head. "I mean, Ben and I fight to make it work because of what you just said, because we love each other, because what we have when we're together is worth it. Demora is worth it," he tries to explain, and he's not bitter, he's not. He and Ben both went into this with their eyes wide open, no disillusions about what their lives would be with Sulu's enlistment in Starfleet.
"I, uh. I know so people have contingencies," he goes on, though he cringes even as he chooses the word. "Or, more like... Relationships that are more open," he amends. "Because of what I was just talking about, the distance and the loneliness." He pauses, taking a breath as he considers whether or not to go on.
"We've, Ben and I, we've talked about it ourselves," he offers after a beat, feeling the same uncertainty he always does when thinking about this particular topic.
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Date: 2016-10-03 05:14 am (UTC)"I don't know how we do it sometimes either," Sulu replies with a rueful smile and a shake of his head. "I mean, Ben and I fight to make it work because of what you just said, because we love each other, because what we have when we're together is worth it. Demora is worth it," he tries to explain, and he's not bitter, he's not. He and Ben both went into this with their eyes wide open, no disillusions about what their lives would be with Sulu's enlistment in Starfleet.
"I, uh. I know so people have contingencies," he goes on, though he cringes even as he chooses the word. "Or, more like... Relationships that are more open," he amends. "Because of what I was just talking about, the distance and the loneliness." He pauses, taking a breath as he considers whether or not to go on.
"We've, Ben and I, we've talked about it ourselves," he offers after a beat, feeling the same uncertainty he always does when thinking about this particular topic.