Ianto's grateful that John doesn't press him for further information. It's for the best, considering he hadn't intended to lie to him in the first place. It makes it easier to keep from lying to him if John doesn't want to know more about the lie itself.

He shrugs slightly in response to John's suggestions, deciding to focus on the latter offer of work and say, "I'm not certain that I'm really bouncer material. I'm a decent shot but I'm not certain that's really what such an establishment would want. A bouncer is supposed to be more... Physically imposing, than outright threatening."

Ianto takes another sip of his drink, raising a hand to run through his hair and sighs softly. "I'll... Figure something out," he concludes.