[Given opportunity to spend time learning more about the culture, and poking around with the artifacts themselves, Ianto could hardly pass that up. He's still not certain he's going to spend the night, but he'll at least give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they've got some sort of a special event planned? Why specifically urge them to spend the night.
He's casually strolling about the area of the statues, hands shoved in his pockets, reading the various placards and wondering if it's not too late to buy something to eat on the way home, when there comes a scuffle beside him and he nearly leaps out of his skin at the other man's startled yell, letting out a startled yelp at the sound himself.
Both at the sound and at the precarious teetering at the probably priceless artifact behind him. Stepping forward, he reaches out a quick hand to steady it before they get thrown out of the building for good -- more likely the city as a whole.]
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He's casually strolling about the area of the statues, hands shoved in his pockets, reading the various placards and wondering if it's not too late to buy something to eat on the way home, when there comes a scuffle beside him and he nearly leaps out of his skin at the other man's startled yell, letting out a startled yelp at the sound himself.
Both at the sound and at the precarious teetering at the probably priceless artifact behind him. Stepping forward, he reaches out a quick hand to steady it before they get thrown out of the building for good -- more likely the city as a whole.]
Whoa, steady on!