Three members of SG1 approached their fourth, who had his head down on a table and was jerking in his sleep.
"Daniel Jackson." Teal'c called for his attention as they all sat down.
Daniel popped his head up – falling asleep in the middle of the day was unusual for him, as he generally didn't really even fall asleep much in the middle of the night. "What?" he blinked to clear his blurry vision.
"You appear to be ill." Teal'c stated, observing the tired and rumpled look the archaeologist had about him.
"What?" Daniel's head was still a little fuzzy, and he wasn't quite comprehending.
"You do not look well." Teal'c reiterated.
Daniel frowned and angled the coffee cup nearest to him, checking if anything remained. "I'm fine." He dismissed.
"You sure you're okay?" Sam asked, sitting down next to him and rubbing his back momentarily. "You looked like you were having a nightmare."
Jack and Teal'c also sat themselves across the table; Jack noticed Daniel's countenance change at the physical contact that had been made.
"Yeah" Daniel closed his eyes, as if searching his memory. "I mean, I don't – I don't know."
"You think it could have something to do with the temple?" Sam asked. "Maybe there's some other technology –"
"No." Jack shook his head. "The dreams started after Bailey got here."
Daniel glared at his friend. "Jack."
"Daniel." Jack returned the glare.
"Jack."
"Daniel."
Teal'c cocked an eyebrow while Sam began to fidget. "You know," she interrupted. "I've been thinking, the stones that Elena's been collecting... maybe they're a part of something bigger."
Daniel dropped his head, effectively ending the stare-down. "Yeah. I thought the same thing."
"Yeah?" Sam questioned. "What'd you come up with?"
"Uh..." Daniel nodded and continued to stare at the table. He was silent for a moment and then faced Sam, his brow furrowed. "Nothing." He dropped his head again and folded his hands in front of him.
Sam smiled. There was another silence before Daniel stood and began ambling away, hands in his pockets, staring off into space.
"Hey!" Jack called to him. "Where are you going? We just sat down!"
Daniel turned and gestured with an elbow, as his hands were still in his pockets. "I was gonna go back to the temple." he answered.
"I'll come with you." Sam spoke up, also standing. "See if I can come up with anything." She turned to her commanding officer. "Sir?"
Jack sighed and waved her away. "Yeah, go ahead, Carter." As she left, Jack turned to Teal'c. "So, Teal'c..."
"No." he answered.
Jack protested. "You didn't let me finish."
"You are bored, are you not?" Teal'c questioned.
"No." Jack lied.
Teal'c raised an eyebrow.
"Alright, so what if I am?" Jack responded defensively to the eyebrow.
Teal'c nodded once in affirmation. "It has been my experience, O'Neill, that when you have nothing to occupy your time, you create destructive alternatives."
"Who, me?" Jack attempted a look of innocence as Teal'c stood and walked away. "Maybe I was gonna ask you to play dominoes!" Jack called after him.
Teal'c kept walking.
Author's Notes: Still trying to peg Teal'c...