"Okay let's try this." Janet said. "Keep your hand still Daniel and we'll
move the artefact it should be easier once we get it past your knuckle. Sam
hold his hand still."
"Take a deep breath." Sam said.
It took another fifteen minutes to gently slide the artefact from Daniel's finger. Daniel shook his hand at the loss of the weight.
"Thank you." Daniel said.
"You need to come to the infirmary; I'd like to take an x-ray just to make sure there isn't any serious damage." Janet said.
"Is that really necessary?" Daniel asked.
"Yes."
"I'll take the artefact back to your lab." Sam told him.
"Thank you Sam."
"I'll go and check there isn't anyone outside." Sam went out the door. Jack was leant against the wall waiting. "Colonel O'Neill." Sam said.
"Carter."
"Do you make a habit of hanging around women's restrooms sir?" Sam asked. "Especially when you've been left in charge of the base."
"Well you see, I had a call from the boys in security about a male being escorted by you into the female bathroom. They took a closer look at the tape and realised it was Daniel. So unless there is something that someone is not telling me about Daniel. I thought I should investigate, I've been stood here for twenty minutes but he doesn't seem to have left."
"He was trying to see if the text on the artefact was actually a mirror reflection." Sam said saying the first thing that came to mind.
"Do you want to try again? This time with out flat out lying?" Jack questioned.
"Hang on a minute. Hold this." She handed him the artefact and went back into the restroom.
"So is it clear?" Daniel asked.
"Umm... Jack's stood outside; security called him and told him you were in here. So just leave anyway, I'll deal with him."
"Can't I just hide out in here?" Daniel asked.
"I'm sure there would be many many objections to that Daniel." Janet said. "Besides which I need to take a look at this finger. Let Sam handle the Colonel and I'll get you to the infirmary."
"Let's go." Daniel gave in.
Sam exited the restroom again.
"So I'm waiting for an explanation." Jack said.
"Why don't we go to the General's office?" Sam suggested.
"No why don't you explain?" Janet and Daniel exited the room and tried to make off down the corridor. "Wait there you two. I want an explanation."
"Sorry sir, can't stop medical emergency." Janet said carrying on.
"That better be a medical emergency or I'll have to file some kind of report." Jack called after them.
"Daniel needs his hand x-rayed." Sam told him.
"Why would Daniel need his hand x-rayed and why was he in the female bathroom?" Jack asked.
"Because we needed some soap and I thought there would be more objection to my presence in the male restroom."
"I'm going to like this explanation aren't I?"
"Daniel accidentally got his finger trapped in that artefact you are holding. He called me to help him getting it out with out breaking the aforementioned artefact my first suggestion was liquid soap, but that didn't work hence calling Janet. We had to ice his finger to stop the swelling and then it took Janet and I a while to work it off his finger. Janet wants to x-ray him just to make sure he hasn't broken anything." Jack started laughing halfway through her explanation and couldn't stop. "Get it out your system now sir, so you don't laugh when you talk to Daniel."
"Oh I'll laugh alright. It will get me through all the paperwork that has to be filed when someone is injured. How did he manage to get his finger trapped in this?"
"He dropped it and tried to catch it. Don't you have an SG-team due back any minute?" Sam asked.
"Unfortunately. Can you write me an incident report?" Jack asked.
"Yes sir. I'll have it on your desk straight after lunch."
"Good and have Teal'c keep a watch over Danny while he plays with his rocks. I wouldn't want any more Babylonian artefacts attacking him."
"Yes sir." Sam started to walk off then stopped and turned back. "Colonel how did you know it was Babylonian?"
"You made me sit through a whole series of documentaries on Babylonia." He replied. "Something had to sink in."
"Yes sir." The sirens blared.
"Got to go." Jack said and headed for the elevator.
TBC
"Take a deep breath." Sam said.
It took another fifteen minutes to gently slide the artefact from Daniel's finger. Daniel shook his hand at the loss of the weight.
"Thank you." Daniel said.
"You need to come to the infirmary; I'd like to take an x-ray just to make sure there isn't any serious damage." Janet said.
"Is that really necessary?" Daniel asked.
"Yes."
"I'll take the artefact back to your lab." Sam told him.
"Thank you Sam."
"I'll go and check there isn't anyone outside." Sam went out the door. Jack was leant against the wall waiting. "Colonel O'Neill." Sam said.
"Carter."
"Do you make a habit of hanging around women's restrooms sir?" Sam asked. "Especially when you've been left in charge of the base."
"Well you see, I had a call from the boys in security about a male being escorted by you into the female bathroom. They took a closer look at the tape and realised it was Daniel. So unless there is something that someone is not telling me about Daniel. I thought I should investigate, I've been stood here for twenty minutes but he doesn't seem to have left."
"He was trying to see if the text on the artefact was actually a mirror reflection." Sam said saying the first thing that came to mind.
"Do you want to try again? This time with out flat out lying?" Jack questioned.
"Hang on a minute. Hold this." She handed him the artefact and went back into the restroom.
"So is it clear?" Daniel asked.
"Umm... Jack's stood outside; security called him and told him you were in here. So just leave anyway, I'll deal with him."
"Can't I just hide out in here?" Daniel asked.
"I'm sure there would be many many objections to that Daniel." Janet said. "Besides which I need to take a look at this finger. Let Sam handle the Colonel and I'll get you to the infirmary."
"Let's go." Daniel gave in.
Sam exited the restroom again.
"So I'm waiting for an explanation." Jack said.
"Why don't we go to the General's office?" Sam suggested.
"No why don't you explain?" Janet and Daniel exited the room and tried to make off down the corridor. "Wait there you two. I want an explanation."
"Sorry sir, can't stop medical emergency." Janet said carrying on.
"That better be a medical emergency or I'll have to file some kind of report." Jack called after them.
"Daniel needs his hand x-rayed." Sam told him.
"Why would Daniel need his hand x-rayed and why was he in the female bathroom?" Jack asked.
"Because we needed some soap and I thought there would be more objection to my presence in the male restroom."
"I'm going to like this explanation aren't I?"
"Daniel accidentally got his finger trapped in that artefact you are holding. He called me to help him getting it out with out breaking the aforementioned artefact my first suggestion was liquid soap, but that didn't work hence calling Janet. We had to ice his finger to stop the swelling and then it took Janet and I a while to work it off his finger. Janet wants to x-ray him just to make sure he hasn't broken anything." Jack started laughing halfway through her explanation and couldn't stop. "Get it out your system now sir, so you don't laugh when you talk to Daniel."
"Oh I'll laugh alright. It will get me through all the paperwork that has to be filed when someone is injured. How did he manage to get his finger trapped in this?"
"He dropped it and tried to catch it. Don't you have an SG-team due back any minute?" Sam asked.
"Unfortunately. Can you write me an incident report?" Jack asked.
"Yes sir. I'll have it on your desk straight after lunch."
"Good and have Teal'c keep a watch over Danny while he plays with his rocks. I wouldn't want any more Babylonian artefacts attacking him."
"Yes sir." Sam started to walk off then stopped and turned back. "Colonel how did you know it was Babylonian?"
"You made me sit through a whole series of documentaries on Babylonia." He replied. "Something had to sink in."
"Yes sir." The sirens blared.
"Got to go." Jack said and headed for the elevator.
TBC