Daniel sighed silently as he stared off into space. Sam's slide show had been pretty interesting, and he'd done his job telling them that the language, was a form of Old English with a little Goa'uld mixed in and afer telling them what the artifacts said, he drifted off into another study of his that had nothing to do with the slide show, or anything else he was well known for. Colonel O'Neillology.
"-kson? What do you think?"
He blinked stupidly, shaking his head, "Excuse me?"
Across and down the table from him, Jack raised his eyebrows, "The General asked if you thought that it would be worth it to go back to the planet and see if any more technology can be found."
"Well, one never knows what can be found on these-" he noticed everyone was giving him that look that said, 'Just get to the point.' "Uh…not really. No, actually. I think anything the Government would be interested in, has already been found."
Everyone continued to look at him as if he was crazy.
"Is something wrong?" he asked looking around the table.
Samantha did her classic frowning, smirk at him, "Well usually you'd jump at the chance to visit a planet again, especially ones with walls of writing you know that didn't get the chance to be recorded."
"Well you asked me, and like you've always wanted, I told you that there was nothing there that would interest you, or rather the Government. Now that I've finally said what you've always wanted to hear from me, straight out, everyone jumps on me! It's no better then when I did think we should go back! I really don't understand what you people want from me!"
Everyone in the meeting room stayed silent for a while, before the General spoke up, "I have reason to believe that there might be more to be found on that planet. I'm going to send SG-8 there for a revaluation and see if they can find anything."
There was another silence, and everyone waited for Daniel to say something, but when he didn't, Sam took her seat and the General stood up.
"Well I guess that's all for today people. I'll see you in the morning for your next scheduled gate travel. Dismissed."
Daniel got to his feet and walked slowly out the door, while everyone else stayed where they were, looking after him.
"I believe there is something wrong with DanielJackson," Teal'c said, turning his head to look at Jack.
General Hammond looked around the room, "Dr. Jackson hasn't been getting into anything on the missions again has he? Something you haven't told me about?"
"No Sir. Daniel's been unusually passive the last few times SG-1's been out. He hasn't gotten into any trouble that I'm aware of, at least," Samantha said looking over at Jack.
The older man raised both his eyebrows, "Don't look at me! I've been watching him like a hawk, and all he's been doing is safe, translating and looking at 'pretty stuff'. Normal 'pretty stuff' Sir," Jack said quickly, glancing at the General.
"O'Neill, I have been around DanielJackson for a long time, and he has never gone this long without becoming in need of our assistance. I believe we should be worried about him."
Sam looked first at the General and then at the Colonel, "I think Teal'c's right Sirs. Daniel is…a trouble magnet. He's always poking around in things he shouldn't be or trying to help someone that has no hope, and getting us dragged into the mix. This isn't normal."
Jack sighed, "Nothing we ever do is normal. Maybe he's just been having a bad day…for the last few days."
"No I don't think that's it," Sam said looking at Jack. "I think Daniel's depressed."
The Colonel snorted, "Daniel's been depressed ever since I first met him, and his life hasn't gotten much better. The kid's unlucky, we all know that. We've been there for him every step of the way since he joined the team."
"You have Sir. Not us," she said looking right at him.
"She's right Colonel. You've known him the longest," George said.
Jack looked around the table, "What? You want me to go find out what's wrong?"
"Indeed. You are the only one that is close enough to DanielJackson that he would confide in."
"Oh no! I'm not the right person for this. Guys don't like sharing their feelings with other guys! Carter would be much better at this than I would, and besides you two have spent all that time together recently, and he's always opened up to you before. Daniel and I haven't…really talked in……Oh I see now. You think that he's upset because I've been ignoring him."
"So it would seem," Teal'c said looking at him.
Samantha sighed, "Sir, Daniel won't open up to me this time. You're the only one that he's ever done that for when something's really bothering him down to the core. You said it yourself that he always comes running to you when he needs to have a good cry."
Jack looked at the General and Teal'c, "Major! I told you not to tell anyone that!"
"Jack, you know we need everyone, on all the teams, at 100%. If you like, I'll make it an order for you to consol Dr. Jackson."
The grey haired man frowned, "No Sir…that won't be necessary. This might take some time though-"
"As of right now, SG-1 is on stand-down for a well deserved vacation. You will have the next two weeks off, and just to make sure you take them off, all members of SG-1 will be denied access to the mountain. Including Teal'c."
"GeneralHammond, might I go visit my family?"
"I think that is an Excellent idea Teal'c. You may leave as soon as you are ready."
Teal'c nodded his head, smiling slightly before getting up and leaving the meeting room.
Samantha got to her feet and started picking up her file folders, "I think I'm going to go visit the ocean and get some sun. What are you going to do Sir?"
Jack got to his feet as well and sighed, "Spend some quality time with a friend, Major, at my house I think."
"No fishing Colonel?" the General asked.
"No Sir," Jack said smiling his grimacing smile. "I think the best way to talk with Daniel is not in the wilderness. He'd kill me by the time the trip was over, and though that might relieve some of his stress, it wouldn't be too good for my health."
"-kson? What do you think?"
He blinked stupidly, shaking his head, "Excuse me?"
Across and down the table from him, Jack raised his eyebrows, "The General asked if you thought that it would be worth it to go back to the planet and see if any more technology can be found."
"Well, one never knows what can be found on these-" he noticed everyone was giving him that look that said, 'Just get to the point.' "Uh…not really. No, actually. I think anything the Government would be interested in, has already been found."
Everyone continued to look at him as if he was crazy.
"Is something wrong?" he asked looking around the table.
Samantha did her classic frowning, smirk at him, "Well usually you'd jump at the chance to visit a planet again, especially ones with walls of writing you know that didn't get the chance to be recorded."
"Well you asked me, and like you've always wanted, I told you that there was nothing there that would interest you, or rather the Government. Now that I've finally said what you've always wanted to hear from me, straight out, everyone jumps on me! It's no better then when I did think we should go back! I really don't understand what you people want from me!"
Everyone in the meeting room stayed silent for a while, before the General spoke up, "I have reason to believe that there might be more to be found on that planet. I'm going to send SG-8 there for a revaluation and see if they can find anything."
There was another silence, and everyone waited for Daniel to say something, but when he didn't, Sam took her seat and the General stood up.
"Well I guess that's all for today people. I'll see you in the morning for your next scheduled gate travel. Dismissed."
Daniel got to his feet and walked slowly out the door, while everyone else stayed where they were, looking after him.
"I believe there is something wrong with DanielJackson," Teal'c said, turning his head to look at Jack.
General Hammond looked around the room, "Dr. Jackson hasn't been getting into anything on the missions again has he? Something you haven't told me about?"
"No Sir. Daniel's been unusually passive the last few times SG-1's been out. He hasn't gotten into any trouble that I'm aware of, at least," Samantha said looking over at Jack.
The older man raised both his eyebrows, "Don't look at me! I've been watching him like a hawk, and all he's been doing is safe, translating and looking at 'pretty stuff'. Normal 'pretty stuff' Sir," Jack said quickly, glancing at the General.
"O'Neill, I have been around DanielJackson for a long time, and he has never gone this long without becoming in need of our assistance. I believe we should be worried about him."
Sam looked first at the General and then at the Colonel, "I think Teal'c's right Sirs. Daniel is…a trouble magnet. He's always poking around in things he shouldn't be or trying to help someone that has no hope, and getting us dragged into the mix. This isn't normal."
Jack sighed, "Nothing we ever do is normal. Maybe he's just been having a bad day…for the last few days."
"No I don't think that's it," Sam said looking at Jack. "I think Daniel's depressed."
The Colonel snorted, "Daniel's been depressed ever since I first met him, and his life hasn't gotten much better. The kid's unlucky, we all know that. We've been there for him every step of the way since he joined the team."
"You have Sir. Not us," she said looking right at him.
"She's right Colonel. You've known him the longest," George said.
Jack looked around the table, "What? You want me to go find out what's wrong?"
"Indeed. You are the only one that is close enough to DanielJackson that he would confide in."
"Oh no! I'm not the right person for this. Guys don't like sharing their feelings with other guys! Carter would be much better at this than I would, and besides you two have spent all that time together recently, and he's always opened up to you before. Daniel and I haven't…really talked in……Oh I see now. You think that he's upset because I've been ignoring him."
"So it would seem," Teal'c said looking at him.
Samantha sighed, "Sir, Daniel won't open up to me this time. You're the only one that he's ever done that for when something's really bothering him down to the core. You said it yourself that he always comes running to you when he needs to have a good cry."
Jack looked at the General and Teal'c, "Major! I told you not to tell anyone that!"
"Jack, you know we need everyone, on all the teams, at 100%. If you like, I'll make it an order for you to consol Dr. Jackson."
The grey haired man frowned, "No Sir…that won't be necessary. This might take some time though-"
"As of right now, SG-1 is on stand-down for a well deserved vacation. You will have the next two weeks off, and just to make sure you take them off, all members of SG-1 will be denied access to the mountain. Including Teal'c."
"GeneralHammond, might I go visit my family?"
"I think that is an Excellent idea Teal'c. You may leave as soon as you are ready."
Teal'c nodded his head, smiling slightly before getting up and leaving the meeting room.
Samantha got to her feet and started picking up her file folders, "I think I'm going to go visit the ocean and get some sun. What are you going to do Sir?"
Jack got to his feet as well and sighed, "Spend some quality time with a friend, Major, at my house I think."
"No fishing Colonel?" the General asked.
"No Sir," Jack said smiling his grimacing smile. "I think the best way to talk with Daniel is not in the wilderness. He'd kill me by the time the trip was over, and though that might relieve some of his stress, it wouldn't be too good for my health."