Author's Notes: Okay... so... I'll come right out and tell you that the first part and majority of this chapter has absolutely nothing to do with the plot. I just wanted to have some fun with Sam and Daniel. Sorry. Um, if you're only interested in, you know, advancing the story or whatever, just skip to the last few paragraphs.

Also... sorry about my horribly short chapters. It's the way I work.

As SG1 made its way around P79-453, Sam and Daniel walked together.

"So, I finally formally met the new linguist." Sam mentioned, with a sideways glance and smile.

Daniel dug in his pocket for a candy bar. "Elisabeth Cooper." He confirmed distractedly while opening the wrapper.

"She seemed very nice." Sam complimented as she continued scanning the landscape.

"Yeah." Daniel offered her his candy, still completely oblivious to anything but the task at hand. "She is. And very bright."

"She stops by your office a lot." Sam looked directly at Daniel, eyebrows raised suggestively.

The look went unnoticed as Daniel took a bite. "Yeah." He answered. "I think she's a little nervous being at the SGC."

"You think it's just being new... to the SGC?" Sam questioned.

Daniel's brow furrowed. "What?" he asked. "What am I missing?"

"Oh, nothing." There was a lilt to Sam's voice now.

"Nothing." Daniel repeated.

Sam shook her head and smiled. "I just think your new associate has a bit of a... crush."

Daniel took a deep breath before realization hit him. "Okay. Okay." He nodded. "I see what this is. You're making a little joke," he raised a dismissive hand to his side, where his friend was walking. "'cause back when I... with Graham Simmons... Elisabeth doesn't have any kind of... anything."

"I don't know, Daniel." Sam wheedled.

He rolled his eyes in response. "She just feels more comfortable around another civilian."

"Or she's fallen victim to the Daniel Jackson charm."

"The Daniel - wha... what?" Daniel actually stopped to stare at Sam.

She pushed him back to their previous pace. "Come on, Daniel." She grinned. "Look at you."

Daniel stopped a second time, looking at himself self-consciously. "What?" He asked. "This is how archaeologists look."

Sam pulled him along again. "Daniel, actors who play archaeologists in movies look like you."

Daniel frowned momentarily, but raised his own question. "Do you think you look like the typical astrophysicist?"

Sam gave a frown of her own. "Maybe not, but that's not the point." She dismissed.

Daniel chuckled somewhat to himself. "Remind me again what that is?"

"You've developed a bit of a reputation for being quite the charmer –" Sam began.

Daniel moved to cut her off. "Hold on a second –"

"You have." Sam insisted. "That, coupled with your looks and your character... women tend to develop... feelings..." she trailed off, grinning again.

Daniel's brow furrowed again, this time with worry. "Wait, you're serious?"

Sam looked at him incredulously. "Are you telling me you really are oblivious to it?"

"Well, in the past... I mean, obviously there was Shyla... I knew she had... feelings..." this time Daniel trailed off.

Sam nodded emphatically. "Yeah. After she told you she thought you were her destiny."

"Hey!" Daniel exclaimed accusingly.

Sam held up her hands in mock surrender. "No, I think it's very..." she searched for the proper word. "...sweet."

"Thanks." Daniel scoffed. "That'll certainly help the complex along."

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As they neared the ruins, Daniel found his pace quickening. The structure was larger than he had originally thought: it was a set of six stone pillars laid out in a rectangle of about two square kilometers, each chiseled with a language that he suspected would be a form of Greek. Although the aerial feedback hadn't shown it, Daniel could now see a seventh pillar in the center of the covered structure. Coming upon the pillar nearest to him, Daniel traced his fingers over the indentations in stone. Subconsciously, his brain was cataloguing all the characters and symbols, making matches to languages he was familiar with.

"How long?" came Jack's voice from just inside.

Daniel continued his finger tracing for a moment before realizing Jack was talking to him.

"For what?" he questioned.

Jack swept an arm around "All of it." At Daniel's expression, Jack sighed. "Right." He turned to the other members of the team. "Carter, get your samples, Teal'c go with her. Daniel and I will stick around here."

"Yes, Sir." Sam answered as Teal'c nodded his assent.