While O'Neill and Teal'c made their way to Daniel, Sam hung back so she could talk to Janet privately. As much as she wanted to be with the rest of her team, she needed to put her personal feelings aside in order to find out more about Daniel's condition. An envious part of her felt this was as much her CO's or Teal'c's job as hers, but no one could fault the colonel for being there for Daniel and matters such as these wasn't exactly in Teal'c's area of expertise. Not that this was hers either, but the colonel relied on her and Daniel for all things remotely scientific, even if it was not in their specific fields. This would just be another such instance.

In a sense, she was trapped by O'Neill's expectations of her.

Janet, after giving the colonel and Teal'c 'the look', relinquished her position by Daniel to walk over to Sam. They exchanged a brief smile by way of greeting before jumping straight into the matter at hand.

"Did you find anything yet?" Sam asked.

Janet shook her head then glanced over her shoulder at the trio. "Everything appears normal. Preliminary tests shows that he is Daniel Jackson –you never can be too careful around here. CT and MRI scans proved that there were no anomalies or damage to his brain. His EEG readings are normal. Initial blood works also tells us he's fine. For all intents and purposes, he's healthy and whole."

"Except that his memories of us are gone."

"Except for that. And the fact that he has somehow acquired a new set to replace them."

"Is there even a hint that he recognized anyone, anything, around here?"

"None. And he is not displaying any of the classic signs of amnesia. If that was the case, I might be more optimistic in the eventual recovery of his memories. As it is, we don't know if the new ones have permanently wiped out the originals," Janet said, her voice somber.

"You mean there might not be anything we can do."

"I don't know where to even begin, Sam."

They lapsed into silence. A minute later, Sam felt a hand on her arm. "We should be happy that we got him back at all." Janet smiled. "Go. I'll inform the general of my findings."

Sam smiled back. Still, she lingered at the door for a moment. She wanted to enjoy the fact that they were all back together, even for just one minute, before the worries and problems came crashing back onto her again.

Daniel was sitting on the edge of the infirmary bed when he saw Jack and Teal'c headed for him. He was wondering if he should remain seated or stand when Jack waved him down and hopped on the bed opposite Daniel.

He was having a hard time adjusting to being called Daniel. He was having a hard time with everything, period. These people, strangers, acted and talked like they knew him. And he didn't miss the looks of disappointment or uneasiness when he didn't reciprocate the feelings of familiarity they showed toward him.

Daniel had already told them as much as he could, or wanted to, during their brief trip to Cheyenne Mountain. They didn't press for more, and for that he was grateful. However, it was almost painful to watch Jack try to fill in the awkward silence with his attempts at small talks. Teal'c, whose name Daniel found to be quite unique, didn't help matters as he appeared rather bemused with Jack trying to initiate a conversation essentially about nothing.

He couldn't help but smile as Jack became more and more irate when Teal'c would only give monosyllabic answers to the decidedly one-sided conversation.

"Hey guys," Sam said as she joined the group, thus saving the day. "Hope I'm not interrupting."

"You are not, Major Carter." If it was possible, Teal'c appeared relieved.

"Janet said you're good to go, Daniel. How about we go grab some lunch?" Sam asked.

"It's still lunch time?" asked Jack as he looked at his watch.

"Actually, it's been a rather long day..." Daniel trailed off, hoping they'd catch the hint.

Jack nodded his understanding. "Yeah, you're right. You probably want some place quiet. Teal'c, why don't you show Daniel his quarters."

Daniel smiled his appreciation, which was short-lived as Jack continued, "Carter and I will bring the food down."

Teal'c was certain Daniel Jackson had meant he wanted to be alone. All the same, O'Neill had managed to override that assumption, dismissed Daniel's attempt to explain, and not-quite coerced Major Carter to go along with it. All done with apparent innocence and without eliciting an outright protest from anyone on the team. A feat he was still puzzling over as he himself had wished to withdraw for the evening to reflect on the situation.

Silence reigned as they made their way to Daniel's newly assigned quarters. Teal'c was content to let Daniel mull over all that he had learned today. Unlike O'Neill, he did not feel the need to fill the quietude with idle conversations; he found it to be a distraction and unnecessary.

"This room has been temporarily assigned to you," Teal'c said once they arrived. "You are not to leave it without an escort. A guard will be posted outside these doors should you need anything."

Daniel raised a brow at that but did not question the rule. "Thank you."

Teal'c inclined his head. He shut the door after them. Daniel gave the room a quick glance over before focusing his attention on him.

Daniel said the first thing to pop into his head as he faced Teal'c. "So. Um, 'Teal'c' is a strange name."

"Not among my people."

Daniel's interest immediately peaked. "What is your people? If you don't mind my asking."

"I do." Teal'c would not lie to his friend, nor would he knowingly disobey General Hammond's order to not reveal anything related to the Stargate Program to the younger man.

"Oh. Okay." Daniel seemed taken aback. He tried again. "How did we meet?"

"I can not say."

Daniel, not knowing what to make of this man's reluctance in answering his questions, forged on. "So what exactly do we do here?"

"I regret that I can not divulge that information at this time."

"Why not?" Daniel asked, a hint of impatience entering his voice.

Teal'c looked Daniel in the eyes before answering, "You must understand that it is not my wish to withhold information from you, my friend. However, it is both in your and this facility's best interest that, for the moment, your knowledge of this place remain limited."

Daniel did not look happy, but he seemed to accept Teal'c's sincere words. He paced around the room, giving passing glances to the sparse furniture and fixtures around the place.

"Can you at least tell me what's going on here? What happened to me?"

"I would if I knew, Daniel Jackson. It had been our hope that you would be the one to tell us."

"Sorry to disappoint." Daniel started pacing around the room. "Well, I've told you guys everything I know. I think it's only fair for you to reciprocate."

Teal'c nodded. He decided to be as truthful as possible. "You disappeared two months ago, while on leave."

"I was missing for two months?"

"You were presumed dead."

"Dead?"

Teal'c nodded. "Evidence found at the scene of the accident led to that conclusion."

"I was in an accident?"

Teal'c gave his friend a look. "Repeating my words will not make any of it less true."

"I'm sorry," Daniel said contritely. "Go on."

"At the time, we did not know it was a ploy used by your kidnappers to discourage us from searching for you. However, that did not stop O'Neill." Teal'c paused briefly, his eyes seeking out Daniel's. "He never gave up on you."

Daniel, not knowing what to say, gave him an awkward smile. He was saved from having to respond by the arrival of Jack and Sam, each bearing a loaded tray of commissary food.

"So," Jack said, "what were you guys talking about?"

"Nothing." Quickly changing the subject, Daniel asked, "So what are we having?"

"Chef's surprise."

"What is it?"

"A surprise."

Daniel looked to the other two, but they refused to look back.