Vala stumbled around the room like a three legged bull trying its hardest not to brush against any china displays and in the end, managing to hit every single one. An unfamiliar language drifted up as she tried to retrieve her boots. Out of habit, he tried to memorize the words, tried to look for common patterns or roots to start with. He stopped himself. Learning from a buzzed, angry Vala wasn't a good idea. She was most likely spouting off every single swear word she knew. Daniel kept himself planted where he was. Moving to help her might give her the wrong idea, like he wanted her out. Plus he'd lose the very strategic placement of his body in her general path to the door if he did. She located the lamp eventually. Light flooded the room, gold washing over everything with a suddenness that was this side of uncomfortable. Daniel batted his eyes. Vala was still blurry but he could read the body language just as easily. Not just pissed, she was furious, practically spitting tacks.
"I'm not him. But everyone deserves a chance until they prove otherwise." Daniel's patience wasn't infinite, nor was he a saint. The Goa'uld fell into the 'kill them all, no questions asked' category. Thievery and scamming might have come from a way to survive, but it didn't necessarily mean she should be written off as a bad person. There was much worse in the galaxy. Until she started murdering or torturing people, he was willing to wait first, get to know her more before he formed a solid opinion.
The very thing that pissed her off also saved Daniel from taking the personal digs, well, personally. He didn't know Vala as well as the future him apparently did, and what she meant as hurtful didn't quite hit home as strongly as it could have.
Besides, so far she hadn't said anything worse about him than the academic community already had.
"And what's happening now might've changed everything. I'm no expert in quantum physics or mechanics, but wouldn't the very fact we've been plucked out of our own timelines generate a new reality or future? Or branch off somehow? In a way, it might be a fresh start here."
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"I'm not him. But everyone deserves a chance until they prove otherwise." Daniel's patience wasn't infinite, nor was he a saint. The Goa'uld fell into the 'kill them all, no questions asked' category. Thievery and scamming might have come from a way to survive, but it didn't necessarily mean she should be written off as a bad person. There was much worse in the galaxy. Until she started murdering or torturing people, he was willing to wait first, get to know her more before he formed a solid opinion.
The very thing that pissed her off also saved Daniel from taking the personal digs, well, personally. He didn't know Vala as well as the future him apparently did, and what she meant as hurtful didn't quite hit home as strongly as it could have.
Besides, so far she hadn't said anything worse about him than the academic community already had.
"And what's happening now might've changed everything. I'm no expert in quantum physics or mechanics, but wouldn't the very fact we've been plucked out of our own timelines generate a new reality or future? Or branch off somehow? In a way, it might be a fresh start here."