She'd gone from the angry at him and at herself stage, to sorrow, to a laugh that tripped out and stumbled just as awkwardly as she had moments ago. But laughter was laughter. She hadn't bulldozed past him, so this had to be a good sign. He wasn't sure what to make of the way she looked him up and down. It wasn't hard to guess the first part. Her eyes tracked down his neck and chest, but unlike earlier, it felt a little less overt. Maybe he should've put a shirt on, but it wasn't like he was nearly as impressive as Teal'c. Well, no one was; Teal'c was Teal'c, so there you go. There was something else too. Speculative, almost like she was comparing him to someone else. Three guesses who that was. Daniel saw a lot of bizarre, incredible things because of the Stargate, had them happen to himself with disturbing frequency, but in all that time he'd never had to compete against himself... and apparently lost.

There was more, but all he got was a slightly blurry smile from Vala. He couldn't read the rest. Of course, glasses might've helped too.

"Oh, you've already done that. I think I'll survive," Daniel grinned slightly to take the bite out. Most of it anyway. The mummy was probably going to be a sore spot for some time. Rather than crowd her, Daniel offered his hand. "Come on, let's get you to bed."