Now that the deed was done, for now, Daniel found it a little easier to move on now that massive embarrassment wasn't eminent. It was embarrassing all around, more so for Vala, but the sooner they got going, Daniel pointed out, the sooner they could forget they had to experience this, preferably by burying themselves in work.

"I don't want to be here anymore than you want me in here," he snapped. He tried to be understanding when it came to her discomfort. It wasn't like he go a sick thrill out of seeing every single thought and uh, need. "The sooner this gets solved, the sooner you're free of me."

He almost didn't notice her hand going towards the artifacts on the table. Daniel halted her hand out of instinct, reaching for it, only to find "his" own hand stopping, which was incredibly disorienting. He was never going to get used to this. "Don't even think about it."