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Daniel had been moping. Plain and simple. He'd holed himself up in his lab when he could get away with it-which only lasted a couple days before he had to seek Vala out to avoid the lingering side effect of the bracelets. It had been bad enough finding out the first time around the hard way that Vala had not been affected in the slightest.

And he'd discovered the hard way that Vala had been going through all of his computer files, everything that was in his lab. Which, really, considering his job, was quite a lot. He'd even be impressed at the amount she'd managed to get through if he hadn't been so irritated that she'd invaded his personal space. Again. He really should stop being surprised by that, it happened so often.

"What a mess.." He muttered, rubbing a hand over his eyes. He didn't realize his tablet had switched to visual on its own. He'd been ignoring it as much as possible, occasionally using the map to get around. But it seemed that Taxon was tired of that, and wanted to make him be heard.

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While it was a bit strange for him to think of the person he was talking to, as actually being a woman, Daniel was still doing his best. H--She, seemed nice, if sarcastic. Almost like a female version of Jack. No, no. Do not think of that, Daniel, one Jack is enough.

"Nice to meet you too." He gave her a real, if small, smile. "From my reckoning, I've been here a couple months. How about you?"

Daniel gave a quick smile at her comment, more a slight grimace than anything. "Yeah."

Abby was feeling much better, even in this short time talking to Daniel. With her head a little clearer, she had time to realize that she had completely taken over the conversation with her problems. Great way to make friends, Abs.

"So what has you down, exactly?" She pushed a hand through her hair, trying to forget about how short it was. "Earlier you were acting. Upset. I kind of railroaded this whole exchange with my issues. Sorry about that." She offered him another smile, genuinely sorry.

Daniel didn't mind talking to people about their problems, it kept his mind off his own. Such as a certain black-haired teammate of his...With the penchant of causing trouble. He waved the apology away with a smile. "You needed to talk."

He couldn't help the wry twist of his lips as he explained the comment he apparently had given that had caught Abby's attention.

"Oh..Well, apparently before I arrived here, there was another version of me that came here before. Along with a teammate of mine. It seems that during the disappearance of that version of me...And my arrival, my teammate decided to go through my lab. And didn't put everything back. So it's rather a mess."

Abby listened. She was rather good at it, but this situation in particular struck a nerve. It was a huge pet peeve of hers for people to mess with her lab, especially when she wasn't around to keep an eye on them. Her face clearly showed the disgust she felt and there was plenty of irritation in her voice.

"Did you kick her ass?" The question was completely simple in her opinion.

Finally. Someone who seemed to understand Daniel's frustration. Abby even didn't sound too confused over the whole doubles-thing, which seemed to confuse even his teammates. It had certainly thrown him for a loop, as, apparently, he was from before this other Daniel.

He sighed when she asked if he'd kicked Vala's ass. "Not this time. She's been avoiding me as much as possible. Though I doubt it's because of the lab."

Oh, she had skipped over that whole 'other Daniel' part and skipped right to the part she actually understood. If she got hung up every time someone in Taxon said something she didn't understand, she'd never get through a conversation.

"That's just. I can't even. God, I would have put her through a wall." Abby is very, very protective of her lab, obviously. "Want any help putting it back together again?" Alright, maybe she just wanted an excuse to leave her lab. It took a good excuse these days. First fear, now embarrassment. Abby hadn't stepped outside of the lab since the change, and she was getting a bit antsy.

Daniel wouldn't blame her for that skip if he knew. He wasn't about to ask, it was confusing to him enough to avoid it if he could.

He actually managed a quiet chuckle at what Abby said she'd do to Vala. That could be amusing, possibly, more so if he knew what Abby could do. At the offer, he gave a slight shrug.

"It's more going through files now and seeing how far she got.." Still, he couldn't say he'd mind the company. And as he doubted the whole confidentiality issue was not a problem in Taxon...

"Why not? Do you know where Cheyanne Mountain Complex is?"

Despite her situation, Abby smiled bigger than she had in days. "I can find it." She was, after all, pretty good with the tablet. She poked around at the map before nodding, "Yeah, I see it. Not sure how long it will take. I haven't really been on that side of Taxon before." She shrugged, "Guess we'll find out. I'll let you know when I'm close." She cut the visual feed to her tablet and headed out for the trams.

Crossing town didn't take too long, and it was a learning experience. She hopped off at the nearest stop and walked the rest of the way. Flicking on the tablet, Abby tapped into Daniel's feed.

"Daniel? Uh, I think I'm close."

Daniel just nodded his understanding. "See you soon then." When the visual feed was cut, he used the time to make his way up. And up. And up, until he came to the entrance of the Complex. Which, while it didn't take as long as it took Abby to get close, still took a while.

Hearing the statement, he flicked his tablet back on, even as he looked around. "Yep, I think I see you." He raised his free arm and gave a wave at the figure he could see.

She waved back and walked towards him, looking around at the mountain as she did. "This is a nice place you've got here." She said with a snort. "This from wherever you came from, or is this just a part of Taxon?" She hadn't figured out the difference between programmed locations and permanent ones.

"Big mountain. Lab. You sure you're not a mad scientist or something?"

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[visual]-Don't mind Danny having a hernia...

[visual]-Have a sympathetic Abby

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