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"So everyone understands how these things work, then? The city grapevine must go nuts." Janet grinned. "And some of it is even caffeinated, so the scientists won't revolt."

"I sincerely hope that they understand that," Elizabeth's eyes widened slightly. "Grapevine? Nuts? Whatever gave you that idea?" she laughed. "The grapevine is hell. And thankfully yes. We'd be doomed if we hadn't found that."

"Yes, but would we understand we had more than friendship, or would it take us six or eight months to realize it?" Janet giggled. "The grapevine is always hell. So we'd be mostly well-fed and have caffeine. It doesn't sound like a bad setup."

"That? Is a very good question. And unfortunately, I think the answer would probably be that it would take us six or eight months to realize," Elizabeth said, grinning sheepishly and ducking her head slightly. "It sounds pretty good to me when you put it like that. Although I can see a lot of dragging each other away from work."

"That short a time?" asked Janet. She shook her head. "My history of emotional repression says the average is longer than that." She leaned back against the Collections Desk and smiled at Liz. "I suspect I'd be doing most of the dragging. Though you'd have your moments."

"There's lots of iminent death in Atlantis. All sorts of peril. Hopefully that might speed up some realizations," Elizabeth smiled, glancing across at Janet as she leant. "At least it would give me a motivation to actually spend time in my quarters. Especially with my office walls being made of glass."

"It just might. And as it would be an alternate version of us, maybe my track record for these realizations isn't quite as horrifically bad." Janet blushed a little at the glance. "Glass? I'm sure that would make private--um, conversations difficult. If there were lip readers around."

"Let's hope that's true. For our alternate's sake," Elizabeth smiled. "You know, I'm not sure how many lip readers there are on Atlantis. If there are any at all, y'know."

"I'm sure if it wasn't, something would hit her over the head and make her realize it before it was too late," said Janet, rolling her eyes. "Fine, fine, I was trying to be delicate, you know."

"Well, if it's anything like my time on Atlantis, there could be an almost kidnapping and an actual kidnapping," Elizabeth suggested, forcing an element of lightness into her voice. "Sorry."

"That's better than what it could be," said Janet quietly. "And it would certainly bring a few things to the forefront."

"Hey," Elizabeth stepped forward and gently rested a hand on Janet's shoulder. "We're thinking happy thoughts right now. No depressing yourself."

"Sorry," said Janet. She shrugged, one shoulder raising and dropping quickly. "Happy is good. Much better than the alternative. So how does the kidnapping get resolved painlessly?"

Elizabeth grinned. "If you're me the second time, you talk yourself out of it," she said.

"You just would," said Janet. "So I would've been doing all that worrying for nothing?"

"Well, I was tied to a chair and blindfolded the entire time," Elizabeth shrugged. "And you wouldn't have had to worry that long. It wasn't days or anything."

A shadow passed briefly over her face, but she pushed those memories away.

"Happy thoughts, remember?" asked Janet, taking Liz's hand again. "And I don't think the length of time would have made a difference on the level of worrying."

Elizabeth nodded, and squeezed Janet's hand again. "Happy thoughts," she agreed, nodding firmly. "But at least the worrying will have been for less time. Which is something."

"I'm sure that our reunion would have been a very happy thing," said Janet, smiling. "It is something, yes. So how would the reunion go, do you think?"

Elizabeth grinned. "I'm thinking so too," she nodded. She moved even closer to Janet, bumping hips. "Well, unfortunately the initial reunion will have to be very subdued as they're likely to be in a public place."

"It would probably be very professional," said Janet, smiling a little as Liz moved closer to her. "I'm sure I'd have to ascertain your state of health. But I'd probably show up to your quarters later, just to really make sure you were okay."

"I'd like that," Elizabeth said softly. "And you know, I don't think I'd want to spend the night alone, given that I'd just been locked up in a room by myself."

"I'm sure that, as a doctor, I'd feel it was my duty to stay the night with you," said Janet. "To mitigate any negative effects and to monitor your health. And because that's the sort of thing you do for a friend."

"I can see that happening," Elizabeth nodded seriously. "And if there was a potential head injury involved, that would mean that I wouldn't be allowed to sleep, correct?"

"Not for lengthy periods of time," said Janet, nodding seriously as well. "I'd probably have to find a way to wake you up every hour."

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