“You should put some cream on that,” Jack said helpfully.

Daniel scowled up at him. “Right, of course, why didn’t I think of that? I’ll just run down to the nearest pharmacy, shall I? Ask the pharmacist what he recommends for an allergic reaction to an alien plant? Oh, wait, I can’t do that because we’re not on earth!”

“No need to get snippy. You could just use something from your field kit.” Jack sat down on the log beside Daniel, who rolled his eyes.

“You really think I’m that stupid? Don’t answer that.” Daniel rubbed fretfully at the infuriatingly itchy rash on his arm. “I already tried everything in my kit. Nothing’s helping.”

“I asked Teal’c to collect samples of the plant, Janet can have them analysed when we get back to the SGC, figure out a treatment,” Sam said, joining her teammates on the log. “Honestly, I’m surprised we’ve never run into something like this before, considering all the alien plants we’ve encountered.”

Daniel gave a gloomy sigh. “Just my luck to blunder into the alien equivalent of poison ivy.”

“A lesson for all of us.” Jack smiled wryly. “Don’t touch the alien plants.”

“Now you tell me.”


The End