[ John can see flickers of things in his eyes when he looks at him sometimes. When he pushes. When he does crowd. He wonders---he wonders if he were to ask to see the dog tag chain around Lorne's neck, would it mirror his? One for himself. One for Sheppard? ]

I don't know if you got the command email or anything, but just about everything here is to my disadvantage.

[ But then Lorne---or not Lorne---makes that comment, and it earns a slight wide eyed expression before Sheppard actually chuckles. ]

And I was starting to think that you guys didn't have it in you to joke. Did you break anything? You need to sit down and take a minute?

[ He shrugs and motions to the edge of the bed. There aren't any chairs really, so. ]

Sit anyways, you're making me nervous.