Seth smiles, almost a little sad. He seems so entirely unused to being helped, to something actually going right, and Seth is intimately familiar with what that's like. And Daniel just seems like a guy who deserves so much more. Not that Seth can really know that, but he usually trusts his gut with these things, and Daniel's given him no reason to think otherwise. He's definitely not regretting helping him.

"I'm glad," he answers, more softly than he intended to. He clears his throat a little, somewhat awkwardly. "So. What's your story, Daniel Jackson?" he asks, one arm leaned on the back of the couch, taking a sip of his coffee.