"Aye! You were the one that figured it out. The machine caused tumors to form in Doctors Hewston and Wat--why am I telling you this. Stop messing about, Rodney," Carson told him.
Sighing, he checked his pockets and pulled out a handkerchief, which he pressed to Rodney's hand. "Don't worry. It's clean," he assured him as he wrapped it around and tied it.
He didn't understand this all. Why was Rodney talking about everything that had occurred several months ago like it had just happened? "Rodney...your hack...that was went we were trying to get back to Atlantis from Earth. That was months ago," he told him. He reached up to check his head. "Did you hit your head when you landed?"