I need a little help for a beta I'm doing. When was the first time T'Pol did a mind meld on the series without dire consequences? (I'm not counting the whole "Fusion" mind rape thing, because it affected her badly.) I'm leaning toward where she melds with Hoshi to find out more about Phlox's kidnapping in the Klingon augment arc near the beginning of season 4, but I'm not sure.
If the timing's off -- this story is set before the Expanse -- it would mean Jon would have to have a different reaction than "Jon know T'Pol could perform a mind meld; she'd done it before."