[D20 Modern] Stargate SG-1 - Part II - It's getting warmer

[Calim]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

They speak our language. Oh my gawd.
Jeremiah's jaw drops for but an instant as he hears the last of this then he quickly gathers his wits. If I am to translate this I need to get closer were I can hear it better.

Jeremiah turns and steps closer to Andreev and speaks quietly to him as not to be overheard below. "Mr. Andreev if I am going ot be any help in speaking with these creatures or learning anything about them I need to get down there somehow."

 

[kid A]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

Jeremiah turns and steps closer to Andreev and speaks quietly to him as not to be overheard below. "Mr. Andreev if I am going ot be any help in speaking with these creatures or learning anything about them I need to get down there somehow."

Andreev listened carefully to Jeremiah's request. He didn't know quite what to do. Of course he understood Jeremiah's position. He needed to see the creatures' actions and body movements to give him a better understanding of their language and communication. And yet, Andreev had his orders to protect the civilian members of the team. In fact, he was not to engage the creatures at all unless they attempted to escape the warehouse through the elevator shaft. He weighed the two options carefully in his head, and came to a decision.

"Mr. Grayson, I will agree to send you down into the warehouse on the following condition: that you stay out of sight until given clearance by either myself or Commander Durant to communicate with the creatures. Until such time, you must agree to keep your harness fastened and remain in the elevator shaft, so that we may pull you back up quickly if necessary. Use the time well to study the creatures and record as much video and audio information as possible for later study. You will be putting yourself in harm's way, and I am concerned for your safety. However, I do understand the request and agree with your need for more information, so I will have to ask you to follow my orders. Do you agree to these terms?" He eyed Jeremiah, waiting for an answer...

 

[Dark Nemesis]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

I hope Durant knows what he is doing.... Rylee thought to herself as Durant lowered his weapon and attempted to speak with the creatures. Still, speaking with them was better than trying to shoot them, right? Shetoo, lowered her weapon slghtly, and turned to once again scan the lava pools, in time to catch the appearance of what looked like a smaller snake creature. Carefully, she examined the crest and eyes, tilting her head to one side as if trying to get a better look.

 

[Calim]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

"Yes, and thanks Mr.Andreev." Jeremiah starts moving over to the edge and starts to try to attempt to put the harness on.

 

[Jarval]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

"All clear back here." Lucas calls to Andreev. "I should know if anyone comes down this way long before they get a bead on any of us. Or I hope so, anyway..."

He stays facing the stairs, awaiting any new instructions, happy to be a little further away from the sweltering heat.

 

[kid A]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

"Yes, and thanks Mr.Andreev." Jeremiah starts moving over to the edge and starts to try to attempt to put the harness on.

"Very good, Mr. Grayson." He smiled as Jeremiah began fastening his harness and preparing for his descent. He was still worried for the safety of his young teammate, but he knew that any data gathered could be instrumental in their survival. Also, he saw the excitement in Jeremiah's actions, and it reminded Andreev of himself, when he was young. In truth, it was that excitement he had seen in Jeremiah that had swayed his decision.

He looked back as Lucas spoke up. Glancing up toward the stairway, he thought that the chances of an attack from above were slim. "Mr. Fisher, if you would, please take the rope and lower Mr. Grayson down into the elevator shaft. Lt. Reed can handle the stairway herself, I believe." Things were occuring very quickly now. They were close to the Stargate. Something big was approaching, he could feel it.

 

[Jarval]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

"Sure, no problem." Lucas heads back to the lift shaft and helps Jeremiah get into position.

"Ready when you are." He grins reassuringly to the linguist, bracing himself to take the strain on the rope.

 

[Nuke261]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

"Go Sssslow, hu-mannn!"

Holy $h!#!!!
Somehow, the fact that he was facing alien creatures in a lava filled warehouse had not struck Craig Durant as remarkably strange. He really hadn't stopped to think about it. Training had kicked in, deal with the oddness later. But that giant-f@(k!n&-lizard just called me a human! Now what the hell do I do! I am not trained for this $h!#!

Training.
Go back to training.
Scan... breathe...
Craig quickly stopped himself from loosing it and began to cycle back through his thoughts, re-organizing things in a manner he could deal with.

"Yes, I am human. My name is Durant. Who are you and what are you doing here?" Durant spoke slowly and clearly. He really did not want his first alien encounter to go bad because he had stuttered.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

Krizzel looked toward Lorelai and meowed, complaining about the heat - and its affect on his fur.

"Shhh, Krizzel." Lorelai watched as Jeremiah and Andreev interacted before also piping up. "I'd like to get down there. Its an alien race and if I can get a closer look at whats going on down there, maybe I can figure out something more."

Her voice had a distant quality to it, almost lecturing. Anybody who had ever been in an academic environment could immediately recognize higher order brain functions snapping into place which meant that the majority of common sense was probably forgotten entirely.

"Its...the meaning of this moment. Its unreal. I'm surmising from your reaction that we haven't encountered a creature like this before, at least nothing that our keepers would tell us...this moment. Its a historical!"

Lorelai began to record the visual look of the creature, waving her camera around to record as much information about what she could see down there before sighing. "I need to get down there. I can't see a damn thing up here."

 

[Dark Nemesis]

Inside Warehouse 37
Las Vegas, Nevada
0723:30 hours, June 3, 2003

She watched the snake creature though wide eyes for a moment, unable to believe the situation. Here they were in a lava filled pit, surrounded by giant snake creatures who apparently spoke English. Durant is talking to one of them! The heat was intense, and he mouth felt dry. She could feel the flask in her pocket, providing a comforting weight, and she longed to take a drink.

However, as unreal as the situation seemed, she was here to do a job. What that job was, specifically, she was not entirely sure. She preferred to stay alive until she knew for certain what it was. Once again she raised her gun and aimed at the snake creature that had just surfaced from the lava, placing a small amount of pressure on the trigger but not shooting just yet. "One more's starting to emerge..." she quietly informed Montoya.