StarGate: Traditions

[RandomUsernamehmimo71]

Major Davis will smile at Ashley's comments, waiting to hear how Julian will describe himself in front of both a beautiful woman who he wants to impress, and someone who's above him in the chain of command, with whom he doesn't want to overstep his position or authority.

 

[Jaeden]

Julian smiles at Wolfe, taking his stack of chips with a nodded thanks, not wanting to interrupt Maj. Davis. When he's finished talking, Julian looks to him to answer.

"Well, I'm Julian... as you've guessed." He taps his ID badge with the back of his index finger. "Guess it didn't take a rocket scientist." With that, he winces slightly. "I guess I need a new line - there probably are rocket scientists in here."

"Mostly, I'm into computers - programming, crypto, hacking, you name it. Done some electronics work too. I work in the dungeon with Dr. Jay Felger, analyzing all the cute little trinkets they bring back through the Gate. Had a frustrating day today with some crypto work, but I'll get it. Just lookin' to blow off some steam."

Turning to Ashley, his face changes to a softer, if slightly nervous smile. He covers his cards with his hand, not even looking at them yet, and tossing the required ante. Obviously, getting to know the lady is more important than the card game to him. "So far, it's alright. Gettin' better every minute. So, what fun-filled pastime brings you to Uncle Sam's charming mountain retreat, Ms. Wolfe?" His eyes watching her, he hasn't even looked at Maj. Davis' crummy poker face that fooled no one, or the straight flush, clubs, 10-high, that he is covering with his hand. He does, however, match whatever bet is made. .oO(It's not real money anyway, and it doesn't hurt to lose to the lady once in a while, does it?)

OOC: Julian spends the AP as you described, E1ven.

 

[reveal]

Colonel Johnson interviews a number of canidates for the team, spending most of the day in the process. While many of them have promising aspects, the majority of them see to lack an outstanding reason to be chosen, and otherwise fail his requirements. The Colonel isn't a whole lot closer to knowing for sure at the end of the day than he was at the beginning.

At 22:00, Johnon will receive an unexpected visit from General Hammond.

Colonel Johnson will retire at midnight and spend the next morning putting together a list of candidates. At 1100, he will knock on the General's door and wait to hear "Enter."

"Sir, here is my short list. When I say 'short,' I mean short. So far, only two people meet my qualifications. Ms. Wolfe and Ms. Rampal are both highly qualified and have the drive to participate in away missions. The others all have flaws I don't want to bring with us. Unfortunately, that leaves us with a big hole at number four. Is there anyone else, anyone at all, that I haven't interviewed yet?"

 

[Keryn]

After Hinda finishes her paperwork, she'll go grab some coffee. Stopping near Ashley, "Ashley? I thought you looked familiar! Mind if I sit down for a moment? My eyes need a rest from all that paperwork."

Ooc - I have met Ashley before, right?

 

[Kemrain]

Ashley smirks at Julian's rocket scientist comment, having worked with four different ones back at Area 51. Her smirk fades when Julian mentiones Felger, and she nods, rolling her eyes slightly. She frowns a little when he says 'cute little trinkets', suspecting that he hasn't had much experience with the dangerous artifacts brought through the gate. When he looks at her, however, she smiles, hiding her distaste behind a practiced expression.

"Well, I spent a good part of this evening getting irradiated in one of the shielded labs, but I suppose that's just a bonus. I get the lovely job of figuring out what all the incredibly dangerous and highly unpredictable cute little trinkets they bring back through the gate do. I spent some time working on Goa'uld weapons technology and I was helping on the X-301 project, but that has yet to really get off the ground, if you'll mind the pun."

She looks up quickly as she hears her name, bringing her eyes up to Hinda, remembering her but not being able to recall her name.

"Oh, sure. Pull up a seat," she offers, glancing to Davis after she does as if to ask permission. "We were just playing poker. You want in on the next hand?"

OOC: Sure you have! They, uh, worked together one time for a few hours while Hinda translated some text on a device Ashley was trying to get to work, a few weeks ago. Hinda must have a good memory for names.

 

[Keryn]

"No, thanks. I think I'll just watch," Hinda says to Ashley.

She leans over and offers her hand to Major Davis, "Hi, I'm Hinda Rampal." She offers a hand to Julian as well.

Then she sits down and sips her coffee while watching the game.

 

[RandomUsernamehmimo71]

"That's a pretty short list, I'll admit. I'm sorry that most of the other people here weren't SG-14 material. There's a couple of other people who had been turned down for other teams, but I don't think there really what you're looking for." Hammond will pause, thinking for a second, standing up. "We do have a new scientist in, from Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands. He's a bit green, and from his files a bit arrogant, but you should be able to break him in. I know he's going to be alright technically, it's how he'll get along with you I'm worried about."

Hammond will sit back thinking... "What I can do is this- When he finishes for the night, which should be around 2100 hours. See if you can get a feel for if he's workable for the team. If he is, feel free to invite him to a formal interview tomorrow morning. If not, we'll keep him working on base."






Major Davis will smile to Hinda, shaking her hand. "Are you sure? A four player game is always more fun than just three. In any event, I'd love the company. I'm being beaten pretty badly as it is. Maybe you can just offer me a bit of advice."

Addressing Ashley, "I've been hearing good things about the X301. How close do you think we are from being ready to launch with it? And what's that artifact you found today? I'd be interested if you might be able to tell us how it worked."

 

[Jaeden]

Julian sees the next round of betting, still not looking at his cards and suddenly feeling a bit intimidated by the ladies. He's extremely excited about the X301, but doesn't dare let off that her work is more important than his. Particularly since she's apparently doing the same job he is , but with higher profile finds.

Coyly, however, he replies, "Well, that must be fun. Nothing like getting cooked from the inside out like a hot dog to get your heart racing." He sighs, obviously uncomfortable.

When Hinda offers her hand, he shakes it gently, mumbling his name under his breath. Clearly uncomfortable, he almost considers going all in, so he can hurry up and lose and escape the situation. He's still quite edgy from his failure to decode the NID disk, was well on the way to getting shot down with both Chloe and Ashley, and generally wishing he was anywhere other than under 300+ feet of Wyoming granite. Preferably someplace with some sand and some waves.

 

[Kemrain]

"Well, that must be fun. Nothing like getting cooked from the inside out like a hot dog to get your heart racing."

"Tell me about it. I'm glad I had some help, or I might have ended up as jerky."

"I've been hearing good things about the X301. How close do you think we are from being ready to launch with it? And what's that artifact you found today? I'd be interested if you might be able to tell us how it worked."

"Last I heard progress was slow," she admits, looking down at her cards and reordering them in her hands. "Getting the Goa'uld crystal technology to interface with our own has been the biggest hurdle. It's been ten times harder than remodeling the Intars SG-1 picked up. Then again, my intel is six months old and they're not exactly sending me weekly updates like I asked them to." She smirks, continuing. "As for the artifact, Major Carter and I still have no idea what it really is. It could be some sort of complex musical instrument, but an instrument that gives off sound, vibrates, and releases lethal ammounts of microwaves isn't exactly my idea of good for a concert performance."

When the betting comes back around to her, she matches the current bet and calls, laying down her hand for all to see.

"As I believe the saying goes, read 'em and weep, boys."

 

[reveal]

"That's a pretty short list, I'll admit. I'm sorry that most of the other people here weren't SG-14 material. There's a couple of other people who had been turned down for other teams, but I don't think there really what you're looking for." Hammond will pause, thinking for a second, standing up. "We do have a new scientist in, from Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands. He's a bit green, and from his files a bit arrogant, but you should be able to break him in. I know he's going to be alright technically, it's how he'll get along with you I'm worried about."

Hammond will sit back thinking... "What I can do is this- When he finishes for the night, which should be around 2100 hours. See if you can get a feel for if he's workable for the team. If he is, feel free to invite him to a formal interview tomorrow morning. If not, we'll keep him working on base."

"What's his name? At this point, I'll interview the cook if necessary. I'm itching to get back into the field."