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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaeden" data-source="post: 2518126" data-attributes="member: 34974">Julian is silent through Gen. Hammond's explanation, a look of incredulity on his face. He was just about to ask if this was some sort of practical joke, when the event horizon filled the ancient naquadah ring in the Gate Room through the window. Julian can be seen craning his neck to look around the room from the window, trying to see if there is anywhere else the people could be coming from. He even goes as far as to examine the sides of the window, convincing himself that it in fact is a window and not a monitor screen that could be altered.As the reality sinks in that there is no viable explanation for the phenomenon he is witnessing, Julian simply leans on the wall with one hand, staring with his mouth agape at the shimmering event horizon. He visibly jumps when the vertical puddle splashes out of existence and the iris spins shut, almost as startled as he was when the horizon was established. His eyes locked on the Stargate, he doesn't even acknowledge the General as he is clapped on the shoulder. After the General has left the room, Julian finally starts to put it together in his mind, having been stunned as if he had been struck with a taser. "It... it's incredible... How does it work? Wormhole physics? It.. I... what the hell is it made out of?! No metal on Earth is strong enough to contain a stable wormhole... how... how long have you guys been running this here? You bring stuff back through the gate? From other worlds? And you want me to.. My god, you want me to reverse engineer alien tech... Holy s***... this can't be real... You guys don't expect me to go thr.... does it hurt?Julian takes a deep breath, realizing he hasn't given the Major a chance to answer any of his questions. Peeling his eyes from the window, he turns to face the Major, a blush detectable on his face as he realizes he's acting like a 10-year-old at a manga convention. Then again, the prospect of the military propelling people millions of lightyears through empty space by stepping through an anti-gravity wading pool is exactly the kind of thing you'd expect to find at a manga convention."Major Davis, I... I just don't know what to say. I hope everybody else was as flabbergasted as me when they saw this thing. I've got a lot of questions, though... and if you guys honestly aren't pulling my chain and you want me to reverse engineer alien technology, I'm going to have to get up to speed quick. Would it be too much to ask if I were to request that you give me the tour a little bit?Julian turns back to the window as he speaks, touching it with two fingers as if trying to hold the distant Stargate between them and examine it like a rare coin. After a moment, he turns back to face the Major, all the apprehension on his face replaced with the grin of a kid on Christmas morning - or perhaps a geek in a secret base full of advanced alien technology."If it's not too much trouble... I'd really like to start the tour down there..."</blockquote>

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