Offworld again!

[lost_mckay]

Who:All who'd 'signed up' on the OOC
Where:: Off-world, desert planet
When: Wednesday, June 16th, early afternoon Gamma-time
Invited: See above
Status: COMPLETE

All in all, the mission briefing repeated what the reports handed out had said. This was a mission for the eggheads.

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[Jade]

[nohatmatt]

Jade had woken up fairly bouncing with excitement, but by the time she'd showered and dressed in her newly-found fatigues or BDUs or whatever they were actually called and joined the assembling team near the stargate she'd put on an appearance of outward calm. It wasn't a trip to Tau, but it was a trip offworld, a trip to investigate mysterious things which had, on the whole, failed to emerge on the planet they were actually living on.

In hindsight, that lack of mysterious things was probably good. Mysterious things on a distant planet reached through the stargate were far safer than mysterious things on the same celestial body.

Joining the group of scientists, Jade felt rather conspicuous. She'd refused to carry a weapon, and wearing just a flak jacket and a backpack she felt strange next to the other scientists who were mostly at least carrying pistols. At least her vaguely-known-to-the-people-in-charge but not-really-explained-yet association with Ami had let her wish to go unarmed pass by; the top officers were clearly familiar with the female Dr Jackson's habits.

After a surprisingly small amount of milling about before the stargate the great ring began to turn and within a few moments a stable wormhole formed. Jade went through with the other scientists and clustered with them where they were directed, staying out of the way while the airmen and soldiers and marines - or whatever they were - made sure the area around the gate was secure.

Standing there, ignoring the low chatter of some of the scientists as they looked around at the local vegetation, Jade cast her mind outwards, reaching her metaphorical ears over the surrounding chatter, 'listening' for anybody else nearby. She found nothing.

That seemed like a good start.