from the ruins of atlantis, the lord of night rises from the sands

[egyptiansoldier]

Daniel is in the basement cafeteria, absent-mindedly stirring a cup of cooling coffee as he stares into some middle space. His body may be present, but his thoughts are far away with his men back on Atlantis. What did they do when he never arrived? Are they still looking for him now? What if he never makes it back

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[belle_heaven]

Rose is desperately looking for a cuppa'coffee. But after she's made her cup and is looking for a place to sit, she realizes there is a new face in the room.

Cautiously she makes her way over.

"Hullo...You're new here, ain't'cha?"

[egyptiansoldier]

Daniel looks up at her, staring right through her for a moment before he focuses on her face. "Oh, sorry. I didn't hear you come up." He straightens, inwardly chastising himself for relaxing his guard like that. He hasn't made that sort of mistake in years. "I'm Daniel Jackson."

[belle_heaven]

Rose offers a hand, cradling her hot mug of coffee against her chest.

"Rose Tyler. Pleasure. New to the Hotel, I take it? Ain't seen 'ya 'round afore."

Forgive her. The more tired she gets, the worse her English gets. The past three years of polishing her speech are totally gone right now.

"Not been long here, myself, but long enough to know the ropes. Can I join ya?"

[egyptiansoldier]

Daniel shakes her hand. "Yes, I arrived several hours ago. Quite unexpectedly, but apparently that's the norm around here."

She certainly seems friendly enough, if a bit worn out. He smiles at her. "Please, sit. You look like you could use a break."

[paranoideloi]

Eloi frequents the cafeteria. For tea. His usual Earl Grey. Which is why he's here now.

And he's promptly VERY weirded out when he spots Daniel, because THEY HAVE THE SAME FACE.

"...What the Hell?!"

[egyptiansoldier]

Daniel drops his coffee mug a whole two inches onto the tabletop, and his hand is on the butt of his Desert Eagle before either one of them can blink. Which he does, when he sees who decided to shout in his general direction. He looks the angel up and down, somewhat weirded out by the feeling that he is sitting in front of a reflection that just isn't quite right. He's never met one of his own alternate universe counterparts before, and even though this man may not be quite the same thing, it's close enough to spook him a little.

[paranoideloi]

And, of course, the moment Daniel meets Eloi's eyes, there's that exact same feeling he got when he first locked eyes with Martha.

Which causes him to hit his head on the nearest wall in annoyance.

"The universe hates me."

[egyptiansoldier]

Daniel isn't sure what he was expecting, but that definitely wasn't it. He stands up slowly, letting go of his gun. "Are you okay?"