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Because everyone loves a mystery... and a big boom...

Aug 06, 2007 21:35

WHO: Frank Parker
WHERE: Just outside of camp
WHEN: Day 37, Dawn
INVITED: Anyone curious
STATUS: complete

Everyone may have thought the morning would be quiet after several of the explosions of the night before, but nothing is ever truly quiet here. This morning is no different. Just when the birds and bees are contemplating waking there is a bright ( Read more... )

day 37, aeryn.sun, faith.lehane, scott.hayden, marcus.cole, ami.jackson, remy.white, ten, sam.tyler, stephen.franklin, frank.parker, john.crichton, daniel.jackson, ri.joon, may.parker, martha.jones, dean.winchester, rodney.mckay, romana

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[Marcus] tweets August 7 2007, 11:24:23 UTC

Emerging from Susan's tent, Marcus shrugged the ankle-length vest back on over his robes, settling it carefully on his shoulders. He replace his ranger pin on his chest, then started towards his gathered materials for his hut.

But a light caught his eye and soon he was sprinting towards the module that had crashed in the trees just beyond the camp.

In his hand he held the contracted pole, not ready to use it as a weapon yet, but ready to be triggered if it was needed.

It wasn't the first time his plans had been scuppered when something unexpected happened and it was obvious to him that there were others equally as on the ball as he, as they arrived in the clearing together...

(and tags to whoever else decides to investigate!)

[McKay] lost_mckay August 7 2007, 12:10:11 UTC

Rodney didn't need a boom to wake him up in the morning. It was the loud crackle of electricity that brought him from doze to wakeful in the span of a couple seconds. He knew what the sound was; and any expending of that much power? Well, for one thing, they didn't have anything that took that much!

It took the scientist a couple of ungraceful moments in order to get dressed, and he emerged, looking a great deal less... together than Marcus. (He didn't even have his pistol!) He ran a hand over rapidly becoming shaggy hair, and mumbled before looking to the skies.

"The HELL?"

[Sam Tyler] starborn_scribe August 7 2007, 12:41:14 UTC

A crash and snapping wood roused Sam from a deep sleep. He struggled to a sitting position while groping for his handgun. Hunt continued snoring, oblivious.

Still rubbing sleep from his eyes, Sam quickly caught up with Marcus, McKay, and the others who'd gathered near the huge metal sphere.

"The HELL?" the Canadian exclaimed.

"Precisely," Sam agreed. He kept his eyes on what looked like a hatch on the sphere's surface. If someone or something were inside, it might emerge there. Sam held his pistol in both hands, but aimed safely at the ground for now.

The ocean breeze picked up, raising gooseflesh* on his arms at legs. Only then did Sam realize that he'd stumbled out of his shelter wearing nothing more than a vest** and boxer shorts. (Bugger.)

* Isn't that the British term for goosebumps?
** The British term for a sleeveless undershirt, i.e. wife-beater.

[Ivanova] I hate mysteries... and <i>booms</i>. lost_mckay August 7 2007, 13:23:44 UTC

"Ah, hell."

Susan and early morning were not on good terms, ever. Civil, sure, but always with an underlying tone of hostility and resentment. Granted, on a space station, it was always dark, so she didn't have the benefit of a sunrise, but the fact remained that it was morning. And it always came too soon ( ... )

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[John] magicalelf August 7 2007, 13:39:18 UTC

John shot upright on the mat he shared with Aeryn, awake before his brain had a chance to fully recognize it. He wasn't quite sure what it was that had awaken him, Aeryn was still asleep beside him, their teepee was still intact, their didn't seem to be any kind of imminent invasion by some kind of sea-faring barbarian horde. So what ...?

It was then that he heard the cracking of branches and the distant boom of something very large and very heavy crashing very suddenly to the earth. He scrambled up, reaching for his pulse pistol and his discarded t-shirt in the same motion. He'd taken to sleeping in swimming trunks. Why not? It was an island after all ( ... )

[Sam Tyler] starborn_scribe August 7 2007, 16:12:18 UTC

Sam tensed when John rapped on the metal sphere with the butt of his gun. Thankfully nothing happened. John's quip eased some of the tension in the air.

"Actually," Sam said, "not all of the obvious questions have been asked. I presume you've never seen such a thing?" John shook his head. "How about you, Dr. McKay?"

[McKay] lost_mckay August 7 2007, 16:35:37 UTC

Rodney stared at the giant... ball, for lack of a better term for the moment. Okay, sphere, but-- The static energy crackling off of it gave him pause. He didn't want to get any closer until it was done. When John walked up to it and gave it a knock with the butt of his pistol, he put his hands above his head in a protective gesture, fully expecting that the 'canned' energy in the pistol and the previously electrically charged sphere would have... explosive results.

Slowly, however, when it didn't happen, the scientist slowly lowered his hands with a surprised sounding, 'Huhn...'. He was still alive; always good.

Blue eyes stared at the sphere again, his head canting to the side, his expression thoughtful before he shook his head. "Nope. Never. Whatever it is, though, got caught in the EMP field." Which, of course, meant that the chances were good that the temporal distortion field was back in place, happily humming away. He'd have to look at the star pattern tonight, with or without Chloe. Tracking the passage of time within the

[Ivanova] lost_mckay August 7 2007, 16:51:51 UTC

Susan was just picking on Sam, nothing more. Always a good sign, at least for her. If she felt free to tease, then it must have meant she liked the guy-- and she did.

She smiled at the embarrassment, and nodded at the response. "That," Sam chuckled, "is an excellent question. I've no idea.""Right..." She looked to John, then, and to the now identified Dr. McKay. There's a bonus... a doctor who obviously wasn't a medical doctor. The knock on the side garnered a wince from the commander, her shoulders rising. She, too, didn't think that the best idea, but hey? Who was she ( ... )

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[Mayday] Is there a doctor in the camp? weirdweb August 7 2007, 22:48:31 UTC

((OOC: Moving down here for any of the medical doctors to reply to. Up to you all who May finds first.))

It didn't take May long to get back to camp, and she headed straight for the infirmary. Unfortunately, at first glance there didn't seem to be any activity inside. "Hello? Anyone on duty in here?"

[Stephen] cbeckett_md August 8 2007, 00:24:15 UTC

Stephen was actually out running when the boom happened. His first thought was to curse Susan, who thought there would always be a boom. This time she was right. It took him a moment to actually grab a shirt and some supplies from the Infirmary, catching May on the way out, "I'm coming. Anyone hurt?"

Stephen jogged back over to the sphere and looked at it, "Okay, so it's a big blue sphere. That's new." He glanced over at Susan now, "Did you order a boom for today?"

[Frank] cbeckett_md August 8 2007, 00:28:43 UTC

Well just when everyone was wondering about the soft creamy center of the big blue ball, the hatch opened up and out tumbled an orange suited Frank. The man was most assuredly alive, since at this point he made a noise that was a cross between a cough, a chuckle, and a groan.

Frank ended up flat on his back, one hand coming up to push off the helmet and reveal a slightly battered and bloody face, "Nice landing Frank. That one will definitely go down in the history books... best ever. Oh yeah."

Frank ignored the pain in his body to look around, taking in more of the surroundings then the actual people at the moment, "Hell, this doesn't look like Australia." Frank closed his eyes a moment, keeping them closed as he asked the most important question, "I'm the only one who came out right?"

[Ivanova/Marcus] lost_mckay August 8 2007, 00:45:27 UTC

Susan crossed her arms before her, and glanced in the familiar medico's direction. Her brows rose, a hint of a smile returning to her face. She shrugged, a little more theatrically now, "I didn't order this boom." She had to chuckle, and looking back at the tumbling figure, she winced. That's gotta hurt.

***

Marcus, for the most part, was keeping a keen eye on the proceedings. His own expression didn't lend much to knowing what was going on behind his eyes, though as the lone occupant began his litany of complaint? Curses? Inquiry? He closed the pike, a soft *ffft* in the air, and palmed it to put it back into his pocket. He answered, the crisp English accent filling the air, "So far, yes?"

[John] magicalelf August 8 2007, 16:27:17 UTC

At the mention of the word "wormhole" John's ears had perked up and he'd turned to look at the newest "doctor" that had joined the bunch of them.

"That would take an enormous amount of power..."

Susan looked at the Doctor and nodded, looking to the sphere again. "Could it have made it's own jump point-- wormhole?" It seemed awfully small to be able to do it, and, like the scientists, knew that it took a whole lot of power. Something small vessels tended not to have. At least, not in her experience. "It's too small."John looked from Rodney to Susan and back to the sphere. "It could have made its own jump point ... I did, and my original shuttle wasn't much bigger than this one." He looked over at Rodney again, "Don't even ask me how, my entire memory on it has been wiped clean. Part of a deal with the devil I made a long time ago. I just know that ... I did it and it was successful and what the hell are you doing here?" He directed the last to Aeryn who had come up beside him. The last thing he wanted was for his pregnant wife to be ( ... )

[McKay] lost_mckay August 8 2007, 18:48:41 UTC

See, now, that's what he got for being so pushy and working his way to the front with the Doctors and Daniel. At the sudden opening of the hatch, Rodney was caught unawares, and he, too, took a slight stumbled fall as Frank did, an exclamation of surprise exiting him. "Hey!"

It wasn't a second after before it was replaced by an 'Ow!'. He wasn't hurt; not really. Just... well... surprised, shocked, and as he rose to his feet, dusted himself off.

John's gun was out, and, honestly, he was feeling a little safer there... and so, he moved such that he was out of the way. Blaise had his, as well... as did one of the 'new guys', but that was gone, though he was sure that it'd take little for it to reappear.

[Aeryn & Marcus] tweets August 8 2007, 20:03:53 UTC

I just know that ... I did it and it was successful and what the hell are you doing here?" He directed the last to Aeryn who had come up beside him.

"I'm a SOLDIER, remember ( ... )

[Nine] purplerhino August 8 2007, 22:08:41 UTC

"Do we have to go pointing guns at new people. They're gonna think we're unfriendly." He pushed forward a bit.

Neither as daft as he sometimes played, nor stupid, having been a soldier as much as those with guns in hand, there was always the keep your friends close enemies closer thing to go by. Besides, he'd faced the barrel of more guns than anyone could count, and it wasn't a fun feeling.

He faced Frank then. "No, this is not Australia. Yes, you did fall out all by yourself. No, this isn't a new reality show. And yes, those really are laser guns. I'm the Doctor, by the way."

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[John] magicalelf August 9 2007, 02:57:18 UTC

"Many a bloody war has started because someone couldn't resist pulling out his weapon,"

John looked over at the Doctor and raised a brow, slowly lowering his weapon when it was apparent the man meant them all no harm. "Hey, just because you're jealous of my weapon doesn't mean you have to go throwing insults at it," he said, the hint of a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "Old habits die hard, DocTen," he replied, shoving Winona back into his holster. "When sudden things tumble from other unknown things, I have a tendency to draw first, ask questions during and shoot if necessary"

He folded his arms in front of his chest and looked down at the man sitting in a heap.

"Nope, not expecting anyone. Just the last time the ride was that rough there were two of me, and one of me is more then enough."

"And a partridge in a pear tree," John quipped, "sounds like you're going to fit right in here."

[Frank] cbeckett_md August 9 2007, 03:55:06 UTC

(OOC: I have to add this now because anything after Blaise's comment won't register with Frank.)

Frank paused and stared at Blaise for a moment as the man told him the date. He seemed confused as he did some mental calculations in his head. Once he was done he calmly rose to his feet without any assistance, ignoring everyone around him, "Excuse me a moment."

It was then that Frank turned and began kicking the sphere, his voice higher and more nasally as he imitated someone, possibly female, "We made a few modifications Frank. It should make the ride smoother Frank. This should be a piece of cake Frank, a walk in the park." Another good solid kick is delivered to the side of the sphere before Frank leans forward and rests his head against the sphere, arms dangling at his side. Obviously the date he was give was not the one that he expected.

[Daniel] fikgirl August 9 2007, 10:14:44 UTC

Daniel waited for Frank Parker to stop attacking his pod before asking with his usual quiet, collected and sympathetic calm, "I'm assuming that wasn't the answer you were looking expecting.

"Not that it's much consolation, but you're not the first to wind up here when you didn't expect it. Sometimes, quite literally when you didn't expect it." Daniel's eyes cut to several of those gathered around at the last sentence. He pushed his sunglasses up on his nose, "I'm Daniel Jackson, and this is . . . The Island."

"Mindfuck Island," Faith supplied. "Which makes a lot more sense once you're here a while -"

"And you will be here a while," someone muttered in the background.

"And yeah, I'm a natural woman today." Faith finished up, hands on her hips, body positioned so that her breasts pushed up against the already tight t-shirt.

Despite Faith's distracting "attributes," Daniel noted that she didn't confirm Rodney's identity yet. No one did, which said something for thier personal paranoia levels.

[Ivanova] lost_mckay August 9 2007, 12:41:44 UTC

"The Minbari open their gunports as a sign of respect. To show their hand," the displaced commander mentionned softly. Susan shrugged offhandedly, seemingly lightly, "Yeah. We didn't 'get it' either." She watched as Sam came back around, unhurt. Right. Having 'everyone' back in the fold made her feel better.

Stepping forward briefly, she helped the scientist back onto his feet, brushed him off, and had the sudden urge to push him back into the fray, but resisted. Stepping back, she re-crossed her arms before her, more than happy to let this play before her. She was learning a good bit about the personalities, her brows rising at some of the comments, complete with a glance around the immediately gathered men to see their reactions.