"So... Atlantis?" Daniel said, two steps behind Jack as the man strode the Pentagon corridors, which, come to think of it, looked a lot like the SGC corridors--endless gray.
"Forget it."
"But...."
"Not staying."
"But, for now--I mean, backyard?"
"Not staying."
"But, I only need...."
"Daniel!" Jack stopped. He put both hands on Daniel's shoulder because it always startled the man, shut him up for ten valuable seconds. "No, you cannot go and dig some thing up in some dusty corner that will be bad.... Again. That thing's a bigger trouble-suck than yo...well, than. Which is the only reason the IOA's agreed to get it the hell gone."
"Two days? Forty-ei..."
"Daniel, far as you're concened, it never got here." Turning, Jack started walking. "You know how much damn energy it takes to run those damn shields--it's bliping every damn EM tracking system that gets near. So it's going while folks are still thinking new Bermuda Triangle."
Distracted, Daniel frowned. "Y'know, that's not a bad idea. Edgar Cayce put Atlantis right...."
"Right back were it needs to be. That's where it's going. And, no, you won't be on it then, either."
"But...."
"Keep saying that, and yours is right back on The Odyssey until I get the all-clear. Are we clear?"
"Yes, Jack. Fine. Be that way. Pass up the opportunity for potential discoveries!"
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Date: 2009-01-10 09:03 pm (UTC)"Forget it."
"But...."
"Not staying."
"But, for now--I mean, backyard?"
"Not staying."
"But, I only need...."
"Daniel!" Jack stopped. He put both hands on Daniel's shoulder because it always startled the man, shut him up for ten valuable seconds. "No, you cannot go and dig some thing up in some dusty corner that will be bad.... Again. That thing's a bigger trouble-suck than yo...well, than. Which is the only reason the IOA's agreed to get it the hell gone."
"Two days? Forty-ei..."
"Daniel, far as you're concened, it never got here." Turning, Jack started walking. "You know how much damn energy it takes to run those damn shields--it's bliping every damn EM tracking system that gets near. So it's going while folks are still thinking new Bermuda Triangle."
Distracted, Daniel frowned. "Y'know, that's not a bad idea. Edgar Cayce put Atlantis right...."
"Right back were it needs to be. That's where it's going. And, no, you won't be on it then, either."
"But...."
"Keep saying that, and yours is right back on The Odyssey until I get the all-clear. Are we clear?"
"Yes, Jack. Fine. Be that way. Pass up the opportunity for potential discoveries!"
"Oh, I'm getting good at that these days."