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Just as she turned off her Tablet there was a knock at the door. Paige knew it could only be one thing, or at least she hoped it could. Rousing from her bed she threw on one of her loose Nirvana shirts and opened the door to see an Airman waiting expectantly. He informed her that it was time for her to finally make the journey over to the Catherine Langford. Not a moment too soon, she thought.

As she readied herself for the trip through the gate she could only imagine what lie ahead. Walter’s countdown only made the event all the more dramatic. The rush of air from the gate opening once again was exhilarating. She couldn’t help but stand in awe of it’s brilliance until one of the Airman carrying her largest of suitcases nudged her slightly. Seeing his expression she knew he wanted to be somewhere else instead of dragging her monstrous luggage up the ramp. She followed in line and almost jumped in anticipation through the gate.

The gate room was simple, to one side there was a large round slab of what looked like steel several feet thick which appeared to be on some kind of hinge, indicating that it moved around and inserted itself in the gate itself. Obviously the gate plug design that would stop an incoming wormhole from forming. The room was as big as the SGCs gate room, the gate itself was an Atlantis type which to someone new to the programme would raise questions in itself about the difference, the gate wasn’t ramped and built into the floor. At either sides of the room just past the end of the plug there were slits, the ends of guns could just barely be seen pointing out of them. As the incoming travellers were identified as friendly military personnel moved out to help with the suitcases and various pieces of tech that had to be moved out of the room and to their respective locations.

An man, who appeared to be in his mid to late forties, something he didn’t really like when he was only forty two, in a lab coat walked forward ignoring everyone else but the young lab tech who was apparently going to be his responsibility. For all that he had to do he totally had enough time to keep an eye on a lab tech or computer technician or whatever she was. He admired her willingness but it was still an inconvenience. He moved up to her and offered his hand “Dr.Harper? I’m Dr.Phil Lawson, you can call me Phil or Lawson whatever takes yur fancy. I’m meant to be yur instructor so to speak, I’m tae make sure you fit in enough wi’ the ship an’ with the program. There isn’t any time for you to settle in. You need tae gear up-” He indicated to the fatigues he was wearing underneath his lab coat “-We’re gan down to the planet soon. They need me and as your supposed tae be my assistant I want you tae come wi’ me. Any problems? No? Good. Come with me we’ll get you ready.” He began walking down the corridor, she still hadn’t said anything. Likely stunned into silence. “So, can ye talk? I know its impressive an’a but I’d at least expect some reaction.”

Paige had seemingly stepped from one side if the Stargate to another but was now in a completely different place. She almost fell over as she exited the gate and was immediately greeted by an old Scotsman in a lab coat, who addressed himself as Dr.Phil Lawson. He barely gave her enough time to react before he was ready to whisk her away to some other place to get ‘geared up’ which she assumed meant donning a uniform like his own. The amount of new things to see were overwhelming and for a short while she was speechless.

Dr. Lawson beckoned her to come along and she followed quite readily. She was eager to see the rest of the ship, of course, but duty called and she wouldn’t dare shy away now. She walked briskly behind him towards what she assumed would be an armory or supply room of sorts. It took a minute for her to realize what he had said. “Oh, right. I’m Dr. Linda Paige Harper, apparently at your service. Can I just say that this the coolest fuckin’ thing I’ve ever seen? I mean we’re in space! On a spaceship! In Space! Oh wait, you said we’re going down to a planet?”

“Well there is something tae be said about enthusiasm I suppose…” He knew what it must be like for her. He himself had been ecstatic the first time he had went to space. Despite the fact that he had already been working for the programme before hand. The best sight hoiwever had to be watching Atlantis cruise through space, it made all the effort the Ancients put into its aesthetic design worth it unlike their battlecruiser which were built for function, jesus he even digressed when he was thinking to himself. He sighed as he entered the elevator and hit the “up” button rather than the down button where they had to go. He had something to show her first. “By the way, I’d keep that tone doon when yur talking to the IOA rep, he is a bit official an’ all that. Also, aye we’re gan doon to the planet. There is an ancient facility and we need tae download data from it.” The elevator dinged as they reached the top, he took them straight ahead and took a door to the right. Opening them up to what would have been the bridge had the bridge not been built inside the vessel. The observation deck.

Out beyond the rest of the ship could be seen, as well as the planet and the Ha’tak could even be seen in the distance. One of the planets moons could be seen as well in the picture. He turned back to her awestruck face. “Welcome aboard the Langford Doctor Harper.” He left her to the view.

Of all the things she could have seen in her lifetime this was right at the top of the list. Not exactly how she had imagined it but splendorous all the same. Seeing the vastness of space made the entire experience feel more real. There was one thing that stuck out more than the rest however. “Is that… an Alien Spaceship!?” Her eyes were wide open at the site of it. She had been given a vague explanation about alien species but here was an alien space craft hanging out in the upper atmosphere just outside their own space craft. It was certainly a lot to take in. She felt as if she could look out into space until the end of time but again, duty called. “I guess there’s no rest for the wicked. I still have a million questions but if we have things to do I guess I shouldn’t really waste any time staring at space like a deer in the headlights. Onwards to victory then!” Paige started for the elevator again before realizing she had no idea where she was supposed to be going and turned back to Dr. Lawson. “Maybe you should lead the way?”

Lawson ignored his desire to shake his head. He had the distinct feeling that she and Eli Wallace would get along pretty well if she ever had to use the stones to go onto destiny however he doubted that there would be cause especially as she was aboard the Langford and not on earth. “Yur right, we have loads tae dae and naw a lot o’ time.” He moved to the elevator and once they were both in he pressed the down button to take them to the correct deck. Where he walked them to the door of the female changing room. “Just hop in, take a pair o’ clothes and throw ‘em on. Preferably the yins like mine, it is going to be pretty forested down on the planet. Once yur done we’ll sort ye out wi’ the tech you’ll need on the planet.” He stood at the door waiting for her to come back out.

As she passed through the door she turned back and gave a slight smirk. “No peeking.” Once the door closed behind her she tossed her shoes on a bench, along with her shirt and jeans. Scanning the unmarked lockers for a uniform her size she finally found one that both resembled Dr. Lawson’s and was small enough to fit her comfortably. When she emerged from the changing room she took a spin and showed off her uniform for the old man. “Looks good right? Not really my color though.” Paige cleared her throat and pretended to straighten out a tie. “Right, let’s be professional. So what kind of toys do we get to take down planetside?”

He sighed, this was really going to be tough on him to look after her. Or should he say babysit. “This isnae a party Dr.Harper. Anyway we aren’t taking toys doon, a tablet each with translation programmes wi’ some diagnostic equipment and other tools to do bits and bobs. Not a lot of fancy equipment, the fanciest stuff is gan ahead of us with the recon team.” He lead her down the hall. “We’ll get a flak vest each and our gear, oh. This too.” He reached under his lab coat and pulled out a Zat’nik’atel before handing it to her. “Be careful with it, squeeze it once stuns an opponent and the second kills. Try naw to shoot anybody that is a friend. We’ll get you some practice after the curren’ mission however the noo’ we dinnae have ony time.” He lead them both to the ready room which was now empty. He pointed to a locker. “That yin for flak vests-” He pointed to another. “-That yin for your backpack with the gear.”

“Can you really blame me for being excited? Before this I was a nerd locked away in a lab working on algorithms and software architectures that might as well have been designed by toddlers in comparison.” It seemed odd and slightly alarming that she had been given a stun gun. On the other hand, It was the coolest stun gun she had ever seen. She gave it a last look over before placing it securely in her pant’s cargo pocket. She felt a little less talkative now that they would be wearing armor, which you don’t normally put on in advance unless you expect to need it. The flak vest was simple enough to put on with the adjustable straps and the backpack seemed fairly light. Once she was ready to go she gave him a thumbs up. “Let’s get to that ancient facility and crack it open.”

“Haud yur horses. We’re still waiting for the recon team to radio back in an’ then we’ll ken what we’re gettin’ intae. We need to make sure we can get intae it firs’ rather than get doon there an’ just hae to come back.” He walked out of the room. “Come wi’ me. I’ll sure you where you’ll be spending most o’ your time.” He walked out of the room and led them down several corridors. He passed a room with a keyboard and a guard. “I’ll get ya in there later. Thats the Asgard Core. Everythin’ they left behind for us in a nicely bundled up room. Access is restricted but I can get in whenever I wan’ I’m in that many bloody projects.” He nodded at the guard and continued down the hall. He was hoping the kids attitude would grow on him, as right now it was just annoying.

They past the core lab, which again he indicated to and finally they reached his own personal lab. Smaller than the core lab however it was far more private. A couple of work stations and a holographic table in the middle for building 3d models to run simulations. Similar to the one that inhabited the centre of the CIC. Thank you asgard. “This is my playpen. We got a couple o’ workstations as well as the holographic table. I’ll have tae read you into projects I hae running as soon as we’re off mission. However just noo go ahead and power up the table. You may as well get used to the interface as you’ll be usin’ it most o’ the time. Bring up file… 211 it should be a model of the BC-304 so you can learn a’ the ins and oots o’ yur new hame.” He sat at his own computer, and began booting up the R-302 project. No, it wasn’t that anymore. The X-200 project. Yeah, he may as well start a new numerical system otherwise it would be the 306 after the British ship was built and then the transport vessel in design would end up being the 307 and it would just end up a mess.

Paige listened intently as he explained everything. Once they reached the lab her ears perked up. This would be the place she was going to work while aboard the Langford. She did as she was told and opened up file 211 and sure enough a model of the BC-304 Catherine Langford appeared. She wasted no time and started picking apart the model deck by deck. She had nearly forgotten that anyone else was in the room as she concentrated on every detail.

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That was totally intentional. I was speaking from Paige's perspective so really it's her fault.
>.>
Anyway, I fixed it. Stupid typos....

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Posted but still on Earth. Next time though.... SPACE!!!

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Barely a day had passed since she was let out of the medical ward at SGC but her deployment to the Catherine Langford had been delayed. For reasons she has yet to understand the medical staff decided it was necessary to keep her under observation, further delaying what would undoubtedly be the most incredible job she could ever imagine. It was ironic that a vaccination designed to prevent her from getting sick did exactly that. Even so, it couldn't be helped, at the very least it gave her more time to pour over the schematics of the BC-304, F-302, and the prototype R-302. Each one was it's own masterpiece and Paige never tired of looking at their specifications, she had practically memorized each ones inner workings by now. She couldn't wait to see them in person, the anticipation almost made her physically ache.

The SGC had more than enough to keep her busy in the meantime. She had been granted access to most of the labs and spent a lot of time talking with other scientists about their projects. All of the scientific staff were brilliant, which was to be expected of the world's most secret military program. There were a lot of first times going on. She had never worked for the military before, although during her time at NASA she worked on projects funded by the U.S. Military. It was her first time having an allergic reaction to a vaccine, which meant that either her immune system decided to take a dump or whatever was in that syringe was very exotic. She had been permitted, after a mountain of non-disclosure forms, to witness the Stargate in action. That one was her favorite so far.

The Stargate, a remarkable piece of technology centuries ahead of it's time. A device capable of forming and stabilizing a wormhole to transport living matter millions of lightyears across the galaxy in seconds. Similar devices were apparently scattered across the Milky Way. Watching the ring spin as each chevron was locked into place and the resulting plume of energy once a connection had been made was almost unreal. Paige was even more amazed at how beautiful the event horizon of the wormhole was, she hadn't expected to see a glowing ocean of blue when the containment field stabilized.

For now, she was "on standby" which for Paige meant that she had absolutely nothing to do. Most of her personal effects were packed away ready to be brought on board the Catherine Langford when she finally arrived, all except for a small bag with a few essentials. She laid in the bed of her temporary quarters with a tablet in her lap. She started the tablet's camera and hit record. "Hello me... and anyone else that's going to see this since it'll probably be classified or whatever. Well, I'm still on stand by same as yesterday but hopefully it won't be for much longer. Should've been on that ship by now. Stupid flu shot they gave me almost killed me and now I'm stuck in this wonderful room." She panned the camera to show the drab utilitarian quarters she had been assigned then focused back on herself. "You see? There's so much color!... They really need to give security clearance to an interior designer. Anyway, there's not much else to say. Maybe next time I'll be recording this in space, that would be awesome! Ciao!" She blew a kiss to the camera before shutting it off. Leaning back in the bed she gave sigh and said to herself. "Next time, Paige.... space..."

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I think I prefer being called in by Williams from the SGC for whatever reason. Making up a post to say I was there the whole time but didn't contribute feels kind of cheap. Although what would she be called in for? I honestly don't mind waiting until a more appropriate time to be sent to the Langford. Also, by now she's been fully committed to the Stargate program so would she have access to certain informations relevant to her future posting such as the OS "blueprints" for the Langford?

[High-Casual]White Lotus: The New Breed.

I'm still here dammit. I'll get a post in when I'm not so damn busy....

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So right now the Langford is engaged in some mission type stuff so what should I be doing in the meantime? Should Paige be back at SGC getting ready? Or if we're going with the allergic reaction thing would she be just getting out of the medical ward? Any ideas would be helpful.

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Finished editing I think. Hopefully I don't change it again...

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Dr. Harper

Name: Linda Paige Harper (goes by Paige)
Aliases: AstroFairy
Age: 25
Title: Doctor (Dr.)
Appearance:


Role: Scientist (Computer Science & Application)

Nationality: U.S.A.

Biography: Paige was born March 4th, 1989 to a middle class family as the youngest of two children. Her parents always assumed she would be some kind of genius since she had taking things apart and putting them back together since she was nearly 5 years old. Growing up she got into plenty of trouble for tinkering with things that didn't belong to her, but her older brother Malcom always looked out for her. By the time she was ten Paige had disassembled every appliance in the house and had taken to computers as the next logical step. She found that computers were much more to her liking although she still kept on with her tinkering. When she wasn't taking things apart or scouring the internet she was playing video games or watching science fiction shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation and Doctor Who. It was these kinds of shows that garnered her interest in space travel and really anything to do with new technologies in general.

It was clear when she entered into public school that she was miles ahead of most other students and was offered a grant to further her education with a private tutor. She completed her high school diploma at 16 and earned a bachelor's degree in computer science at 19. A few months later she enrolled at MIT in order to qualify for some grants to pay the rent as she had decided to move out by then.Her most significant achievement was a silicon-based crystalline polymer that utilized organized molecules to transmit signals efficiently across it’s cellular matrix, effectively increasing a computer’s ability to process complex calculations much more quickly. It was based on an episode of Star Trek, a popular TV series. The aliens in the show were silicon-based crystalline life-forms that were sentient. The professor made a call to a colleague working at a NASA research lab and offered her a job working as a lab assistant. Paige completed her MIT courses online, earning her a Doctorate in computer engineering with a minor in applied engineering, while working at the research lab making more than enough to fund her hobbies. She also worked on several projects that indirectly contributed to operating systems aboard the BC-304. In her spare time she was was known as AstroFairy across many science fiction forums and had her own youtube channel where she would answer questions from viewers about science fiction and what it would take to make them a reality.

It was obvious that her talent was wasted as a lab assistant so after two years her employer gave Paige her own lab to work independently. It wasn't much more than a large closet with a few computers but she made it her home and practically lived there. A few months later she had finally completed her latest project that she had been working on for some time. She had come up with an improved algorithm that would greatly increase the sensor resolution of thermal sensors utilizing the same silicon crystal technology she had pioneered years earlier. Just before she published her work she received a phone call about an opportunity to work in a government funded program called "Stargate" which she had never even heard of but the pay seemed amazing and she was promised that it was an opportunity of a lifetime.

Personality: Paige is generally cheerful and inquisitive. She has a broad range of interests that she usually keeps to herself as she's not accustomed to being around people who know what the heck she is talking about. Her passion for science is obvious as most of her time is spent in some kind of study on one thing or another. She becomes engrossed in her work easily and has locked herself in a room working for days on end more times than anyone cares to count. She dislikes conflict and usually deflects tension with humor and sarcasm. Despite her lack of socialization she tends to get along quite easily with most people and rarely goes against authority unless she knows she's right.

Trivia:
-Paige is a Pisces
-She stands at 5'3''
-Gifted with the ATA gene (quite useful)
-She speaks English and Binary (and Klingon)

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I think I've done it.... Let me know if I missed something.

[High-Casual]White Lotus: The New Breed.

Well actually if Kasumi were to be severely wounded we could use that to keep her out of any real action for as long as we need to. I could easily set that up if need be.