Nova Vita
Chapter 1
In an Office, across the Mess Hall
It was 5 days before Christmas on Earth; Bryony was fitting in very well at the base getting along with mostly everyone that she would encounter while at the complex. She had yet to meet the elusive Moswen, the daughter that Daniel Jackson had left in his death. Bryony new that she was living with Dr. Frazier and Cassandra off base; she had heard plenty of things about Moswen, from Cassandra's point of view the young girl was shy and had a hard time dealing with social issues. Well Cassandra of all people would be able to knock her out of that at least a little bit. She was glad to know that there was going to be a hosted event Christmas Eve at a Hilton hotel for the many staff members of the SGC, everybody was going to be there she couldn't wait. She had to find something to wear to the party of course, but she was sure that she would manage to pull something off. She was deep in these many thoughts as she stepped mistakenly into an office that was inhabited by none other than Jonas Quinn; she hadn't really had any time to talk to him at all. There he was silently reading some of Jackson's research; he was so immersed in what he was reading that he didn't realize that she was there. She went up beside him in the extra chair and started to talk.
"You always reading in here?" she asked a startled Jonas.
"Sometimes, most of the time, the research about the ancients is astounding" he said looking up at her with a smile.
"Yeah I have heard allot about the late doctors work, he was a really passionate person" Bryony said softly at the mentioning of the man that was so important to her father. It was hard for her dad when Jackson died, she could always sense the pain in his voice over the phone before the memorial. She also felt bad for the young daughter that she had yet to meet.
"Yeah, he was a good man" Jonas said sadly looking back down at book on the desk. He still felt ashamed about what had happened on Kelowna.
"Are you okay Jonas?" Bryony asked as she saw the sadness in his eyes while talking about Daniel.
"I am, just getting caught in my thoughts" he said awkwardly trying to hide his embarrassment from the girl in front of him.
"It's a dangerous thing getting caught in ones thoughts, maybe you would like a break from all this reading…" she said to him boldly trying to make more of a conversation.
Jonas looked at her and smiled "ok"
"I hear the Mess is having green jell-o" he joked as they started to toward the cafeteria.
As Jonas predicted there was indeed green Jell-o that accompanied the meal of fish sticks and mashed potatoes. She was starting to enjoy talking to him even if it was about how earth amazed him, how much he enjoyed having the opportunity to be at the command. They had talked there for an hour or two about many other different things such as the air force academy that she was in, her desire for foreign relations, and the upcoming Military Ball party that was happening that weekend.
An author's note:
So I should have done this in the first chapter that I posted in this story, this is the second part to a series that a friend and I are co writing. The whole story consists of 5 parts, 2 written by me and 2 written by her and 1 that will inter-loop the stories as a whole. So check out the story that she has up which is her first one called Ante Terra by Danie Berry. So check that story out and also check out the prequel to this Argosian Fields.
Please read and review.
Meg
Sorry chap is pretty short.
