Chapter 4

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Monday, 20th February 1996

Elevator, SGA

Daniel Jackson walked into Cheyenne Mountain. This place was really top secret. He had had to sign in and give legal documentation at the surface that he was really Dr. Jackson. He stepped out of the elevator and recognized the woman from the coffee shop. He stopped her.

"Excuse me, where is the General's office?"

"Hi, Jackson! I'll bring you! It's just down here! Follow me." She turned around and he followed her.

"I don't think we've been properly introduced. My name is Carter, Dr. Samantha Carter. Here it is. Right in through here and to your left." He thanked her and she smiled at him with a bright, excited smile.

He rapped at the door. He heard the gruff bark to come and he opened the door.

Jack looked up and saw the linguist from the coffee shop.

"I'm here to report for my first day, General."

"Good for you. Go find Catherine. She should be in her office. She'll have work for you to do."

"Okay."

Jack dismissed the linguist with a wave of his hand.

Daniel left, a bit flabbergasted by the way the general had acted and asked someone where Dr. Langford's office was. He whirled however, when he heard a voice behind him.

"My office is right next door to your new one, doctor." The older woman smiled warmly at him. "Let me show you." She led him down to the elevator and hit the button for the 17th floor. They went down and she said,

"Do you have anything else? We can get you quarters on the base if you need somewhere to stay."

"I have my apartment, thank you."

She laughed and said, "Well, it is a standard here. Everyone has living quarters on the base."

The elevator stopped and let them off. She led him to a room that was completely bare, except for some shelves, a desk, a chair, and a computer.

"This is your office. My office is immediately to your right and our other expert in Linguistics is to your left." He thanked her and she left.

He put down his bags and sighed. 'Well, it has plenty of shelf space.' He thought. 'I might just be able to crash here instead of in my apartment, if I really do get quarters. That would save me money on rent.'