Chapter Fourteen:
As the group was eating, Janet entered the commissary looking for the two teenage girls. When she spotted them, she approached the table. Aiden and Jonas were in a heated mental conversation that much was apparent by their faces, while Cassie was talking to an unknown Navy Lieutenant still in his dress uniform. Janet had to clear her throat several times before any of them looked at her.
"Since when did we start getting Navy men here?" Janet asked in her usual tell me everything about him tone of voice.
Aiden was the first to pipe up, "Lieutenant Nigel Wright, US Navy, Cryptology and your guinea pig until mom and Daniel return. We got him a couple of hours ago and I'm his babysitter until mom and Daniel return. Anything I forgot."
"That sums it up Aiden." Cassie answered.
"Wow. My guinea pig huh?" Janet asked.
"Maybe then I won't put holes in your wall?" Aiden asked hopefully.
"You're an ongoing experiment Aiden, that will never change, although I should ask for more hazardous pay with you." Janet said with a smile. Dreamer barked announcing her presence. Janet pet the wolf then looked at Nigel.
"What?" He asked. He was beginning to get annoyed here.
"Sorry you just stand out like a sore thumb in your current uniform. Blue or green?" Janet asked. At the confused look, she said, "BDU's that's what we all wear around here, except me, my staff, Hammond and select others who don't have missions because of their job."
"Green, then I guess." Nigel said.
"A man after my heart." Cassie said dramatically then started laughing at Aiden's giggle.
"At least your mom will let you date more willing then mine." Aiden said causing Cassie to snort.
"Last boy I kissed the porch light blew out and I fainted and got horribly sick." Cassie said. Aiden looked at her and Cassie nodded to the unheard question. Nigel again got his confused look.
"Forget about it Lieutenant. You won't know about that until its time too." Janet said.
"Formalities are weird around here." Nigel said. Janet motioned all to follow. On the way to the infirmary, Janet got Nigel his green BDU's and boots.
"I'll catch up with you later Aiden," Jonas said at a conjunction, "Your mom will be back in two days, remember that." And with that, he was down the hall.
"He is one odd man." Aiden said referring to Jonas as she sat on the bed next to Janet's office. It was put there for Aiden and Cassie so Janet could keep an eye on them better when they were in the infirmary. Although Aiden still managed to escape still whenever she was told to stay there. Cassie joined Aiden on the bed. Janet pointed Nigel to the nearest bed to them. Aiden and Cassie went into a conversation that only made sense to teenagers. Dreamer sat guard next to Janet's office door.
"Soo, Lieutenant, where are you from?" Janet said trying to make conversation while she drew blood and did a physical on him.
"Please call me Nigel, no one seems to want to do that here." He said as Janet brought her tray of instruments over to his bed.
"Formalities until you've been here a couple of days. Don't worry it'll pass." Janet said beginning her examination.
"I'm from Bismark, North Dakota. I was stationed at the Pentagon before I got orders from the president to come here." Nigel said.
"How is Bismark? I've never been." Janet said avoiding the whole president part.
"Not missing anything there." He said. Twenty minutes later, Nigel was in the room that he met Aiden and Cassie in. He was currently playing play station with Cassie while Aiden showered.
As Sam walked the perimeter of the Alpha Site with Teal'c, Daniel was talking to Rabb. Jack was sitting on a drum keeping an alert eye and ear out for trouble. Mac was in a tent talking to some random marine about training at the location.
"So, how'd you and Sam meet?" Daniel asked Rabb.
"Her dad and my mom were neighbors after I had graduated from the academy. It was weird too." Rabb said as Sam approached them. Teal'c went to talk to Bry'tac.
"What'cha talking about?" Sam asked with a smile.
"You." Daniel said automatically. Sam looked at him and he nodded to her silent, mental question. Then he pointed towards Jack. Rabb was still confused. Sam went to Jack and began talking to him.
"What just happened?" Rabb asked.
"Did you know Sam and Aiden are telepathic?" Daniel asked as Mac joined them. Rabb shook his head no. Daniel left it at the question. It was now Sam and Aiden's place on the topic. He was still getting used to it.
"Cassie why does Aiden take her bag everywhere with her?" Nigel asked.
"Because her trust issue is nonexistence. She has a problem with just about everybody right now. Don't take it personally." Cassie said winning the game. All of a sudden, the klaxons started blaring and Aiden ran out of the bathroom and out of the room fully dressed with her bag on her back. Cassie and Nigel slowly followed her with Dreamer next to Nigel.
"What happened?" Nigel asked as he looked at Dreamer.
"Dunno, Aiden is really out of it when the alarms sound. Jonas will get her though." Cassie said rounding a corner and spotted Jonas and Aiden talking. The base found out about Aiden freaking out over the alarms her first day there after she met her grandfather for the first time. Jack had found it slightly amusing, until Sam gave him a death glare. As they approached Cassie asked, "Everything ok?"
"Yea. Aiden thought it was her mom and dad coming back hurt. It was-"
"Its ok son. He needs to know about the program to work here. Since SG-9 just returned, only one injury, lets show him what we really do here." Hammond said approaching them. Nigel got confused again.
"I thought you all did radar telemetry." Nigel said.
"That's done on the upper levels of the base which is a different run base altogether Lieutenant." Hammond said leading the entire group to the gate room.