China turned out to be a fair sized cabin at the very top of the hill. When
they opened the door, they discovered assorted bunk beds and single bunks
situated almost haphazardly along the walls, with two small windows letting
in the afternoon sunlight. O'Neill dropped his bag on the single bunk next
to the door, and looked around. The only other room was a large bathroom,
and there was a small closet that would hold jackets and probably not much
more.
"Okay, guys, as I recall the counselor always had the bunk by the bed, to keep anyone from sneaking out at night."
"Why would they sneak out?" Teal'c asked. "You said your son enjoyed his camp experience. Do some children not?"
"I think it's more to make mischief, Teal'c," Daniel said, dropping his bag on a bunk near the back of the room. "You know, like panty raids in college. Well... no, you don't know. Never mind."
Teal'c looked as though he was going to say something, but he didn't, instead setting his bag on a bunk near O'Neill's. He sat down and the bed creaked under his weight.
"Are you certain this is where we are supposed to be sleeping, O'Neill?"
"Yeah, pretty sure." Jack wasn't any more impressed with his bed than Teal'c was. The mattress was thin, and the sheets looked as they'd been there since the camp had opened. "Just make sure you don't get up on a top bunk, Murray, and you should be all right."
"Indeed." Teal'c didn't sound quite so sure, but he didn't argue.
"So. Everyone unpacked?" This was said sarcastically, since Daniel couldn't find any place to put anything, much less his clothing. The archeologist had brought a number of books that he wanted to look through, but there wasn't even a bookshelf. Or a dresser, or a shelf of any sort.
There was a knock on the door and Carter appeared in the doorway. She looked around, grinning at the look on her team's faces, and noticed that they had even less storage than she did in her cabin.
"All settled in?" She asked.
"Oh yeah." Jack pointed to his bag, which wasn't opened, and he stuffed it under his bunk. "Look, all unpacked and everything."
"Jean came by to tell me that the kids should be arriving sometime this evening, so we should have a chance to look around and get familiar with the area before they get here."
"Not a bad idea," O'Neill said, standing up. He gestured for Daniel and Teal'c to join them, and the four walked back down the hill to the main building. Gary Hines was standing at the entrance waiting for them.
"Find everything okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, thanks," Jack said. "We thought we'd take a look around. That is, if you don't mind? You know, get our bearing and such."
"No no, by all means, feel free to take a look." He pointed off to the right, "You'll find the lake there, which is where we keep the sailboats and canoes and the water stuff, of course." He gestured to the left, "The corral is that way, feel free to go meet the horses and see if there's any particular one you want to claim for the week." He smiled, throwing his arms out expansively, "My camp is your camp!"
"Great."
They turned and walked towards the lake. Not because they wanted to go there more than anyplace else, just because it was the way O'Neill turned.
"You do not appear to be too enthusiastic about this assignment, O'Neill." Teal'c said as they neared the water moments later. There were two docks, about 200 feet away from each other, forming what was roped off to be a swimming area. Nearby was a small shack that when they looked into it they saw it held life vests and paddles.
"Nah, I'm not completely against this assignment, Te-Murray," Jack said, looking into another closet in the shack and smiling when he saw fishing gear. "It's just not... something I would have chosen to do for myself."
"I see."
"But..." Jack pulled one of the fishing poles out of the closet and the others groaned. "Orders are orders," he said. The others left Jack standing in the shack, and he gave their retreating backs an innocent look. "What did I say?" When no one answered him, he sighed and put the fishing pole back, then went outside once more to join them.
They spent the rest of the afternoon checking out the rest of the camp. Not only was there a corral filled with horses, there was also a large open field that was presumably used for football, soccer and other open space games. The rest of the counselors joined them a while later, introducing themselves as they showed the four some of the camp that they hadn't seen yet.
"You've never counseled at a camp before?" Jean asked. She was a young woman, probably twenty or so, who was apparently infatuated with O'Neill to judge by the way she was looking at him.
"Never." Teal'c said.
"Nope." Daniel.
"I never even went to camp." Sam said.
"The children should be arriving soon," Tom, who was one of the fifth grade boys' counselors. "They'll be boisterous and loud, but mostly they're good kids. You guys should be fine. You three-"he pointed at Teal'c, Daniel and Jack, "have the youngest of the boys. They're always fun."
Jack didn't look all that convinced, but he didn't say anything else. He just nodded, and joined the others when they went to the main building to prepare name tags and signs for the arrival of the campers.
**
Author's Note:
Sorry it was short, but the campers will arrive next chapter and things will start getting interesting, I promise! Thanks for the reviews, and feel free to email me if you have anything you'd particularly like to see happen (and I'll consider it) : )
"Okay, guys, as I recall the counselor always had the bunk by the bed, to keep anyone from sneaking out at night."
"Why would they sneak out?" Teal'c asked. "You said your son enjoyed his camp experience. Do some children not?"
"I think it's more to make mischief, Teal'c," Daniel said, dropping his bag on a bunk near the back of the room. "You know, like panty raids in college. Well... no, you don't know. Never mind."
Teal'c looked as though he was going to say something, but he didn't, instead setting his bag on a bunk near O'Neill's. He sat down and the bed creaked under his weight.
"Are you certain this is where we are supposed to be sleeping, O'Neill?"
"Yeah, pretty sure." Jack wasn't any more impressed with his bed than Teal'c was. The mattress was thin, and the sheets looked as they'd been there since the camp had opened. "Just make sure you don't get up on a top bunk, Murray, and you should be all right."
"Indeed." Teal'c didn't sound quite so sure, but he didn't argue.
"So. Everyone unpacked?" This was said sarcastically, since Daniel couldn't find any place to put anything, much less his clothing. The archeologist had brought a number of books that he wanted to look through, but there wasn't even a bookshelf. Or a dresser, or a shelf of any sort.
There was a knock on the door and Carter appeared in the doorway. She looked around, grinning at the look on her team's faces, and noticed that they had even less storage than she did in her cabin.
"All settled in?" She asked.
"Oh yeah." Jack pointed to his bag, which wasn't opened, and he stuffed it under his bunk. "Look, all unpacked and everything."
"Jean came by to tell me that the kids should be arriving sometime this evening, so we should have a chance to look around and get familiar with the area before they get here."
"Not a bad idea," O'Neill said, standing up. He gestured for Daniel and Teal'c to join them, and the four walked back down the hill to the main building. Gary Hines was standing at the entrance waiting for them.
"Find everything okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, thanks," Jack said. "We thought we'd take a look around. That is, if you don't mind? You know, get our bearing and such."
"No no, by all means, feel free to take a look." He pointed off to the right, "You'll find the lake there, which is where we keep the sailboats and canoes and the water stuff, of course." He gestured to the left, "The corral is that way, feel free to go meet the horses and see if there's any particular one you want to claim for the week." He smiled, throwing his arms out expansively, "My camp is your camp!"
"Great."
They turned and walked towards the lake. Not because they wanted to go there more than anyplace else, just because it was the way O'Neill turned.
"You do not appear to be too enthusiastic about this assignment, O'Neill." Teal'c said as they neared the water moments later. There were two docks, about 200 feet away from each other, forming what was roped off to be a swimming area. Nearby was a small shack that when they looked into it they saw it held life vests and paddles.
"Nah, I'm not completely against this assignment, Te-Murray," Jack said, looking into another closet in the shack and smiling when he saw fishing gear. "It's just not... something I would have chosen to do for myself."
"I see."
"But..." Jack pulled one of the fishing poles out of the closet and the others groaned. "Orders are orders," he said. The others left Jack standing in the shack, and he gave their retreating backs an innocent look. "What did I say?" When no one answered him, he sighed and put the fishing pole back, then went outside once more to join them.
They spent the rest of the afternoon checking out the rest of the camp. Not only was there a corral filled with horses, there was also a large open field that was presumably used for football, soccer and other open space games. The rest of the counselors joined them a while later, introducing themselves as they showed the four some of the camp that they hadn't seen yet.
"You've never counseled at a camp before?" Jean asked. She was a young woman, probably twenty or so, who was apparently infatuated with O'Neill to judge by the way she was looking at him.
"Never." Teal'c said.
"Nope." Daniel.
"I never even went to camp." Sam said.
"The children should be arriving soon," Tom, who was one of the fifth grade boys' counselors. "They'll be boisterous and loud, but mostly they're good kids. You guys should be fine. You three-"he pointed at Teal'c, Daniel and Jack, "have the youngest of the boys. They're always fun."
Jack didn't look all that convinced, but he didn't say anything else. He just nodded, and joined the others when they went to the main building to prepare name tags and signs for the arrival of the campers.
**
Author's Note:
Sorry it was short, but the campers will arrive next chapter and things will start getting interesting, I promise! Thanks for the reviews, and feel free to email me if you have anything you'd particularly like to see happen (and I'll consider it) : )