Author's note: In Good Morning Campers!, Andrew was actually the only
Camper (male or female) that had a surname, so I actually had to go back
and double check to see what it was. I figured if I didn't, someone else
would. This is the chapter where we learn all the family names, so if
you're making a chart, now is the time to get out the paper!
"Well, let's see..."
Andrew's dad had led them into the main living area of the lodge. It was a huge room, with a definite rustic décor, although it was obvious to the three men that there were also all the comforts of modern conveniences. Although there was a huge fireplace with a roaring fire, the room was equally warm where they entered it. Which was a fair distance away, and should have been colder. The walls were wooden, with huge support beams, and there were half a dozen couches and comfortable chairs scattered throughout. Above the mantle was the stuffed head of a large moose - obviously not killed anywhere in the area - and above the door that Jack, Teal'c and Daniel entered, there was a stuffed Elk head, that could have been bagged in that area. Both animals had huge racks of antlers, and even Jack - who wasn't all that much of a hunter - had to be impressed by their size.
There was a fairly large group of people in the room, but it was large enough to hold them all comfortably, and Andrew's dad brought the three newcomers into the middle of the room, and introduced them.
"Everyone, I'm pretty sure most of you have met Murray, here, but this is Colonel Jack O'Neill, and this is Daniel Jackson."
"Doctor Daniel Jackson." Heads turned at the voice, and a man walked up. He was about twenty-five years old, well dressed and neatly turned out, and was staring at Daniel as though he'd seen Moses himself. "It's a true pleasure to meet you, Doctor Jackson!" He held his hand out and Daniel took it.
"You know him, Darrin?" Andrew's father asked, interestedly.
The man shook his head, still smiling. "I've never met him, David, but this man's a genius!" He turned back to Daniel, who was almost blushing Jack noticed with a slight grin of his own. "I've read everything you've ever written, Doctor Jackson. I can't believe more people don't accept your theories. They make so much more sense than anyone else's."
"Thank you," Daniel said. Jack was sure he was blushing, now. "Please, call me Daniel, will you?"
"Thank you, Daniel, I'd be honored." Darrin turned to Jack, and held out his hand as well, smiling. "Darrin Stephens. I'm Andrew's uncle." He introduced himself. "Forgive me my theatrics, but your friend is well ahead of his time."
"Jack O'Neill," Jack said, smiling at Daniel's discomfort. "It's a pleasure."
"Do you work with Daniel, Jack?"
"Only sometimes. Mostly I just listen and try to soak in his genius."
It was obvious Darrin was trying to decide if Jack was serious or not, but Andrew's dad interrupted before he could make up his mind. He took Daniel by one elbow, and gestured for Jack to follow as they made the rounds of all Andrew's relatives, and David introduced them, but Jack was sure he'd never remember them all.
A pair of older women were sitting on the sofa nearest to the roaring fire. They were Andrew's grandmothers and were a study in contrasts if Jack had ever seen one. Shelby was a stout woman with a shock of gray hair that hung in two braids down past her shoulders, and Lucille was a thin woman with hair as dark as any Jack had ever seen. Hers was styled in a short cut that reminded him of Sam's. The only thing the two women had in common was that both were friendly, with warm, open faces that welcomed him and Daniel immediately.
"This is Andrew's sister, Anna," David said, introducing the pair to a young woman who was probably sixteen. She smiled and shook Jack's hand, then took Daniel's with a look that Jack had seen before. The Colonel could almost see the wheels turning in her head as she looked at the Archeologist speculatively. Jack grinned. This weekend was just getting better and better.
"So, you're famous, huh Daniel?" Anna asked.
"Um... infamous would be more like it," Daniel said, pulling his hand back as soon as he could politely do so. He smiled, uncomfortably, and turned to see who was next to be introduced.
"These are my nieces, Brittany and Carol."
These two were twins. They were perhaps thirty or so, and identical smiles welcomed Jack and Daniel as they reached out to shake hands.
"Hi."
"Hello."
"You're a Colonel, huh? That ought to be interesting." The remark was cryptic, but Jack didn't ask her what she meant. He figured he'd find out eventually.
"What do you do, Daniel?" Carol asked, wondering what had excited her uncle so much.
"I'm an archeologist."
"Ah." She gave him a polite smile, but wasn't anywhere near as enthusiastic as her uncle had been. Jack noticed that these two were staring at him, much the same way the younger Anna had been looking at Daniel, and it was his turn to feel flustered, much to Daniel's amusement.
Teal'c walked over to join the introductions, now, since they were getting into people that he didn't know, and Jack was glad, since the twins drew back slightly, giving O'Neill a bit of space.
"This is my youngest brother Scott, his wife Jenny, and their son Micah."
They all shook hands, but Jenny had her hands full of Micah, who wasn't quite two, so she just nodded to them.
"That's it for now," David said, smiling. "Everyone else will be here in the morning, so we'll have to wait. How about I give you three a tour of the place before dinner, and show you your rooms?"
"That'd be fine, David, thanks."
Waving a farewell to the others, the four men walked down the hall.
"Well, let's see..."
Andrew's dad had led them into the main living area of the lodge. It was a huge room, with a definite rustic décor, although it was obvious to the three men that there were also all the comforts of modern conveniences. Although there was a huge fireplace with a roaring fire, the room was equally warm where they entered it. Which was a fair distance away, and should have been colder. The walls were wooden, with huge support beams, and there were half a dozen couches and comfortable chairs scattered throughout. Above the mantle was the stuffed head of a large moose - obviously not killed anywhere in the area - and above the door that Jack, Teal'c and Daniel entered, there was a stuffed Elk head, that could have been bagged in that area. Both animals had huge racks of antlers, and even Jack - who wasn't all that much of a hunter - had to be impressed by their size.
There was a fairly large group of people in the room, but it was large enough to hold them all comfortably, and Andrew's dad brought the three newcomers into the middle of the room, and introduced them.
"Everyone, I'm pretty sure most of you have met Murray, here, but this is Colonel Jack O'Neill, and this is Daniel Jackson."
"Doctor Daniel Jackson." Heads turned at the voice, and a man walked up. He was about twenty-five years old, well dressed and neatly turned out, and was staring at Daniel as though he'd seen Moses himself. "It's a true pleasure to meet you, Doctor Jackson!" He held his hand out and Daniel took it.
"You know him, Darrin?" Andrew's father asked, interestedly.
The man shook his head, still smiling. "I've never met him, David, but this man's a genius!" He turned back to Daniel, who was almost blushing Jack noticed with a slight grin of his own. "I've read everything you've ever written, Doctor Jackson. I can't believe more people don't accept your theories. They make so much more sense than anyone else's."
"Thank you," Daniel said. Jack was sure he was blushing, now. "Please, call me Daniel, will you?"
"Thank you, Daniel, I'd be honored." Darrin turned to Jack, and held out his hand as well, smiling. "Darrin Stephens. I'm Andrew's uncle." He introduced himself. "Forgive me my theatrics, but your friend is well ahead of his time."
"Jack O'Neill," Jack said, smiling at Daniel's discomfort. "It's a pleasure."
"Do you work with Daniel, Jack?"
"Only sometimes. Mostly I just listen and try to soak in his genius."
It was obvious Darrin was trying to decide if Jack was serious or not, but Andrew's dad interrupted before he could make up his mind. He took Daniel by one elbow, and gestured for Jack to follow as they made the rounds of all Andrew's relatives, and David introduced them, but Jack was sure he'd never remember them all.
A pair of older women were sitting on the sofa nearest to the roaring fire. They were Andrew's grandmothers and were a study in contrasts if Jack had ever seen one. Shelby was a stout woman with a shock of gray hair that hung in two braids down past her shoulders, and Lucille was a thin woman with hair as dark as any Jack had ever seen. Hers was styled in a short cut that reminded him of Sam's. The only thing the two women had in common was that both were friendly, with warm, open faces that welcomed him and Daniel immediately.
"This is Andrew's sister, Anna," David said, introducing the pair to a young woman who was probably sixteen. She smiled and shook Jack's hand, then took Daniel's with a look that Jack had seen before. The Colonel could almost see the wheels turning in her head as she looked at the Archeologist speculatively. Jack grinned. This weekend was just getting better and better.
"So, you're famous, huh Daniel?" Anna asked.
"Um... infamous would be more like it," Daniel said, pulling his hand back as soon as he could politely do so. He smiled, uncomfortably, and turned to see who was next to be introduced.
"These are my nieces, Brittany and Carol."
These two were twins. They were perhaps thirty or so, and identical smiles welcomed Jack and Daniel as they reached out to shake hands.
"Hi."
"Hello."
"You're a Colonel, huh? That ought to be interesting." The remark was cryptic, but Jack didn't ask her what she meant. He figured he'd find out eventually.
"What do you do, Daniel?" Carol asked, wondering what had excited her uncle so much.
"I'm an archeologist."
"Ah." She gave him a polite smile, but wasn't anywhere near as enthusiastic as her uncle had been. Jack noticed that these two were staring at him, much the same way the younger Anna had been looking at Daniel, and it was his turn to feel flustered, much to Daniel's amusement.
Teal'c walked over to join the introductions, now, since they were getting into people that he didn't know, and Jack was glad, since the twins drew back slightly, giving O'Neill a bit of space.
"This is my youngest brother Scott, his wife Jenny, and their son Micah."
They all shook hands, but Jenny had her hands full of Micah, who wasn't quite two, so she just nodded to them.
"That's it for now," David said, smiling. "Everyone else will be here in the morning, so we'll have to wait. How about I give you three a tour of the place before dinner, and show you your rooms?"
"That'd be fine, David, thanks."
Waving a farewell to the others, the four men walked down the hall.
