Disclaimer: And again I don't own this.
Kat: I'll send you an email regarding the transcript! We Aussies shouldn't be left out of these sorts of things...
Sci Fi Fan Gillian: Thanks!
Falcon Horus: I loved your TV story! Hehe. Glad you liked it.
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"Hello Daniel," She said measurably, as if their meeting was completely normal.
Daniel looked at her warily. Janet Frasier did not appear taken back by his strange behaviour, instead folded her arms across her chest,
"Don't look so surprised. You all of people should know that death isn't the end."
"But I saw you die!" Daniel burst out, ignoring his soaking boots.
Janet bent down and retrieved the coffee jug, offering it diplomatically across the distance between them,
"I suppose I did die...but I was given the choice to continue my duty at a higher level. I chose to become ascended because I saw it as the only way to return. I have so much to finish here. I don't want to be stranded helping those that don't matter to me."
Daniel squeezed the bridge of his glasses,
"Not meaning any offence, but from what I remember ascension is the exact opposite."
"I know," She replied patiently, "Hear me out. When you became ascended, there was nothing but spoken rules stopping you from helping your friends. No one could stop you. The only action that the others could carry out was to have you descended."
Daniel shook his head, saying quickly,
"That's crazy, Janet! I don't remember anything about how I came back. How can you base a chance on assumptions made about my own experiences?"
Doctor Frasier let her arms fall to her sides,
"You don't remember, but I know what happened. The others will have no other choice than to do what they did for you. But I need your help to do it."
There was silence. Daniel could hear the steady ticking of his watch and the hum of the over head light. Janet had fixed an intense gaze on his face, but tore away her eyes at the approach of heavy footsteps coming down the corridor.
"I have to go," She told him simply and vanished into a vacuum of light.
Samantha Carter rounded the corner, a notepad balanced in one hand and an empty mug in another. When she saw Daniel she nodded briefly and held her mug under the tap. Daniel didn't know what to say or do. Most likely mentioning Dr. Frasier would distress Sam and she would think he was grasping at straws.
"How are you holding up?" He chose the safest question. It could mean any number of things.
Sam looked up at him, a forced smile working its way across her face,
"I'm fine. You should get some sleep Daniel."
She turned around, completely forgetting about adding anything to the lukewarm water. Daniel cleared his throat,
"Uh, Sam?"
"Yes?" She stopped slightly in her walk.
It was at the tip of his tongue to say he'd seen Dr. Frasier. But the haunted look floating in Sam's expression was disquieting. She didn't need false hope. Daniel gestured at her mug,
"You might want some coffee with that."
He walked past her as soon as he could without a backwards glance.
Kat: I'll send you an email regarding the transcript! We Aussies shouldn't be left out of these sorts of things...
Sci Fi Fan Gillian: Thanks!
Falcon Horus: I loved your TV story! Hehe. Glad you liked it.
~~~
"Hello Daniel," She said measurably, as if their meeting was completely normal.
Daniel looked at her warily. Janet Frasier did not appear taken back by his strange behaviour, instead folded her arms across her chest,
"Don't look so surprised. You all of people should know that death isn't the end."
"But I saw you die!" Daniel burst out, ignoring his soaking boots.
Janet bent down and retrieved the coffee jug, offering it diplomatically across the distance between them,
"I suppose I did die...but I was given the choice to continue my duty at a higher level. I chose to become ascended because I saw it as the only way to return. I have so much to finish here. I don't want to be stranded helping those that don't matter to me."
Daniel squeezed the bridge of his glasses,
"Not meaning any offence, but from what I remember ascension is the exact opposite."
"I know," She replied patiently, "Hear me out. When you became ascended, there was nothing but spoken rules stopping you from helping your friends. No one could stop you. The only action that the others could carry out was to have you descended."
Daniel shook his head, saying quickly,
"That's crazy, Janet! I don't remember anything about how I came back. How can you base a chance on assumptions made about my own experiences?"
Doctor Frasier let her arms fall to her sides,
"You don't remember, but I know what happened. The others will have no other choice than to do what they did for you. But I need your help to do it."
There was silence. Daniel could hear the steady ticking of his watch and the hum of the over head light. Janet had fixed an intense gaze on his face, but tore away her eyes at the approach of heavy footsteps coming down the corridor.
"I have to go," She told him simply and vanished into a vacuum of light.
Samantha Carter rounded the corner, a notepad balanced in one hand and an empty mug in another. When she saw Daniel she nodded briefly and held her mug under the tap. Daniel didn't know what to say or do. Most likely mentioning Dr. Frasier would distress Sam and she would think he was grasping at straws.
"How are you holding up?" He chose the safest question. It could mean any number of things.
Sam looked up at him, a forced smile working its way across her face,
"I'm fine. You should get some sleep Daniel."
She turned around, completely forgetting about adding anything to the lukewarm water. Daniel cleared his throat,
"Uh, Sam?"
"Yes?" She stopped slightly in her walk.
It was at the tip of his tongue to say he'd seen Dr. Frasier. But the haunted look floating in Sam's expression was disquieting. She didn't need false hope. Daniel gestured at her mug,
"You might want some coffee with that."
He walked past her as soon as he could without a backwards glance.
