3/?
After the landing, the gathering of bags, and the crowded bus trip to the Waterfront Park, the team went on a search for the perfect spot. Sam found it just moments later. "Colonel! Over here!" She waved and everyone looked. "It's perfect here!"
The team went to her side and they all agreed. The spot was very soft, with lots of grass. It was on a slight hill, making lying down easy. "Alright then, lets get the tarp down."
"Tarp?" Daniel asked.
"Yes Danny-boy. It gets wet here at night, when the sun sets. It'll keep our blankets from getting soaked."
Sam gave Jack an impressed look. "Very thoughtful of you Colonel." Sam said, helping Janet lay the tarp out.
"It's Jack tonight." Jack said, almost as an afterthought. He loved to hear her say his name. He loved to hear her say anything.
She blushed, then turned to help Janet get the blankets and pillows out of the bag Jack had packed and placed on the helicopter before Gen. Hammond ok'ed the evening off. "Did you forget anything?" She asked, giving him another appreciative smile.
"A radio." Jack informed her.
"Oh, I brought one." Daniel said, reaching into the small bag he had brought. "It said we could listen to the radio broadcast on 102.3 at 3 O'clock. There's going to be an air show."
"Oh cool. Planes and parachute jumps." Gen. Hammond had grabbed the paper Daniel was reading. "A Stealth, a Hornet, military and civilian aircrafts. Sound neat."
Jack hides his smile at the general's usage of the word 'neat' by asking Daniel for the radio. He turned the station to 102.3 and was met with the voices of some deejays. Lambert and Lindsay were apparently the on air staff for the event. They played decent music and the team gathered around the newspaper that was handed to Teal'c on their way to the Waterfront Park. "It's a map of where venders are." Daniel said upon close examination. "What's a 'Thunder Pot'?" He asked out loud.
"It's a porta-potty." Some bald guy with a beer can in one hand and his little toy poodle's leash in the other.
"Uh, thanks." Daniel said, looking at his clock. It was only eleven there, and already he was drinking? Where had Jack taken them?
"Oh, that looks good, where can I get one?" Gen. Hammond asked the guy.
The guy pointed the way to the entrance to the actual Waterfront Park. "There and the Belvedere are the only places you are 'supposed' to drink." The guy smiled, proud that he had beat the system by sneaking in a beer.
Gen. Hammond thanked him, then looked at the team. "Who wants to go with me?" With no volunteers the general chose Teal'c. "You can make sure I get back here."
Jack smiled. "Just be sure to be back here for the fireworks." Teal'c raised his eyebrows. "Watch him, he doesn't get out much."
With the general leading Teal'c away, the rest settled down on the blankets.
"Mmmm, I could just go to sleep now." Janet said, lying on her stomach. "That sun feels so good."
Daniel watched as she closed her eyes. He didn't want her to go to sleep, he wanted to talk to her, to impress her more, but he couldn't think of anything clever to say, so he just watched her, unaware of the looks Jack and Sam were sending each other on his behalf.
Something to her left caught Sam's attention and she turned to watch a woman, clearly ready to go into labor at any moment, gingerly try to sit on the ground. Then someone on another blanket, with a foldable chair, offered the woman his seat. She gave him a thankful look and he smiled. His wife, Sam assumed, even offered to get the lady some water. Sam smiled to herself.
"There's something about these people, isn't there?" Jack quietly asked behind her.
Sam jumped slightly, unaware that he was watching the same scene. "It's amazing sir. This world could be taken over by the most heinous enemy we've ever seen, and these people have no idea. They just help each other with everyday things."
Jack smiled at her. "Wanna take a walk? There's something I want to show you."
Sam nodded and let Jack help her up. "We're going for a walk. Stay here and watch our stuff, please." Sam asked Daniel.
"I don't think we're going anywhere anytime soon." Daniel said. He reached into his bag and pulled out a camera. "Take some pictures." He tossed the camera to Jack.
"Behave Daniel." Jack said as he led Sam to the 'Dancing Waters'.
After the landing, the gathering of bags, and the crowded bus trip to the Waterfront Park, the team went on a search for the perfect spot. Sam found it just moments later. "Colonel! Over here!" She waved and everyone looked. "It's perfect here!"
The team went to her side and they all agreed. The spot was very soft, with lots of grass. It was on a slight hill, making lying down easy. "Alright then, lets get the tarp down."
"Tarp?" Daniel asked.
"Yes Danny-boy. It gets wet here at night, when the sun sets. It'll keep our blankets from getting soaked."
Sam gave Jack an impressed look. "Very thoughtful of you Colonel." Sam said, helping Janet lay the tarp out.
"It's Jack tonight." Jack said, almost as an afterthought. He loved to hear her say his name. He loved to hear her say anything.
She blushed, then turned to help Janet get the blankets and pillows out of the bag Jack had packed and placed on the helicopter before Gen. Hammond ok'ed the evening off. "Did you forget anything?" She asked, giving him another appreciative smile.
"A radio." Jack informed her.
"Oh, I brought one." Daniel said, reaching into the small bag he had brought. "It said we could listen to the radio broadcast on 102.3 at 3 O'clock. There's going to be an air show."
"Oh cool. Planes and parachute jumps." Gen. Hammond had grabbed the paper Daniel was reading. "A Stealth, a Hornet, military and civilian aircrafts. Sound neat."
Jack hides his smile at the general's usage of the word 'neat' by asking Daniel for the radio. He turned the station to 102.3 and was met with the voices of some deejays. Lambert and Lindsay were apparently the on air staff for the event. They played decent music and the team gathered around the newspaper that was handed to Teal'c on their way to the Waterfront Park. "It's a map of where venders are." Daniel said upon close examination. "What's a 'Thunder Pot'?" He asked out loud.
"It's a porta-potty." Some bald guy with a beer can in one hand and his little toy poodle's leash in the other.
"Uh, thanks." Daniel said, looking at his clock. It was only eleven there, and already he was drinking? Where had Jack taken them?
"Oh, that looks good, where can I get one?" Gen. Hammond asked the guy.
The guy pointed the way to the entrance to the actual Waterfront Park. "There and the Belvedere are the only places you are 'supposed' to drink." The guy smiled, proud that he had beat the system by sneaking in a beer.
Gen. Hammond thanked him, then looked at the team. "Who wants to go with me?" With no volunteers the general chose Teal'c. "You can make sure I get back here."
Jack smiled. "Just be sure to be back here for the fireworks." Teal'c raised his eyebrows. "Watch him, he doesn't get out much."
With the general leading Teal'c away, the rest settled down on the blankets.
"Mmmm, I could just go to sleep now." Janet said, lying on her stomach. "That sun feels so good."
Daniel watched as she closed her eyes. He didn't want her to go to sleep, he wanted to talk to her, to impress her more, but he couldn't think of anything clever to say, so he just watched her, unaware of the looks Jack and Sam were sending each other on his behalf.
Something to her left caught Sam's attention and she turned to watch a woman, clearly ready to go into labor at any moment, gingerly try to sit on the ground. Then someone on another blanket, with a foldable chair, offered the woman his seat. She gave him a thankful look and he smiled. His wife, Sam assumed, even offered to get the lady some water. Sam smiled to herself.
"There's something about these people, isn't there?" Jack quietly asked behind her.
Sam jumped slightly, unaware that he was watching the same scene. "It's amazing sir. This world could be taken over by the most heinous enemy we've ever seen, and these people have no idea. They just help each other with everyday things."
Jack smiled at her. "Wanna take a walk? There's something I want to show you."
Sam nodded and let Jack help her up. "We're going for a walk. Stay here and watch our stuff, please." Sam asked Daniel.
"I don't think we're going anywhere anytime soon." Daniel said. He reached into his bag and pulled out a camera. "Take some pictures." He tossed the camera to Jack.
"Behave Daniel." Jack said as he led Sam to the 'Dancing Waters'.