Chapter 7: A quick lunch
"Well, Daniel?" Jack asked his archaeologist as they ate lunch the next day.
"Well, what?" He was immersed in his notes.
"Well, what have you learned?"
"I've learned that her language doesn't seem to have common roots with any languages I've got materials on here."
"No. I mean what did you learn about her?"
"Not much."
"Daniel…" the tone indicated patience was rapidly being lost.
"Jack, I haven't even figured out how to ask where she's from, much less what she was doing there or what happened to her friends. Varielle's learning English fast, but still…"
"Varielle?"
"It's her name, Jack."
"Well, that's a start. Did you find out anything?"
"No. Mostly we tried to learn the language."
"Daniel, we don't have forever. The Goa'uld might have been looking for something useful there."
"Like what?"
"I don't know."
"Well, we'll have to wait until she wakes up again."
"That could be days."
"I know." Sam sat down next to them.
"How's it going with that computer?" he asked.
She sighed. "I still can't access it. How is she?"
"Healing. Very fast, according to Janet. She thinks Varielle is in some kind of self-induced hypnotic state where all her body energy goes into healing."
"She can do that?"
"Apparently. I don't know how." They settled in for a good discussion of potential alliances, technology, languages and boredom, but before long an airman came in to tell them that the 'visitor' was awake again.
All three of them headed for the infirmary very quickly.
"Well, Daniel?" Jack asked his archaeologist as they ate lunch the next day.
"Well, what?" He was immersed in his notes.
"Well, what have you learned?"
"I've learned that her language doesn't seem to have common roots with any languages I've got materials on here."
"No. I mean what did you learn about her?"
"Not much."
"Daniel…" the tone indicated patience was rapidly being lost.
"Jack, I haven't even figured out how to ask where she's from, much less what she was doing there or what happened to her friends. Varielle's learning English fast, but still…"
"Varielle?"
"It's her name, Jack."
"Well, that's a start. Did you find out anything?"
"No. Mostly we tried to learn the language."
"Daniel, we don't have forever. The Goa'uld might have been looking for something useful there."
"Like what?"
"I don't know."
"Well, we'll have to wait until she wakes up again."
"That could be days."
"I know." Sam sat down next to them.
"How's it going with that computer?" he asked.
She sighed. "I still can't access it. How is she?"
"Healing. Very fast, according to Janet. She thinks Varielle is in some kind of self-induced hypnotic state where all her body energy goes into healing."
"She can do that?"
"Apparently. I don't know how." They settled in for a good discussion of potential alliances, technology, languages and boredom, but before long an airman came in to tell them that the 'visitor' was awake again.
All three of them headed for the infirmary very quickly.