Authors Note: Sorry folks, this'll be the last chapter for probably 2 weeks, then I might be able to post more. Just make sure to review! Or the chapters might inadvertently be delayed...lol. Enjoy!
"Where to start…lets see, I have a desk over there, a lab table over there, hmmm…where do I put everything…"
A Marine answered "Were you talking to me?"
"Uh…no, sorry"
Embarassed, but determined to start working, Kevin decided to replace the standard SGC computer with his custom PC, but instead of just putting his in the same spot, he moved it to the corner. The corner of the desk had space underneath, a perfect place for the computer. The only trick was to get the cords underneath, and since there was no hole for the cords to go down, he asked the Marine to find someone who would be able to drill a hole in the desk. He went off and came back with a guy with a drill. It didn't matter what his rank was, he could drill the hole. He told the guy where he wanted it and he started his work. After he was done the man lined it with masking tape and left.
Time to get to work. He started with the monitor, then the speakers then finally found the tower under a few boxes. He overturned the box of cables so he could reach them from under his desk. After he emptied a box he tossed it into a pile, hoping that a Marine would take it away once he was done. After he had most everything hooked up, he realized one critical thing was wrong…the cable that hooked his computer up to the base computer wasn't long enough to connect to the computer. At this, he asked the marine to find him a longer networking cable. So the Marine brought in a Sergeant, obviously to help Kevin so he didn't have to.
"You said you needed a networking cable?"
The voice from nowhere startled him, not a good thing to have happen when you're under a desk. He proceeded to bang his head on the desk before actually being able to talk to the person who addressed him.
"Uh…yeah. Can you get me one?"
"I've got it right here."
"Thanks."
"I hear you're that hacker."
"Yeah, but don't worry, I won't do anything bad."
"That's good…"
"Kevin"
"Right. If you need anything else, let me know, just ask for Sergeant Berg."
"Yeah, about that…"
"You need a few things?"
"Yeah kinda…I made a list."
Kevin handed the man a list around a dozen items long.
The items included a comfortable computer desk chair (his other one belonged to a friend), a laptop, a coffee pot, reams of paper, etc.
"Nice list, but a coffee pot? I can understand about Dr. Jackson, but tell me, are you a coffee addict too?"
"Yes, I'm a coffee addict. I absolutely need my coffee and since I'll be living on base for quite a while, and since I'm not a morning person, I think I'll need a coffee pot."
"All right then. I'll try and have most of these things in here by tomorrow, the laptop I can bring by today, and there might be a coffee pot somewhere, but the other stuff will have to be requisitioned."
"That's fine with me, I'll be busy setting everything up today."
As Sergeant Berg left, Kevin continued on hooking everything back up to the way it once was, and hoped that it all still worked.
"Where to start…lets see, I have a desk over there, a lab table over there, hmmm…where do I put everything…"
A Marine answered "Were you talking to me?"
"Uh…no, sorry"
Embarassed, but determined to start working, Kevin decided to replace the standard SGC computer with his custom PC, but instead of just putting his in the same spot, he moved it to the corner. The corner of the desk had space underneath, a perfect place for the computer. The only trick was to get the cords underneath, and since there was no hole for the cords to go down, he asked the Marine to find someone who would be able to drill a hole in the desk. He went off and came back with a guy with a drill. It didn't matter what his rank was, he could drill the hole. He told the guy where he wanted it and he started his work. After he was done the man lined it with masking tape and left.
Time to get to work. He started with the monitor, then the speakers then finally found the tower under a few boxes. He overturned the box of cables so he could reach them from under his desk. After he emptied a box he tossed it into a pile, hoping that a Marine would take it away once he was done. After he had most everything hooked up, he realized one critical thing was wrong…the cable that hooked his computer up to the base computer wasn't long enough to connect to the computer. At this, he asked the marine to find him a longer networking cable. So the Marine brought in a Sergeant, obviously to help Kevin so he didn't have to.
"You said you needed a networking cable?"
The voice from nowhere startled him, not a good thing to have happen when you're under a desk. He proceeded to bang his head on the desk before actually being able to talk to the person who addressed him.
"Uh…yeah. Can you get me one?"
"I've got it right here."
"Thanks."
"I hear you're that hacker."
"Yeah, but don't worry, I won't do anything bad."
"That's good…"
"Kevin"
"Right. If you need anything else, let me know, just ask for Sergeant Berg."
"Yeah, about that…"
"You need a few things?"
"Yeah kinda…I made a list."
Kevin handed the man a list around a dozen items long.
The items included a comfortable computer desk chair (his other one belonged to a friend), a laptop, a coffee pot, reams of paper, etc.
"Nice list, but a coffee pot? I can understand about Dr. Jackson, but tell me, are you a coffee addict too?"
"Yes, I'm a coffee addict. I absolutely need my coffee and since I'll be living on base for quite a while, and since I'm not a morning person, I think I'll need a coffee pot."
"All right then. I'll try and have most of these things in here by tomorrow, the laptop I can bring by today, and there might be a coffee pot somewhere, but the other stuff will have to be requisitioned."
"That's fine with me, I'll be busy setting everything up today."
As Sergeant Berg left, Kevin continued on hooking everything back up to the way it once was, and hoped that it all still worked.