It took less than ten minutes for Sheppard to pack everything he could take back with him as he wouldn't need his BDUS. He knew that a trip to his apartment would be required if he wanted any normal clothes and probably a quick stop at a clothes store so that Ronon had even a chance of fitting in.
Once he was done he sat on his bed thinking about everything he needed to do whilst the implications of the fact that his brother dying hit home.
There was a trill from the door as someone ran their hand over the door control. The door remained stubbornly closed as they responded to Sheppard's unconscious emotions.
Whoever was on the other side of the door started knocking instead. "Don't make me get Rodney." Ronon's voice threatened from the other side of the door.
Ronon's threat snapped Sheppard out of his musings and he willed the door open, he couldn't help but smile slightly. There had been more than one occasion in which Rodney had been required open a jammed door.
Ever since he had woken in the infirmary the systems in Atlantis had responded to his every whim- lights and doors were the most obvious ones but his new connection had revealed startling adaptations in the city.
During one particular incident everyone in the city had been shocked to discover that there were special shutters that came down over the windows in case of emergencies. The system had been damaged at some point and it was only when Sheppard had felt threatened that the city had forced power through alternative pathways in order to assist him in achieving his goals.
This discovery had left Rodney speechless as he worked to figure out what else the city was concealing. Thankfully, this had meant that he had not yet started haranguing Sheppard to see what else he could do.
Despite Rodney forgetting about his startling new powers Sheppard was still wishing that he could make the rest of the city forget. They all knew about the injuries he had sustained as those in the gate-room on the day of their return had relayed the story and, after a decidedly un-thought out incident in the infirmary they also knew about his abilities.
This meant that the soldiers looked at him with even more respect whilst the scientists varied from mistrust to awe to looking at him like some sort of lab rat. The later was the most disconcerting because Sheppard was extremely aware of how dedicated some of them were to their research and the fact that some of the research was centred on the ancient gene. Needless to say he had started to avoid the geneticists.
Ronon entered his room but didn't say anything just sat in the only chair in the room. He seemed to realise that while it wasn't a good idea for Sheppard to be on his own he also didn't need empty conversation and so instead the two sat in companionable silence, waiting for the time when they could step through the gate to earth.