A/N: I have lost my Zack voice a litte here but hopefully it'll be back soon!
The Others
I know that if the reality of the Stargate project, the Atlantis expedition and Earth's fleet of intergalactic space ships were ever to be revealed to the public within his lifetime, Hodgins would wear a smug grin on his face until the day he died. He was certainly right about the Government of the United States hiding things from its citizens; however I am currently in agreement with the leaders of these projects, that the world is not quite ready to be told aliens exist. We can't even make peace among our own nations, let alone other species.
It should be noted that in all the years I spent at the Jeffersonian, I never heard any conspiracies of Hodgins surrounding the Stargate project even though apparently it is discussed in some of the forums he tends to frequent. Thus if it does come out and he becomes unbearably smug, I will be able to point out he never theorised anything along these lines.
Whilst reading past reports on alien physiology, mostly conducted at the SGC, it has come to my attention that Dr. Brennan has done some work for the project as well. This explains why she was always so much more tolerant of Hodgins and his theories than the rest of us. It seems likely that she was offered this position on the expedition before I was but for some reason turned it down. Though Angela would maintain the signs were there before, to me this is the first real piece of evidence that there may be something more going on between Dr. Brennan and Agent Booth than just a normal working relationship. It was logical for her not to go away with Agent Sullivan; she would have to give up her work which she is obviously passionate about. However to turn down such an exciting opportunity as this must indicate that there was something on Earth she was not willing to give up, and this may be Booth.
I wonder if Dr. Brennan will realise that I am not actually in Iraq. If my presumption about her turning this offer down is correct, then it is more than likely that she will realise I was offered the position. I'm sure she'll find a way of letting me know without breaking any non-disclosure agreements.
I have now been on Atlantis for 3 days, away from Earth for 2 weeks and 3 days, and I am finding myself thinking about those I know at the Jeffersonian quite often, which explains why they have dominated this entry instead of details of my orientation in the city. I often find myself thinking about what they would think if they knew where I was, and what they do think about me being supposedly in Iraq. I hope that Hodgins is not angry with me for going. I should imagine that Dr. Saroyan is encouraging Dr. Brennan to get a new grad student, which is probably a good idea as there are many people who could benefit from her knowledge. Angela, who displays extreme maternal tendencies towards all of us, I imagine to be fretting for my safety. I am hoping that Booth is trying to provide some comfort for them by telling them I'll be well looked after or something, that is, if he has noticed I am gone. Handing him the letter and asking him to explain to everyone should have made that last point mute though.