Chapter 4
Chapter 4
The silence between all four of them was making her quite uneasy. She had no plans of becoming friends with them but that did not mean that she was going to lose her natural sense of politeness. She could not think of anything to say to them and apparently neither could they. As if reading her mind Rodney McKay broke the silence.
"If an ambulance is on its way to save someone, and it runs someone over, does it stop to help them?" Quipped the man, "Or do they call for another ambulance and leave that person there?"
Despite her shock at his way of breaking the silence she had to admit it was a very interesting question. Before she could answer John Sheppard beat her to the punch.
"How would they run over a person if the siren can be heard from quite a distance away?" He asked while dropping his bag and staring at Rodney.
"I don't know, maybe they are deaf." He retorted in a defensive manner.
Teyla thought it was her turn to join the conversation. "They might be deaf but that does not mean that they are blind. They would be quite capable of seeing cars stop on the side of the road which would let them know that an ambulance is coming."
"They can be deaf and blind you know." Came the unexpected answer of Ronon Dex. Who apparently decided to take Rodney's side in the conversation.
"If they are blind and deaf than either someone else is walking with them or they have a guide dog. The dogs are trained for that type of thing." Said John all the while putting a hand on his hip. She couldn't help the tiny smile that came to her face at the sight of them arguing over such a question.
"What about if he has a cane, what about that, uh?" Apparently Rodney wasn't planning on letting it go anytime soon.
" The cane transmits vibrations from the ground to the persons hand therefore letting him or her that it is safe to cross the street. Therefore it is rather unlikely that a blind and deaf person is going to get run over by an ambulance." She stated in a matter of fact tone. "Now if you don not mind I would like to get you settled so that we can began your training as soon as possible."
John and Ronon were satisfied with her answer but Rodney seemed rather upset at the turn of events.
"But it is possible for it to happen." He whined in such a manner that reminded her of a child begging to open his Christmas presents a day early.
"Rodney, if I may call you that, I understand that it is very unnerving to be proven wrong, particularly when you think you are right and the person who you think is wrong is therefore proven herself, wrongly, right. But we really must get going." She retaliated all the while giving them a dashing smile.
All three of the men smiled at her and began to follow her once again.
She then understood that it was going to be extremely hard not trying to be their friend. Especially if Rodney was going to be making those types of comments and luring her into the conversations.
The large smile on her face stayed put even after she had left all three men in their quarters. They were definitely starting to grown on her.