Orientación

[Matteo Laparelli]

0930
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

<The civilian advisor that you will answer to on this base is the Chief Scientific Advisor, Dr. Cara Coyle,> Giuseppe explained as they walked through the corridors of the marvelous city. As they walked, the young Italian's eyes latched onto every inch of the city-ship. The colors, the lights, the screens, even the walls and the floors all fascinated him. And to think that all of this existed thousands of years before the Romans even laid the first stone in his mother country. Inconcebible!

<Have you heard anything I've said, Matteo?> Snapping back to reality, Teo focused back on his mentor.

"Si, si, Dr. Cara Coyle, Chief Scientific Advisor, understood" he replied, soon looking past Giuseppe into a lab where some item with a forcefield shot a lab tech across the room. His eyes grew wide, partly with wonder and partly with excitement. Giuseppe rolled his eyes.

"At least your English sounds better than it did," the older man said, smirking in an almost fatherly manner. Teo rolled his eyes. "It is not as though I had a choice, with the entire program being run by the American military." His tone did not indicate any resentment towards the program or who ran it. It was still clear that he was distracted by his surroundings.

"Not everyone on the expedition is American. Dr. Coyle is British and there are others from other countries. That is why you are here. The International Oversight Agency is meant to represent all of the nations involved in the expedition to make sure that everything in the program runs smoothly for both civilian and military personnel....and you're not listening again." Sure enough, Teo was caught looking out one of the multi-colored windows that looked down onto the lower levels. Shortly after moving past that window, they turned into a large laboratory there was no one else there. "I need to go get ready for departure on the battlecruiser. Dr. Coyle will be here soon. Do you think you can wait here by yourself without getting into trouble...for once?"

"Si, si, si. No problem...I'll just, uh...wait here," he said, looking around at the different screens and contraptions in the room. "Don't touch anything," Giuseppe said, as he walked away. Teo saluted sarcastically then turned right back around to face the screen, murmuring, "Non toccare niete...non toccare..."

...but he couldn't resist. It wasn't even a screen really! It was just there...in the air. It moved when his fingers touched it! Meraviglioso!! He could barely contain his excitement as he tried to understand what was on the screen. Some made sense or was pretty straightforward. Some was in English...but most of it consisted of strange scribbly characters from a time long ago. They resembled some of the writings on the architecture in Italy, though...very peculiar.

The door activated and opened.

<Tag Coyle>

[Cara Coyle]

0930
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

It wasn’t even 10 in the morning yet, and Cara had a million things to do. Files where piling up on her desk, it all seemed overwhelming. She expected this would happen, after all she had just returned from her sabbatical and was not entirely up to speed with everything that she missed. The city was one. Finally she had an ancient city at her finger tips. The city was beautiful, and even that was an understatement.

Cara exited her quarters and headed for the commissary, where she grabbed a muffin, some orange juice and a banana. She usual had tea in the morning, but Cara always had some hot water somewhere in her lab and a stash of her favourite teas as well as her favourite mug that had a picture of a radioactive cat. It was part of a joke among people in her field, since a normal cat is said to have 9 lives, a radioactive cat would have 18 half-lives.

When she got to her lab, after going through all the people that wanted something or another from her which she promised to get to at some point, Cara found someone in her lab, poking at one of the console screens. ”I would appreciate if you not touch anything, some of the equipment is a bit touchy.” she told the man. It wasn’t everyday that Cara found strange men in her lab, so Cara was cautious. ”This is a restricted area, can I help you with something?”

<<tag Matteo>>

[Matteo Laparelli]

0930
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

"I would appreciate if you not touch anything, some of the equipment is a bit touchy.”

Caught. Turning to face the woman who must clearly have been Dr. Cara Coyle, he stood, smiling congenially. "My apologies, Signora. I do not think that I make any permanent damage." His words were careful and slow, rounded with a smooth Italian accent, but overall, very friendly.

”This is a restricted area, can I help you with something?”

"Yes, yes. I am Matteo Laparelli, a Foreign Service Officer with the IOA. I have just arrive on ship." He hoped he would be understood. Sure, his english had improved, but it was not very easy for him. In his native language, he spoke very, very quickly, as did most Italians. He took English classes in school, of course...but that was many years back. Over the past 8 months, he tried to refresh his memory and his vocabulary, while adding many new strange words to it.

"Doctor Cara Coyle, I presume?" he said, walking over and extending a hand. He smiled amiably. First impressions, of course.

<Tag Cara>

[Cara Coyle]

0931
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

"Yes, yes. I am Matteo Laparelli, a Foreign Service Officer with the IOA. I have just arrive on ship." the man explained to Cara as she continued to be perplexed by his arrival and presence in her lab. ”Doctor Cara Coyle, I presume?” he asked as he held out his hand for her to shake.

”Yes, hello,” she said as she shook his hand in greeting. She still wanted to know what he was doing here, specifically in her lab/office. She wanted to ask him, but didn’t want to run the risk of looking stupid in case there was a memo on her desk telling her of his arrival and purpose. The fact that he was IOA concerned her a bit, considering they arranged for her sabbatical away from the Stargate program, not that she wasn’t grateful for the vacation. Cara discreetly went over to her desk and scanned the various files until on caught her eye, which was labelled ‘M.Laparelli’

Cara opened the file and scanned the contents of it. Italian, well, that explained his good looks, she thought as she eyed him, and that accent. Cara found she was weak hearted with men that had romantic accents. She was nervous however when she saw that his worked for the Italian version of MI5. Thoughts were racing through her head that he was here to keep an eye on her, that the IOA still didn’t trust.

Another memo caught her eye, one from Col. Loveridge telling her of a new member of her team as a technical specialist by the name of Laparelli. ”Well, welcome to the team Signore Laparelli,” she said with a smile as she put his file back down on her desk and moved back towards the Italian man. ”I’m sure you’ll be a great asset to the team. Have you seen much of the city?”

<<tag Matteo>>

[Matteo Laparelli]

0931
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

After they had become acquainted, Dr. Coyle crossed the room to her desk and opened a file. Undoubtedly, it was his. A slight smirk crossed his face as he turned his attention to the rest of the laboratory. He kept his hands clasped behind his back and in view, just to keep her appeased. He strolled slowly around, giving her time to find out all of the juicy information she needed to know in order to feel secure having him there.

”Well, welcome to the team Signore Laparelli. I’m sure you’ll be a great asset to the team," she said, causing him to smile with her use of his language. He nodded. "I am with honor." As soon as he said it, he realized his mistake and made a slight grimace. "I mean to say...I am honored." His expression was slightly embarrassed and sheepish. "Please forgive me. My English needs great improvement."

<Tag Cara>

When she asked whether or not he had seen much of the city, his expression shifted to reined excitement. "I have not seen much. I have only been on the base for 8 hours or so, most of that was to gain my clearance. I am very excite about to see more." It was clear that the more excited he grew about seeing the city, the more mistakes occured in his English.

<Tag Cara>

[Cara Coyle]

0933
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

”Well, I haven’t seen that much of the city either, I’ve only just recently returned to the expedition.” Cara said as she explained to Laparelli. She figured it was best just to think of him as a member of her team and not stamp a mental stamp of ‘IOA’ over his forehead. ”So far, the only thing I know for sure, is that this is my lab and office.” she said with a laugh.

Cara walked over to one of her worktables, where she had several arrows laid onto it, and several devices. ”I’ve been working on some EMP devices that would work solely on Olympian technology. I’ve been incorporating it into a little hobby of mine. I don’t like using guns all that much, and I just want to get the device working first before making it efficient for everyone else’s use.”

She was a little excited to be showing someone else her work. Usually all of her co-workers did what they were told and didn’t show that much enthusiasm for her ideas. She wasn’t even sure if her superiors would like this idea. ”So, what parts of the city would you like to see?”

[Matteo Laparelli]

0933
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

Doctor Coyle was very approachable and seemed excited to tell him about her work. Even about the EMP devices she worked on. The technology itself was beautifully crafted, even with some of the human wires sticking this way and that. As she discussed what they would be used for, he delicately turned the device on the table, examining it from all directions. The expression on his face could be described as nothing less than a child on Christmas morning.

"As a sort of stun-gun...or Zat, I believe they are called? I know not much about this technology, but I am, how do you say...quick of learning?" he said, looking to her to see if he said it correctly. "I apologize. My idiomatic expressions are not always correct."

When she offered to show him the city, his smile brightened by a couple kilowatts.

"Anywhere. Anything. Since neither of us are familiar, we could explore?"

<Tag Cara>

"Yes, to know where food is would be very important as well," he said, trying to keep his stomach out of the conversation. It had made an intrusive growl a bit earlier. "But, first, we shall be adventurers." He grinned boyishly.

[Cara Coyle]

0934
City of Akrontiri
Laboratory

"As a sort of stun-gun...or Zat, I believe they are called? I know not much about this technology, but I am, how do you say...quick of learning? I apologize. My idiomatic expressions are not always correct."

Cara had the expression on her face that she was thinking, ”Um, not so much as a Zat'ni'katel, it’s not meant to use on other people. Generally, EMPs don’t affect living things, just objects that generate electricity, power. If I can come up with an EMP that only affects Olympian technology, and not our own, it would be a great assets if we are attacked, or we attack them. I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself, but if I’m successful, I could make it adaptable to even our ships. But, that’s a long way from where I am now. Let’s just it was a long sabbatical and I’m glad I’m back.”

Cara had to stop herself before she went off again. New ideas were forming in her head about her projects and other things, but she could not while she had a guest. She saw him light up when she asked where he would like to go, "Anywhere. Anything. Since neither of us are familiar, we could explore?"

”Well then let’s go, I’ll show you the gate room, the mess hall, infirmary, and maybe even some of the more interesting places.” she told him. Cara grabbed her laptop before she left, she never went anywhere without it, especially here. ”Though, I assume that this place will be similar to Atlantis, so we will have some general information about the city.”