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Josephine Lawry - Briefing Room "The K9 unit's a good idea, I'm surprised it's not more developed. Well," she adds, waving a hand, "I guess you could say that about a lot of stuff here. The cafeteria doesn't look like it's had a chance to serve more than anything twice." She nods to Ross as the scientist enters the room, and grins at the comment about collars. "What, and be out of uniform? They're not that lax here." To Mike, she shrugs. "I doubt it's anywhere interesting. No reason to send bunch of green squaddies on an important mission. Maybe we'll check in on a remote colony, or take topographics of some stone-dead rock somewhere." She rolls her eyes. "Listen to me. Yes, we'll go on some boring mission that just happens to be on a planet on the other side of our galaxy."
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Josephine Lawry - Briefing Room Jo leans forward to look at the photos. It didn't look like much, for some reason she had been expecting wild sunsets and soaring science fiction cities. She stone structures reminded her of some sites she had seen while travel, but they were a little too grandiose, a little too ambitious. She forces herself to lean back and flips through the dossier as well, eyes lingering on a water analysis. "No pathogens in the air or water, sir? No human remains, things like that?" She hadn't saluted the colonel, but some habits died hard.
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Josephine Lawry - Briefing Room "I don't know about that," Jo says, shrugging. "If we were assuming the worst we'd be asking for the biggest guns they have, right? If you're worried - and I don't blame you, I don't see any reason to take the place lightly - is that we should check the monitoring sites first. Review the photos they've taken, if any. Learn what we can before doing anything else, particularly if they are people still traversing the area."
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Josephine Lawry - Briefing Room "I'd like to take some rapid diagnostic tests," Jo says to Kurt. "TB, strep, stuff like that. I assume they have kits like that here. I don't know what might be wrong with the people there. The kits are light, too, I wouldn't suggest them otherwise." She shrugs. "Other than some extra chocolate bars, and my own doctor's bag, that's all I'd want."
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Josephine Lawry Jo instinctively gives a tiny hop to try and adjust her pack, but it's just nervousness and the annoyance of having the mass on her back; it wasn't going to get any better adjusted. She was used to having a battered truck or surplus jeep donated by barely-functioning governments for moving supplies. Not so lucky this time. It felt weird to be armed again as well; the MSF had a long-standing rule that no one be armed, and even if Jo wished it was broken for specific cases, it was a good rule for them. Here, they were the army, the doctors, and the police. And the translators. She leans her head back, looking at the arch of the gate. "I think I've watched a hundred videos of this thing activating, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to scream when it opens."
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Jo Lawry - P6T-313 Gate Jo stands for a moment on the ground before the gate, staring a the forest before them. Just a few steps had taken her past a hundred stars and onto another planet. After a moment, she remembers to start breathing again. She circles the camp as well, and gives a brief 'Yes sir' to Kurt's orders. She fishes her compass out of her pack and keeps its loop on her wrist. The plants get a once-over as she wanders, instinctively comparing them to what she's seen at home. Not much to see here, otherwise - beyond the fact that she is here, somehow.
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Josephine Lawry - SG-13 - P6T-313 Gate Jo walks up to Jacob. "Nice place, I guess," she says, nodding toward the woods. "The Master Sergeant all right? I don't know if I'm over that transition yet, myself. He find something he's interested in?"
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Josephine Lawry - West of the P6T-313 Gate "An entire planet full of new smells," Jo says, grinning. "If I was a pup I'd be passing out from sensory overload, so I'd say he's doing pretty good." She looks at Tash. "What do you think, Cap'n? Can we check it out? I can take point, it's probably just a deer path." She pauses. "Or deer-like alien path."
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Josephine Lawry - West of P6T-313 Gate "You got it," Jo mutters as she sticks close to the others. "Guess I'm not on point." She keeps her eyes peeled, feeling a little distracted thanks to the strangeness of the surroundings - she had been hoping for a leisurely walk to the next site just to get used to the place. And the feeling in the pit of her stomach. Per 15: 11 in case there's something to see
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Jo Lawry - West of P6T-313 Gate "What tamper-proofing do we do on our stations?" Jo wonders aloud. "I figure they must be at least as careful." "Sir, do you want an observer watching the station and keeping in touch with the others, the ones approaching it?" she asks Tash. "It might be difficult watching what's going on at the station when you're deep in the trees. Just a thought." Does Stargate add any countermeasures to their monitoring stations? My suggestion would apply to anyone with Observation, or with good Per, I guess.
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Josephine Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 Jo watches the surroundings carefully. The place was awfully quiet, and the lazy moss making its way up the metallic tower both wanted to make her complacent. It seemed likely that the place had been here for years without incident. Now, presumably, they were the incident. "I'd ask him if I could," she says to Milton. "Rather not get jumped by a lion or a panther out here." Reflexively, she glances up at the trees as if something might suddenly be stalking her.
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 Jo nods and approaches from the other side, taking out her own sidearm as she kneels down in the moss. It had the distinct impression of being nothing more than a bunkhouse, but still... it was built by aliens. She watches Dr. Ross carefully.
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "Hey Mister Wizard," Jo says to George. "Any indications what that light means? It's making me nervous."
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "The weapons might be useful," Jo says, shrugging, "but I don't think many of us are comfortable with them. Better to leave them. They'll know we've been here - if they don't already - and they'll just assume we're a bunch of nosy scouts. Which I guess we are." She grins. She gets out a notepad and pencil to better note the supplies they've found, for a later report. The brass always wanted details. Always. Yeah, Doctor is fine for Jo. She was a 2nd Lt but it has not been officially reinstated. I bought some points so might unofficially have a little more clout than she would otherwise, but I will stick to doctor.
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "We doing good, folks?" Josephine says to the ones at the control panel. She anxiously moves from foot to foot.
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower P6T-313 Jo nods to the captain, and stows her notes. "Fine by me. Good luck, guys." She heads out of the little building, but keeps a wary eye on the entryway.
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower P6T-313 There's a moment of silence, then Jo gives a polite round of applause at Michael's ingenuity.
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "Probably," Jo says as she moved to help Jacob with the supplies. "I still don't think we ought to do much with them unless it's an emergency, but maybe we can get command to brief us on how they work. Did we find any clips to go along with them? If not, maybe they just last a long time." She goes through the bins one at a time, helping in the once-over before they group moved on.
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "Let's take a look at what information they're gathering - seems like a good place to start." She starts to tap at the console, resorting to hunt-and-peck after only a couple seconds. "Yeah... a sensor diagnostic. A list of what this place is capable of. I want to know what they're interested in on this pleasant little planet, so whatever they're gathering must be important to them for that purpose." Computer operation vs 15-2: 12 
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "Not a lot going on here," Jo says, shaking her head. "Just visual observations. They're tracking some exposed fields, so presumably watching movement and number of people active on the planet. Like us, they're interested in those empty ruins. They've got a perfect view from here. No doubt when we go there we'll be on Goa'uld Candid Camera. Should keep that in mind." She looks at the others. "What else?"
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Jo Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "If I limit it to the view of the ruins, I could try and scan through some archives." Jo shrugs. "Maybe there's some recognition software hooked into the system, but it might be beyond me." She takes a breath, a suck on her water bottle, and starts parsing through old video of the ruins at high speed. Computer operation vs 15-2: 9
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Josephine Lawry - - Goa'uld Tower P6T-313 Jo shakes her head and grins at Dr. Ross. "Well, I didn't know we had an assassin in the group. I guess I should be thankful you didn't just set the self-destruct." She grabs her things, and heads out of the building into the brightly lit grounds. "Are we ready to head out?"
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Josephine Lawry - Goa'uld Tower, P6T-313 "My impression was that they're guarding the ruins themselves," Jo says as she shoulders her pack. "They weren't testing anyone, they just shot him. You certainly don't need to send a squad of your best soldiers to combat a local. I mean, maybe it was some medical test that he failed, but why bother waiting until someone is in some ruins you don't care about when you could just blow up a couple houses in a village and then line scared people up to have their DNA checked?" She nods to the captain. "Ready, sir." Hiking vs 10: 9
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station Jo lets her pack down as well, stowing it near the others. It was a relief to have it off her shoulders, though she was getting back into the habit pretty quickly. "No problem, captain," she says. "We'll probably have lots of data to look at. If we see anything out of the ordinary, we'll radio you." She sets about inspecting the stowed goods, and finds nothing out of the ordinary. "Would anyone mind a quick medical inspection? I wanted to make sure nothing odd was affecting us, being on another planet and all." Search (default) vs 10: 13
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station "Nothing fancy," Jo says to Jacob. "Just vitals. Wanted to make sure no one was reacting oddly. I just don't know what to expect here. You volunteering to be first?"
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station Jo jerks up and snatches up her rifle, then, thinking quickly, grabs a small pair of binoculars out of her things as well. "I'll radio if I see something, Captain," she says, darting towards cover. Is there a spot north or south I could sneak and observe eastward? Not being aggressive about it.
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station At the staticy bark from her radio, Jo readies her rifle and stays patient. It wasn't the usual meet-and-greet she was used to, but they didn't have much to worry about here. As long as they were prepared. Whatever Ready actions I need go here!
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station The rifle is quickly stowed as Jo goes back to her binocs. "Russian?" she mumbles into the comm. "Is that Russian? What the hell."
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station "Captain," Dr. Lawry says into the radio, "I'm gonna guess you want us all back at camp to meet the newcomers. If you want a spotter or a sniper to stay hidden, say the word." She stows her things and heads back to the camp, so recently found and promptly abandoned.
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station "We can at least share some food, too," Jo says, breaking open one of the foil packs containing chocolate. They had been a staple in army kits for years, and SGC had continued the tradition. Now seemed as good a time as any. She steps toward the locals, eating one of the squares in front of them to demonstrate, and offering others to them.
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station Jo accepts the treat in return, nodding appreciatively. It was like chewing on a rock at first, but eventually breaks down, tasting raw and homemade the way SGC cafeteria food or rations never did. It was likely more of a trail ration than a treat, but Jo finds she likes it. She smiles and mimcs their way of saying "thank." It was tastier than the last time she tried to make homemade energy bars, anyway. She leans back, listening to the conversation that she only partially understood. Instead, she examines the visitors, trying to see if they exhibited any ailments. Medically, how do these folks look? Diagnose 12 vs 14, dunno what kind of penalties I have just looking. Physician is also 14.
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station Jo is content to let the others speak, not able to follow along much of the conversation. Her medical observations aren't much of a surprise, the new world seemed oddly mundane compared to what she was imagining. At least they were healthy, and not the product of some alien manipulation. She stirs uncomfortably when the discussion of weapons starts, though there wasn't much of a reason to. No one here was going to give away a firearm. At least, today. "Doctor Milton," she asks when they have a break in the doctor's impressive parade of knowledge. "Exactly why are they speaking Russian?" She shakes her head. "The Goa'uld don't seem to have much interest in them. They're not building pyramids or held for stock. Is it possible their villages were wholesale kidnapped generations ago and planted here, but then were forgotten?"
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station "I guess so," Jo says to George's explanation. "I suppose I was expecting something more explicitly... nefarious. They do take some of them, but it doesn't sound like it's a concerted effort." She shakes her head, and shrugs. "I should stop wondering. Academic interest that might get an anthropology paper out of it isn't going to help here." She turns back to the visitors. "These ruins... no one in your group remembers who lived there, or what people did there? Do you have stories about them?"
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Josephine Lawry - P6T-313 SG-15 Monitoring Station Jo jumps up like a spring and starts returning things to their crates. She pauses briefly to give the native travelers an embarrassed shrug, and gestures briefly to the woods behind them. Cleaning up as best I can!
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Josephine Lawry - SG-13 - SGC Base Camp P6T-313 Jo nods at Dr. Ross. "Might be a good idea, as long as we've got the time." She finishes kicking dirt around the camp and the boxes, meagerly trying to disguise just what they've done here. "Leave the analysis for tomorrow, though." She finishes up and holds her rifle in one hand, barrel down, one finger on her earpiece.
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Josephine Lawry - SGC Base Camp P6T-313 Jo jerks to attention at the sound of gunfire, her fingers turning a little white as she grips her rifle. "Lt," she says, looking at Michael. "We going?"
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Josephine Lawry - SGC Base Camp P6T-313 Jo stays low, moving through the brush as best she can - nevertheless stepping on several of last year's dried poplar leaves in the process. It had been years since she had been doing this, it would take a little time before she would stop letting her nerves get the better of her. Stealth vs 11: 13 Sure hope I get some bonuses here. Jo will find a good spot as far as the LT gets us, fanned out, and start aiming.
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