[color=39b54a]"Don't discard the value of pre-constructed housing."[/color] The captain beamed, [color=39b54a]"I know our species experience emotions differently, but I guarantee you submarine disease is common. You'll be glad for half the crew leaving the ship soon, I bet you. Besides, your timeline puts the city after the Destiny launched, and prior to the Lanteans leaving Earth. It's historical value alone is worth documenting every bit of it."[/color] Black reasoned, showing a rare trait among the SGC commanders of caring for more than the technological and military sides of their exploration.

[color=39b54a]"And I'm with you on the technology mind you. If it wasn't for the Ori, we shouldn't have been given even as much as you gave us before the end. I don't want to stumble upon half finished Asgard experiments. I'll leave that to Disaster McKay. I'll settle for 'everything we have and know [i]that is complete, tested and proven.[/i]"[/color]

[i][b]Somewhere in the guts of the ship...[/b][/i]

[color=ed1c24]"Is it ready?"[/color] Morrigan snapped at the Colonel as soon as she discovered him fiddling with the still. [color=ed1c24]"Don't look so surprised, this place is easy to point out as the ideal hiding place for it."[/color] She sighed. [color=ed1c24]"Our ship has a cancer, James, and I boost my host's natural ability to dispose of ethanol. I will keep your secret as long as you can provide proper glider fuel."[/color] The Tok'Ra offered a deal.

[i][b]
Falnore's cabin...[/b][/i]

[color=fff200]"I'm afraid I can not be of much help on the latter, doctor. My own experience with the Stargate is limited to the occasional trip to Tollana before..."[/color] He paused, looking rather sad for a second, [color=fff200]"you have to understand, my people were very isolationist on the peak of their civilization. We did not put much stock in exploration until history proven us wrong. Suffice to say, if the gate works well, and the second generation gates that are present in Ida have worked well without maintenance for eons, you hardly feel the trip. In fact, I believe it was only the first expeditions of the SGC who suffered some discomfort until thay updated their dialing mechanism."[/color] The engineer explained to the vest of his abilities.

[color=fff200]"As for the technologies, well. This very ship is powered in part by the same system as the seed ship, so that is one thing off the list. But as for everything else? Not a matter of if, only in what order. We shall see what state the seed ship is in, it likely lost all power over the years at the very least, so as soon as we plug a reactor in, the AI will send it towards the star to refuel unless damage to critical systems would prevent it from surviving the refuelling."[/color] The Tollan hypothesized.

[color=fff200]"Hence why we will either have to separate examined systems before powering them, which would limit their function, create the condition that would prevent the refuelling, which would mean taking the engines or shield offline, or ride out with it wherever it goes."[/color] He took a sip of his tea.

[color=fff200]"First order of business would be safing it's databases. The value of the sheer asytronomical and geological data on the worlds it visited is immense. It would point us where to go to establish mining operations and what planets are viable for colonization. Naturally, the stargate assembly line is of high value. If only we could learn to build supergates like the Ori did, the logistics of Atlantis and our own are drastically improved. Perhaps we could even send a 304 to assist Destiny."[/color] He dreamed.

[color=fff200]"I've rambled long enough."[/color] He smiled, [color=fff200]"What do you hope to find, other than the Elves that is?"[/color]