Sundered Echo

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For such a short period of time I doubt we'll need to take control of her, but thank you.

Hope it all goes well!

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Hey, it wasn;t my CS that broke it. It was almost at char limit anyway :P

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XD

Thank you! I tried my best to get as good a reproduction of Landry as I could.

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As the gate opened once more, Ariadne raised the IDC device and tapped in the code that would allow them safe passage to the Tau’ri world. Before the Jaffa stepped through the open gate, the leader turned and decided to respond to the Tok’ra in kind. Ironically enough, the statements he made hardly registered with her at all. She was Tok’ra now, but that had not been the case for long. At this point she was largely indifferent towards the downfall of the Goa’uld. On some of her bad days she even thought of it as a good thing. Her people had been selfish despots fighting over the most petty of things after all. The Tok’ra were only different in that less people died for their struggles.

Her downward spiraling train of thought was cut short as Idalia urged her to focus. Her Host hated it when Ariadne let such feelings get out of control as the emotion was transferred to Idalia too, and Idalia did not entirely share the same opinions or feelings. Ariadne could not be sure that Ahmos would be as able to ignore the Jaffa’s taunts as she had however. She fixed him with a firm stare as the Jaffa finished his insults and went through the gate. Once the Jaffa were through the event horizon and no-longer able to hear them she spoke, eager to ensure Ahmos would keep control of himself once they reached the other side of the gate. “Ignore the Jaffa. They are not worth our time.” She kept it short but spoke firmly. No surly Jaffa would keep her from the chance to meet the Tau’ri and explore the galaxy yet more. With that she picked up the wood and metal box containing her few possessions and stepped through the gate herself.

The Tau’ri base was…. disappointing. It was an enclosed structure filled with blocky, drab architecture that seemed to do its very best to fall into the background. She hadn’t known what she was expecting to be fair, but it wasn’t this. The Tau’ri leader known as General Landry had come down to the gate room to greet them in person it seemed.

“Permission granted. Welcome to Earth. You’ll be staying here for a short time while we get the Langford ready.”

Ariadne took charge then, before the Jaffa could reply. “Thank you General Landry. May I ask how long we will be staying on Earth?” She stepped past the Jaffa, careful not to touch them as she went.

“You may. The Langford is scheduled to pick up its remaining crew in forty-eight hours. Until then, we’ve set aside the VIP quarters for you. Second-Lieutenant Zaken here will take you to your quarters. She’ll be the linguist and cultural specialist on the Langford. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some vital paperwork that needs doing.”

Ariadne could tell he obviously didn’t want to do whatever he was being called away for, but it seemed even he had inescapable responsibilities. Ariadne smiled knowingly after the general as he retreated back to his office. Then she turned expectantly to the woman he’d indicated would guide her to her quarters. She was surprised to see that this ‘Zaken’ woman looked not too dissimilar from the average human stock seeded across the many Goa’uld worlds. A hundred years ago, she might’ve even considered her a good potential host. She quickly pushed that thought aside though - that was not who she was now.

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I think you overestimate yourself minion....

But seriously I'll move us all through the gate shortly.

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Ariadne watched the Jaffa bow before the two Tok’ra, trying to decide if she was being mocked or not. Idalia felt they were insincere in their actions, but Ariadne gave them the benefit of the doubt, knowing the Jaffa far better than Idalia did. The initial surge of hate when the Jaffa had arrived was getting easier for her to suppress now and when she spoke it was merely terse and a little impatient rather than outright hateful. “Ariadne, of Shayet. My host is Idalia.” She left the other Tok’ra to introduce himself. She didn’t really know him, she just knew that Ahmos had had his current host only five years or so more than her, and that he himself was a tenth her age - barely more than a child in her eyes. “The High Council of Tok’ra sends its regards. I take it you are ready to travel to Earth.”

She wasn’t asking them, rather stating that this was not a social call for them. Both she and Idalia shared in joy at the prospect of leaving and they did not want to wait around for Jaffa. They wanted to be off-world and exploring. She bent and picked up the small black remote she’d been given to allow her through the Tau’ri iris and held it ready, glancing at Ahmos to indicate he should dial the Tau’ri homeworld when he was ready.

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One tiny thing Cayden...

As a turned Goa'uld Ahmos will have an addition to his name.
He will be Ahmos of (place) you choose the place. This is basically signifying the location at which he turned away from the Goa'uld, and is often a battle.
Examples are Garshaw of Belote, Jolinar of Malkshur and our very own Ariadne of Shayet. They don't necessarily always introduce themselves with that part of their name, but to anyone that knows Tok'ra customs its a sure sign of their origins.

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Shrinking my own character would just be weird...

Besides, Ariadne managed to avoid ending up believing she actually was a god. Ironically that was partially due to vanity - changing hosts because she got bored of her appearance rather than sarcophagusing them into oblivion.

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I use the term Shrink because there are a few very similar sounding names that mean quite different things, so until I research it I'm using shrink.

And the character will actually be there to ensure the crews own mental health. Some of you crazy people are already clearly in need of seeing a shrink *Cough*Penelope*cough*

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Read that did ya?

All i can say is be patient. Remember how Ariadne's sheet is massive? Yeah. Thats not uncommon for me.