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To: Colonel John Sheppard, Military Commander, Atlantis; Colonel E.J. Baran, Head of Linguistics, Atlantis
From: Brigadier General Samantha Carter, Head of Atlantis Expedition, Atlantis
Subject: Concern
Colonels,
A security patrol just found Lorne standing outside a transporter staring at the wall. The security footage shows he was there for almost twenty minutes, after coming out of the explosives lab. Have they created something bad enough to scare even Lorne? And, if so, do I need to start evacuating any parts of the City or prepare for any casualties?
Get back to me ASAP.
Mildly concerned,
Gen. Carter
To: Brigadier General Samantha Carter, Head of Atlantis Expedition, Atlantis; Colonel John Sheppard, Military Commander, Atlantis
From: Colonel E.J. Baran, Head of Linguistics, Atlantis
Subject: Re: Concern
Carter,
Atlantis says nothing is close to exploding at the moment. Who was scheduled in the lab then? I’ll try to track them down and find out.
Baran
To: Brigadier General Samantha Carter, Head of Atlantis Expedition, Atlantis; Colonel E.J. Baran, Head of Linguistics, Atlantis
From: Colonel John Sheppard, Military Commander, Atlantis
Subject: Boom Lab
Ladies,
Officially, Lorne received some personal news that took him a while to process. He’s back to normal now and there’s no cause for concern.
Sorry for the confusion,
Sheppard
P.S. Unofficially, Laura asked him and Radek out at the same time and they both said yes. He was still in shock when the patrol found him.
To: Colonel John Sheppard, Military Commander, Atlantis
From: Brigadier General Samantha Carter, Head of Atlantis Expedition, Atlantis
Subject: Re: Boom Lab
Sheppard,
Officially, I’m glad to hear to Lt. Colonel Lorne is fine, but please remind him that the USAF has strict regulations regarding fraternization.
Carter
P.S. Unofficially, tell Evan that Laura likes those purple wildflowers they grow in section 32 of the greenhouse on the west pier and Radek likes the sweets we trade for on M54-709.