Snippet #1444703

The odd sensation of both falling and pulling that came with the elevator seemed stronger than usual as Raquel took the elevator down to her new workplace of sorts. She knew she was exaggerating the gravity of the situation, but she felt her circumstances warranted a little exaggeration. This elevator not only enabled her in following her father’s legacy, but would take her to a gate she was told would enable her to travel to the other side of the galaxy. For her not to feel some sort of awe was a tall order.

Elevator doors opened and she was greeted by the activities equivalent to the inner workings of a well-oiled machine. Briefly, Raquel was stopped so that her clearance could be checked, even though it had already been checked upstairs. After this verification, she wandered curiously down a hallway that appeared to be that of an ordinary military bunker. The second lieutenant had been told to report to the briefing room, located just above the control room, which could be found just down the hall from the entrance. And she did indeed discover the control room.

As Raquel climbed the short stairwell into the room of blinking lights, buttons, and computers, none of these caught her eye. Her vision went immediately to what stood beyond the window to her left; the Stargate. It didn’t look quite like a portal creating machine- it just looked like a metal ring with runes carved into it. But somewhere beyond that thing her father had died in service to not just his country, but his planet.

After catching sight of a few odd glances from those working in the room, obviously realizing her newness to this setting, she forced herself up the winding stairs to her right and up to the briefing room. Raquel caught the tail end of a phrase spoken by a female French voice as she climbed into the room but didn’t stop to listen. She instead entered the room behind the blonde woman and faced the man she figured was her commanding officer, Captain Mainwairing.

“Second Lieutenant Raquel Bianca Jacobsen reporting, sir,” She stood at attention, but gave a brief nod and smile to the other woman in the room who she could only assume was on her team as well before resuming her position.