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[ettersberg]

It may simply be an impression with no basis in reality, but it seems to me that since the Natha have left, more people have returned to stasis.

[ he doesn't add "what do others think?" but the question is implied. ]

Comments

[impavid]

It would help if we understood the whole storm situation better. I mean, big event that destroys planets which they call a storm -- that is an easy buy for me, personally. What I don't really understand is how we're both safe from it here and yet victim to residual effects. Kinda seems like a contradiction.

[ettersberg]

I’ll admit I have not considered that in any detail, but I do think you’re right.

[impavid]

[ John Sheppard's ego says he is always right. ]

Guess there might be something we could learn on the station, but I find the Natha are often frustratingly vague. Now that they're both frustratingly vague and frustratingly absent I guess the chance of an answer is even smaller.

[ettersberg]

[ no one is always right ]

That is the likely conclusion. It may be worth investigating nonetheless.

[impavid]

You got any theories yourself?

[ You're asking a lot of questions and give it a lot of vague non-committal responses, Nightingale. Don't think John hasn't noticed. You've clearly been thinking about this so come on, put up or shut up. ]

[ettersberg]

[ call it a professional habit. ]

None fully formed, I'm afraid.

[impavid]

Then let's hear your non-fully formed theories and maybe we can give them some shape!

[ This is a conversation, it requires two people to take part! ]

[ettersberg]

[ does it? ]

It could be a mere matter of coincidence. It could also be that the Natha are not what they say they are. Or there could be another party involved, manipulating who wakes and who doesn't.

[impavid]

[ It sure does, otherwise John might as well be talking to himself. He thinks about that a long second. A third party? These things are all possible, but why. ]

But what's the motivation? I mean, I picked up the storm on our long range sensors before it hit. I guess they could have faked it if you want to go whole hog conspiracy theory, but giving that the benefit of the doubt they definitely rescued me and my people up before it swallowed us. So why save people and then manipulate who does and doesn't wake up? If you want to assume they caused it, there's still no good motivation for causing that much destruction only to drop people off on a random planet. Experimenting, I guess? Why experiment to the point that Darma had to kill herself, though? They already seem to know way more than us, what are they trying to learn?

[ettersberg]

I did say none of them were fully formed. But I do have the impression there is something the Natha are worried about that we've not yet seen.

[impavid]

You mean when the station seemed like it was attacked? When they put it in low power mode and fled? I'd half wondered if that was Magda but I don't know how to really prove it either way, or why they'd flee from one guy.

[ettersberg]

I mean something we've not yet seen, I think.

[impavid]

Well I didn't see what attacked the station or what went on there, but I guess if you mean a spooky new problem then I'd argue we really have enough without willing that into existence.

[ettersberg]

I'll quite happily agree to that.

[ but does their having enough have any impact on what will come? that's rarely how it works. ]