Midseason Cliffhanger ;)

[SA Val Olwin]

0900
Stargate Command
Earth 

She knew the ins and the outs of this "special project." It had been explained to her in four seperate languages, all of which she was fluent in. It had also been WRITTEN in as many, and redacted down so much that even the dumbest of mail clerks could understand if they somehow managed to get enough clearance. Which was unlikely. At any rate, the American military, in whatever infinite amount of wisdom they THINK they held, had decided that aliens were fun, and had decided to send another team through the Stargate. Only this one wasn't really a "team." It was more renegade, rag-tag, and she was...unimpressed. And a little concerned about some of these choices. National security was her top priority, and she was intending to keep her nation secure. She reviewed the list that the JCOS sent over-the leadership were the best of the best in their fields, but she was kind of unimpressed with the IOA's choice of representative. The office of Military Affairs SHOULD be the one to decide, in her opinion. 

She carefully put the file away, and then picked up the phone. After ten minutes, she was going to have a meeting with some of the Stargate people. She was going to see for herself what was going on. She smelled something fishy, but that COULD just be the Company fridge. Better to be safe than sorry. She decided to get some coffee while she waited-they'd BETTER be on time. OR.

As she headed down the hall, she did not smile at ANYONE as she passed. Instead, she issued orders and commands as she hurried to the kitchenette. 

Mosby, let's check our wrinkles, please. Jackson, I am SURE you have something better to do than flirt. If not, come see me and we'll FIND you something to do. Someone dispose of those boxes, she pointed to a bank of empty cardboard boxes that had been sitting around for a WEEKOR ELSE. It hadn't escaped her notice that most of the Agents had flitted about as soon as they'd heard the clack of her high heels on the tiled floor. Good, they SHOULD be scared. Fear was an EXCELLENT motivator, and it kept people alive. She saw the two agents she'd adressed separate and hurry down the hall. Jackson needed to get her last after-action report to her, as well, and she made a mental note to send the woman an email. She poured herself a cup of coffee-black, plain, no-nonsense, and turned back to head to her office. She noted with satisfaction one of the clerks breaking down the cardboard. Sometimes you had to be cruel to be kind, after all, and at least stuff got done. Now, the others had precisely twenty minutes to arrive at her office, and given the close proximity of the IOA to the other agencies' headquarters, well...hopefully no one was going to need a dressing down. 

She sent an email to Jackson-short, and succient. Your last after-action report is late. Get it to me in ten minutes. She never asked, just "requested." There were no manners in her world-that took too much time, and time meant lives. Lives meant that someone wasn't doing his job, and that was unacceptable to her. 

Tag:Liam Hart, Jason Conway, Plot Twist, and anyone who would like to otherwise join, if interested. 

[Liam Hart]

0910
Stargate Command
Earth

Liam has been assigned to Stargate Command for quite some time now, he knew most of the members of the SG teams although for the past year he has been undercover in Iraq working with alien hybrids, that was an experience he'll never forget. As a Special Agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations he works for the Inspector General and only reports to the IG's office. However he was assigned to the 7th region which works just for the Secretary of the Air Force and in that capacity he oversees all Special Access Programs having to do with the US Air Force. The Stargate Command is the most secretive of all, Dulce Base is pretty secretive as well and so is Area 51, but the SGC is pretty great. Most people never heard of the base in Dulce, but Liam was one of those who did, that is why everything is underground in the middle of nowhere. However no one could force Liam to speak of anything there except for the Secretary of the Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense and of course the President, but they never would, they learn pretty quick not to ask questions you really don't want to know the answer for...

Liam was notified by email to meet this Val lady, a name like that is exotic, sounding anyways but this lady was anything but. Of course though no one from the IOA is liked, as they like to complain about things after the fact, instead of making the decision the before hand because then it'd be their fault if things go bad. It has happened before like when the son of the Goa'uld Anubis, was unleashed in the SGC because of the IOA... That was the only decision that they ever made, which is why no good diplomats or bureaucrats should be running anything. Val being a Special Investigator for the IOA was their pit-bull, of course that is a huge offense to the breed but they do tend to get blamed for things that they had no control over.

Liam walked to where her office was and knocked on the door, "you must be Val? Special Agent Liam Hart, OSI. You wanted to see me?" Liam asked while standing in the doorway.

<Tag: SA Val Olwin>

[SA Val Olwin]

1914
SG Command
Earth

Val was sipping coffee, the only thing in the world she truly LIKED-that, and the twent-five minutes on the treadmill, every single morning at 0530. She was reading more Stargate files; specifically personnel files for the latest mission to something (place?) called Meropis. She wasn't sure about this "Space" business...she was a born skeptic and if there WERE life out there, why the HELL would they come HERE?! Weren't they supposed to be SMARTER than humans?! So far, there were only a FEW slightly suspect people, but no one capable of single-handedly bringing down the entire "M-files" of the US government. M-files were those that were highly classified, very hot, and full of information about alien beings, contact with them, Area 51, and the more modern Stargate Project. Some of it seemed, to her, like nothing more than malarky, but some of it was admittedly legitimate. The only ones she'd spend time investigating further was this Liam Hart person, the Aussie-turned-American, and Michael Correli's feckless, brainless girlfriend. How THAT woman had made the cut, Val did not know, but it stank like American spy. Mike had his hand in a lot of pots, and she was eager to break some of those pots, even if it meant that she'd have to eliminate people along the way. A means to an end sometimes meant getting your hands dirty, and that usually meant that at the end of the day, the few would die for the good of the whole.

A voice broke her silence. She looked up, her blue eyes steely.

you must be Val? Special Agent Liam Hart, OSI. You wanted to see me? She raised an eyebrow, and silently, indicated a chair.

It's Special Agent Olwin to YOU, Agent Hart. I did. Thank you for your promptness. She paused for a moment to let Liam sit. She didn't say "comfortable", she didn't care. She placed a file in front of him-on the front of which was stamped with the Stargate Program symbol. My job is simple. Someone-I don't know who-but someone-is leaking state's secrets to reporters...and the Russians. One of those secrets is the exsistence of the Stargate Program. I don't need to tell you why that is serious, do I? She paused before continuing. So, take a look at those names. Tell me what YOU think. Who should we look at? They'll start off there before they got to the harder stuff.

Tag:Liam Hart. In the file are Maggie, Roo (used with permission ), and an NPC called Evan Gould. Feel free to add people or subtract them or whatever.

[Liam Hart]

0911
Stargate Command
Earth

It's Special Agent Olwin to YOU, Agent Hart. I did. Thank you for your promptness. Really? Liam heard stories about this dragon of a woman and so far they are turning out to be 100% accurate. My job is simple. Someone-I don't know who-but someone-is leaking state's secrets to reporters...and the Russians. One of those secrets is the existence of the Stargate Program. I don't need to tell you why that is serious, do I? Liam smiled because that is his job and because smiling seemed right, this woman would probably be upset by it, and Liam hoped she did. So, take a look at those names. Tell me what YOU think. Who should we look at?

Finally she was done, Liam said in his head as he skimmed through the names and decided to respond without looking at her... "Well if you want to act that way, like I am one of your underlings or like I work for you, which I don't. Let's get things straight, if I am to call you Special Agent Olwin, you are to call me, Special Agent Liam Hart. I normally wouldn't make anyone call me that, but you are different... Before I continue I want to say that I work for the Air Force and specifically I work for the Secretary of the Air Force. I do as she or as the Inspector General says, not for someone who wants to play cops and robbers, nor do I take orders from General Hammond or Conway. I am also not a babysitter or a rat, I am a counter-intelligence operative. I make sure Air Force secrets stay secret and I make all spies wish that they I wasn't as good as I am, but what can I say, mom is a US Senator and dad was an FBI Special Agent in Charge, so I learned from the best." But of course she doesn't care about Liam, and honestly Liam doesn't care about her...

"Now to business, I already looked over every name and every file pertaining to Meropis, Atlantis and SGC as I always do." Liam said as he browsed through the names of the suspects, of course they were all foreigners. "Well Australians... I don't know how I feel about them, they're not as good as the English and they're not as sneaky as the Chinese or Russians, but of course they could use that to their advantage. No one really worries about Australia in the international community. Then again she is an American now and an Air Force Officer but still, I don't see it. The French well their good, but I don't know if they'd use an attractive french woman to gather state secrets. I mean why send a spy into the Stargate Program? Every nation involved knows about the SGC, Meropis, Atlantis and they're not really in the inner circle as compared to the guys in the Pentagon." Liam was just speaking out loud letting his thoughts become verbal. "Then Evan Gould, he may be involved in fishy business but of course I'd have to run it through my databases and my intel connections, which I am sure are better than your databases..."

Liam didn't know what to think of her or these names but the French were involved in the Stargate Program since before the ancient outpost in Antarctica was found and forced the Government to talk to these nations about what we've been doing... The Australians aren't really on the watch-list, neither were the Chinese or Russians or the Koreans... The North Koreans would be but they would never know about it and no one takes them seriously, its just bullies in a playground with them, all words no action. These names are all names Liam already looked into as with any member even American... The only name Liam was suspecting was this lady...

<Tag: SA Val Olwin>

[SA Val Olwin]

0915
Stargate Command
Earth

She looked at Liam. Was the IOA serious?! This...KID was who they wanted to ferrett out turned agents?! What, were the ex-SEALS/CIA guys all dead or busy? She had NO time to babysit, and the JCoS were gonna get a phone call...or a visit in person. That was how Val handled issues. She knew about her little "pet name"-the Dragon Lady, sometimes the Ice Queen. She didn't care; she wasn't there to make friends. She was there to do a job.

Well if you want to act that way, like I am one of your underlings or like I work for you, which I don't. Let's get things straight, if I am to call you Special Agent Olwin, you are to call me, Special Agent Liam Hart. I normally wouldn't make anyone call me that, but you are different... Before I continue I want to say that I work for the Air Force and specifically I work for the Secretary of the Air Force. I do as she or as the Inspector General says, not for someone who wants to play cops and robbers, nor do I take orders from General Hammond or Conway. I am also not a babysitter or a rat, I am a counter-intelligence operative. I make sure Air Force secrets stay secret and I make all spies wish that they I wasn't as good as I am, but what can I say, mom is a US Senator and dad was an FBI Special Agent in Charge, so I learned from the best. She raised an eyebrow.

But even HE is answerable to someone. And that someone is the IOA, wether you like it or not. And let's just say, I have a way of turning heads...we can make this difficult, or easy, that choice is YOURS. I'm not asking you to babysit, you're the last person I would ever ask to watch out for the interests of ANYTHING. What are you, five?! She sighed, and tried to not TOTALLY lose her head. She tried again.

Now to business, I already looked over every name and every file pertaining to Meropis, Atlantis and SGC as I always do....Well Australians... I don't know how I feel about them, they're not as good as the English and they're not as sneaky as the Chinese or Russians, but of course they could use that to their advantage. No one really worries about Australia in the international community. Then again she is an American now and an Air Force Officer but still, I don't see it. The French well their good, but I don't know if they'd use an attractive french woman to gather state secrets. I mean why send a spy into the Stargate Program? Every nation involved knows about the SGC, Meropis, Atlantis and they're not really in the inner circle as compared to the guys in the Pentagon...Then Evan Gould, he may be involved in fishy business but of course I'd have to run it through my databases and my intel connections, which I am sure are better than your databases.. She wasn't so sure. She had access to the SS databases through backchannels, but she wasn't going to tell HIM that.


I am not asking to DO anything like rat out anyone. I am merely asking for your opinion. IF you don't have one, I will be more than happy to GIVE you one. She raised an eyebrow, but didn't move her face. She kept the wrinkles at bay by using a resting b*tch face all the time. It was also how she'd gotten this far-never EVER show emotion. Miss Lefebvre is currently in a romantic relationship with a top American operative. Who better TO spy than a pretty, dimwitted Frenchwoman?! And the Australians, well...those guys tend to be a little nationalistic...that, to me, might make one prone to extremism...as for the Major, *I* didn't pick her, one of my subordinates did. Men are suspicious of pretty woman, I suppose...but you're not, are you, Mister Hart? She raised an eyebrow.


Tag:Liam Hart.

[Liam Hart]

0916
Stargate Command
Earth

Man oh man... That was all Liam was thinking, he hated when people spoke of high level connections. People think that just because they're IOA they run the show... Well they don't considering the Inspector General is independent of the military chain of command and by law is completely independent ensuring impartial investigations. Then the Secretary of the Air Force answers to the Secretary of Defense and the President, not the IOA. Then Liam always has his mother who is a US Senator and the Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations and together they've met a lot of dignitaries and Liam made a lot of connections with Royalty, Ambassadors, Prime Ministers, Chancellor of Germany, Presidents and high ranking Military Officers and well dozens of others... This woman won't be bossing Liam around and he will be damn sure she doesn't.

But even HE is answerable to someone. And that someone is the IOA, wether you like it or not. And let's just say, I have a way of turning heads...we can make this difficult, or easy, that choice is YOURS. I'm not asking you to babysit, you're the last person I would ever ask to watch out for the interests of ANYTHING. What are you, five?! Liam shook his head.

"The Secretary of the Air Force and the Inspector General of the Air Force do not answer to the IOA. Stargate Command may but look what happened the last time the IOA overruled the General here, it ended in disaster with multiple injuries and at least 2 deaths. That was because people like you think you run the show, well you may be in charge of some people, but not me. Like I said I am independent, I was assigned to Stargate Command to ensure no spies get in and no technology gets out, unless it is supposed too. The IOA has cost more lives than anyone else here, remember that." Well... That came out a little different than what he was originally thinking, he may have went overboard but oh well...

I am not asking to DO anything like rat out anyone. I am merely asking for your opinion. IF you don't have one, I will be more than happy to GIVE you one. Miss Lefebvre is currently in a romantic relationship with a top American operative. Who better TO spy than a pretty, dimwitted Frenchwoman?! And the Australians, well...those guys tend to be a little nationalistic...that, to me, might make one prone to extremism...as for the Major, *I* didn't pick her, one of my subordinates did. Men are suspicious of pretty woman, I suppose...but you're not, are you, Mister Hart?

"I know you are not asking that, but that is what people will think of me anyways, I might as well be internal affairs working in a police department, same difference there. I looked into her record and I know who it is that she is... seeing. Mike, he is a high level CIA operative but there is no way he'd tell her anything sensitive, he'd barely ever tell me even if I had a need to know, not that I asked, but you get the point. He is one of the assets that would kill someone before letting them report a state secret back to their home. I wouldn't say I am not suspicious of them, but just because of your looks doesn't mean a guy is going to tell you is his dirty little secrets..." Liam felt better, he got all of his steam out from being called there and spoken to in such a demeaning way.

"To me Australians aren't much of a security concern, but could it be a ploy sure. Australian turned American turned Air Force Officer, of course people are going to be suspicious more so if she was Korean or Chinese or Russian. Australians aren't really on my radar, nevertheless, I think I am pretty thorough before letting anyone get clearance to get access to anything we classify as top secret or top secret/sci. And its Special Agent Hart, to you." Liam felt much better now, and will until she speaks again most likely...

<Tag: SA Val Olwin>

[SA Val Olwin]

0919
Stargate Command
Earth

Val kept her face steady even though she REALLY REALLY wanted to hit this kid. She had little time and ZERO tolerance for those who thought highly of themselves, especially when Mommy and Daddy handed you your life on a silver platter. Must be swell; everyone else had to WORK for things in thier lives.

The Secretary of the Air Force and the Inspector General of the Air Force do not answer to the IOA. Stargate Command may but look what happened the last time the IOA overruled the General here, it ended in disaster with multiple injuries and at least 2 deaths. That was because people like you think you run the show, well you may be in charge of some people, but not me. Like I said I am independent, I was assigned to Stargate Command to ensure no spies get in and no technology gets out, unless it is supposed too. The IOA has cost more lives than anyone else here, remember that. Independent?! Keep telling yourself that, Kid. NO ONE was independent as in this day and age, one could not have absolute privacy AND absolute security. They no longer co-exsisted, you had to have one or the other. She nodded once, though, and glanced obviously at the clock.

I know you are not asking that, but that is what people will think of me anyways, I might as well be internal affairs working in a police department, same difference there. I looked into her record and I know who it is that she is... seeing. Mike, he is a high level CIA operative but there is no way he'd tell her anything sensitive, he'd barely ever tell me even if I had a need to know, not that I asked, but you get the point. He is one of the assets that would kill someone before letting them report a state secret back to their home. I wouldn't say I am not suspicious of them, but just because of your looks doesn't mean a guy is going to tell you is his dirty little secrets... Val snorted. Was he talking about HER?! She decided to play dumb, and put it back on him.

Well. You haven't MET Miss Lefebvre, then, have you?! Have fun with that. She smiled tightly. Margurite LeFebvre was something else entirely.

To me Australians aren't much of a security concern, but could it be a ploy sure. Australian turned American turned Air Force Officer, of course people are going to be suspicious more so if she was Korean or Chinese or Russian. Australians aren't really on my radar, nevertheless, I think I am pretty thorough before letting anyone get clearance to get access to anything we classify as top secret or top secret/sci. And its Special Agent Hart, to you. Pretty through? He'd let a known juvenile offender through that Stargate, as well as an Aussie with an anger problem...and he thought he was QUALIFIED?! He was no more qualified for changing the toilet paper than he was choosing personnel, OBVIOUSLY.

If you wish to be called "AGENT", behave like it. Give me something I can use, or get the hell out of here. With another glance at the clock, she looked back at Liam. Game on.

Tag:Liam Hart.

[Liam Hart]

0919
Stargate Command
Earth

IOA never anything good to say about them... this woman was a disaster. She is the IOA type that makes the IOA look worse, but they're mostly politicians so that is pretty bad to begin with.

Well. You haven't MET Miss Lefebvre, then, have you?! Have fun with that. Liam smiled, until he saw her smile... it gave him the chills...

"Actually I've talked to Mike, and I know a lot about her. I have met her briefly back in Iraq, and she is definitely different. Not exactly my type, not many people in this program are."

If you wish to be called "AGENT", behave like it. Give me something I can use, or get the hell out of here. Apparently people with hearing problems are allowed to be investigators in the IOA...

"It's Special Agent. That is my title and it says it on my badge and my ID card, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, they have Special Agents, not Agents. I am already ahead of you and I already have my people running more thorough background checks on them all, including all of the Australians, like Ryan Decker and Tom something. I have NSA sending me over everything they have on them as well as the CIA. Luckily I don't need a court order since they're involved in a top secret program and they all consented to thorough background checks. If there is anything to find on them or this Evan character I will be sure to let you know, but it appears our jobs overlap." Liam just hopes when he goes to Meropis this woman isn't going. There is no need for an IOA rep to be watching the teams every move.

<Tag: SA Val Olwin>

[Gijs de Vos]

0920
Stargate Command
Earth

Clad in the dark blue uniform of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Gijs walked the halls of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The two gold stripes and executive curl on both his shoulders stood out like snowman in summer.

Gijs was still walking around with a slight limp from the wounds he sustained during the battle of Earth almost a year ago. His 302 had been shot down by a Wraith Dart, and he had barely been able to bail out. His chute didn't fully deploy and upon landing he broke not one, but BOTH of his legs. After a few hours, a Canadian frigate found him and got him out of the water. A few weeks later he was back at Stargate Command where he started the long road to recovery.

Now, almost a year later he was back on duty, and was to join the Meropis Expedition when Earth next dialed in. He had missed the boat to Atlantis, and there would be no knowing when the next one would leave. Figuratively, of course. It wasn't like there was an actual boat sailing across galaxies. Right this second, though, he was to assist a pair of Government agents or something. He didn't know. He just followed orders.

He walked into the room and what he saw was a man and a woman bickering. "Oi" he said as he approached the male. He extended his hand and continued. "Luitenant-ter-Zee Gijs de Vos. I was, uhm, supposed to report to a Special Agent Hard, or Heart, or something like it at nine-twentyfive?"

[Liam Hart]

0920
Stargate Command
Earth

Liam was waiting for Val's response when he noticed someone walking up from behind him, Liam turned to look at the young Soldier.

"Luitenant-ter-Zee Gijs de Vos. I was, uhm, supposed to report to a Special Agent Hard, or Heart, or something like it at nine-twentyfive?" Liam smiled, but he isn't American so he gave him a break and shook his hand as he extended his hand.

"It's Special Agent Hart, H-A-R-T. Let's go walk to my office." Liam said as he started to walk out of the office. "I believe we were done here." Liam said with a smile as he walked out and started to walk to his office with the Lieutenant. Walking around the SGC was always like a maze and all hallways looked the same, good thing for the letters and numbers on the walls. 

<Tag: Gijs de Vos>