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It was supposed to be a low-risk mission just dipping their toes back in the water. And of course it's not. There's wraith there and they have to run. The manage to dial fine, they even manage to get to the gate but as they're jumping through several wraith shots hit the gate and something goes strange. The normally smooth passage of the wormhole twists alarmingly and it's normal teal green shifts to a much more menacing red. And when they're finally spat out. They certainly aren't back at Atlantis.
SGA-1 finds themselves at the site of a demon summoning
first_chair
"Honestly that's understandable. I don't feel any different but mind effecting stuff can be subtle. It always makes a mess when it comes up."
from-the-land
"I appreciate the understanding. It's probably nothing, but assuming it's nothing every time it probably is, is a fine way to get royally screwed."
first_chair
Rodney nods. "That's how probability works; birthday paradox and all that." He pauses, "Sorry, the birthday paradox is a way we teach children about how enough small chances add up to be large chances. It seems really unlikely for any two people to have the same birthday but if you bring enough people together it's effectively inevitable."
from-the-land
"For some number of 'enough' that's a lot less than four hundred? That's not important. We'll probably go back to having my men watching often, but they won't need to be armed unless something unexpected happens and it stops being probably-nothing."
first_chair
Rodney turns back to his tablet and taps on it a bit. "At 24 people it's more likely than not and at forty-two there's a more than nine in ten chance. As for me opening my mouth, they would have come up eventually, better they came out now instead of seeming like we were hiding things."
from-the-land
"I think I should go check for Lady Kajetana's return; I needed to ask her about something from our side anyway. If there's anything else you want to check with each other about that might be unsettling... well, here's your chance."
from-the-land
"Yes, unfortunately. The language magic is normally handled by their technology. From the destination end."
of-the-ice-and-snow
"That should be fine. And I think you can still tell them your personal secret."
from-the-land
"It'll do. Still a lot less nervous than we were before, so I'll take it. And hopefully we can cooperate."
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