Re: Return to X8T-121: Aerielle
[OOC: That's what the wiki identifies as the Pangaran language, but without stargate travel, they wouldn't have had access to English for at least 300 years (when Apophis defeated Shak'ran and the Gou'uld abandoned the planet). And Ra ruled the world about 5,000 years ago, but he's not the one that transplanted humans there. Presumably, the Ancients did that.
So we're looking at English from 5,000 years ago. Was English even a language then?
Obviously, 'English' was used simply as a convenience for the TV production. At the very least, however, it would have to be English from the 1700s... or earlier. So, let's say it's like Shakespearian English.]
"Welcome to the team, Meredy-Kianan," the Major says as he looks curiously at the boots the Tok'ra was wearing. He was wondering if maybe she had them on the wrong feet. Also, he'd recently heard that military boots had once been universal... no left, no right... one shape for both feet. That was only relevant to modern boots, though. Older styles were merely flexible enough to conform to whichever foot it was worn on.
"You probably noticed the Avian-like humanoids and their nests as you made your way here. And, no doubt, you saw that the shrine with the ring gate was far beyond the technology of the Avians."
"That was what we came here to investigate... and discovered that it was a ring gate into the facility deep within the mountain."
"As near as we've been able to tell, there are 600 levels to this facility. We've only investigated a dozen or so. We did discover that the inhabitants are in some sort of suspended animation chambers down on the lower levels. Until we know more about them, however, and more about the technology, we have been reluctant to awaken any of them."
He didn't see any point in mentioning that they had awoken one, who claimed she was a Tok'ra queen. The Tok'ra were already dealing with her.
"So, for the time being, we are exploring the rest of the levels. Well, at least as many as we feel necessary. There seems to be some repetition to them."