Re: X2U-238: Shot In the Dark
Kaspar takes a few close-up photos of the secondary skeletal remains curled up inside the rib cage, then jots down a few notes in one of the notebooks.
"Alright. Step by step. First, this is a human skeleton; it is amost identical to the anatomical norm for Earth Humans, or those descended from them -- like you and other Cimmerians."
"Second, this was a Jaffa. We can tell that because the secondary skeleton -- that of the Go'auld parasite -- is down here where the abdominal cavity would be, rather than wrapped around the neck and spinal column, up here."
"Third, there is no indication of a violent demise; no broken or fractured bones. The skeleton -- skeletons -- are almost pristine. From the lay of the bones, I might guess that he either crawled to this position -- indicating a weakened physical condition, most likely starvation -- or that he was kneeling here, praying to his God to open the door and save him, when he died and fell forward.
"But we have some questions, too. We have, here, an almost pristine set of bones; there is no lingering connective tissues, no flesh, no hair, no sign of body coverings. If this man was a Jaffa, where is his armor, his uniform, his staff and helmet? From what we see here, he might have been naked.
"And that brings up a secondary question -- if he'd mummified, his skin would be tightly wrapped aound his bones, and some clothing might remain bound to him; but we see none of this. However, if all his flesh and soft tissues -- and maybe even his clothing -- rotted away, there should be some evidence of their presence; if nothing else a stain on the floor under the skeleton.
"What was he doing here? Why was he naked? Was he naked? Were is the rest of him; where are the remains of his remains? The skeleton is pristine, almost as if it had been cleaned. Or stripped. But, if so, by what means?"
Kaspar stands and takes a final snap shot of the skeleton, then looks around.
"This cargo bay has two doors. The skeleton is in front of this one. Why? Just because it's the one he came in through? Did he come through the gate and this was the first door he found? As a Jaffa, he probably knew his way around the inside of a Ha'tak, so, if we assume he knew where he wanted to go..."
Kaspar turns to locate vassandra, and calls over to her.
"Captain Tourmaline, a question! In your experience with starships, when a cargo bay has large doors like these, where do they generally lead? Either into, or out of the ship, yes?"
OOC: not to be a pest, but, um, Freyda...which of the two door are you trying to open? I wasn't sure...
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