smoakygirl (smoakygirl) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2013-11-28 23:22:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, felicity smoak, samantha carter |
Who: Sam and Felicity
What: Meeting online
Where: Their respective homes I guess :-P
When: During the truth plot
Rating: G / None
Status: Complete
Felicity had just finished making a cup of tea and sat down in front of her laptop to have an evening trawling the internet, more than likely looking at pictures of cute cats saying all sorts of funny things. Somehow, she stumbled onto the Irvine University page and its forum, feeling the need to talk to someone and started chatting with a woman somewhere else in the city.
Hi, how are you tonight? she typed with one hand, while taking a slurp of her tea.
Sam hadn’t realised she was logged onto the University chat until the message popped up. At first she was going to ignore it but then decided that since Lizzie was out for the night and she’d finished all her marking she may as well idle the time away by making a new friend. As long as they didn’t turn out to be some creepy guy who liked Uni students.
Hi, not bad thanks. Yourself? she answered stretching in her chair before picking up the laptop and moving to the kitchen to grab a drink.
Apparently unable to stop talking to people! :-) Felicity typed with a smile. It’s not a bad thing, I figure we could always do with more friends, right? I’m Felicity btw
Definitely not a bad thing. It’s good to be social, or at least that’s what I have heard. Never been too good at it myself. More friends are always nice to have though. I’m Samantha but call me Sam
Nice to meet you Sam! That’s a shame, you seem perfectly nice and likable to me, Felicity typed honestly. What is it you do?
Thank you, that’s very sweet of you to say Sam smiled to herself, I’m a physics and astrophysics Professor at the University. And yourself?
I’m a self-confessed computer genius and hacker :-P Probably shouldn’t have said that last bit, but I can’t seem to stop telling the god’s honest truth today! Don’t worry though, I’m not here to hack the uni’s site or anything, just looking at courses like you do, she took a sip of her tea and pressed send.
Sam laughed out loud as she read the message, Good to know! Though if you were I’d have to guess you were very bored because I am sure there are far more interesting sites to hack into than the University one ;) You interested in anything in particular?
Lol, that’s true, the government sites are far more interesting ;-) Just anything that grabs my fancy really, I like to learn! Felicity told her.
I imagine they are! Well you’re definitely looking in the right place. If you wanted to sit in on one of my classes I’d be happy to arrange it with you
Really? That would be so cool! I always wanted to know about particle physics! Well, yknow, more than what wikipedia can tell me ;-) Felicity joked.
Wikipedia can be wrong sometimes, though I try to make sure I check it for inaccuracies fairly regularly. Wow, that totally makes me sound really sad lol
Yeah, when I get time and/or the enthusiasm I go and fix articles if some idiots messed them up. They could be messing with some kids future coz you can guarantee at least one kid in a school will be using it as a source! Namely me when I was bored Felicity typed.
It’s reassuring to know I’m not the only one who corrects articles on there :) Sam moved to the living room with her tea which she’d made while she’d been chatting
Lol, we should start a group! Wiki Editors Anonymous! Felicity enthused.
Oh I love that idea lol Sam grinned as she typed
So when do you recommend I should come to sit in on a lesson? I’m not too well-versed, but I’m not exactly a complete beginner if you know what I mean
Next Thursday? Sam suggested after consulting her lesson plan, My first year degree students will be starting a new module so it works out well
Awesome! I can’t wait! Why is it still monday?! Felicity enthused as she practically bounced in her seat at the thought. Any reading I should do beforehand?
lol I’m glad you’re looking forward to it Sam laughed, she could feel the girls enthusiasm through the computer. No reading needed, I’ll give you a textbook on the day
Ok, sounds great! Need to dig out all of my school stuff so I can be prepared! Felicity grinned, loving the idea of heading back to learn something in college again.
lol I’m sure you’ll do brilliantly Sam was already looking forward to meeting this girl. She may just be the breath of fresh air Sam needed to spark her own enthusiasm again.
Thanks! Hope I won’t disappoint you! I studied at MIT, just so you know I’m not some high school dropout or something! Felicity typed rapidly, eager to make her point.
lol Don’t worry Felicity, I didn’t think that. Wow, MIT huh? That’s pretty impressive
Thanks, not to blow my own trumpet or anything, but I’m really good at what I do, Felicity typed, then pushed her glasses up her nose. I’m a bit of a nerd, she typed by way of a reason.
All the best people are a bit of a nerd Sam grinned to herself
So you’re a nerd too? Felicity asked innocently, pressing enter before realising how it might sound. By that I mean that you’re really nice and you’re obviously intelligent because you’re teaching astrophysics at a good school and you talked to this random stranger who just popped up and invaded the privacy of your evening internet browsing, she typed quickly before taking a deep breath and counting backwards from 3 and taking a deep breath.
I’m a nerd. Don’t panic, you didn’t say anything wrong. I’m pretty proud of my nerd status ;) Sam laughed, she honestly couldn’t wait to meet this girl she already sounded adorable over the computer.
Sorry, my mouth has a way of getting ahead of my brain and say the worst thing at the worst time, y’know? Ever since I was a kid, and let me tell you, no-one wants to play with the babbling nerd girl in the glasses who’s been dismantling computers since she was 7, Felicity told her. It was the truth, it didn’t bother her really, she genuinely enjoyed working with computers and other people being stupid about her being different didn’t really bother her. Her parents had always taught her to be confident and proud about who she was and it had stayed with her as she grew up.
Oh I can relate to that. Nobody wants to make friends with the quiet geeky army brat either. Books and science in particular became my best friends when I was a kid In fact they’d probably have got along well had they known each other then and been a similar age of course.
Have you always known you wanted to do science? Felicity asked. She couldn't help it, she'd always been a curious girl.
I’ve always been good with numbers and that led to science. I have a natural aptitude for it and an inquisitive nature. Or so I was told
Inquisitive is good! That’s why I took apart computers, wanted to figure out how those magic boxes did such amazing stuff! Felicity typed enthusiastically.
I’ve always thought so too. lol were you a little sad when you found out little trolls weren’t in there working things out? Or was that just me? ;)
Lol! Felicity laughed at that. I used to think there were fairies in there, on bikes and turning big wheels and stuff! :-P I loved fairies when I was a kid, always wanted to fly! Apart from when I found out I was terrified of it when we went to Disneyland when I was 12, after that I never wanted to see a plane again!
Ah fairies, fair enough ;) You still not a fan of flying? I prefer driving but moving around as much as I used to I got pretty good at just hopping on a plane or two. It was a lot quicker
I'm better at it now, especially if I have enough to distract myself, soooo glad they're lifting the ban on electronics in the air now! Felicity typed happily. Sounds like you moved around a lot as a kid, what did your parents do? Or still do if they're still around and working
Oh I know, completely ridiculous ban in the first place. No such interference is possible with the instruments they use on board It had always been a slight frustration to Sam. My dad is in the army, same as my brother. I’m afraid I broke tradition by following the scientific route
Ooo, you rebel you! Felicity joked. Well, I’m out of coffee and I should probably go pretend to work again I guess, those databases aren’t going to hack themselves! she typed and pressed return before she realised what she was doing. Can’t believe I said that! I hate this truth telling thing!
lol I promise not to say a word Sam was laughing quite a lot now, although she did feel sorry for the girl. Have fun with the completely legal work you are about to do ;) and I’ll see you in class next week
Thanks, it will be legal, once I find the info I need the illegal way I go back to get it the legal way to give to the clients, Felicity explained. Anyway, I've exposed you to enough of my babbling, I'll let you get on. Btw, which room is urs? And what time thursday?
Ah I see, sounds like a good way to work to me but I don’t know much about the computer world. My classroom for Thursday will be 3C, ask any of the students on campus and the lesson begins at 10am, is that going to be okay?
Not a problem, Miss! See you then! Felicity typed quickly, before turning to make a note of it on her tablet. She was looking forward to this lesson!
I look forward to it Felicity. See you on Thursday Sam typed before logging off. She couldn’t avoid her marking any longer.