Caitlin gave Carson a small smile when he squeezed her hand under the table before turning back to her food. As Rodney explained why he thought Major Sheppard was going to be a cad, Caitlin found herself laughing and shaking her head. "Rodney! Captain Kirk is a fictional character in a TV show. This is real life," she told him before she finished off her cold cereal.
"Is it? The Borg and the Wraith both live in hive ships," he pointed out.
Caitlin just stared at him for a moment before she shook her head and stood to take her tray back to the tray deposit. Afterwards, she walked out with Rodney and Carson. They were almost to the room when Ford jogged up and grinned at Caitlin.
"Hey, Cat. I was wondering when I was supposed to come to the lab and get my blood drawn," he said.
Caitlin wrinkled her nose. She hated being called 'Cat'. "In a couple hours will work," she said.
"Great! See you then!" Ford said before he jogged off again.
"Ohhh! He likes you! You should ask him out. Not like you'll find better here," Rodney said.
"Shut up," Caitlin said before she kicked Rodney's shin.
When the got to the meeting room, all of them sat down with Weir at the head of the table. "Since all of you are here, we can start. I wanted to go over some protocals and some other things but first," she said as she turned her attention to John, "have you picked out a team yet, Major Sheppard?"