[Dictated]

[atadiscoverer]

[Carson's staring at his blank journal. Yes, he's very suspicious, but just addresses the castle as a whole]

Because there's no way that I trust this bloody place, I just want to make sure that everyone's okay.

No-one's hurt or anything?

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[atadiscoverer]

Aye, it's one of them, I'll grant you that.

[heloise]

And what are the other ones?

[atadiscoverer]

Well...

San Francisco is pretty nice. And Edinburgh.

... And Atlantis.

[heloise]

Edinburgh in Scotland, yes? I have not yet heard of the other two.

[atadiscoverer]

Aye, Edinburgh is in Scotland.

And Atlantis is the most amazing place I've ever been to.

[heloise]

Will you tell me more about Atlantis, ...?

[atadiscoverer]

Well, the thing is, I wouldn't know where to begin...

[heloise]

[ She chuckles. ]

You may begin anywhere. It will be like an exploration of the wonders of Atlantis, in words.

[atadiscoverer]

Well, I suppose the first place to start would be the Gate Room. There's stained glass windows that give a view of the ocean outside, stairs leading off to the Ops room and doors for the other areas of the Command tower.

[heloise]

What is the view of the ocean like?

[atadiscoverer]

Stretches as far as the eye can see. Just an endless expanse of ocean. The shoreline is barely visible on the horizon.

[heloise]

And then the Command tower, the view from there must be breathtaking.

[atadiscoverer]

Aye, there's several balconies leading off from Ops.

[Congrats, you've successfully distracted Dr. Beckett from his paranoia.]

[heloise]

Ops. [ What an adorable word. ] And what of the people of Atlantis? Are they kind and full of cheer?

[ Her job here is done! ]

[atadiscoverer]

Atlantis was abandoned when we got there. The Ancients had left through the Gate about ten thousand years ago for Earth. Submerged the city.

[heloise]

Why did the Ancients leave such a beautiful city behind? A plague?

[atadiscoverer]

You could call it that. The Wraith. An alien species that mutated from humans because the Ancients brought them from here.

[heloise]

So, the Ancients were driven away by the Wraith? Have they found a new home yet?

[atadiscoverer]

This was all ten thousand years ago.

The Ancients came back to Earth, and ascended. They're all on a higher plane of existance now.