"This," he says, gesturing to the device, "is what we call a Dial Home Device. DHD for short. All you have to do is press the symbols in the right order and then press this middle thing." He points to each piece as he explains.
"Now, you need make sure you look around the area where you find the 'Gate to see if there's a picture or drawing that match symbols on the DHD. That should be the address for your 'Gate. I'm not sure. I'll ask McKay later. Anyway, the order in the picture is the order in which you push the symbols."
He's about to leave it at that, when, "Oh! Almost forgot. Seven symbols make up a complete address. I can only give you six, because number seven is the place of origin symbol. It's usually the only symbol that's different on each gate in the network." He pats himself down look for a pen and paper and he scribbles down the six symbols for Atlantis. "The seventh symbol should be on the same picture around the gate, and it represents whatever planet you're on. So you push in these six first, then that other seventh and then the middle."
Yes, he's rambling. He'll remember to tell her not to stand too close when she does it to avoid the blow-back in a moment.
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Date: 2007-12-04 02:12 am (UTC)"Now, you need make sure you look around the area where you find the 'Gate to see if there's a picture or drawing that match symbols on the DHD. That should be the address for your 'Gate. I'm not sure. I'll ask McKay later. Anyway, the order in the picture is the order in which you push the symbols."
He's about to leave it at that, when, "Oh! Almost forgot. Seven symbols make up a complete address. I can only give you six, because number seven is the place of origin symbol. It's usually the only symbol that's different on each gate in the network." He pats himself down look for a pen and paper and he scribbles down the six symbols for Atlantis. "The seventh symbol should be on the same picture around the gate, and it represents whatever planet you're on. So you push in these six first, then that other seventh and then the middle."
Yes, he's rambling. He'll remember to tell her not to stand too close when she does it to avoid the blow-back in a moment.