So, I made you some stuff.
“How long is this going to take?” Rodney moaned.
“As long as it has to, McKay. Not all the expedition are gate experts like you, you know,” Sam replied. They were sitting in the commissary, Rodney eating a pile of food that didn’t include lemons, and Sam with her customary blue Jell-O.
“I know, but why is it taking them all so long to get ready? They could be a little more considerate!”
“McKay, there are four hours before you’re scheduled to leave. You can’t expect everybody to be ready early just because you’ve been here all night.” Rodney put his cutlery down indignantly, and stood up.
“I have not!”
“McKay, when I got here at 6 a.m. you were in my lab going over my ZPM test results. The airman outside told me you’d been there three hours already.” Sam stood up too.
“Well…my hotel used lemon-scented cleaning products. I could’ve died if I’d stayed there!” Rodney whined.
As they walked through the doors, somebody else walked in. They’d barely walked two metres before he came rushing out again. Rodney watched as he half staggered past.
“That’s our doctor, right? Carson Beckett?” Sam nodded. “What do you know about him?”
“”You know, McKay, it isn’t my job to read all the Atlantis team’s files. All I know is he’s Scottish, a very good doctor and not too happy about all of this. And he has the gene.”
“Yeah. Sam?”
“What McKay?”
“You know gate travel? What…what’s it like?” Sam sighed.
“I thought you were the all-knowing expert, Rodney. Surely you don’t need me to tell you?”
“Well, of course I know the theory…but you go through it all the time.”
“It’ll be fine, McKay. Trust me.”
At that moment, Daniel and Teal’c walked past.
“Hey, Sam! We were just looking for you!” Daniel said.
“O’Neill has requested a meeting,” Teal’c informed her.
“On my way. McKay, are you gonna be okay on your own?” Sam asked.
“Of course. I’m just going to find Dr Beckett and warn him about my hypo-”
“Chondria?” Sam suggested. Rodney glared at her.
“I was going to say hypoglycaemia, actually. I resent the fact that you…”
“Bye, McKay!” Sam called, already halfway down the corridor with Daniel and Teal’c. Rodney stared after her for a minute, before going to find Dr Beckett.
Also, for anybody who doesn't know who should, the latest guest announcements for C9 are Kate Mulgrew and Jonathan Frakes. And it's snowing!