Fic Bit: Stargate SG-1
One of my New Year's Resolutions is to throw out as much of my old stuff as possible. Among the odd bits of junk I want to throw out are the notebooks I'd used to jot down random fic ideas. So, over the next few weeks I'll be posting absolutely random fic bits of stories that for whatever reason never came to fruition.
Today's fic bit:
Fandom: Stargate SG-1 (pre-Season 9)
Summary: A fic bit in which SG-1 talk about something else entirely not the point.
Pairing: Not really. Sort of Jack/Daniel.
Warning: Un-beta'ed, because there's no point, to be honest.
"I was just thinking."
"About what, Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c asked.
"About this bar," Daniel raised the ration bar up, letting the light glint attractively off its bland wrapping. "It has all the nutritional requirements for the, uh, soldier on the go. We eat it unquestioningly because this is what we have. But there are a lot of other nutritional bars out there with different purposes--"
"Health bars. Chocolate bars," Teal'c said, warming up to the topic.
"Yes, exactly," Daniel agreed quickly. "There are a lot of bars out there for human consumption, but we're only supplied with these." He waved his ration bar.
Opposite the small camp fire, Sam and Teal'c waved their bars back at him.
"So," Daniel continued, "Say one day, for the sake of argument, Jack suddenly takes out a chocolate bar."
The sound of Jack's grunt travelled from somewhere off behind Daniel's left shoulder.
"With nougat?" Teal'c asked.
"No. Caramel and, uh, hazel nuts."
Sam made a happy sound. "Caramel."
"So in response to Jack's producing the unusual bar, I'd go -- ‘Hey, where did you get that bar, Jack?’ I would be interested in it."
"So would I," agreed Teal'c.
"Ah, but the thing is, until Jack produced the chocolate bar at that moment, it would never even cross my mind to want it. As it isn't an option."
"It would be nice if it was," said Sam.
"Indeed," said Teal'c.
"The point is, I was not aware I wanted the chocolate bar until I saw that it was--"
Jack swooped past Daniel's shoulder, snatching the ration bar from Daniel's wildly gesturing hand. "Eaten by someone else?" Jack supplied.
Daniel's gaze skittered away from Jack's frame. "I was going to say, available to someone else."
"Same difference."
Teal'c made a thoughtful sound. "If one wants chocolate, then one goes to the store and buys it for themselves, rather than assuming that it is not available at all."
[FIN]
Note: This bit was originally intended for a fic I'd titled How Does One Get Over Daniel Jackson, a first-time in which Jack attempts to get over the smouldering almost-thing that's going on between him and Daniel, but as soon as Jack starts turning his attention elsewhere, Daniel gets all YOU COME BACK HERE. I ended up writing another Jealous!Daniel fic (Grown Men Don't Freak, aaaaaaages ago) and this one got forgotten.
I still like this snippet though, and save it here for posterity.
Today's fic bit:
Fandom: Stargate SG-1 (pre-Season 9)
Summary: A fic bit in which SG-1 talk about something else entirely not the point.
Pairing: Not really. Sort of Jack/Daniel.
Warning: Un-beta'ed, because there's no point, to be honest.
"I was just thinking."
"About what, Daniel Jackson?" Teal'c asked.
"About this bar," Daniel raised the ration bar up, letting the light glint attractively off its bland wrapping. "It has all the nutritional requirements for the, uh, soldier on the go. We eat it unquestioningly because this is what we have. But there are a lot of other nutritional bars out there with different purposes--"
"Health bars. Chocolate bars," Teal'c said, warming up to the topic.
"Yes, exactly," Daniel agreed quickly. "There are a lot of bars out there for human consumption, but we're only supplied with these." He waved his ration bar.
Opposite the small camp fire, Sam and Teal'c waved their bars back at him.
"So," Daniel continued, "Say one day, for the sake of argument, Jack suddenly takes out a chocolate bar."
The sound of Jack's grunt travelled from somewhere off behind Daniel's left shoulder.
"With nougat?" Teal'c asked.
"No. Caramel and, uh, hazel nuts."
Sam made a happy sound. "Caramel."
"So in response to Jack's producing the unusual bar, I'd go -- ‘Hey, where did you get that bar, Jack?’ I would be interested in it."
"So would I," agreed Teal'c.
"Ah, but the thing is, until Jack produced the chocolate bar at that moment, it would never even cross my mind to want it. As it isn't an option."
"It would be nice if it was," said Sam.
"Indeed," said Teal'c.
"The point is, I was not aware I wanted the chocolate bar until I saw that it was--"
Jack swooped past Daniel's shoulder, snatching the ration bar from Daniel's wildly gesturing hand. "Eaten by someone else?" Jack supplied.
Daniel's gaze skittered away from Jack's frame. "I was going to say, available to someone else."
"Same difference."
Teal'c made a thoughtful sound. "If one wants chocolate, then one goes to the store and buys it for themselves, rather than assuming that it is not available at all."
[FIN]
Note: This bit was originally intended for a fic I'd titled How Does One Get Over Daniel Jackson, a first-time in which Jack attempts to get over the smouldering almost-thing that's going on between him and Daniel, but as soon as Jack starts turning his attention elsewhere, Daniel gets all YOU COME BACK HERE. I ended up writing another Jealous!Daniel fic (Grown Men Don't Freak, aaaaaaages ago) and this one got forgotten.
I still like this snippet though, and save it here for posterity.