Halfway Around the World, by Marzipan (PG)
Rec Category: Episode Related
Categories:Categories: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, General Hammond, Travell, Thor, original characters, drama, angst, team, Jack and Daniel friendship
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: marzipan77
Author's Website: Marzipan at AO3
Link: Halfway Around the World
Why This Must Be Read: OW OW OW OW OW
...Yeah, that and wow sums up my feelings while I read this new and fresh contribution to the Shades of Grey totality of fic.
So many of us tend to focus on the splintering of friendships and the team in the wake of the lies and breach of trust in this episode. But what happens when you focus on the impact these events would have had on the SGC itself?
I don't necessarily agree with every characterization in this (I like Travell), but it is bleakly, realistically, superbly done.
"That's what these resignations are about, what the conversations in the infirmary mean. From now on, no one, no civilian, no scientist, no tech, no SF, no SG team member below the rank of base commander can believe one word General Hammond or Jack O'Neill say. No order. No information. No off-hand remark. With no exception. You may have your important 'stuff' back, but you've hopelessly crippled this command." He threw himself back in his chair. "I hope it's worth it."
"Exactly," Sam agreed. For the first time, she stared across the table at Jack. "From now on, no matter how much I've trusted you in the past, or how often you've proven yourself as a great commander, I'm always going to wonder. At every briefing, I'm going to second-guess any information you or General Hammond share. 'Is this another sting?' 'Is he lying?' 'Is one of our allies pulling his strings?'" Her lips were thin and white. "My oaths can only take me so far, sir. I'm still human underneath."
Categories:Categories: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Teal'c, General Hammond, Travell, Thor, original characters, drama, angst, team, Jack and Daniel friendship
Warnings: none
Author's Journal: marzipan77
Author's Website: Marzipan at AO3
Link: Halfway Around the World
Why This Must Be Read: OW OW OW OW OW
...Yeah, that and wow sums up my feelings while I read this new and fresh contribution to the Shades of Grey totality of fic.
So many of us tend to focus on the splintering of friendships and the team in the wake of the lies and breach of trust in this episode. But what happens when you focus on the impact these events would have had on the SGC itself?
I don't necessarily agree with every characterization in this (I like Travell), but it is bleakly, realistically, superbly done.
"That's what these resignations are about, what the conversations in the infirmary mean. From now on, no one, no civilian, no scientist, no tech, no SF, no SG team member below the rank of base commander can believe one word General Hammond or Jack O'Neill say. No order. No information. No off-hand remark. With no exception. You may have your important 'stuff' back, but you've hopelessly crippled this command." He threw himself back in his chair. "I hope it's worth it."
"Exactly," Sam agreed. For the first time, she stared across the table at Jack. "From now on, no matter how much I've trusted you in the past, or how often you've proven yourself as a great commander, I'm always going to wonder. At every briefing, I'm going to second-guess any information you or General Hammond share. 'Is this another sting?' 'Is he lying?' 'Is one of our allies pulling his strings?'" Her lips were thin and white. "My oaths can only take me so far, sir. I'm still human underneath."