T is for Team Night
Title: T is for Team Night
Prompt: On-World Alphabet Soup!
Rating: G
Word Count: 420
Show: SG-1, Original Team
Whew - almost didn't make it! A little touch of writers block almost interfered, but here it is, my soupy offering!
Jack fidgeted in his chair and tapped his pencil in boredom. They had just finished their third mission together as a team and were waiting for General Hammond for their debrief. He, for one, couldn’t wait to get out of here. He had that post-mission adreneline rush that left him both buzzing with energy and exhausted at the same time.
He looked around the room. Carter looked, somewhat annoyingly, as bright eyed and bushy tailed as she had that morning. She was sitting up straight, poised and ready for their meeting. Daniel was distracted by some book he’d brought with him from his office. Teal’c sat stoically at the table, his hands folded as he calmly waited. Jack had a lot of respect for his newest team member, but he still hadn’t quite learned to read him. He couldn’t tell if Teal’c was tired, annoyed, happy or what. Well, he supposed he’d get to know him better over time.
“You know,” Jack exclaimed suddenly. “We should really have a team night sometime” Jack leaned back in his chair, distractedly twirling his beleaguered pencil through his fingers.
“Sir?” Carter raised an eyebrow, looking pointedly at his sharp, whirling pencil.
“Team night?” Teal’c inquired, looking at him calmly.
“Yeah, you know. Popcorn, a movie, a coupla beers.” Jack looked at his teammates expectantly. “You know - a team night. C’mon, whaddaya say? Daniel, you in?”
Daniel lifted his head from his book, his eyes still somewhat dazed from shifting focus. “Hunh?”
Sam smiled. “Team night, Daniel?”
Daniel smiled back. “Oh, sure, sounds good!” His gaze returned to his book.
“Teal’c?” Jack asked.
“Perhaps, O’Neill, but I have no knowledge about this type of event. What is popcorn?” He tilted his head, waiting for an explanation.
“Oh!” Jack smiled. “It’s a snack. It’s pretty tasty; you’ll like it, trust me.”
Teal’c inclined his head in acknowledgement. “In that case, I am “in,” as you say.”
Jack looked over at his last teammate. “Carter?”
Sam looked sideways. “Well, I don’t know… I was hoping to recalibrate…”
“Ah!” Jack said loudly, cutting her off. “I’m too tired for technobabble right now. C’mon Carter” he wheedled, “even you need a break.”
Sam hesitated. She did have a lot of work to do, but then, it did seem like a good opportunity to get to know her new teammates. She supposed her work could wait. She smiled and said, “I’m in.”
“Great!” Jack clapped his hands. “Popcorn it is. I’ll even let you guys pick the movie."