R is for Reassessment (PG)

[sg_fignewton]

Written for Bra'tac (and Jaffa) Alphabet Soup for Gen Fic Day!

Summary: Bra'tac dismisses the idea of Tau'ri as worthy allies... but then he has the chance to actually meet them. Spoilers for S1, particularly Bloodlines. ~1,200 words. Rated PG.

Comments

[thothmes]

It really had never occurred to me that Bra'tac would originally see Teal'c's rebellion as throwing away a great opportunity, but now that you mention it, of course he would.

I love this piece, because at every turn Bra'tac finds a take-home message that is just slightly off from what I would have guessed, and yet each and every time I think it over, it seems very right.

Having him set aside the issue of Texas to mull over later is a lovely touch. Clearly by the time he asks if Hammond of Texas has fallen in battle, he has reached some conclusions!

[sg_fignewton]

Your Jacob-Bra'tac icon is a thing of joy! :)

It's always fun to play with perspective - in this case, projecting how Bra'tac would take our cues and understand them. I'm so glad it worked for you, even if not quite what you expected.

Oh, I love the way Bra'tac feels about "Hammond of Texas." Even Jack couldn't compare (and we won't mention Landry. Oops, I just did.)

[thothmes]

Thank you. I saw that screen cap, and the caption just popped right into my head

[sg_fignewton]

Just found I hadn't answered this comment - sorry!

It's interesting that you specifically expect eps to go differently than they do. Is it a question of characterization or outside events? If the latter, that's fine; if the former - well, sometimes it's because the writers trend toward OOC in order to fit the storyline, which is always annoying (Bill Lee, I'm looking at you and your fluctuating competence).

I do think Bra'tac found "Hammond of Texas" to be a sort of kindred spirit: someone who earned his respect the same hard way that Bra'tac did himself. And yeah, Jack he would like but not respect, and Landry - ugh. "Defensive truculence" really does sum him up well.

My favorite Bra'tac-Hammond bit is when they first meet in Serpent's Lair and Bra'tac, identifying George, runs his hand tentatively over his own skull and says, "You are... Hammond. Of Texas." That, and threading the needle in S3. :)

[aelfgyfu_mead]

I had a terrible moment of "Oh, no!" when I saw that you'd written missing scenes for the same episode I did! But I hope our stories actually complement each other.

You have a rather different take on Bra'tac's reaction to Teal'c's sudden change of sides than I did, but yours makes a lot of sense.

[sg_fignewton]

I'm pretty sure that a lot of people used Bloodlines as their story base. It does make sense, after all. :)

I am so looking forward to actually reading all the fic! So glad you liked this one.

[lolmac]

I especially loved the bit about baldness. Bra'tac does have a rather steep learning curve when it comes to understanding Jack!

[sg_fignewton]

Hey, Jack is a steep learning curve for ANYBODY. :)

The baldness thing always amused me. Thanks!

[sg_fignewton]

Thank you! I enjoyed trying to project how Bra'tac would've first seen SG-1 (I mean, BITING DANIEL'S HAND, okay).

[gategremlyn]

Bra'tac's wisdom is indisputable, and his assessment of the team is so accurate. Great look inside his head!

[sg_fignewton]

Thank you! It was fun to imagine how Bra'tac would've first seen the team. :)