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Pegasus Ethics, by the_drifter (criminal challenge)

Oct 02, 2007 22:59

Title: Pegasus Ethics
Author: the_drifter (fiercelydreamed)
Summary: Survival is a criminal act. Seven people, six conversations.
Notes: 5300 words, spoilers through S3, mild language. Many thanks to secrethappiness for betaing.

( Two nights after Richard Woolsey gated back to Earth to give his report to the I.O.A., Elizabeth turned to John and asked, 'Have you ever read the Geneva Conventions?' )

author: fiercelydreamed, challenge: criminal

Comments 99

zoniduck October 3 2007, 06:35:56 UTC

Pegasus ethics, indeed. It's a whole 'nother beast, isn't it? I really enjoyed these, particularly #2 because this is absolutely, positively what Rodney should have said to John, and #4 because that's exactly how I imagine it is. Thank you so much for sharing these.

fiercelydreamed October 6 2007, 01:45:56 UTC

Hey, thanks for reading! I've never really done gen before, and I wasn't sure how people would take to this. I'm glad you liked it.

starry_diadem October 3 2007, 06:53:39 UTC

This is very, very nice. I particularly liked No4, because this is exactly where Atlantis's strength - and vulnerability - is and I always like the outsider POV pointing out what no-one else will admit to. And Ronon - oh my, but that strikes true.

Thank you. I enjoyed this.

fiercelydreamed October 6 2007, 01:46:41 UTC

Hey, thank you -- for reading, and for letting me know which ones you liked.

numena October 3 2007, 07:05:26 UTC

That was fantastic. The whole thing really, but I particularly enjoyed #4 because that's something that always seems to come through, but no one's ever thought to put it into words.

Thank you.

fiercelydreamed October 6 2007, 01:50:13 UTC

Thanks for reading! Really, I think the way Atlantis functions like a clan, or a family, is what got a lot of us into this fandom -- the whole network of relationships that provide the context for the events. They don't spend a lot of time on it in the series, but even the red-shirt ensigns are treated as meaningful to the other characters. It comes through subtly, and it makes things much more interesting than just Badasses In Space! would be.

audreyscastle October 3 2007, 07:19:57 UTC

This was fabulous. Ethics are a different thing in Pegasus, huh? Families have no acceptable losses...love that line. Great job!

fiercelydreamed October 6 2007, 01:50:23 UTC

Thanks so much. :)

morebliss October 3 2007, 07:38:04 UTC

Your voices and tone seem note perfect to me. I could easily imagine each of these scenes acted out as written. You've really delved deeper into the ethical dilemmas these characters face week-to-week, and raised some issues I hadn't even considered before. (Sometimes I get a tad distracted by the Pretty and the Squee to look at the larger picture presented!)

I wish I had a better brain at the moment to give you the kind of feedback I think this deserves. Sufficed to say I loved it! Have memoried it. And am running off to read all your other stories. Thank you for this!

fiercelydreamed October 6 2007, 01:51:03 UTC

Thank you so much for the compliment. I wanted to keep this as close to canon as I could, so I'm glad the vignettes rang true.