Holiday Ficlet #7
Look! On time!
"He really said that?" McKay asked skeptically, crossing his arms over his chest.
John wrinkled his nose and tilted his head. "She did look pretty cute, all bombed out on Zelenka's cot," he said.
"Huh." Rodney considered this. "You did remind him that if he hurts her, he's a dead man?"
"I might have said something to that effect," John hedged. "Hey, I think they're doing something in there."
Rodney leaned forward and peered through the windows at Miko and Simpson. "They look cold."
"I had to lower the temperatures in those areas," John explained.
"Well, they should be wearing coats or something," Rodney replied. "Except that wait, my staff is comprised of idiots."
"Aw, c'mon," John countered. "If they pull this off, it'll be so cool."
"No pun intended, I hope," Rodney sniffed. "I hope they raised the psi on the nozzle. Their first attempt wasn't much better than a common garden hose."
"A very high-velocity garden hose," John reminded him. "That slicked up the floor. It took hours to melt down and clean up. But it'll be worth it if they actually manage to produce some snow."
"Yeah." Rodney smiled. "It'd be nice to have a white Christmas."
"He really said that?" McKay asked skeptically, crossing his arms over his chest.
John wrinkled his nose and tilted his head. "She did look pretty cute, all bombed out on Zelenka's cot," he said.
"Huh." Rodney considered this. "You did remind him that if he hurts her, he's a dead man?"
"I might have said something to that effect," John hedged. "Hey, I think they're doing something in there."
Rodney leaned forward and peered through the windows at Miko and Simpson. "They look cold."
"I had to lower the temperatures in those areas," John explained.
"Well, they should be wearing coats or something," Rodney replied. "Except that wait, my staff is comprised of idiots."
"Aw, c'mon," John countered. "If they pull this off, it'll be so cool."
"No pun intended, I hope," Rodney sniffed. "I hope they raised the psi on the nozzle. Their first attempt wasn't much better than a common garden hose."
"A very high-velocity garden hose," John reminded him. "That slicked up the floor. It took hours to melt down and clean up. But it'll be worth it if they actually manage to produce some snow."
"Yeah." Rodney smiled. "It'd be nice to have a white Christmas."