Carter picked up the controller that had bounced off her forehead and poked at the tattered remains of its wrist strap. "I'm fine, sir." She rubbed her head and looked at her hand, checking for blood Jack supposed. "Don't think you're going to get ahead by trying to give me a concussion." She tossed the controller back to him.
"It was an accident, Carter." He he looked at the broken string in his hand. "Aren't you going to fix this?"
"Me?" She laughed at him. "No way, sir."
"Come on, Carter." He tried to look authoritative. "I break things; you fix them. It's what we do." Authoritative didn't seem to carry much weight with Carter.
"Sorry, sir. You're on your own this time." She stretched her arms and bounced up and down. "You could just give up. There's no shame in that," she teased.
He wondered if Mitchell had discovered her evilness yet. "Fine," said Jack. It's not like he couldn't tie a stupid knot. He looked at the string again and changed his mind. There was no way he was going to put the same crappy string back on. There had to be something stronger laying around. He should probably replace hers too before it broke free and attacked him.
Daniel's office was a mess and Jack had to dig pretty deep before he came up with something that would work. If Teal'c had set the thing up in his quarters, he probably would have had to stick with the knots. Or maybe a candle wick. Teal'c wasn't a big fan of useless junk, although he had recently discovered Martha Stewart so maybe there was hope.
"Give me your controller." He held out his hand and Carter looked at him like he was trying to steal her kidney.
"For what?" She asked. Jack didn't think he'd ever seen her so suspicious. Who would have thought a video game would completely change her personality?
"Just give it me, Carter. I want to put a better strap on it." He help up a piece of the really strong looking cord he'd found. "See?"
She handed over her controller, but not without a final distrustful glare.
Five minutes later they were back in action, jumping around like two idiots and yelling at the television. Hands flew haphazardly and feet moved erratically. They might have been in the grips of some strange alien possession if not for the slim white remotes in their hands.
Daniel came back to his office and stood watching them from the doorway. He'd been away for a few days and had no idea they had turned his office into a boxing arena.
"What are you doing?" He asked. Jack wasn't sure who he was asking, but Carter answered so he didn't have to.
"Teal'c got a Wii," she said, throwing a right hook into the air and Jack cursed under his breath when his silver-haired caricature fell to the mat.
"A what?"
"A Wii, Daniel." His digital self was back on its feet, giving him time to talk to Daniel. "Do you live in cave?"
"Well--," he looked around and gave Jack a look that clearly questioned Jack's intelligence. "Sort of."
Carter threw another jaw-cracking punch and his avatar was down for the count. "Ha! Take that, sir." She danced around and Jack watched the little Carter on the screen wave it's arms around in victory.
"That doesn't count," said Jack. "Daniel was distracting me."
"Please, sir." She rolled her eyes at him. "You were losing long before Daniel got here."
"Best two out of three?"
She stuck her hand out and he shook it. "You're on, sir. Just don't cry when I kick your ass again."
He wanted to say something witty, but Daniel interrupted him.
Carter picked up the controller that had bounced off her forehead and poked at the tattered remains of its wrist strap. "I'm fine, sir." She rubbed her head and looked at her hand, checking for blood Jack supposed. "Don't think you're going to get ahead by trying to give me a concussion." She tossed the controller back to him.
"It was an accident, Carter." He he looked at the broken string in his hand. "Aren't you going to fix this?"
"Me?" She laughed at him. "No way, sir."
"Come on, Carter." He tried to look authoritative. "I break things; you fix them. It's what we do." Authoritative didn't seem to carry much weight with Carter.
"Sorry, sir. You're on your own this time." She stretched her arms and bounced up and down. "You could just give up. There's no shame in that," she teased.
He wondered if Mitchell had discovered her evilness yet. "Fine," said Jack. It's not like he couldn't tie a stupid knot. He looked at the string again and changed his mind. There was no way he was going to put the same crappy string back on. There had to be something stronger laying around. He should probably replace hers too before it broke free and attacked him.
Daniel's office was a mess and Jack had to dig pretty deep before he came up with something that would work. If Teal'c had set the thing up in his quarters, he probably would have had to stick with the knots. Or maybe a candle wick. Teal'c wasn't a big fan of useless junk, although he had recently discovered Martha Stewart so maybe there was hope.
"Give me your controller." He held out his hand and Carter looked at him like he was trying to steal her kidney.
"For what?" She asked. Jack didn't think he'd ever seen her so suspicious. Who would have thought a video game would completely change her personality?
"Just give it me, Carter. I want to put a better strap on it." He help up a piece of the really strong looking cord he'd found. "See?"
She handed over her controller, but not without a final distrustful glare.
Five minutes later they were back in action, jumping around like two idiots and yelling at the television. Hands flew haphazardly and feet moved erratically. They might have been in the grips of some strange alien possession if not for the slim white remotes in their hands.
Daniel came back to his office and stood watching them from the doorway. He'd been away for a few days and had no idea they had turned his office into a boxing arena.
"What are you doing?" He asked. Jack wasn't sure who he was asking, but Carter answered so he didn't have to.
"Teal'c got a Wii," she said, throwing a right hook into the air and Jack cursed under his breath when his silver-haired caricature fell to the mat.
"A what?"
"A Wii, Daniel." His digital self was back on its feet, giving him time to talk to Daniel. "Do you live in cave?"
"Well--," he looked around and gave Jack a look that clearly questioned Jack's intelligence. "Sort of."
Carter threw another jaw-cracking punch and his avatar was down for the count. "Ha! Take that, sir." She danced around and Jack watched the little Carter on the screen wave it's arms around in victory.
"That doesn't count," said Jack. "Daniel was distracting me."
"Please, sir." She rolled her eyes at him. "You were losing long before Daniel got here."
"Best two out of three?"
She stuck her hand out and he shook it. "You're on, sir. Just don't cry when I kick your ass again."
He wanted to say something witty, but Daniel interrupted him.
"Can I play the winner?"
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"Give me your controller." He held out his hand and Carter looked at him like he was trying to steal her kidney.
Was fantastic. :)
Thank you, Sharon!
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Happy Midwinter Festival of Food and Gifting. :P
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