A Tongue With No Cognates, by Tallula Rasa (PG)
Rec Category: Episode related
Pairing: none
Categories: episode related, gen, Daniel Jackson, Jack O’Neill, Jack and Daniel friendship, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: unknown
Author's Website: To Explore the Universe and Eat Pie
Link: A Tongue With No Cognates
Why This Must Be Read: Tallulah Rasa is not only one of the queens of gen fic, but she is also one of the queens of Jack and Daniel friendship fic. In this lovely character study, set in the aftermath of Fallen, Jack and Daniel set out to scientifically rediscover the man that Daniel has forgotten.
Replete with non sequiturs and silent communication and the sharply humorous give-and-take that characterizes Jack and Daniel’s relationship, A Tongue With No Cognates is sure to leave you with a smile on your face.
“Hammond said we only had a few hours till MacKenzie would want to talk to you."
"MacKenzie?"
"Yeah. Remember him?"
Daniel made a face. "Shrink?"
"Yeah."
"Had me committed?"
"That's the one. And you'd been on earth the whole time, then."
"Right," Daniel said, nodding. "Okay, let's find me."
"Where do we start?" Jack asked, looking around the cavernous room and tapping his watch.
"You're asking me?"
"You, archeologist," Jack said, pointing. "Me, flyboy."
"You, pain in the ass," Daniel muttered, turning to face the military shelving piled with labeled bins. The one at eye-level was crammed with articles of military-issue clothing, bits of unidentifiable but clearly broken odds-and-ends, single shoes, a rather garish red-and-orange tie, and, for some reason, a large, battered, Winnie-the-Pooh.
"See?" Jack asked, beaming. "Your memory's coming back already."