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[codexthepriest]

I can't be blamed for kind of being freaked out after the whole Halloween thing. Seriously, werewolves? Zombies? This is the kind of stuff I'm supposed to only have to deal with in video games. I don't even like them there. Graveyards in my game creeped me out, okay? So does the weird death animation stuff

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[scientificsnark]

"You too, huh?" Rodney said, giving the woman watching herself on the screen a sympathetic look. As sympathetic as Rodney McKay could manage, anyway.

He'd never watched...his show, although the bookshelf occasionally tossed a reel or two of Stargate Atlantis at him. He always ignored them. He wouldn't have gotten anything out of it by watching except depression and self-consciousness. The camera did add ten pounds, after all.

[codexthepriest]

I don't even notice anyone around. I guess it's because it's hard to look away. It probably shouldn't have surprised me as much as I am that someone is around, and even notices what I'm watching.

"Um, I guess," I reply, shifting uncomfortably. I am almost tempted to turn it off, but it's to the point that I need to see it to the end. "Does this happen often?"

[scientificsnark]

"If you're lucky," said Rodney. "And by lucky I mean...not. It could be worse," he continued, "At least you're not from a comic book."

He wished he was from a comic book. Except then he'd probably have to wear a stupid outfit.

[codexthepriest]

"Are you from a comic book?" I ask, feeling bad right after I say it. It's really not my business. I don't even know his name. "Um. You don't have to answer that."

[scientificsnark]

Rodney looked at her, and decided he felt sorry enough for her not to snap. Yet.

"It's okay," he said. "Legitimate question. No," he answered. "I'm not. I'm from a television programme. Science fiction, actually." He scowled.

[codexthepriest]

"Oh," I say, frowning in thought. I don't really watch those kinds of shows. "Did you find out this way, too? By watching a reel of it?"

It's at least starting to feel a little strange, now that I think about it. After playing something fictional in my game for so long, finding out my entire life isn't real either is a little hard to swallow.

[scientificsnark]

"A...friend of mine did," Rodney said. "He told me about it." Bastard. He'd never forgive Sheppard for that. Then again, it beat finding out by himself. Oh well, he'd just never forgive him for disappearing instead.

[codexthepriest]

I can't imagine anyone on the island has ever seen my show. I'm not sure anyone but me would've even thought to take something like this from the shelves.

"That must have been hard. I've been keeping quiet about a lot of people I recognize. I wouldn't want to be the one to tell anyone," I explain. It's not easy always pretending to be clueless as to what happened before. "I always feel weird when I recognize people. I've never thought that maybe someone feels that way about me."

[scientificsnark]

Rodney gave her a suspicious look.

"You're not pretending not to know who I am just to be polite, are you?" he asked.

[codexthepriest]

"No, no," I reply, hands going up in defense. I know a lot of people, but not him. "I didn't watch those kinds of things back home. Um. No offense."

I didn't want him to think I was insulting his, well, life either.

[scientificsnark]

"Oh," said Rodney. He was silent for a moment or two. Then: "Well, good. It's nothing but a series of awful things happening to stupid people and me having to bail them out of it, anyway."

[codexthepriest]

I can't help but laugh a little, not because I don't believe him, but because the bluntness was funny. "Your friends were lucky to have you, then. I guess since I'm in a show, I'm the normal one of it? Which is really weird."

Even I know I'm not all that normal.

[scientificsnark]

"It looks it," Rodney said. His gaze had drifted to the projector screen, but he looked back guiltily at her when he realized. "No offense. I'm Rodney McKay," he added. "Since you didn't already know that and all."

[codexthepriest]

"None taken," I reply. I know it's true, as weird as I still think it is. I know I have my own set of problems - like not wanting to go out often or, well, at all. "Oh, and I'm Cyd Sherman. Codex is just kind of a nickname."

I'm sure he probably heard someone call me that in the show. I guess I ought to explain that.

[scientificsnark]

"Mine's Rod," said Rodney. "Uh...Not that you have to call me that, or anything. Just Rodney's fine. Or McKay, a lot of people just call me McKay." Usually in an angry, what-have-you-done-now sort of way. Not so much here, without any universes to save, though.