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I actually answered some of the prompts over at sg1_five_things (this was not because I was avoiding my sd_ficathon story. really. shaddup)
Five Ways Walter and Siler Save The Day
1) "Hey, Sergeant Harriman?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think the biology lab left their lights on on purpose?"
"You know Dr. Lewis, he's always forgetting. Can you flip 'em off?"
Denied light for the critical six hours between it's second and third cycle, the plant from P7X-294 wilted and died before it could finish the germination process and release its seeds in a life-giving cloud of cyanide gas.
2) The delegates from P6R-718 were unusually fidgety, to the point where General O'Neill had asked them multiple times if something was wrong with their chairs. Walter decided to bring a tray of donuts in at the break in negotiations, hoping food would calm them down.
It worked. Sort of. Who knew powdered sugar worked like a truth serum on these aliens, who revealed they did not, in fact, have Earth's best interests in heart. At all.
3) The emergency lockdown door on section B of level 26 had been giving them trouble for months. It would randomly close and open for no reason and only sometimes do what the control panel said. Siler was nearly ready to just rip it apart and install a new one, but decided to give it one more day.
The next morning a captured minor system lord broke out of his cell and almost made it to an escape hatch before the faulty door closed, trapping the edge of a cloak the vain god refused to rip, leaving him exposed for O'Neill's zat blast.
4) Walter checked the wrong box on the requisition form, meaning the next shipment was full of decaf, but contained no regular coffee. Siler, in fixing the woman's bathroom on level 18, accidentally flooded the store room where Daniel hid his personal supply of coffee.
Three nights later, nodding off over a translation, Daniel decided to head home, grabbing a similarly-nodding Sam on his way out, promising her he had good coffee at his place. In the morning, she realized that the night before she'd been about to press a button on a device that would release a nasty airborne parasite.
5) SG-1 and SG-2 had returned from a joint mission higher than kites and been kept in an isolation until they got the alien whatever out of their systems. Walter got his hands on the only copy of the security tape and, after viewing it, passed it on. Siler managed to find somewhere to ensure the tape would be forever misplaced, staging an "accident" in the storage room to avoid questions.
Five People Teyla Ran Into at the SGC and the Impressions They Made On Her
1) Teyla did not like Dr. Felger. He appeared to be hiding something and quite unsure of himself. The Wraith would have had him in an instant. Plus, he insisted on talking to her chest.
2) Teal'c was much more competent than the Tauri at sparring and even landed her on the mat a few times. He was also remarkably gentlemanly about being thrown himself by a woman half his size.
Later he taught her about Kel'noreem and she found a spiritual companion, something sorely needed after her time with the people of Earth.
But it was that night, when he took her to a battle in a ring of Jell-o, that she truly realized the many facets which made up the man.
3) General O'Neill - the man John had said convinced him to go to Atlantis - came by briefly. He was polite and charming and Teyla could see that, beneath the surface, he hid even more than Sheppard did.
4) Samantha Carter was everything and nothing like what Rodney said. True, she was beautiful and obviously brilliant. But Rodney had never spoken of her wisdom or the sadness hidden inside her. Teyla thinks Rodney never knew about Sam's leather pants, motorcycle, or talent at making something called "Jell-o shots." Halfway up a mountain, wind blowing past her as she holds onto Sam's waist and marvels in life on this planet, Teyla silently promises Sam that Rodney will never find out from her.
5) Daniel Jackson had been most welcoming, and very enthusiastic. He also had obviously been well-versed in the databursts from Atlantis, proven when he came to her quarters with a tray prepared for the Athosian tea ceremony to welcome new friends and a few words in her own language on his tongue.
They talked for over an hour, her telling him about Athosian customs and history, him trying to explain elements of Earth culture that still baffled her. When, laughing a little, he said she reminded him of his wife, Teyla smiled and asked if she would meet her.
The cloud that settled on his face was familiar to her after seeing many families torn apart by the Wraith and she pulled on his shoulders, touching her forehead to his for a long minute, wishing there was a way to alleviate the pain. Truly the people of Earth were lucky to have a man such as him in their midst and she hoped they understood that precious gift and took care of him.
Five Mistakes Samantha Carter Would Correct, if Given the Chance
1) It's stupid, but her first year at the Academy she made a stupid mistake on a physics final exam - misreading part of the question and not only calculating the angular momentum of the wrong object, but doing that wrong also. It resulted in the only "B" she got in a physics course and it always ate at her just a little.
In the alternate universe where she read the question correctly, ten years later nothing was different.
2) Teal'c did not have a zat the day they rescued The Abydonians from Amaunet and Sam's stayed unused in the holster on her thigh. In the days that followed, watching Daniel's grief, Sam wished she had gone after Daniel herself, leaving Teal'c to fight. Or had given the zat to Teal'c when she saw him leaving.
In the the alternate universe where she did, Daniel had three more happy years on Abydos before he, his wife, their children, and all the Abydonians were wiped out by Anubis's new weapon. Sam, and the rest of Earth, wasn't around to notice.
3) On Kelowna, the first time Jonas showed them the Naquadriah experiment, Sam thought something about the setup didn't look right, but she was distracted by something Jonas was saying and they were moving on.
Later, she wished she'd looked at it a few seconds longer, saw the fatal mistake waiting to happen, and told the Kelownans how to fix it.
In the alternate universe where she did do that, the scientists ignored her - insisting they knew what they were doing. The Kelownans were already so frustrated with SG-1 and their apparent attempt to stop the experiment that when Daniel appeared to have sabotaged it, killing several of their scientists, they kept him locked up alone until he died.
4) Sam was trained to ask "what if" and dig out every possibility in any situation. Standing in her dark lab after they lost Janet and almost lost Colonel O'Neill, she found many things she could have done differently, but none she would or should have. Maybe she and Daniel could have found the probe's signal sooner, maybe, as a trained field medic, she could have been assisting Janet. Maybe, maybe, maybe.
In the alternate universe where nobody died that day, Cassie got through college without a hitch, Sam never let things with Pete go far enough to break his heart, her dad managed to pull through, and the Ori plague never left SGC. But Sam hadn't done anything different.
5) Every day for two weeks Sam woke up wishing she had let Teal'c shoot her replicator double on sight. No potential intelligence would be worth what happened.
In the alternate universe where she did, there was no war between the replicators and System Lords and in a matter of months the entire galaxy was underneath Anubis's thumb. The Goa'uld he placed in Sam had a cruel streak a mile long. Trapped in her body, she had nightmares about killing Jack and Teal'c with her bare hands. Anubis wouldn't let Daniel die, though, and Sam worked each day to get a little stronger, a little closer to taking over her own body long enough for that mercy killing.
Man. I just put "Fire and Water" on in the background while I was working. That's the only time they have a memorial service for Daniel, isn't it? And he didn't actually die that time. Oops.
I continue to watch Farscape. Seriously, cannot stop. It definitely hits me in a different place than Stargate but it keeps drawing me in for more.
Also caught the five minute sneak preview over at the Sanctuary website. It's possible I'm in the minority here, but I much prefer Amanda Tapping in short hair than long - but the long dark hair and the slightly British accent? Works for her. As for the show...meh - it could be fun, but I've seen Buffy and Supernatural and I'm curious what they're doing story-wise that's really new - I mean, the format and the characters look intriguing.
I've never been inclined to watch 24. Does Michael Shanks make it worth it? Is it weird seeing him play a character who isn't Daniel Jackson?
Five Ways Walter and Siler Save The Day
1) "Hey, Sergeant Harriman?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think the biology lab left their lights on on purpose?"
"You know Dr. Lewis, he's always forgetting. Can you flip 'em off?"
Denied light for the critical six hours between it's second and third cycle, the plant from P7X-294 wilted and died before it could finish the germination process and release its seeds in a life-giving cloud of cyanide gas.
2) The delegates from P6R-718 were unusually fidgety, to the point where General O'Neill had asked them multiple times if something was wrong with their chairs. Walter decided to bring a tray of donuts in at the break in negotiations, hoping food would calm them down.
It worked. Sort of. Who knew powdered sugar worked like a truth serum on these aliens, who revealed they did not, in fact, have Earth's best interests in heart. At all.
3) The emergency lockdown door on section B of level 26 had been giving them trouble for months. It would randomly close and open for no reason and only sometimes do what the control panel said. Siler was nearly ready to just rip it apart and install a new one, but decided to give it one more day.
The next morning a captured minor system lord broke out of his cell and almost made it to an escape hatch before the faulty door closed, trapping the edge of a cloak the vain god refused to rip, leaving him exposed for O'Neill's zat blast.
4) Walter checked the wrong box on the requisition form, meaning the next shipment was full of decaf, but contained no regular coffee. Siler, in fixing the woman's bathroom on level 18, accidentally flooded the store room where Daniel hid his personal supply of coffee.
Three nights later, nodding off over a translation, Daniel decided to head home, grabbing a similarly-nodding Sam on his way out, promising her he had good coffee at his place. In the morning, she realized that the night before she'd been about to press a button on a device that would release a nasty airborne parasite.
5) SG-1 and SG-2 had returned from a joint mission higher than kites and been kept in an isolation until they got the alien whatever out of their systems. Walter got his hands on the only copy of the security tape and, after viewing it, passed it on. Siler managed to find somewhere to ensure the tape would be forever misplaced, staging an "accident" in the storage room to avoid questions.
Five People Teyla Ran Into at the SGC and the Impressions They Made On Her
1) Teyla did not like Dr. Felger. He appeared to be hiding something and quite unsure of himself. The Wraith would have had him in an instant. Plus, he insisted on talking to her chest.
2) Teal'c was much more competent than the Tauri at sparring and even landed her on the mat a few times. He was also remarkably gentlemanly about being thrown himself by a woman half his size.
Later he taught her about Kel'noreem and she found a spiritual companion, something sorely needed after her time with the people of Earth.
But it was that night, when he took her to a battle in a ring of Jell-o, that she truly realized the many facets which made up the man.
3) General O'Neill - the man John had said convinced him to go to Atlantis - came by briefly. He was polite and charming and Teyla could see that, beneath the surface, he hid even more than Sheppard did.
4) Samantha Carter was everything and nothing like what Rodney said. True, she was beautiful and obviously brilliant. But Rodney had never spoken of her wisdom or the sadness hidden inside her. Teyla thinks Rodney never knew about Sam's leather pants, motorcycle, or talent at making something called "Jell-o shots." Halfway up a mountain, wind blowing past her as she holds onto Sam's waist and marvels in life on this planet, Teyla silently promises Sam that Rodney will never find out from her.
5) Daniel Jackson had been most welcoming, and very enthusiastic. He also had obviously been well-versed in the databursts from Atlantis, proven when he came to her quarters with a tray prepared for the Athosian tea ceremony to welcome new friends and a few words in her own language on his tongue.
They talked for over an hour, her telling him about Athosian customs and history, him trying to explain elements of Earth culture that still baffled her. When, laughing a little, he said she reminded him of his wife, Teyla smiled and asked if she would meet her.
The cloud that settled on his face was familiar to her after seeing many families torn apart by the Wraith and she pulled on his shoulders, touching her forehead to his for a long minute, wishing there was a way to alleviate the pain. Truly the people of Earth were lucky to have a man such as him in their midst and she hoped they understood that precious gift and took care of him.
Five Mistakes Samantha Carter Would Correct, if Given the Chance
1) It's stupid, but her first year at the Academy she made a stupid mistake on a physics final exam - misreading part of the question and not only calculating the angular momentum of the wrong object, but doing that wrong also. It resulted in the only "B" she got in a physics course and it always ate at her just a little.
In the alternate universe where she read the question correctly, ten years later nothing was different.
2) Teal'c did not have a zat the day they rescued The Abydonians from Amaunet and Sam's stayed unused in the holster on her thigh. In the days that followed, watching Daniel's grief, Sam wished she had gone after Daniel herself, leaving Teal'c to fight. Or had given the zat to Teal'c when she saw him leaving.
In the the alternate universe where she did, Daniel had three more happy years on Abydos before he, his wife, their children, and all the Abydonians were wiped out by Anubis's new weapon. Sam, and the rest of Earth, wasn't around to notice.
3) On Kelowna, the first time Jonas showed them the Naquadriah experiment, Sam thought something about the setup didn't look right, but she was distracted by something Jonas was saying and they were moving on.
Later, she wished she'd looked at it a few seconds longer, saw the fatal mistake waiting to happen, and told the Kelownans how to fix it.
In the alternate universe where she did do that, the scientists ignored her - insisting they knew what they were doing. The Kelownans were already so frustrated with SG-1 and their apparent attempt to stop the experiment that when Daniel appeared to have sabotaged it, killing several of their scientists, they kept him locked up alone until he died.
4) Sam was trained to ask "what if" and dig out every possibility in any situation. Standing in her dark lab after they lost Janet and almost lost Colonel O'Neill, she found many things she could have done differently, but none she would or should have. Maybe she and Daniel could have found the probe's signal sooner, maybe, as a trained field medic, she could have been assisting Janet. Maybe, maybe, maybe.
In the alternate universe where nobody died that day, Cassie got through college without a hitch, Sam never let things with Pete go far enough to break his heart, her dad managed to pull through, and the Ori plague never left SGC. But Sam hadn't done anything different.
5) Every day for two weeks Sam woke up wishing she had let Teal'c shoot her replicator double on sight. No potential intelligence would be worth what happened.
In the alternate universe where she did, there was no war between the replicators and System Lords and in a matter of months the entire galaxy was underneath Anubis's thumb. The Goa'uld he placed in Sam had a cruel streak a mile long. Trapped in her body, she had nightmares about killing Jack and Teal'c with her bare hands. Anubis wouldn't let Daniel die, though, and Sam worked each day to get a little stronger, a little closer to taking over her own body long enough for that mercy killing.
Man. I just put "Fire and Water" on in the background while I was working. That's the only time they have a memorial service for Daniel, isn't it? And he didn't actually die that time. Oops.
I continue to watch Farscape. Seriously, cannot stop. It definitely hits me in a different place than Stargate but it keeps drawing me in for more.
Also caught the five minute sneak preview over at the Sanctuary website. It's possible I'm in the minority here, but I much prefer Amanda Tapping in short hair than long - but the long dark hair and the slightly British accent? Works for her. As for the show...meh - it could be fun, but I've seen Buffy and Supernatural and I'm curious what they're doing story-wise that's really new - I mean, the format and the characters look intriguing.
I've never been inclined to watch 24. Does Michael Shanks make it worth it? Is it weird seeing him play a character who isn't Daniel Jackson?