New Fic: Remote and Tropical

[aeryn_b]

TITLE: Remote and Tropical
AUTHOR: aeryn_b
RATING: PG-13/T
WARNING: none
CATEGORY: Humor/Snark, Friendship/Pre-ship
PAIRINGS: Daniel/Vala
CHARACTERS: Daniel Jackson, Vala Mal Doran, Cameron Mitchell, Samantha Carter, Teal'c
TIMELINE: between 10x08 "Memento Mori" and 10x09 "Company of Thieves"
SPOILERS: Big Finish Audio Books "Half Life," "An Eye for an Eye," "

Comments

[kehwie]

Ooh, how did I just glance right over Landry and Jack sticking up for Vala the first time(s) I read this? I love that!!

And yes, Daniel, it is your stupid fault for not burying your scraps properly. Okay, got that out.

I love the team psychanalysing Daniel. He's so obvious. :)

This is great, please write more. ;).

[aeryn_b]

(rewriting here so i'll have it forever. :) )

how did you miss Landry and Jack sticking up for Vala? that part of the fic has been on my LJ for months. *g*

that seemed logical though, right? that Jack and Landry would both go to bat for Vala for her ingenuity and thinking outside the box and generally trying to solve the problem instead of waiting for higher ups to solve it for her?

and it made sense that the IOA would side with Olssen and his sticking to protocol and whatnot... it seemed like a correct assessment to me at least. *bites lip nervously*

(for anyone still reading, this is how kehwie responded on AIM. :) )

I absolutely think so. Landry, I've always thought, had a soft spot for her...he compared her to his daughter like 5 minutes after meeting her. And jack would like her spunk. Plus, she's "theirs." They stick up for their own.

(i then responded thus. :) )
right. whew. you and i, we're like this. *crosses fingers together* :)

[bkwurm1]

I'm so glad you finished this. It's the perfect stepping stone to Company of Thieves in which they are so prickly to each other and yet at the same time have a really close partner vibe about them

[aeryn_b]

Thanks, bkwurm. :) I'm glad I finished it too. I can't believe I always do this: start a fic without a clear ending in mind. ;) Well, I guess I did know how to end it, I just didn't know how to get there. lol

[campylobacter]

Daniel doesn't have too much respect for the way the IOA conducts their 'oversight' of the SGC, especially after the Khalek incident.

This makes me consider how Jack would've reacted if he'd been in Vala's position. Would Jack have pulled the trigger? Maybe (?) if only to maim Ba'al, not kill him.

[aeryn_b]

Yeah, I think it's highly possible Jack would've shot to maim and capture. Then again, it's Ba'al and Jack we're talking about, and with their history, Jack really might have put a bullet between his eyes. :O

Also, love, love, LOVE "Prototype"! That ramp scene with Daniel and Cam shooting Khalek --- guh! Heroic X1000!!!

[campylobacter]

SO MUCH TO COMMENT ON

> "We're primates, you know…Whoa!"
hah hah Daniel goes from ANXIOUS to NERDY in less than 1 second.

> I'd be bored after an hour
Because sexual frustration = torture

> Daniel dug out a boonie cap for himself and one for Vala
asdfghjkl; THANK YOU SILLY MENTAL IMAGE

> or worse, she'd sunbathe nude
O WHAT A TRAGEDY THAT WOULD BE HUH

> nothing but her black SGC tank top and matching cotton underwear
:D

> Any minute now she'd take off her tank top and ask him to do her back
Daniel's disappointment is so palpable. SO IS MINE.

> Well, maybe not quite full attention
Shrinkage.

> Her life was nothing but a series of disappointments and tragedies.
Vala angst gets me. EVERY TIME.

> "naked cuddling?" "…maybe in an alternate universe"
THAT CAN BE ARRANGED

> Well, fine. See if I cook for you ever again.
So married.

Ahhh I enjoyed that. Now I feel like watching the episodes & listening to the audios in the order you have them :)

[aeryn_b]

(hugs campy) All you commenters are wonderful!

> "We're primates, you know…Whoa!"
hah hah Daniel goes from ANXIOUS to NERDY in less than 1 second.
>>Whew, I seemed to capture the funny early on. *pats self on back*

> I'd be bored after an hour
Because sexual frustration = torture
>>Yup. ;)

> Daniel dug out a boonie cap for himself and one for Vala
asdfghjkl; THANK YOU SILLY MENTAL IMAGE
>>*giggles* Yeah, I suppose I coulda left that one out.

> or worse, she'd sunbathe nude
O WHAT A TRAGEDY THAT WOULD BE HUH
>>Yeah. Daniel, in what universe is that worse?

> nothing but her black SGC tank top and matching cotton underwear
:D
>> I figured it was appropriate swimwear. And I think Daniel was relieved. lol

> Any minute now she'd take off her tank top and ask him to do her back
Daniel's disappointment is so palpable. SO IS MINE.
>> I'm evil, aren't I? *gigglesnort*

> Well, maybe not quite full attention
Shrinkage.
>> I'm not as familiar with Daniel's anat-- with male anatomy as I'd like to be. *laughs at self*

> Her life was nothing