Comments | atlantis_tng: Day 55, noon, Elizabeth's office, attn. Elizabeth, Rodney [F]

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Day 55, noon, Elizabeth's office, attn. Elizabeth, Rodney [F]

Mar 10, 2010 21:49

Cowritten by Taylor and Nicke in google docs.
This conversation takes place after John Sheppard's conversation with Elizabeth Weir

Rodney couldn't really enjoy the flight back to Atlantis. He'd expected Sheppard shouting at him - which had not happened, so there'd be a follow up sometimes. And the prospect of having a conversation with Elizabeth ( Read more... )

character: rodney mckay, character: elizabeth weir, time: noon, day 55, location: weir's office

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dr_rodneymckay1 March 14 2010, 22:05:46 UTC

Rodney winced. "Oh, please. Spare me the propaganda," he said, pulling a face.

dr_liz_weir March 14 2010, 22:10:42 UTC

"Propaganda?" Elizabeth asked, refusing to be riled. "What propaganda is that?"

dr_rodneymckay1 March 14 2010, 22:15:38 UTC

Rodney sighed and rolled his eyes. "The city of Atlantis is going to make us all happy and better people," he trot out, bored, like he cited poems back at school. He wasn't in the mood for crap like that. Things wouldn't miraculously get better just because you believed they would. The situation was pretty much fucked up in every respect and all they could do was to try to make the best of it. He just hated pep-talk.

dr_liz_weir March 14 2010, 22:19:33 UTC

"Oh, I never said that," Elizabeth said, suppressing a smile. "I said she'd make us do the harder thing. Whether that makes us into happier or better people, or miserable, resentful people is up to us."

dr_rodneymckay1 March 14 2010, 22:22:17 UTC

Rodney sulked as she suppressed a smile. He'd hoped to upset her, somehow he'd felt like that would lift his spirits. But she just took it with humour and brushed it off. "Yeah, whatever," he said with a shrug.