"And You Peacemakers Go to the Same Place as Soldiers" by splash_the_cat

[surreallis]

Title: "And You Peacemakers Go to the Same Place as Soldiers"
Author: splash_the_cat
Rating/Warning: PG
Spoilers: Seth
Your recipient: amilyn
Request details: Sometime after "Seth," Sam has to use the hand

Comments

[amilyn]

VERY nice.

Thank you, thank you.

I LOVE the exchange with Jack about Jolinar, the comparison of the power of the device to the high of flying, the fact that Jack had fallen for her "No, no, I'm fine" routine about the whole mess.

I love the scraped knee metaphor, the description of how it felt like the device would destroy her if she didn't vent the power from it. I like the unwavering, unquestioned support from the guys, the horrible situation of being at one of the two wrong ends of friendly fire.

I like that it ends without the inquiry, since we know what the outcome was. It sets up a much longer time frame between "Seth" and "Fair Game" than I'd have expected, but I like it being near to the first use of the device so that she's had less time to build up an aversion to the device...but so that it explains her NEVER using it again (a ball I think the show dropped).

Really nice skipping back and forth with the scenes just as her mind is all scattered. Her confusion and pain and horror and guilt are palpable. Nicely done.

[splash_the_cat]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Amy! I hope it lived up in at least part to what you wanted.

[amilyn]

It is EXACTLY what I wanted. Absolutely exactly. Thank you! And thank you for doing such a fantastic job last-minute too! *hugs*kisses*happiness*

[amilyn]

Oh...and I forgot to say...THANK YOU for reading my mind and figuring out WHICH Goa'uld device I meant even though I called it the wrong thing! :-)

Wojnderful job!

[anonymous]

Loved it! Absolutely wonderfully written. Thanks so much for writing and posting this for everyone! - astrogeologist

Re: Wojnderful job!

[splash_the_cat]

Thank you very much!

[scarimor]

Great stuff. This is a part of the Jolinar legacy which I would have loved to see explored in the show - "Hail Dorothy" had legs which could have run and run. Well done for tackling it so well here.

[splash_the_cat]

Thanks much!

[poohmusings]

Ooh, very nice. I love what you did with the prompt you were given -- you definitely could have gone the shiny-happy route, but took a risk going darker. LOVE the emotions that run through the story, and it's a great twist on the concept of "friendly fire" and how it affects those left behind.

[splash_the_cat]

Thank so much, Karen!

[aurora_novarum]

Oh, I really liked this exploration of Sam and Jolinar and how you set it up after the fact with flashbacks and post-mission discussion, really delving into Sam's head. Her teammates voices sounded loud and clear and how they would view Sam, and Sam's reactions to them was just awesome.

Excellent job.

[splash_the_cat]

Thanks so much, Aurora!

[annerbhp]

Lovely and gutwrenching. I always loved the scene in Seth where the guys are congratulating Sam for killing Seth and she just looks...disgusted. This is just an amazing look at the horror of having such an amazing power at her disposal that makes her dangerous and semi-freak like at the same time. Great job.

[splash_the_cat]

Thanks so much, Annerb!