[Backdated; for Carter]

[scientificsnark]

Rodney missed distractions. Granted, the kind of distractions he'd had to deal with on Atlantis had been of the mortal danger variety, and he didn't much enjoy those. But...he could have done with just one impossible problem to solve, just one deadly situation to get out of, because the alternative was thinking about his current circumstance and he

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[gate_expert]

"Hey there, McKay," Sam said as she walked by. "What are you doing sneaking around like that?" Not that Rodney really needed a reason; it was his hut and he could do whatever, but Sam liked to give him a hard time now and then, since she wasn't his boss anymore and she totally could.

[scientificsnark]

"Gah!" He whirled around, expecting to see Jill, but Jill didn't call him McKay anymore. It was only Samantha, and she hadn't started off by yelling at him, so maybe he was safe. He sagged. "Don't - don't do that! You could have given me a heart attack."

[gate_expert]

"Whoa, somebody's jumpy." She took a little step back and eyed him. "I just said 'hey', I didn't jump out from behind a bush dressed like a Wraith or a clown or something. Calm down."

[scientificsnark]

"You might as well have," Rodney grumbled. "What are you doing out here, anyway?"