4 Who Got The Job, 1 Who Didn't [5 Things Challenge]

[2ndary_author]

Title: Four People Who Got the Job (and One Who Didn’t) OR  Below the Stairs, Before the Mast
Author: 2ndary_author
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Characters: Sheppard, McKay, Jack O’Neill, OC, references to Elizabeth Weir, Ronon
Rating: PG-15
Words: Too Many

Notes: set after Sunday with a slight, barely-there spoiler for that episode. I made up a lot

Comments

[eliyes]

You've got a bit of a repeat going here:

The general’s undone his stiff collar buttons and located a gallon of milk in the walk-in refrigerator. (The cooking wine’s not fit to drink and, besides, he’s still technically in uniform and on duty

[2ndary_author]

haha, yes I do. Or I did. It's fixed now. Thanks:)

[eliyes]

Glad to help! Very nicely executed 5 Things story. :3

[amph]

Nope, not quite: it still says:

The general’s undone his stiff collar buttons and located a gallon of milk in the walk-in refrigerator. and then two paragraphs later: The general finds a gallon in the walk-in.

What a delightful story! All of the original characters are so crisply drawn and their outsider perspective really hits you where it hurts (“Is there a solution, sir? To that last problem?” and “Everything is a timed task.”), while still being balanced with humor and great insight into characters we already love.

[tzzzz]

I really liked all of these. You really captured everyone from an outsider POV and each interview was very clever and fitting. Thanks for writing.

[danian]

That was fascinating! All five of them were great, but I liked the last one and the errant Ancient LED the best - the weird solutions were most interesting :)

[2ndary_author]

Thanks! I was tempted to make all the interviews kind of MacGyver-ish, but that gets old after awhile, and it makes each section really, really long. But (don't tell), those two sections were my favorite, too.

[mirabile_dictu]

Really enjoyed this -- and I love watching McKay and Sheppard working together. Thank you!

[2ndary_author]

McKay & Sheppard tag-team the new recruits: a deathmatch in 5 rounds!

[wordwitch]

I really, really like all these people. Especially Linc and Charlene, who have a real "figure out how to do the job as outlined" attitude.

Well done.

[2ndary_author]

Haha, I've just spend three minutes watching your icon--I love it! Anyway, I tried to make each of the OCs the kind of folks I'd like to see on Atlantis, so I'm glad they came across as likable. (Though I do have a special liking for Lincoln & Harris). Glad you liked it:)