Clinging as Condition (Bhava Rising) by Zorb (R)
Rec Category: Sam Carter
Pairing: Sam/Daniel
Category: Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter, episode related, Sam/Daniel, robot team, het, Jack O'Neill, Teal'c
Warning: sex
Author on LJ: zorb
Author's Website: Fic LJ: lunatic_z, website: Zorb's stargate fic
Link: Clinging as Condition (Bhava Rising)
Why This Must Be Read:
zorb takes off from the end of "Tin Man" to explore what the early days of life on Harlan's planet were like for the robot team. Told from Daniel's PoV, she gives us a richly detailed story about adjusting to new lives and exploring what it means to be alive and what it means to be mechanical and how much who you are matters when you know you're a robotic replica of yourself. Each member of the team reacts differently and wonderfully in character and it's especially well done that this is obviously the team of season one - the team that hasn't yet experienced and learned so much about each other and the universe, the team that hasn't fully developed the trust and understanding we get later.
In many ways Jack has the hardest time adjusting, Teal'c is the most calm about the changes and Daniel is still largely tied to Sha're, but it is Sam who undergoes the biggest changes as she adjusts to her new world. This is ultimately a Daniel/Sam story, but there is also a lot to love for people who aren't interested in that pairing.
He's not thinking about that when Sam drags him off to scavenge for parts to build radios, however. She gives a rapid-fire explanation as they march down the corridors to Section Six, on Harlan's assurance. "They'll be better than the radios at the SGC, though. I'm thinking more of a direct connection, using voice recognition software to allow for private channels on demand. We could probably just hard-wire it into our heads, actually," she muses.
"Ah, that might be a little too far down the cyborg scale," he points out.
She stops and looks at him.
He sighs. "I know. We're way past that."
"Long past it. But I guess you have a point. As long as we don't see ourselves as machines anymore than we have to..." She continues to the end of the hall, where there is indeed a storage locker.
"I wonder if denial is as unhealthy for a synthetic psyche as it is for an organic one?"
They lift a few boxes down to the tabletop and start digging for parts. It's a hundred and seventy-five seconds before she pauses with a part in hand to say quietly, "Can I tell you something?"
"Of course."
"Don't tell Harlan, but there are a few organic body functions I really am better off without." She meets his eyes briefly, with an embarrassed smile that turns to amused as he coughs.
"And yet, we can still blush," he mutters in a lame attempt at humor.
"Looks just like the real thing," she assures him.
"Great."
She goes back to her box, setting a few small circuit boards to the side. "Seriously, though, have you looked at the copy template schematics?"
"Not really," he admits.
"If it's not too weird, you should take a look. For a people focused on the preservation of their intelligence, they sure focused a lot on copying appearances. I mean, everything is exactly the same."
Pairing: Sam/Daniel
Category: Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter, episode related, Sam/Daniel, robot team, het, Jack O'Neill, Teal'c
Warning: sex
Author on LJ: zorb
Author's Website: Fic LJ: lunatic_z, website: Zorb's stargate fic
Link: Clinging as Condition (Bhava Rising)
Why This Must Be Read:
zorb takes off from the end of "Tin Man" to explore what the early days of life on Harlan's planet were like for the robot team. Told from Daniel's PoV, she gives us a richly detailed story about adjusting to new lives and exploring what it means to be alive and what it means to be mechanical and how much who you are matters when you know you're a robotic replica of yourself. Each member of the team reacts differently and wonderfully in character and it's especially well done that this is obviously the team of season one - the team that hasn't yet experienced and learned so much about each other and the universe, the team that hasn't fully developed the trust and understanding we get later.
In many ways Jack has the hardest time adjusting, Teal'c is the most calm about the changes and Daniel is still largely tied to Sha're, but it is Sam who undergoes the biggest changes as she adjusts to her new world. This is ultimately a Daniel/Sam story, but there is also a lot to love for people who aren't interested in that pairing.
He's not thinking about that when Sam drags him off to scavenge for parts to build radios, however. She gives a rapid-fire explanation as they march down the corridors to Section Six, on Harlan's assurance. "They'll be better than the radios at the SGC, though. I'm thinking more of a direct connection, using voice recognition software to allow for private channels on demand. We could probably just hard-wire it into our heads, actually," she muses.
"Ah, that might be a little too far down the cyborg scale," he points out.
She stops and looks at him.
He sighs. "I know. We're way past that."
"Long past it. But I guess you have a point. As long as we don't see ourselves as machines anymore than we have to..." She continues to the end of the hall, where there is indeed a storage locker.
"I wonder if denial is as unhealthy for a synthetic psyche as it is for an organic one?"
They lift a few boxes down to the tabletop and start digging for parts. It's a hundred and seventy-five seconds before she pauses with a part in hand to say quietly, "Can I tell you something?"
"Of course."
"Don't tell Harlan, but there are a few organic body functions I really am better off without." She meets his eyes briefly, with an embarrassed smile that turns to amused as he coughs.
"And yet, we can still blush," he mutters in a lame attempt at humor.
"Looks just like the real thing," she assures him.
"Great."
She goes back to her box, setting a few small circuit boards to the side. "Seriously, though, have you looked at the copy template schematics?"
"Not really," he admits.
"If it's not too weird, you should take a look. For a people focused on the preservation of their intelligence, they sure focused a lot on copying appearances. I mean, everything is exactly the same."