FICLET: The Walls of Jericho, Jack/Daniel. Partlet - 3

[icarus]

The Walls of Jericho - 3 (from part 1 here)
by Icarus



"So the aliens are friendly?" Jack asked, settling his P-90 comfortably in his arms. It was stripped, cleaned, and his team was saddled up and ready to go. He was looking forward to this mission. He slammed the magazine back into the gun.

The gate came to life behind them, with a sound that reminded Jack of the toilets in Germany. A really big toilet. Jack smiled around at his team, tight-lipped, and wondered if he should save that joke for another time. You had to be economical with your wisecracks, in case you ran out.

"Oh, they're friendly enough I think. So far," Daniel said, tying his boot laces and holding everyone up as usual. Carter and Teal'c waited patiently at the base of the ramp. Jack stepped towards him as Daniel bounced up. "Of course, we wouldn't really know. They could despise us, but their culture requires that they be polite anyway."

He patted Daniel on the back as he pressed him in the direction of the gate. Daniel paused briefly, but didn't flinch away.

Good. One homophobia test passed.

"So it doesn't matter," Jack responded, eyeing Daniel, "just so long as Carter gets to run her great big… lava lamp."

Daniel and Sam rolled their eyes and Jack pretended not to grin. Yep. All was well. He decided to save the toilet joke.

"Planetary core tests, yes sir," Sam said, gamely repeating herself from the briefing as they climbed the ramp. She knew Daniel did translations in his head, while Teal'c focused only what was relevant for security, and Jack, well, Jack filtered out the gibberish, reading everyone else's reactions instead. When General Hammond sat up it was time to listen. "The planet's molten core is unusually close to the surface, the only way someplace so far from its sun could still support human life. It should have cooled a long time ago, or else be a blazing inferno, but it hasn't. It would be an ideal location to refine both naquada and trinium -- in fact, I suspect that's exactly what the Ancient's used it for."

"Groovy," Jack said as he took point and stepped through the gate, with Daniel close behind.




Part IV here.

Comments

[tekalynn.livejournal.com]

I know absolutely nothing about the characters, premise, or anything else about this show, but I'm enjoying the fic immensely. Thank you!

[maelwaedd.livejournal.com]

This is cool. I don't really get exactly what's going on, since I've only seen a couple of episodes and I'm not in the fandom at all. But I'll probably keep reading, cause this story seems like it's working its way into being very cool.
*hugs, and hopes you don't mind my ignorance re: your fandom.* :)

[kuteki.livejournal.com]

I love the concept of this and the writing of course, and Daniel, alway Daniel. The situation is just so real as is Jack's attitude, I really want to know what will happen next. I do hope there will be more soon?

[cyanei.livejournal.com]

The gate came to life behind them, with a sound that reminded Jack of the toilets in Germany. A really big toilet. Jack smiled around at his team, tight-lipped, and wondered if he should save that joke for another time. You had to economical with your wisecracks, in case you ran out.

Brilliant. *starry eyed*

[kirili.livejournal.com]

excuse the randomniy
can I please have the URL to your website? I want to read the Ron/Draco thing with the crossdressing and I can't FIND ITTT *topple*

[lherelenfeline.livejournal.com]

I just want to tell you , that this story has carried me through an all nighter filled with a paper on foucault. Thanks.

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

More! More!

[tafkarfanfic.livejournal.com]

This is interesting, and I really like the way you're handling Jack's feelings on DADT.

[kres.livejournal.com]

Bwahahah, German toilets. I wonder why I haven't seen a toilet reference before. It's just so perfectly not "whooosh", but a "flush", 'cause how can it not be :)=

And Jack is being totally IC :)=

[grey-bard.livejournal.com]

I like that, instead of the typical way such a story would go...

Daniel: "Ha! I knew it! You're gay! Sleep with me!"
Jack: "Go away."

... this one has the interesting and believable premise that the conversation stalls out at "You're gay!", and Jack, far from avoiding amorous advances by Daniel, instead feels the need to do covert homophobia tests to make sure that business as usual is possible.

Fascinating and has me on the edge of my seat.