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icarusThis is getting long, so the previous part is here.
The Walls of Jericho - 26 (from part 1 here)
by Icarus
Jack staggered out of the tent, grumbling to himself. His body felt liquified and heavy, and what he really wanted was a beer. And a shower. And eggs for breakfast, with an hour or two to scan the Sunday funnies.
He decided off-world sex was not what it was cracked up to be, not when you had fourth watch at four am, and a long march to look forward to. Worse than mid-week sex – what was he thinking? He blew on his hands, sniffed, then fired up the camp stove to boil some water for coffee.
"Good morning, Colonel O'Neill," Teal'c said, moss crackling underfoot as he reported in from his watch.
Jack peered up at him, and decided against speaking. He nodded faintly.
"Did you have a good rest?" Teal'c asked in a mild voice.
Too mild. Jack gave him a laser-beam stare, instantly suspicious. He paused, glanced down in a poker face.
"No. No, I didn't," he said honestly. Then poured instant crystals into the hot water, and stirred, blowing on his coffee. Took a too-hot sip to stall for time and sighed, staring down at the cup. "Shitty night's sleep in fact." He stayed deeply interested in coffee. Ummm. Coffee.
Teal'c inclined his head, acknowledging the truth of this. That sixth sense of Jack's settled somewhat. He could never, ever, lie to Teal'c. You didn't lie to a guy betrayed by fake gods. It was just… too wrong.
As Teal'c returned to his tent, Jack stared into the embers of the fire, unseeingly.
The next part is here.
Just a little tidbit. You'll get more updates this way.
The Walls of Jericho - 26 (from part 1 here)
by Icarus
Jack staggered out of the tent, grumbling to himself. His body felt liquified and heavy, and what he really wanted was a beer. And a shower. And eggs for breakfast, with an hour or two to scan the Sunday funnies.
He decided off-world sex was not what it was cracked up to be, not when you had fourth watch at four am, and a long march to look forward to. Worse than mid-week sex – what was he thinking? He blew on his hands, sniffed, then fired up the camp stove to boil some water for coffee.
"Good morning, Colonel O'Neill," Teal'c said, moss crackling underfoot as he reported in from his watch.
Jack peered up at him, and decided against speaking. He nodded faintly.
"Did you have a good rest?" Teal'c asked in a mild voice.
Too mild. Jack gave him a laser-beam stare, instantly suspicious. He paused, glanced down in a poker face.
"No. No, I didn't," he said honestly. Then poured instant crystals into the hot water, and stirred, blowing on his coffee. Took a too-hot sip to stall for time and sighed, staring down at the cup. "Shitty night's sleep in fact." He stayed deeply interested in coffee. Ummm. Coffee.
Teal'c inclined his head, acknowledging the truth of this. That sixth sense of Jack's settled somewhat. He could never, ever, lie to Teal'c. You didn't lie to a guy betrayed by fake gods. It was just… too wrong.
As Teal'c returned to his tent, Jack stared into the embers of the fire, unseeingly.
The next part is here.
Just a little tidbit. You'll get more updates this way.
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:05 pm (UTC)And I so love Teal'c here. He's always the one making me smile because of his behaviour... As if he knows everything and keeps it safe just for his own amusement.
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:09 pm (UTC)And I so love Teal'c here.
Thank you. Teal'c has inserted himself in this story in an unexpected way. There's more with him coming up.
Icarus
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:18 pm (UTC)In some weird way, yes. But then it makes me only more curious.
*sigh* Sometimes WIPs can be really a test for patience... But it's so worth the wait. :)
There's more with him coming up.
Looking forward to it.
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:24 pm (UTC)The plan is to have it done within a month or so.
Icarus
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:38 pm (UTC)Anyway I hope you don't mind a little whining now and then. You know, it's just for your own good. ;) And nevertheless I really love such evil updates, even if they're killing me. :D
A month? *chuckles* I vaguely remember you telling us that before...
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:43 pm (UTC)Oh. True. The number of parts hasn't changed, it's just life threw me a curveball with, oh, a variety of things. I'm only worried about one scene at this point. Everything else I have sketched out and ready.
Icarus
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Date: 2005-02-24 05:52 pm (UTC)Life can be really bitchy sometimes. I promised myself to update my WIP every month, but during the last months so many things came in-between...
But when you have the most of it ready it's at least manageable.