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The Walls of Jericho - 29 (from part 1 here)
by Icarus
Sam was outlined against the dim stars, face buried in a pair of binoculars. She turned and focused them carefully, then let them fall as she looked up. "Hey Daniel," she smiled, a little worried frown creasing her forehead.
Arms folded, Daniel nodded in the direction of her observation. "So we're going there."
"I think so. The geophysical surveys back at the MALP will help, but I'm almost sure that's where we'll find the easiest access." She added hastily, "The alien caverns were just a lucky break. This is what we would have normally had to do anyway."
Daniel sealed his lips and decided not to say anything.
"It's just a matter of lowering the naquada particle generator over the magma vent, and then letting it –" she spread her hands and grinned. "– do it's stuff, as Siler says.
"The particles will flow at different speeds. Some will follow the flow of the magma to the planet's core, others will go straight through the planet," Sam beamed with enthusiasm. "By measuring their speed and decay rate we'll know why this planet is so seismically active when there's no gravitational forces to account for it, we'll know what it's core is made of, and what the temperatures are. I would love to do this in Hawaii, because we don't even know what our own planet it is made of. Not for sure." She broke off at Daniel's funny look.
"Oh and - and we'll find out about the trinium and naquada refining too. Of course. That's a given." She gave him a guilty sheepish smile. "It's just that this planet's a complete mystery. It's not acting as it should according to the laws of physics."
"Ah," he said with understanding. They shared a conspirational smirk. "So… what do we need to do to find out if we can refine trinium here?"
"Throw some in and see how fast it melts." She shrugged. "But this won't take much more time, and the scientists back at the base are counting on these readings."
"How'd you guys get this past the general?"
"Oh, you know the military. They love lots of facts and figures, especially ones they don't understand. Complicated equals important, right?"
Daniel chuckled. "I won't tell the colonel." He turned to leave.
"Uh. Daniel?" Sam hesitated, taking a half step after him.
"Hmm?"
Her little concerned frown had returned. "I was going to wait until we got back to the base, maybe take you to lunch, but now's as good a time as any." She cleared her throat, clearly uncertain, and Daniel waited.
"The colonel, you know, has always kept a close eye on you."
"Uh-hunh," Daniel nodded slowly.
"You're good friends."
"Yeah…" Daniel couldn't look at her. He had a feeling he knew where this was headed.
"Just," Sam took a deep breath, "don't get too close. The colonel has something of a history."
Daniel kicked at some moss and then replaced it with his toe. "So… you know."
She made a face and gave a quick nod. "Not officially. But a friend of mine was worried about me, thought I was getting too, well, attached to… him. So she told me everything, and she's got it on pretty good authority."
Daniel stared off into the distance for a moment.
"I'll bet Janet does." He glanced over at Sam's startled face. "Don't worry, I won't reveal your sources. Mum's the word."
"Daniel… There was someone –" she shook her head and changed direction. "People have been transferred before, when things didn't work out with – with the colonel. I mean, legitimately," she added hastily, "but… for stuff he'd normally overlook." She turned big worried eyes in his direction. "He's a good leader, you know that. But he's not someone you want to cross."
"Yeah. He's warned me."
"Oh boy, Daniel. I hope you know what you're getting yourself into."
"I do. That's what scares me."
The next part is here.
The Walls of Jericho - 29 (from part 1 here)
by Icarus
Sam was outlined against the dim stars, face buried in a pair of binoculars. She turned and focused them carefully, then let them fall as she looked up. "Hey Daniel," she smiled, a little worried frown creasing her forehead.
Arms folded, Daniel nodded in the direction of her observation. "So we're going there."
"I think so. The geophysical surveys back at the MALP will help, but I'm almost sure that's where we'll find the easiest access." She added hastily, "The alien caverns were just a lucky break. This is what we would have normally had to do anyway."
Daniel sealed his lips and decided not to say anything.
"It's just a matter of lowering the naquada particle generator over the magma vent, and then letting it –" she spread her hands and grinned. "– do it's stuff, as Siler says.
"The particles will flow at different speeds. Some will follow the flow of the magma to the planet's core, others will go straight through the planet," Sam beamed with enthusiasm. "By measuring their speed and decay rate we'll know why this planet is so seismically active when there's no gravitational forces to account for it, we'll know what it's core is made of, and what the temperatures are. I would love to do this in Hawaii, because we don't even know what our own planet it is made of. Not for sure." She broke off at Daniel's funny look.
"Oh and - and we'll find out about the trinium and naquada refining too. Of course. That's a given." She gave him a guilty sheepish smile. "It's just that this planet's a complete mystery. It's not acting as it should according to the laws of physics."
"Ah," he said with understanding. They shared a conspirational smirk. "So… what do we need to do to find out if we can refine trinium here?"
"Throw some in and see how fast it melts." She shrugged. "But this won't take much more time, and the scientists back at the base are counting on these readings."
"How'd you guys get this past the general?"
"Oh, you know the military. They love lots of facts and figures, especially ones they don't understand. Complicated equals important, right?"
Daniel chuckled. "I won't tell the colonel." He turned to leave.
"Uh. Daniel?" Sam hesitated, taking a half step after him.
"Hmm?"
Her little concerned frown had returned. "I was going to wait until we got back to the base, maybe take you to lunch, but now's as good a time as any." She cleared her throat, clearly uncertain, and Daniel waited.
"The colonel, you know, has always kept a close eye on you."
"Uh-hunh," Daniel nodded slowly.
"You're good friends."
"Yeah…" Daniel couldn't look at her. He had a feeling he knew where this was headed.
"Just," Sam took a deep breath, "don't get too close. The colonel has something of a history."
Daniel kicked at some moss and then replaced it with his toe. "So… you know."
She made a face and gave a quick nod. "Not officially. But a friend of mine was worried about me, thought I was getting too, well, attached to… him. So she told me everything, and she's got it on pretty good authority."
Daniel stared off into the distance for a moment.
"I'll bet Janet does." He glanced over at Sam's startled face. "Don't worry, I won't reveal your sources. Mum's the word."
"Daniel… There was someone –" she shook her head and changed direction. "People have been transferred before, when things didn't work out with – with the colonel. I mean, legitimately," she added hastily, "but… for stuff he'd normally overlook." She turned big worried eyes in his direction. "He's a good leader, you know that. But he's not someone you want to cross."
"Yeah. He's warned me."
"Oh boy, Daniel. I hope you know what you're getting yourself into."
"I do. That's what scares me."
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wow...
Date: 2005-03-10 08:00 pm (UTC)I hadn't really noticed that, but for anybody writing Jack/Daniel, that makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? Without Daniel around to prod his conscience every now and again... Being rather obstinately into Jack/Daniel, I haven't really given Season Six as much attention as some other seasons. Maybe I should take a closer look, huh?
Re: wow...
Date: 2005-03-10 11:59 pm (UTC)The most ruthless episodes are Paradise Lost and Unnatural Selection. Also, in season two A Matter of Time shows us how Jack can really hold a grudge. He isn't one to see things from another person's point of view.
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