SGA Recs: Mission Report Challenge

[icarus]

I should wait until the sga_flashfic Mission Report challenge is over to do a round-up, but I really couldn't resist.

Walking Wounded by friendshipper
It's great to see Sheppard as the commander, healing himself and his team after "Grace Under Pressure." Zelenka understands Rodney very well. Then Rodney's last line is… you'll nod, and then applaud him.

My Lover Is a Brave Warrior, Or, The Things I Did For Fresh Vegetables by cincodemaygirl
Fun, and exactly what I wanted from this challenge: sex, humiliation, and humor. The email format is beautifully done, their exchanges and comments a riot (especially Ronon's editorializing and John dodging). Elizabeth's obviously dying for this embarrassing report… ha.

Mission Report by lim
I admit to dreading this one. Teyla, from an oral tradition, sets her report to music which was written, played -- and sung -- by lim? There are so many ways this could be bad. But then the comments piled up. I even scanned through them – are these people whose tastes I know and trust?

Wow, was I wrong to delay downloading. This is beautiful, professionally done, elegant use of dissonant blue notes, shifting gently from a major to minor key. Her voice is similar enough to Teyla's (sorry, can't remember the actress' name) to pass, with an Enya-like clarity, and the music is appropriate to the Athosian culture, just jazzy enough to make it unexpected and interesting, with striking syncopated rhythmic patterns.

By the way, I'm still listening to it on continuous loop. Yeah, it's that good. I love ethnic music.

Mission Critical by mrshamill
Ah, John's poor typing, their conversation interrupting each other's reports, Rodney insulting the natives – We should have offered something they needed and could use more, like soap, but they'd probably just eat it. -- this rough draft is very rough, and very funny.

The Relevant Data by millefiori
cesperanza's dolphin story is a classic, but did you ever wonder what was in that that report, and how the SGC reacted? Note some fine reading-between-the-lines on the part of Sam Carter. That woman is smart.


On that note, if anyone would like to beta my mission report, I would be most grateful. auburnnothenna has already seen it, but I hope a (deprived) someone who's not read her "In the City of Seven Walls" (a.k.a., the story's that eaten my brain) would have look-see.

*looks hopeful, if not altogether certain anyone will respond*

Comments

[amalthia]

I'm guessing your story/mission report might have spoilers??? I have a hard time imagining someone who hasn't read City of Seven Walls. Me I'm trying not to let this story eat my brain, the wait is killing me.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

No spoilers, actually, except for ones that you'd get reading the first few hundred words or so. I'm just trying to see if the story stands on its own without knowing Seven Walls.

You're right, I may be asking the impossible. She's moving ahead on the stoy.

I deal with my Seven Walls addiction by rereading Seven Walls. It's like a methadone program without the methadone. *g*

Icarus

[amalthia]

i just re-read it two or three days ago and found that the addiction does not go away and I have to read other stories to not think about hers as much.

okay I guess it would help to find someone who hasn't read the story to see if it stands alone okay or not. um in that sense you can ignore my last request. :) I don't think I can help you on that regard.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

The key to ending all addictions is two-fold. 1) Recognizing you have a problem. 2) Wanting it to end.

I fail on point two. *g*

I'm ignoring the other part and sending you the story. You can just pretend you've never read Seven Walls.

Icarus

[amalthia]

lol, man I don't think I want this addiction to end either. :) I'm good at pretending. :)

[amalthia]

okay, I told myself I wouldn't ask but can I beta your mission report???

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yee-ha! What's your email?

Fear no spoilers. Auburn just commented on how I managed to avoid them.

Icarus

[amalthia]

amalthia@slashcity.com um ignore my last message. :)

[enname.livejournal.com]

As I said in my reply to another comment, send it along and I'll happily have a beta read through. Even if I have read the rest of the story and thus will have to provide a non-fresh eyed look through.

:)

So, erm, perhaps I should stop avoiding the oral mission report too? *hesitates*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I was hoping you'd be able to do the non fresh-eyed and just as obsessed as I am perspective.

So, erm, perhaps I should stop avoiding the oral mission report too? *hesitates*

I know it's scary. It has every hallmark of something really bad: writer, producer, director, singer. Fan-work. The short notice of a challenge. Then the idea: Teyla sings a mission report? The lyrics alone don't advertise the song's good qualities.

It's worth the risk. When I saw malnpudl and bibliocat liked it....

Icarus

[wordwitch.livejournal.com]

I haven't read Seven Walls yet. I'd be happy to beta your report.

Haven't read Seven Walls? *pounces*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, god, it would be so great if you could. I just need a pair of eyes to tell me if the story stands on its own. There aren't any serious spoilers that you wouldn't find in the header and the first few pages or so. In fact the only spoiler was added by Auburn herself.

What email address should I send it to?

Icarus

Re: Haven't read Seven Walls? *pounces*

[wordwitch.livejournal.com]

Complete. So the rest of you know: it stands alone. Boy does it ever. You are in for a treat.

[lexstar29.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the above recs, had only read mission critical and would have missed out as Walking Wounded had me welling up somewhat, but the most exciting part of this? Mission report by Icarus on Seven Walls! This makes me happy! I have a love for Seven Walls that borders on obsessional at times, I agree with what you said about addiction but like you I am unable to give up seven walls! In fact think I'll just go and re-read it now!

Cant wait to read your report! Look forward to seeing it posted.

Lexstar

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my betas like it so far. *crosses fingers* But they all love Seven Walls as much as I (and you) do. *g*

Icarus