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It's SG-1 Gen Fic Day at
fignewton's journal, which means it's time for a hearty helping of Alphabet Soup. Here's my contribution to the pot:
A is for Allegiance
Paul Davis came to the SGC as a stranger. Not as a friend or an advocate, but as a representative of the Pentagon, wholly concerned with the wishes and interests of his superiors.
That didn't last long.
The interests and needs of the SGC went beyond military hierarchy and national boundaries. Paul had considered himself their ally from day one, in his capacity as liaison to their allies among the Joint Chiefs. As time went on, however, he found that considering himself to be their only ally worked out much better. He couldn't be there for them all the time, but whenever he was sent, he put his heart and soul into achieving whatever outcome they sought, because they weren't about nickels and dimes and politics and old hatreds.
In time they gave him an office. Paul was more honored by that than by any military decoration he'd ever been awarded. His name was on a door in the most important facility on the planet, just because they appreciated his efforts. Because they liked him.
He came as a stranger, but now he knows every inch of every corridor. He knows where the bullet holes were, before they were efficiently patched. He can point to the corner where Doctor Jackson tripped, spilled his coffee, dropped two books, and bumped his head while busy theorizing why the Asgard wore no clothing. "What's bigger than a trifecta?" Colonel O'Neill had asked Paul rhetorically, before placing his handkerchief into Daniel's hand and turning him around to head for the infirmary.
Is there something bigger than a trifecta? Paul wouldn't know the answer to that, because he's not a gambling man. He leaves that to the brave women and men of the SGC, who gamble with their lives every time they go through the Stargate. Who risk everything for the security and future of their country and their planet.
He's just proud to have their backs. They will always be able to count on him.
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A is for Allegiance
Paul Davis came to the SGC as a stranger. Not as a friend or an advocate, but as a representative of the Pentagon, wholly concerned with the wishes and interests of his superiors.
That didn't last long.
The interests and needs of the SGC went beyond military hierarchy and national boundaries. Paul had considered himself their ally from day one, in his capacity as liaison to their allies among the Joint Chiefs. As time went on, however, he found that considering himself to be their only ally worked out much better. He couldn't be there for them all the time, but whenever he was sent, he put his heart and soul into achieving whatever outcome they sought, because they weren't about nickels and dimes and politics and old hatreds.
In time they gave him an office. Paul was more honored by that than by any military decoration he'd ever been awarded. His name was on a door in the most important facility on the planet, just because they appreciated his efforts. Because they liked him.
He came as a stranger, but now he knows every inch of every corridor. He knows where the bullet holes were, before they were efficiently patched. He can point to the corner where Doctor Jackson tripped, spilled his coffee, dropped two books, and bumped his head while busy theorizing why the Asgard wore no clothing. "What's bigger than a trifecta?" Colonel O'Neill had asked Paul rhetorically, before placing his handkerchief into Daniel's hand and turning him around to head for the infirmary.
Is there something bigger than a trifecta? Paul wouldn't know the answer to that, because he's not a gambling man. He leaves that to the brave women and men of the SGC, who gamble with their lives every time they go through the Stargate. Who risk everything for the security and future of their country and their planet.
He's just proud to have their backs. They will always be able to count on him.
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Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 07:13 am (UTC)PAUL.
So much love! It's true: he is entirely on the SGC's side.
PS: What is bigger than a trifecta?
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Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 03:21 pm (UTC)Superfecta > trifecta! First four horsies, in order.
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Date: Oct. 16th, 2012 03:14 am (UTC)I need to do a whole series rewatch next year.
I bet nobody ever wins a Superfecta....
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Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 12:01 pm (UTC):D
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Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 03:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 01:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 03:25 pm (UTC)Thanks!
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Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 02:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 03:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 16th, 2012 08:22 am (UTC)And lovingly written too by an author who clearly has his back...
Lovely little fic, thank you!
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Date: Oct. 16th, 2012 10:57 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 17th, 2012 12:47 am (UTC)Daniel's trifecta Is perfect *sporfle*
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Date: Oct. 17th, 2012 01:15 am (UTC)And Daniel needs to pay attention to where he's going, lol.
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Date: Oct. 19th, 2012 08:02 am (UTC)He's just proud to have their backs.
And we're proud to have him there! :D
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Date: Oct. 19th, 2012 02:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 23rd, 2012 02:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 23rd, 2012 03:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 23rd, 2012 12:03 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 26th, 2012 05:30 am (UTC)I love Paul Davis, and you truly did him justice!
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Date: Oct. 26th, 2012 07:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 12:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 15th, 2012 02:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 17th, 2012 09:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: Oct. 18th, 2012 12:54 am (UTC)Like the days of wine and roses, only with pink jelly beans and guacamole instead.