Alpha One - Video

[warandapiece]

You know what? I really hate playing catchup. You're going along, minding your own business, think you're ready for just about anything--

[ Sheppard shakes his head. There's a dusting of five-o-clock shadow, a nasty nick to his jaw, a patterning of bruises that have had a chance to come up thoroughly over the last few days--but what can you do? If you shoot an already mad as houses elf in the leg, you sort of deserve whatever you get, and Nuada was comparatively gentle with him. Just don't ask him to move too much. ]

Get on with it, Sheppard. Alrighty, what was I saying? Wraith, right; washed out, grey skin, teeth that would make a SoCal dentist hysterical. Went by the name of Todd? Well, I should probably apologise for him. He's sort of-- [ Accurate words. What are those? ] --a pet, you know? He bites other people, growls at strangers, but you just didn't have the heart to put him down when you should have. Okay, maybe that's not exactly what I mean, but anyway. Sorry about that. It won't happen again.

Second thing; much more important. Since it turns out I'm down one technobabbling chatterbox right when I actually need him, I thought I'd do auditions for a replacement. No, not a replacement. I know you're going to listen to this one day, Rodney, and I'm going to get the silent treatment for all of thirty seconds. Not a replacement, then; a stand-in. Anyway, the winner gets to peek behind the curtain. [ He waves his lifeform scanner in the air where the video can see it. ] A basic understanding of sciencey stuff and obscure movie references is at the top of the list. Applicants should also enjoy long walks on the beach. There will be a quiz.

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[coffeeking]

A pet.

[Tread very carefully, John.]

[warandapiece]

Sort of? [ He grimaces. ] Sounds pretty bad when I put it like that, doesn't it?

[coffeeking]

He tried to kill me and very nearly killed my partner.

[Succeeded, actually. But that's Jack's secret to keep or tell.]

[lostkings]

[ snort. he doesn't even know what to say about the wraith shit, and he's staying out of that FOR THE TIME BEING. who knows if that'll hold true forever, though.

the technobabbling buddy thing is what's amusing, though - not that he wants to be seen as another pet. but still. ] Long walks on the beach, huh? As long as we're talking sunset, then you should just go ahead and say the the position's been filled.

[warandapiece]

Sunset, dawn--I'm flexible.

Right, so I said something about a quiz, didn't I? I say 'When I left you, I was but the learner, now I am the master.' You say?

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How obscure?

[warandapiece]

I don't know. Try me.

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[needsheadphones]

What kind of sciencey stuff are we talking here? Because I am all about the engineering, less about the biology.

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[warandapiece]

Engineery science stuff is in fact exactly what I had in mind. Computers, codebreaking, not falling into any black holes--that sort of thing.

[andblockbuster]

You're gonna have to be really specific on the sciencey stuff, but A+ for appreciating reference jokes, new guy.

[warandapiece]

I didn't know there was a specific. Sciencey people all sort of geek out together when I meet them and talk some language that's not English. Does that help narrow it down?

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[gothchicklit]

[ God, you talk a lot. ]

That Todd guy was here for a while, but it's been a few jumps since I've seen or heard about him. [ Which is probably a good thing; the guy was weird and she wasn't sure she liked him, even if she volunteered to feed him or whatever. ]

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[warandapiece]

If he were still here I think we'd know about it. That said - and don't take this the wrong way - but you guys got off lucky. As far as bitey aliens with first names go, I mean. I'm just saying: it could have been worse.

[leaps]

I remember the wraith.

[ and the gray in kirk's hair, the toll it had taken on his captain. ]

What do you mean, a replacement? A replacement for what?

[warandapiece]

He's difficult to forget. Got a real nasty bite, too.

Oh--a replacement for me science guy. If I don't keep up my witty banter the next thing I know I'll lose the ability to fly straight, and it'll be all downhill from there on out.

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[onetouch]

Stand-ins aren't so easy to come across. [ but he tries himself, anyway. ]

Though, I'm afraid I'm not very sciencey.

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[warandapiece]

Well try me. Any other talents? Can you juggle?

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[allbloodyhail]

Why don't the smart ones ever tag along for these kind of adventures? [ he misses his science-gal, he sure does. ]

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[warandapiece]

It's cause they like to show up later and sort you out of whatever mess you've got yourself into, pretend it was all on them. That and so we can clear the monsters out ahead of them.

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[20mentholkools]

Too much heart like that, gonna get yourself killed.

[Riddick was always pretty vocal about how the wraith should have been put down from the start.]

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[warandapiece]

You sound just like a friend of mine.

[ He advocated just putting Todd down, too. Same words and everything. ]

Fortunately for me I have a lucky streak a mile long to go with all that heart. And a really big gun.

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[unparental]

How much hell have you gotten from the Geek Squad for "sciencey stuff"?

[ "geek squad"

and jenna wonders why no one appreciates her scientific opinions ]

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[warandapiece]

I'm sure they love being acknowledged like that. My friend McKay, he takes "sciencey stuff" as a compliment. Makes me look dumb--he appreciates that.

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[stacked]

Who the hell named that catfish lookin' space vampire dude something that fruity?

[ she has a way with words, this one. ]

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[warandapiece]

Nobody ever likes my names! Listen, he was named Todd after this one guy I used to know. Real pale type. So you see, it makes perfect sense!