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  • May. 16th, 2007 at 5:16 PM
pepper: Pepperpot (I'm goin' in)
Heck, it's my lj, so I'm going to repost this in its own little post. I just wrote it, following a conversation with [profile] abyssinia4077, about Sam's AU relationships, and I amused myself. 

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Sam sighed, looking at her alternate self. "Okay, let's have it," she said, grimly. "It's O'Neill, right? You're lovers? Engaged? It's your first anniversary? We have to get you home so you can pick up the twins from school? What?"

Sam2 looked at her, frowning. "What are you talking about? O'Neill? Jonathan O'Neill?"

Sam put her hands over her eyes. "Just tell me now and get it over with," she growled, refusing to look at the others sat around the briefing room table.

Sam2 looked down at the table and smiled enigmatically. "I don't know why you'd think I was with Jonathan," she said, bemusedly. "He and Teal'c are the perfect couple. They're so adorable together."

Teal'c and Jack scooted their chairs just that little bit away from one another. When Sam peeped out from behind her hands, she could see that Daniel was looking distinctly smug. "The Colonel and... Teal'c?" Jack grimaced, refusing to meet her eyes. "But who...?" She looked at Daniel. As did Sam2.

"We were good together, Daniel," said Sam2, slightly wistfully. "But ultimately - no. You're very happy with Jonas, though."

Daniel lost his smirk.

"But who...?" repeated Sam, fearing the worst. Please, god - not Felger.

"I'm not with anyone," shrugged Sam2. "I'm a happy, fulfilled woman in my own right. I love my job, I love my friends, and I have the most fantastic life. Why should I have to be with a man - or a woman, for that matter - in order to feel complete?" Sam - and the others - were staring at her, open-mouthed. "Don't tell me you hadn't worked that out yet?"

Sam swallowed, and closed her mouth. She shook her head, ashamedly.

Sam2 rolled her eyes. "And I thought we were supposed to be a genius."

Comments

ext_3314: Woman writing (Default)
[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 17th, 2007 10:20 am (UTC)
I think we do, yes - I know I'm completely guilty of it. "It's an AU - who should Sam be with?" *smacks self*

But, dammit, ship is still my first love. I can't help it.
ext_2131: picture of a fish with lots of green (Default)
[identity profile] holdouttrout.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 17th, 2007 02:54 pm (UTC)
I'm going to defend myself quietly with the notion that we just want connections between people, and ship is one way to do that.
ext_3314: Woman writing (Default)
[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 17th, 2007 03:01 pm (UTC)
I think ship is perfectly defensible - and yeah, I think that's a fair reason. People can't help but be interested in relationships - I can't watch shows that are all about the action (on the other hand, I don't generally like shows that are all about the relationships, either - can't stand soap operas).

And anyhow, it's there, whether we write it or not - "I care about her, a lot more than I'm supposed to," etc.
ext_3314: Woman writing (Default)
[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 17th, 2007 03:03 pm (UTC)
AND, the show itself, whenever there's an AU, always refers to Sam's relationships. So it's all their fault in the first place. *g*
ext_2131: picture of a fish with lots of green (Default)
[identity profile] holdouttrout.livejournal.com wrote:
May. 17th, 2007 04:57 pm (UTC)
Amen.

Soap operas...they sacrifice action plot for emotional "plot." I don't think I'd mind one that wasn't all about who sleeps with whom and whether or not Character A loves Character B or Character C this week.

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