The Games People Play Chapter 38--Speculation
Title: Speculation
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU While Cam and Carolyn speculate about Vala's education in popular culture, Daniel and Vala speculate about Cam and Carolyn.
Rating: PG
Length: Around 800 words
Category: Humor/Romance
Pairings/Characters: D/V. S/J and Cam/Carolyn. Team friendship.
A/N: Part 38 of The Games People Play. The series follows current canon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves, beginning as a follow up to the episode. After that we kind of skip ahead and assume a resolution to the Ori conflict since I hadn't seen any of the second half of s10 when I started it. Written for fic101 sg_challenges 10hugs and sg_15_fics.
Speculation
Carolyn was still smiling to herself as she and Cam walked onto the elevator. Although it was usually amusing to see Vala learning about aspects of popular culture like Star Wars, there had to be an element of gratification in it for the other members of SG-1. Despite the circumstances under which she had joined the SGC, Vala had proven herself a valuable and dedicated member of the program's flagship team. Given her background, her teammates must really enjoy seeing her take to the aspects of life on earth that they regarded as everyday.
"Let's see…Charlie Brown…Star Wars…what's next on the agenda?" she asked as the elevator door slid closed.
"I'm thinking maybe Giligan's Island," Cam replied.
"I hate Giligan's Island," Carolyn wrinkled her nose.
"Well, there's The Simpsons, but we figured we oughta leave that to General O'Neill," said Cam.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Carolyn admitted.
"Well, what about baseball in the spring?" he asked.
"She'd probably think it was boring," Carolyn shook her head.
"Bond?" Cam suggested.
"Oh, what about Indiana Jones?" Carolyn grinned.
"Carolyn, she's got a fixation with archaeologists already," Cam said.
"Exactly," her grin widened.
"You're devious, ain'tcha?" he laughed.
"I can be. Let's see…there's Lord of the Rings. Bet she'd actually read it, too, now that she's discovered the library. Oh, has Teal'c shown her tabloids yet?"
"I don't think so," Cam shook his head. "But y'know, for all she loves shopping, she avoids the grocery store like a plague."
"She does like Wal-Mart," Carolyn reminded him.
"True enough. So okay. Teal'c will show her tabloids. Maybe we can start doing team movie night or something. Or, wait. Not just team," he corrected himself.
"I don't have to come," she shook her head dismissively.
"Course you do," Cam told her. "We wouldn't have Spike if not for you."
"Okay," she laughed. "Well, we've got Lord of the Rings. The Princess Bride--oh, what about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves?"
"How bout Lethal Weapon instead?" Cam attempted.
"Lethal Weapon!" Carolyn exclaimed.
"What's wrong with Lethal Weapon…?"
The discussion continued all the way to the surface, then faded into companionable silence as they stepped off the elevator and went through the last security checkpoint. Cam held the door for her as they left, despite the fact that it had a motion sensor and would have stayed open anyway. She smiled again, slipping past him into the parking lot, where a light snow was beginning to fall.
He followed her out, then quickly caught up with her as they made their way through the rows of vehicles toward his truck. Neither spoke at first, walking in the same easy silence that had begun in the hallway a few minutes before. Small white plumes of frost hung in the air with every breath, and she had to force herself not to laugh at the way the snow clung to his eyebrows.
"Hey, how's your dad?" he asked.
"He seems fine," she replied with a shrug.
"Told ya, didn't I?" he grinned as they reached the truck. He held open the door for her again, offering her a hand into the cab.
"Yeah," she smiled as she accepted. "You did."
***
After Cam and Carolyn left, Teal'c and Bra'tac politely declined Vala's movie invitation, walking off in the direction of the Jaffa's quarters. Vala looked after them with a sigh, then squared her shoulders and smiled down at Spike, who had returned to her side as soon as the mock-duel ended.
"Well, I guess it's just you and me again, boy," she told him.
Daniel pinched the bridge of his nose. "Okay."
"Okay what, darling?" she asked, glancing over her shoulder.
"Okay, I'll come watch Star Wars with you," he sighed.
"Well, Daniel, you're under no obligation to watch a movie with us," she reminded him, turning to look at him.
"I know that," he said.
"You don't sound very enthusiastic," she pointed out.
"Sorry," he said, walking over to slip his arm around her. "I'm just wondering how I'm going to explain to General Landry that I didn't get those translations finished."
"Tell him Darth Vader kidnapped you," she suggested, her arms coiling about his waist.
"I don't think that's going to work," he laughed, hugging her affectionately.
"Well, he may have something else on his mind anyway," Vala told him.
"What do you mean?" he frowned.
"I think our fearless leader is about to make a conquest of the general's daughter," she winked.
"Vala!" Daniel glared half-heartedly.
"Well," she shrugged. "At the very least, he'll kiss her goodnight."
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU While Cam and Carolyn speculate about Vala's education in popular culture, Daniel and Vala speculate about Cam and Carolyn.
Rating: PG
Length: Around 800 words
Category: Humor/Romance
Pairings/Characters: D/V. S/J and Cam/Carolyn. Team friendship.
A/N: Part 38 of The Games People Play. The series follows current canon to the end of 10x09, Company of Thieves, beginning as a follow up to the episode. After that we kind of skip ahead and assume a resolution to the Ori conflict since I hadn't seen any of the second half of s10 when I started it. Written for fic101 sg_challenges 10hugs and sg_15_fics.
Speculation
Carolyn was still smiling to herself as she and Cam walked onto the elevator. Although it was usually amusing to see Vala learning about aspects of popular culture like Star Wars, there had to be an element of gratification in it for the other members of SG-1. Despite the circumstances under which she had joined the SGC, Vala had proven herself a valuable and dedicated member of the program's flagship team. Given her background, her teammates must really enjoy seeing her take to the aspects of life on earth that they regarded as everyday.
"Let's see…Charlie Brown…Star Wars…what's next on the agenda?" she asked as the elevator door slid closed.
"I'm thinking maybe Giligan's Island," Cam replied.
"I hate Giligan's Island," Carolyn wrinkled her nose.
"Well, there's The Simpsons, but we figured we oughta leave that to General O'Neill," said Cam.
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Carolyn admitted.
"Well, what about baseball in the spring?" he asked.
"She'd probably think it was boring," Carolyn shook her head.
"Bond?" Cam suggested.
"Oh, what about Indiana Jones?" Carolyn grinned.
"Carolyn, she's got a fixation with archaeologists already," Cam said.
"Exactly," her grin widened.
"You're devious, ain'tcha?" he laughed.
"I can be. Let's see…there's Lord of the Rings. Bet she'd actually read it, too, now that she's discovered the library. Oh, has Teal'c shown her tabloids yet?"
"I don't think so," Cam shook his head. "But y'know, for all she loves shopping, she avoids the grocery store like a plague."
"She does like Wal-Mart," Carolyn reminded him.
"True enough. So okay. Teal'c will show her tabloids. Maybe we can start doing team movie night or something. Or, wait. Not just team," he corrected himself.
"I don't have to come," she shook her head dismissively.
"Course you do," Cam told her. "We wouldn't have Spike if not for you."
"Okay," she laughed. "Well, we've got Lord of the Rings. The Princess Bride--oh, what about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves?"
"How bout Lethal Weapon instead?" Cam attempted.
"Lethal Weapon!" Carolyn exclaimed.
"What's wrong with Lethal Weapon…?"
The discussion continued all the way to the surface, then faded into companionable silence as they stepped off the elevator and went through the last security checkpoint. Cam held the door for her as they left, despite the fact that it had a motion sensor and would have stayed open anyway. She smiled again, slipping past him into the parking lot, where a light snow was beginning to fall.
He followed her out, then quickly caught up with her as they made their way through the rows of vehicles toward his truck. Neither spoke at first, walking in the same easy silence that had begun in the hallway a few minutes before. Small white plumes of frost hung in the air with every breath, and she had to force herself not to laugh at the way the snow clung to his eyebrows.
"Hey, how's your dad?" he asked.
"He seems fine," she replied with a shrug.
"Told ya, didn't I?" he grinned as they reached the truck. He held open the door for her again, offering her a hand into the cab.
"Yeah," she smiled as she accepted. "You did."
***
After Cam and Carolyn left, Teal'c and Bra'tac politely declined Vala's movie invitation, walking off in the direction of the Jaffa's quarters. Vala looked after them with a sigh, then squared her shoulders and smiled down at Spike, who had returned to her side as soon as the mock-duel ended.
"Well, I guess it's just you and me again, boy," she told him.
Daniel pinched the bridge of his nose. "Okay."
"Okay what, darling?" she asked, glancing over her shoulder.
"Okay, I'll come watch Star Wars with you," he sighed.
"Well, Daniel, you're under no obligation to watch a movie with us," she reminded him, turning to look at him.
"I know that," he said.
"You don't sound very enthusiastic," she pointed out.
"Sorry," he said, walking over to slip his arm around her. "I'm just wondering how I'm going to explain to General Landry that I didn't get those translations finished."
"Tell him Darth Vader kidnapped you," she suggested, her arms coiling about his waist.
"I don't think that's going to work," he laughed, hugging her affectionately.
"Well, he may have something else on his mind anyway," Vala told him.
"What do you mean?" he frowned.
"I think our fearless leader is about to make a conquest of the general's daughter," she winked.
"Vala!" Daniel glared half-heartedly.
"Well," she shrugged. "At the very least, he'll kiss her goodnight."