Aug. 07 - Correspondance
Title: Correspondance
Author: 3am_moonlight
Crossover: BtVS / Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Gen / Teen.
Word Count: 678
Timeline: Post-Chosen /SGA: S04.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss and the Stargate 'verse belongs to MGM.
Summary: Buffy and John email back and forth.
Author's Note: I'm so tired right now. Zzz...
Edit: This follows last years 'A Face Full of Dust' and this years ' Hello Again' and ' Dinner and a Guessing Game'.
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Update
So, the situation is all good. Wasn't even forced to stay in the infirmary! The doc cleared my entire team.
Still sorry I had to run out on you. I'm back in the City, but let's try it again the next time I'm Stateside?
J.S.
From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Update
That's good to hear. Is your entire team American? Daniel said something about many teams hiring locals to make introductions, give background information, and make sure you don't step on any indigenous toes. My group has done something like that.
Are you avoiding dark alleyways and other places you shouldn't go? Or does wearing a uniform make you lose your small dosage of self-preservation when in company with your own kind?
Bad Ass Soldier
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Haha
Yes, I have two natives on my team. Let me hire you and I'll introduce you, I'll even give you a guided tour of the City. I'm sure Jackson has talked your ears off about how amazing and beautiful she is.
Part of my job is to look for the monsters under the bed and the bad guys hiding in the dark alleys, and creepy buildings. But, it's okay. I have a great team and there's always someone in the City who's ready to come and fetch us if necessary.
Do you have a team and backup teams if you need it?
J.S.
From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Haha
Sorry about the six-week silence. Had some trouble that needed to be dealt with, and it took much longer than anticipated. But we're good now.
Yes, I have a team. Kinda. They're more there for research and moral support than getting in on the action. They play nicer than I do. There are sometimes other teams around, but not always. We work best on our own or at least in small teams. Unless there's something big going on, then there's many of us.
Bulletproof Assassin Slaughter
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Teamwork
I hope you had a big team and a lot of support for whatever you did, and that everyone made it out.
Teams are great. Maybe you just haven't found the right people yet. Our teams consist of both military and civilians, and sometimes a native. It helps to balance the situations we get ourselves into, so we can always get back out again. You need someone you can be around both when you're working and when you have time off, without wanting to claw their eyes out for existing.
J.S.
P.S. I see what you're doing.
From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Teamwork
There were quite a few of us. We saved the day and then we partied after we had all slept for a week. It was a memorable one. We lost people, but they all knew what they were doing. It hurts, but sometimes you're damned if you do and even more damned if you don't.
My team works fine, but too many people and there are too many different opinions. That leads to things not getting done, at least not on time, and people dying. Tell me you've never cursed the chain of command. Tell me you've never disobeyed an order to save someone when you've been explicitly told not to. Tell me your *team* has never disobeyed *you*.
Boudicca Artemis Shieldmaiden
P.S. I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Re: Teamwork
Giving that kind of orders suck beyond the telling of it. I'm sorry you had to give it, and I'm sorry for your losses.
You're right. Giving and taking orders can get... problematic at times. Sometimes disobeying is the right thing to do but you'll still get in trouble for it. We have more leeway out here, but there are still laws and rules to follow. I'm sure your group/organization has your own.
What does IDC stand for?
I might come Stateside soon. Maybe. Bad guys and politics permitting, of course.
J.S.
P.S. Copycat.
Author: 3am_moonlight
Crossover: BtVS / Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Gen / Teen.
Word Count: 678
Timeline: Post-Chosen /SGA: S04.
Disclaimer: The Buffyverse belongs to Joss and the Stargate 'verse belongs to MGM.
Summary: Buffy and John email back and forth.
Author's Note: I'm so tired right now. Zzz...
Edit: This follows last years 'A Face Full of Dust' and this years ' Hello Again' and ' Dinner and a Guessing Game'.
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Update
So, the situation is all good. Wasn't even forced to stay in the infirmary! The doc cleared my entire team.
Still sorry I had to run out on you. I'm back in the City, but let's try it again the next time I'm Stateside?
J.S.
From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Update
That's good to hear. Is your entire team American? Daniel said something about many teams hiring locals to make introductions, give background information, and make sure you don't step on any indigenous toes. My group has done something like that.
Are you avoiding dark alleyways and other places you shouldn't go? Or does wearing a uniform make you lose your small dosage of self-preservation when in company with your own kind?
Bad Ass Soldier
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Haha
Yes, I have two natives on my team. Let me hire you and I'll introduce you, I'll even give you a guided tour of the City. I'm sure Jackson has talked your ears off about how amazing and beautiful she is.
Part of my job is to look for the monsters under the bed and the bad guys hiding in the dark alleys, and creepy buildings. But, it's okay. I have a great team and there's always someone in the City who's ready to come and fetch us if necessary.
Do you have a team and backup teams if you need it?
J.S.
From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Haha
Sorry about the six-week silence. Had some trouble that needed to be dealt with, and it took much longer than anticipated. But we're good now.
Yes, I have a team. Kinda. They're more there for research and moral support than getting in on the action. They play nicer than I do. There are sometimes other teams around, but not always. We work best on our own or at least in small teams. Unless there's something big going on, then there's many of us.
Bulletproof Assassin Slaughter
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Teamwork
I hope you had a big team and a lot of support for whatever you did, and that everyone made it out.
Teams are great. Maybe you just haven't found the right people yet. Our teams consist of both military and civilians, and sometimes a native. It helps to balance the situations we get ourselves into, so we can always get back out again. You need someone you can be around both when you're working and when you have time off, without wanting to claw their eyes out for existing.
J.S.
P.S. I see what you're doing.
From: bas@idc.com
To: j.sheppard@sgc.com
Subject: Re: Teamwork
There were quite a few of us. We saved the day and then we partied after we had all slept for a week. It was a memorable one. We lost people, but they all knew what they were doing. It hurts, but sometimes you're damned if you do and even more damned if you don't.
My team works fine, but too many people and there are too many different opinions. That leads to things not getting done, at least not on time, and people dying. Tell me you've never cursed the chain of command. Tell me you've never disobeyed an order to save someone when you've been explicitly told not to. Tell me your *team* has never disobeyed *you*.
Boudicca Artemis Shieldmaiden
P.S. I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about.
From: j.sheppard@sgc.com
To: bas@idc.com
Subject: Re: Teamwork
Giving that kind of orders suck beyond the telling of it. I'm sorry you had to give it, and I'm sorry for your losses.
You're right. Giving and taking orders can get... problematic at times. Sometimes disobeying is the right thing to do but you'll still get in trouble for it. We have more leeway out here, but there are still laws and rules to follow. I'm sure your group/organization has your own.
What does IDC stand for?
I might come Stateside soon. Maybe. Bad guys and politics permitting, of course.
J.S.
P.S. Copycat.