There he sat, a cup of coffee in hand as he watched, and listened to the announcement, his back straight against the chair. As the complaints began, all he could think of was the amount of work he could be doing, should be doing. Still, old habits die hard, and the scientist wanted to be present, as much as he didn't. He knew the value of meetings even if they meant taking minutes from that which required his full attention. How many times had he said 'I should be in that meeting', knowing full well the answer somehow would require some effort on his part.
There was another reason he was there, certainly. There for Dr. Jackson, for moral support, as it were. No one gets left behind. That's what they say... and he'd learned that it was actually true. Stretch that to mean a united front (any disagreements to be had with Dr. Jackson would be had behind closed doors-- yet another pip in the pro-column for the sleeping arrangements), though he was more than happy to establish that he was nobody's lackey.
Rodney's tones sound almost on the bored side, or that could be more... self-assured? "Oh, don't tell me you've never let the small fish go to get the bigger ones, detective? I got all my sleuthing knowledge from watching reruns of 'Law and Order', and even I know that." Oldest trick in the book, honestly. Atleast in the television transcript archives. "You know... we let them go, they go running home. Might even drop the shields so we can get out of here. You can't tell me that hasn't even occurred to you?"
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[McKay] Yes, he said it...
Date: 2006-10-17 07:53 pm (UTC)There was another reason he was there, certainly. There for Dr. Jackson, for moral support, as it were. No one gets left behind. That's what they say... and he'd learned that it was actually true. Stretch that to mean a united front (any disagreements to be had with Dr. Jackson would be had behind closed doors-- yet another pip in the pro-column for the sleeping arrangements), though he was more than happy to establish that he was nobody's lackey.
Rodney's tones sound almost on the bored side, or that could be more... self-assured? "Oh, don't tell me you've never let the small fish go to get the bigger ones, detective? I got all my sleuthing knowledge from watching reruns of 'Law and Order', and even I know that." Oldest trick in the book, honestly. Atleast in the television transcript archives. "You know... we let them go, they go running home. Might even drop the shields so we can get out of here. You can't tell me that hasn't even occurred to you?"