SGA ficlet for the Whaleverse, + Traders

[xparrot]

I told naye to give me something squee-y to do, and she said there's always the Whaleverse. Which there is! So! A ficlet for friendshipper and naye's marvelously cracktastic SGA magic AU, "A Clear and Different Light". It's a bit of sweet silliness set after the main story (and thus will make about zero sense if you aren't familiar with the original.) Featuring Teyla & Rodney, because their childhood friendship is one of my favorite parts of the 'verse - favorite non-crack parts, anyway.

SGA: Inscribed (~1,600 words)
G, gen friendship fluff
Every couple months, Teyla needs to refresh Rodney's runes.


In related news, the quest for David Hewlett has lead us to the Canadian drama Traders; we've now seen the first season and a bit more. Very enjoyable. I've never watched a show in which more often than not I have no idea what the characters are talking about, but it doesn't matter if you understand the stock exchange, because the scripts are very clever about making sure you can follow the emotional action even if the high finance gambits and pitfalls are completely baffling. The characters are interesting and appealing, they all can be bastards, yet they've all got enough humanity to keep them sympathetic. Sally Ross intrigues me because she's pretty much exactly what they wanted Elizabeth Weir to be, cool and capable even when she's out of her depth, and smart enough to use her inexperience and seeming naivete to her advantage. (Which would make Jack Larkin Sheppard, obviously, but McKay is an unholy combo of Marty and Grant, and then the fusion implodes messily...) Not a show to fan on, but much fun to watch; I'm looking forward to more.

(And the pertinent question is not only, "David Hewlett, how are you so awesome?" but also, "David Hewlett, how are you so adorable when you're pretending to be brain-damaged?" Between Grant Jansky and parts of "The Shrine," he's going to give me a complex.)

Comments

[sholio]

I've never watched a show in which more often than not I have no idea what the characters are talking about, but it doesn't matter if you understand the stock exchange

It's technobabble of a different kind, isn't it? What's particularly interesting is that I started picking up the lingo after a while, and looking terms up in Google. When a story comes up on CNN on the stock exchange or on corporate takeovers, I kinda feel like I know what they're talking about. ^^

(And ... Grant! He just makes you want to cuddle him, doesn't he?)

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

It's totally technobabble! Only it's semi-real technobabble? (maybe? I'm curious how accurate the show is...I'm sorta predisposed to think it's real just because it's a realistic show, which is silly, perhaps...I'm so used to watching SciFi knowing the science has to be bullshit for the sake of the plot, so just going along with it and smirking knowingly, yet I kinda expect my real-life dramas to stay realistic! Perhaps asking too much? Grant's derivatives are clearly pretty scifi, but they're a running joke more than a plot point...)

And oh, YES, Grant is the cuddleliest little derivatives expert ever! I keep wanting icons of half his expressions...(DH is just my age in the first couple seasons, too... ^^)

[water-soter.livejournal.com]

Heh, David as Grant is too adorable for words *goes drolly eyed* Heaven, I'm in Heaven! YouTube has all of David's scenes as Grant in traders, *drools*

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

I'm enjoying all the show, really, but gah, Grant is just SO ADORABLE!

[mary-alice.livejournal.com]

Ah, Grant. He is just so adorable. I assume you've read (http://jimandblair.livejournal.com/profile)jimandblair (http://jimandblair.livejournal.com/)'s wonderful Rodney-as-Grant's-cousin series? If not, hie thee over there and do so; you'll love it.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, he really is! (I need an icon...) Will check out the fic when I'm done watching the show, don't want spoilers...but thanks for letting me know, it looks fun!