The Better Part of Valor

[feldman]

1. Wizard of
Yendor, in which Rodney gets blue suede shoes and finds out he had
the power all along.

2. Unobtanium, the retelling of Lysistrata during the Pegasus Project
that devolved into anecdotes about the Atlantis black market and
somehow had Vala quoting "Stripes": "That's a fact, Jack!" I
think I'd just love to hear Claudia Black deliver that 'mutts' speech,
which is not enough to hang a B plot on no matter how cool.

3. The crossover with Airplane! where the Daedalus's jello is drugged,
only Teyla and Rodney are straight and sober (or are they?) and
Sheppard can't decide if he's John McLain or Johnny Cash: The kiss
was shallow and lingering, mostly breath and lips politely damp as he
pressed her into a hidden corner, shoulders folded around them like
heavy wings. The taste is what surprised her, rich earth made into a
sweet.

Radek had once joked that Rodney was actually a device that turned
coffee into theorems and shat snide commentary.

"So I'm like a Mr. Coffee of Physics, then."

"No. You are an overcaffeinated crank is what you are."

Teyla hadn't expected there to be truth to the accusation. Rodney
retreated just enough to whisper, "Gone?"

She confirmed, and then cut off his chagrined rationalizations with a
crooked smile, "I cannot believe that ruse works among your people."

"Yes, well. Hallucinogens will put anyone off their game."

They scurried up the corridor once more, heading to the bypass panel.
"If you don't mind my asking, why do you have coffee grounds in your
teeth?"

He pulled a bag from his jacket, half-filled with what looked like
vermin droppings, only shiny as if they had been burnished to make
beads. She didn't take it even when he shook it in offering.

"I'll assume that's not really scat?"

He yanked it back. "Dark roasted arabica enrobed in silky 85% cocoa.
Not, I repeat *not* bunny beans!"

4. Real Men of Atlantis ads: ANNOUNCER: You introduce yourself as
'Dr. McKay, Dr. Rodney McKay'. Just like James Bond. But your
so-called minions refer to you as Dr. McChaos. Considering their
overall death rate, a little black humour is probably good for morale.
JINGLEMAN: Outside the bell curve!


In other news, I find my lack of Arrested Development icons disturbing.

Comments

[krispyxf.livejournal.com]

I *love* your Office Space icon! I need to find some of those. I love that movie!