Stepping Into the River, by Pepper (G)
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stargateficrecRec Category: Sam and Daniel friendship
Pairing: none
Categories: Sam and Daniel friendship, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, gen, humor, character study
Warnings: none
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pepper_field
Author's Website: My stories
Link: Stepping Into the River
Why This Must Be Read: When the Wonder Twins get some unexpected private time offworld (courtesy of a herd of wild elephants blocking the Stargate), Sam helps Daniel put some philosophical questions into perspective.
Pepper gives us lovely Sam POV and thoughtful conversation against the intriguing backdrop of sword dancing, as Sam and Daniel talk about expectations and observations and the act of doing instead of simply watching. There's humor and friendship and just the right touch of snark, and Sam's final pithy remark will leave you smiling for being absolutely right.
...And also there are elephants. We need more of those in Stargate! :)
"When I was a kid, I loved all the stories my parents would tell me about the ancient civilisations. I wasn't as interested in modern history, because those stories were less... well, exotic, I guess. Not so many gods and monsters. And then I studied it seriously, professionally, and the nitty-gritty of those stories became very important. But it was all still just... stories. And then," he waved vaguely, "I came out here."
Sam smiled. "Yeah," she said, recognising the feeling behind those words.
"It's not just stories to me, any more," Daniel said, musingly. "All that history, culture – all the gods and monsters - that's all happening to people, across the galaxy, right at this moment. When I first went to Abydos, I felt like I was living in Ancient Egypt. And then I became part of that place, and something in me switched. Now I feel like some sort of weird combination of archaeologist, anthropologist, politician, explorer... gun-toting member of a front-line military unit," he said, with a half-smile, patting the zat he wore at his side. "I'm not sure what I am," he said, "and I don't remember when the job description changed." He didn't sound upset about that – merely puzzled.
Pairing: none
Categories: Sam and Daniel friendship, Samantha Carter, Daniel Jackson, gen, humor, character study
Warnings: none
Author on LJ:
pepper_fieldAuthor's Website: My stories
Link: Stepping Into the River
Why This Must Be Read: When the Wonder Twins get some unexpected private time offworld (courtesy of a herd of wild elephants blocking the Stargate), Sam helps Daniel put some philosophical questions into perspective.
Pepper gives us lovely Sam POV and thoughtful conversation against the intriguing backdrop of sword dancing, as Sam and Daniel talk about expectations and observations and the act of doing instead of simply watching. There's humor and friendship and just the right touch of snark, and Sam's final pithy remark will leave you smiling for being absolutely right.
...And also there are elephants. We need more of those in Stargate! :)
"When I was a kid, I loved all the stories my parents would tell me about the ancient civilisations. I wasn't as interested in modern history, because those stories were less... well, exotic, I guess. Not so many gods and monsters. And then I studied it seriously, professionally, and the nitty-gritty of those stories became very important. But it was all still just... stories. And then," he waved vaguely, "I came out here."
Sam smiled. "Yeah," she said, recognising the feeling behind those words.
"It's not just stories to me, any more," Daniel said, musingly. "All that history, culture – all the gods and monsters - that's all happening to people, across the galaxy, right at this moment. When I first went to Abydos, I felt like I was living in Ancient Egypt. And then I became part of that place, and something in me switched. Now I feel like some sort of weird combination of archaeologist, anthropologist, politician, explorer... gun-toting member of a front-line military unit," he said, with a half-smile, patting the zat he wore at his side. "I'm not sure what I am," he said, "and I don't remember when the job description changed." He didn't sound upset about that – merely puzzled.
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