Flummoxed by the Fifth Race, by Sallymn (PG-13)

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Show: SG-1

Rec Category: Humor
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Robert Rothman
Categories: gen, friendship, episode related
Warnings: bit of innuendo
Author on LJ: sallymn
Author's Website: Sallymn at AO3
Link: Flummoxed by the Fifth Race

Why This Must Be Read: At the beginning of Small Victories, Daniel has spent over a week worrying about his team and recovering from appenticitis at the same time. In this hilarious story, the SGC has rallied around to supply him with a distraction... only the distraction isn't exactly what they'd thought it would be!

If you enjoy Daniel in all his linguistic/archeological glory with his social scientist self to the fore and the sheer ridiculousness of expecting alien cultures to conform to expectations, you're going to love this. Bonus Robert and Daniel friendship for the win!



"Well," Robert repeated, "actually, we - that is, the whole academic staff, everyone who's read it - thought you might like to take the lead on presenting this to the General."

Daniel stared at him. "Me? Why me?"

"Because you're the senior archeologist and the head linguist, and the foremost expert on Furling to date and... well yeah, okay. Because the General won't fire you."