1. One thing that surprised John, one he was glad about and one he is afraid of:
#1 Mr. Woolsey's reaction to the IOA approving of changing the rules in Atlantis - John would have never expected Woolsey to just smile and congratulate him on his success.
#2 That it was Lorne instead of Ronon who needed to be broken out of jail by marriage - John just wasn't in the mood for the drama that might have ensued if Keller and Ronon would have been forced to make something official everyone (apart from Rodney) is suspecting them of doing anyway.
#3 That one day he'll have to tell either Lorne or Cadman that their partner is permanently lost and that he couldn't prevent it - John always has diffculties with writing another letter to another husband or wife or couple of parents but having to tell Lorne or Cadman is something he is, for various reasons, actually afraid of.
2. John and Teyla, after Show the World - I chose a point after Laura talking to Teyla in the sequel, Good Intentions:
"Hello, John," she says.
He raises his eyebrow and asks, "Something I can do for you?"
She doesn't answer right away, gives him a tight smile first. "I was meaning to ask... would you mind helping Kanaan to move his things to other quarters?"
It takes him a moment or two to understand the implications of that request... and when he does, he wants to shower Teyla with questions even though he's not quite sure if he wants to know the answers. In the end she gives him a smile that is both shy and encouraging and so all he says is, "Sure. You want to do it right now or..."
"No, we still need to wait for the quartermaster to assign new quarters to Kanaan. I will tell you when it becomes accute, of course." Right.
Also, he knows he probably shouldn't ask this but sometimes he just can't keep his trap shut. "So... any particular reason he's moving out?"
He's not sure what he expected her to answer... but it certainly hadn't been something like a smirk and then, "You know the reason full well, John."
Oh. Seems like Lorne had been right when he had told him that Teyla might just surprise them all one day. Making a mental note to investigate if Lorne maybe acquired the capability to predict the future, he simply smiles at Teyla and replies, "I'd still like to hear it from you."
Now there's definitely a smirk on her face and it makes him all woozy inside. "Well, then, let's just say..."
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Okay, I'm evil, I know. But sometimes I like to leave stuff to my readers' imagination ;) Which leads me to...
3. I think the little snippet was clear, wasn't it? ;)
Bonus: They will get their promotions but it'll take another year maybe. John will get his promotion to full bird but I could see him resign his commission shortly after, just to spite the people who could never see beyond him being a slacker. I just don't see him as a General. Also, I don't see him returning to Earth because to me he doesn't really feel connected to it anymore, despite having family there. I could very well imagine him either staying with the Expedition as a civilian contractor or leaving the Expedition and settling down on a planet with Teyla and Torren and be a kind of freelance consultant for Atlantis. Or staying on but leaving Atlantis (also with Teyla and Torren) to be leader of the first permanent outpost. Either way, for some reason I just can't see him getting any further than full bird Colonel.
As for Lorne: I think he and Laura will stay another few years with the Expedition. Maybe he'll take John's place when John leaves or steps down, but not forever. Eventually, they will return to Earth because unlike John, Lorne is a career soldier because I just can't imagine him out of uniform (also unlike Laura, BTW... I could see her resigning her commission a few years down the road and take up a career as a detective, in a CSI unit or maybe in emergency management) and he has to leave Atlantis at some point if he wants to advance. Also, there will be kids and I think they'd want them to live on Earth permanently, at least for a while because this is also part of their heritage and both Laura and Lorne have strong family ties on Earth.
Was that helpful in any way? I certainly hope so :)
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Re: Yipee! Also I am as predictable as the rotation of the Earth.
Date: 2010-03-21 03:52 pm (UTC)#1 Mr. Woolsey's reaction to the IOA approving of changing the rules in Atlantis - John would have never expected Woolsey to just smile and congratulate him on his success.
#2 That it was Lorne instead of Ronon who needed to be broken out of jail by marriage - John just wasn't in the mood for the drama that might have ensued if Keller and Ronon would have been forced to make something official everyone (apart from Rodney) is suspecting them of doing anyway.
#3 That one day he'll have to tell either Lorne or Cadman that their partner is permanently lost and that he couldn't prevent it - John always has diffculties with writing another letter to another husband or wife or couple of parents but having to tell Lorne or Cadman is something he is, for various reasons, actually afraid of.
2. John and Teyla, after Show the World - I chose a point after Laura talking to Teyla in the sequel, Good Intentions:
"Hello, John," she says.
He raises his eyebrow and asks, "Something I can do for you?"
She doesn't answer right away, gives him a tight smile first. "I was meaning to ask... would you mind helping Kanaan to move his things to other quarters?"
It takes him a moment or two to understand the implications of that request... and when he does, he wants to shower Teyla with questions even though he's not quite sure if he wants to know the answers. In the end she gives him a smile that is both shy and encouraging and so all he says is, "Sure. You want to do it right now or..."
"No, we still need to wait for the quartermaster to assign new quarters to Kanaan. I will tell you when it becomes accute, of course." Right.
Also, he knows he probably shouldn't ask this but sometimes he just can't keep his trap shut. "So... any particular reason he's moving out?"
He's not sure what he expected her to answer... but it certainly hadn't been something like a smirk and then, "You know the reason full well, John."
Oh. Seems like Lorne had been right when he had told him that Teyla might just surprise them all one day. Making a mental note to investigate if Lorne maybe acquired the capability to predict the future, he simply smiles at Teyla and replies, "I'd still like to hear it from you."
Now there's definitely a smirk on her face and it makes him all woozy inside. "Well, then, let's just say..."
---
Okay, I'm evil, I know. But sometimes I like to leave stuff to my readers' imagination ;) Which leads me to...
3. I think the little snippet was clear, wasn't it? ;)
Bonus: They will get their promotions but it'll take another year maybe. John will get his promotion to full bird but I could see him resign his commission shortly after, just to spite the people who could never see beyond him being a slacker. I just don't see him as a General. Also, I don't see him returning to Earth because to me he doesn't really feel connected to it anymore, despite having family there. I could very well imagine him either staying with the Expedition as a civilian contractor or leaving the Expedition and settling down on a planet with Teyla and Torren and be a kind of freelance consultant for Atlantis. Or staying on but leaving Atlantis (also with Teyla and Torren) to be leader of the first permanent outpost. Either way, for some reason I just can't see him getting any further than full bird Colonel.
As for Lorne: I think he and Laura will stay another few years with the Expedition. Maybe he'll take John's place when John leaves or steps down, but not forever. Eventually, they will return to Earth because unlike John, Lorne is a career soldier because I just can't imagine him out of uniform (also unlike Laura, BTW... I could see her resigning her commission a few years down the road and take up a career as a detective, in a CSI unit or maybe in emergency management) and he has to leave Atlantis at some point if he wants to advance. Also, there will be kids and I think they'd want them to live on Earth permanently, at least for a while because this is also part of their heritage and both Laura and Lorne have strong family ties on Earth.
Was that helpful in any way? I certainly hope so :)