Thank you, thank you. Love it. John being obtuse until even HE can't stand it anymore is awesome. I can't wait to see it in future fic in the series.
LOL at your three things. I like Ronon beating Rodney out to Keller in your version of things. They have a lot more chemistry than how that played out in canon. His reaction would be priceless though. John would expect things to be much harder than they have to be with Woolsey, just from past experiences. He's like me in that we always think we have to keep convincing when we've already won. Smirk.
Agreed on John as general EXCEPT he's obviously more of a career soldier and patriotic than anyone except miss_porcupine gives him credit for to make more than twenty years and through some awful treatment, and he's enough of Jack's twin to become general or stay in to protect the program, city and the people he cares about. Someone's going to have step up after Jack retires and I think it will be Sam (we already saw in that AU about what would happen if Landry ascends any higher - shiver), then John (Cam is way too goofy and not taken seriously or respected enough), then Lorne. I could totally see John doing his time at homeworld with Teyla and Torren and their future kids (because he needs to have more kids, he's such an awesome dad plus hello, the genetic possibilities must have Rodney salivating). Teyla would absolutely be advising him and co-running things while their kids get some quality Earth education. Then gratefully retiring to become the civilian head/consultant of Atlantis in Pegasus as soon as he's held the post long enough for Lorne to take it from him (5-6 years since Lorne's at least that behind him in the promotion cycle).
Agreed on Lorne being a lifer in the AF but Laura maybe not making it beyond her next reup. She's got so many interests and things she could do outside the service that she couldn't do in. Plus there's no such thing as an ex-Marine.
Re: Yipee! Also I am as predictable as the rotation of the Earth.
LOL at your three things. I like Ronon beating Rodney out to Keller in your version of things. They have a lot more chemistry than how that played out in canon. His reaction would be priceless though. John would expect things to be much harder than they have to be with Woolsey, just from past experiences. He's like me in that we always think we have to keep convincing when we've already won. Smirk.
Agreed on John as general EXCEPT he's obviously more of a career soldier and patriotic than anyone except miss_porcupine gives him credit for to make more than twenty years and through some awful treatment, and he's enough of Jack's twin to become general or stay in to protect the program, city and the people he cares about. Someone's going to have step up after Jack retires and I think it will be Sam (we already saw in that AU about what would happen if Landry ascends any higher - shiver), then John (Cam is way too goofy and not taken seriously or respected enough), then Lorne. I could totally see John doing his time at homeworld with Teyla and Torren and their future kids (because he needs to have more kids, he's such an awesome dad plus hello, the genetic possibilities must have Rodney salivating). Teyla would absolutely be advising him and co-running things while their kids get some quality Earth education. Then gratefully retiring to become the civilian head/consultant of Atlantis in Pegasus as soon as he's held the post long enough for Lorne to take it from him (5-6 years since Lorne's at least that behind him in the promotion cycle).
Agreed on Lorne being a lifer in the AF but Laura maybe not making it beyond her next reup. She's got so many interests and things she could do outside the service that she couldn't do in. Plus there's no such thing as an ex-Marine.