[Milliways] oom: Spoils of War
Nov. 5th, 2008 10:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
childofathosTeyla is anxious. It has been some time since John and the rest of the team left to explore the Wraith facility on the planet, and she is not used to being the one to be left behind to wait.
She has just forced herself to stop pacing and have a seat when Major Lorne comes onto the bridge.
“Hey. Any word yet?”
“No.” She shakes her head. “They have not been in contact.”
“Well, guess there’s not much to do but wait, huh?”
That is not much of a comfort. “Mmm.”
The major takes a seat next to her, clearly as anxious as she is for news. She can see that he is also nervous and uncomfortable, and she wonders if perhaps John had spoken to him of his reservations regarding her participation in this mission.
Eventually, the major clears his throat and says, “Listen, I never got the chance to congratulate you. It’s really great.” His face breaks into the teasing smile she’s often seen him using with other civilian members of the expedition. “I didn’t even know you were dating anyone.”
She returns his smile, appreciating the gesture.
“My sister has a couple of kids,” he says, and it occurs to Teyla that for as many times as they have worked together, saved each other’s lives, she knows next to nothing about him. She wonders for a moment what he left behind to be in Atlantis. “Two boys: five and seven. I miss being around them.”
This is more than she thinks perhaps even John knows about him, and she repays his honesty with some of her own. “I am not really sure what to expect.”
The look he gives her is meant to be encouraging, and she can see why he is so well thought of among the Marines. “Nobody ever is—at least not with the first one. But you get through it.”
She nods, and his smile is almost teasing again, but she suspects he’s fallen back into discomfort. “Aw, you’re gonna make a great mom.”
She’s reminded of another conversation she had recently, and she gives him a grateful smile. “Thank you. I wish I could be so sure.”
And then they wait.
[ooc: Dialogue comes directly from the Stargate: Atlantis episode "Spoils of War".]
She has just forced herself to stop pacing and have a seat when Major Lorne comes onto the bridge.
“Hey. Any word yet?”
“No.” She shakes her head. “They have not been in contact.”
“Well, guess there’s not much to do but wait, huh?”
That is not much of a comfort. “Mmm.”
The major takes a seat next to her, clearly as anxious as she is for news. She can see that he is also nervous and uncomfortable, and she wonders if perhaps John had spoken to him of his reservations regarding her participation in this mission.
Eventually, the major clears his throat and says, “Listen, I never got the chance to congratulate you. It’s really great.” His face breaks into the teasing smile she’s often seen him using with other civilian members of the expedition. “I didn’t even know you were dating anyone.”
She returns his smile, appreciating the gesture.
“My sister has a couple of kids,” he says, and it occurs to Teyla that for as many times as they have worked together, saved each other’s lives, she knows next to nothing about him. She wonders for a moment what he left behind to be in Atlantis. “Two boys: five and seven. I miss being around them.”
This is more than she thinks perhaps even John knows about him, and she repays his honesty with some of her own. “I am not really sure what to expect.”
The look he gives her is meant to be encouraging, and she can see why he is so well thought of among the Marines. “Nobody ever is—at least not with the first one. But you get through it.”
She nods, and his smile is almost teasing again, but she suspects he’s fallen back into discomfort. “Aw, you’re gonna make a great mom.”
She’s reminded of another conversation she had recently, and she gives him a grateful smile. “Thank you. I wish I could be so sure.”
And then they wait.
[ooc: Dialogue comes directly from the Stargate: Atlantis episode "Spoils of War".]
