sg_five_things | Prompt 144.02

Five times Cam didn't lose his pants (but kinda wish he had)

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rinkafic for the brainstorming!

1. "They aren't serious, are they?" Cam groaned. "No pants? What kind of people make their visitors parade around half-naked?"

"Not quite naked," Sam grinned. "You can keep your underwear."

"Don't worry about it, Mitchell," Jackson said. "I'll do it."

Which seemed very charitable to Cam, right up until he found out that the ritual ended with Jackson surrounded by a bunch of pretty girls. In a tent. For the rest of the night.

Jackson, of course, swore that nothing happened.

2. Gretza were surprisingly vicious creatures for their size. Mouse-small, but sharp teeth. And they travelled in packs, which was something the biologists who first surveyed the planet forgot to include in their report. Cam cursed them--and the sturdy ripstop of his BDUs, which would not tear beneath those teeth--as he ran for the water with a half-dozen gretza clawing their way up his legs.

3. Cam tugged on his pants, trying to get the seams straight. "Do we really have to wear this stuff?"

"It's not that bad," Jackson said, fiddling with his own outfit.

"Easy for you to say," Cam said, eyeing the loose robes Jackson had been handed by their hosts. He glanced down at his own skin-tight, almost translucent clothing, and the noticeable bulge it highlighted. "I'd rather go out there in my skivvies. They offer better coverage."

4. Cam was really hoping to lose his pants on Atlantis--preferably along with the rest of his clothing, and John's too--but every time they tried, something came up. John was called to the control room. Cam was called to Sam's temporary lab. John's whole team walked in on them just as things were starting to get interesting. Cam's whole team walked in on them just before things got embarrassing.

Cam eventually resigned himself to spending the trip fully dressed, and started making plans for John's next visit to Earth.

5. They sent SG-1, of course.

"We need our best on this," Landry told them grimly. "Needless to say, the IOA and the president both want this kept as quiet as possible."

Even with the warnings, Cam was nearly sick when he saw the scene that awaited him. His breath caught in his throat and then he schooled himself to stillness, forcing himself not to turn away. Footsteps crunched beside him.

"It was an accident," Sam said shakily, touching his arm.

He glanced away to look at her. She looked as sick as he felt, and he thought she was looking for reassurance as much as she was offering it.

Cam took a deep breath and took a few steps away, taking Sam with him. "We did this," he said in a low voice. He knew she understood him. It wasn't Earth or the SGC that was to blame--this had been an air raid. 304s. Air Force.

At that moment, surrounded by dead children, he wanted nothing so much as to tear off his entire uniform.

Edited 2012-03-13 03:41 (UTC)

Wow. These were all really well thought out. I liked the progression from the superficial to the sillily dangerous to the personal to the serious. "We" he said, and meant a group he'd joined voluntarily, loved and fought with. We meaning him and her and their entire lives. For a man to get a place where he would want to take off that uniform--I think you did it justice, the scene. You played it right.

#5 packs a punch.

damn you and your ANGST

Oy - the transition from silly to devastating was dramatic.
Also, I really like #1

I love these all. But the last one. Gah.

Holy cow I was NOT expecting the punch that # 5 packed.

Thank you so much! I'm glad that last scene worked for you; it was one of the last I thought of and one of the hardest to write.

I'm glad it was effective. Thanks for commenting!

Aww! Sorry!

It was surprisingly hard to come up with ways for Cam to wish he'd lost his pants that didn't involve missed opportunities for sex. (Although I did almost go that way - five times Cam didn't get to have sex.)

Angst adds weight, doncha know? That's totally my excuse.

Aww! Thanks!

The last one was kind of heartbreaking to write.

Still haven't forgotten you, btw.

Thank you for commenting! I'm glad #5 was effective. It wasn't exactly obvious from the prompt, but once I started thinking about situations when he might want to change his clothing, it seemed to make sense.

The last one is threatening to make me cry.

And of course #4 is my personal favorite.

Aww! I admit, that's kind of what I was aiming for, though.

I do have a certain fondness for #4 too. :)

Oh, that last one hit me right in the heart. Nicely done, but you are very evil!

As to #1, I wonder if Daniel's word can be trusted, since I highly suspect he had something to do with Cam's outfit (or his own being different, at least) in #3, which would prove his sneakiness. ;-)

Thank you!

I'm sure noble Daniel would never set Cam up for minor discomfort and embarrassment. Uh huh. :D

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