sg_five_things | Prompt 103.04

Five people John hopes never to be stuck in a transporter/broken down jumper with ever again

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3) Elizabeth. While Liz had earned John's respect, loyalty and friendship even before they'd left for Atlantis, and afterward she'd turned into the best damn CO he'd ever served with, she was a meddler at heart, always looking to build bridges and tear down fences, even when John liked the divides he'd created. Spending even fifteen minutes locked in a transporter with her, unable to escape using one of the convenient reason both he and McKay kept on hand to be able to avoid one of those talks: such as how he needed to get along with Bates, or how she was looking to him and McKay for examples on integration instead of division between their respective commands. During that one, fifteen minutes had seemed like fifteen hours.

4) Ronon. Everyone had heard how Rodney was the claustrophobic one on John's team, just like they knew all about Rodney's allergies or his vast intelligence. After five hours stuck with Ronon and two stacks of ammo crates they'd been moving in a malfunctioning transporter put that to rest, however, as Rodney had nothing on Ronon being trapped in a ten by ten closet with three by three of it missing. It took John nearly five weeks after that to get over his own bout of claustrophobia.

5) Rodney. Stuck in a transporter didn't work, because Rodney was still the one everyone called, plus Rodney had this thing about someone else solving problems or saving him, while John had the big problem of possibly being overheard. Trapped in a puddlejumper didn't really work either, thanks to Rodney's PTSD over his and Griffin's time, plus it being rare when it was just the two of them. Of the couple of times it had just been Rodney and him, Rodney had either been too panicked or stressed -- or too busy -- to cooperate with John's ideas for a little stress relief.

OK, LOLing at #5, snickering at earnest!Elizabeth and petting poor Ronon. Well, and poor John, too, for finding out that claustrophobia can be contagious!

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I'm fascinated that Halling was picked twice for this prompt. I love both answers! I can see how John would be a little uncomfortable at being perceived as some sort of holy man.

And I love Elizabeth trying to use that time productively, because she absolutely would.

It is such a shame that they got rid of Elizabeth.

Thanks.

Lovely insights into John! I can see his team will be avoiding enclosed spaces for awhile now - esp. if Rodney won't even engage in a little stress relief. LOL

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