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darkhavensAuthor: darkhavens
Title: Discretion - It's Not As Easy As You'd Think, 2/5
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Rating: PG-13 for now
Words: 410
Feedback/Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
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stagesoflove 2006, Round 3, 'Five Rooms', Room #2 The Mess Hall.
#1 - The Gate Room.
The Mess Hall - aka 'The Cookie Incident'
After about a week of cold showers, stubborn doors and double-timed pre-dawn laps of the perimeter of the city - including each and every pier - the gossip about 'The ZPM Affair' dies down to a dull murmur.
Simpson, Kusanagi and Brown band together to sigh and giggle every time Dr McKay and the Colonel are in the same room. It's annoying, and Rodney is tempted to chew their collective heads off every time he notices an incipient tripartite swoon. John usually manages to talk him out of it, or distract him.
So life goes on as usual, if a little busier, now they have a fully charged ZPM to play with.
And then 'The Cookie Incident' happens.
~~~
Milson develops the first Pegasus galaxy cookie recipe in secret. He uses flour from the blue-green wheat-type plant they found on PX3-49. He cuts it carefully with powdered Khemet nut from P36-85 and chops some cherry berry things from P38-4X to give it colour and that subtle spicy kick the fruit provides.
It takes time and a delicate palate to get the mix just right - too much Khemet and the berries taste bitter; if the flour's too fine the cookies turn out dry and lumpy. But Milson perseveres.
Once he's sure he's produced the perfect round of fruity, crunchy goodness, he takes the inaugural batch to Elizabeth's office. McKay is there. Milson hastily dumps the tray, declares the cookies citrus-free and disappears back to the kitchens. On his way, he tries to tell himself he hasn't thrown his children to a pack of baying wolves, but he's not convinced. He knows the gleam of cookie-lust when he sees it, and McKay's eyes were practically on fire with it. He figures his carefully crafted cookies are probably crumbs by now.
~~~
Elizabeth gives the go-ahead for mass-production and Milson keeps careful eyes on the mixing bowls. It's a delicate balance.
The results are included on the menu for the first time that evening, and Milson hands them out with quiet pride. When he drops a couple onto Colonel Sheppard's tray, he's surprised by the response.
"Hey, you made more! Cool!"
The blank look on Milson's face is Sheppard's cue to continue.
"Rodney saved me one from the batch you made this afternoon. "
By the time John's taken a seat across from Rodney, the gossip has already reached the corners of the room.
"McKay gave Colonel Sheppard one of his cookies!"
Miko faints.
The Ancient Armoury, aka The Secret of the Slippery Stuff
Title: Discretion - It's Not As Easy As You'd Think, 2/5
Pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Rating: PG-13 for now
Words: 410
Feedback/Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Notes: Written for
stagesoflove 2006, Round 3, 'Five Rooms', Room #2 The Mess Hall.#1 - The Gate Room.
The Mess Hall - aka 'The Cookie Incident'
After about a week of cold showers, stubborn doors and double-timed pre-dawn laps of the perimeter of the city - including each and every pier - the gossip about 'The ZPM Affair' dies down to a dull murmur.
Simpson, Kusanagi and Brown band together to sigh and giggle every time Dr McKay and the Colonel are in the same room. It's annoying, and Rodney is tempted to chew their collective heads off every time he notices an incipient tripartite swoon. John usually manages to talk him out of it, or distract him.
So life goes on as usual, if a little busier, now they have a fully charged ZPM to play with.
And then 'The Cookie Incident' happens.
Milson develops the first Pegasus galaxy cookie recipe in secret. He uses flour from the blue-green wheat-type plant they found on PX3-49. He cuts it carefully with powdered Khemet nut from P36-85 and chops some cherry berry things from P38-4X to give it colour and that subtle spicy kick the fruit provides.
It takes time and a delicate palate to get the mix just right - too much Khemet and the berries taste bitter; if the flour's too fine the cookies turn out dry and lumpy. But Milson perseveres.
Once he's sure he's produced the perfect round of fruity, crunchy goodness, he takes the inaugural batch to Elizabeth's office. McKay is there. Milson hastily dumps the tray, declares the cookies citrus-free and disappears back to the kitchens. On his way, he tries to tell himself he hasn't thrown his children to a pack of baying wolves, but he's not convinced. He knows the gleam of cookie-lust when he sees it, and McKay's eyes were practically on fire with it. He figures his carefully crafted cookies are probably crumbs by now.
Elizabeth gives the go-ahead for mass-production and Milson keeps careful eyes on the mixing bowls. It's a delicate balance.
The results are included on the menu for the first time that evening, and Milson hands them out with quiet pride. When he drops a couple onto Colonel Sheppard's tray, he's surprised by the response.
"Hey, you made more! Cool!"
The blank look on Milson's face is Sheppard's cue to continue.
"Rodney saved me one from the batch you made this afternoon. "
By the time John's taken a seat across from Rodney, the gossip has already reached the corners of the room.
"McKay gave Colonel Sheppard one of his cookies!"
Miko faints.
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on 2006-05-27 11:02 pm (UTC)Thanks for sharing.
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on 2006-05-27 11:07 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-05-27 11:10 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-05-27 11:12 pm (UTC)thats made me an dfriend giggle at the thought , bless rodney and actually sharing hic citrus-free cookies
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on 2006-05-27 11:29 pm (UTC)You never do see these things coming, do you?
:D
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on 2006-05-27 11:43 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-05-27 11:55 pm (UTC)Okay, you McShep makes me giggle every time.
:)
Wheeeee!
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on 2006-05-28 12:00 am (UTC)no subject
on 2006-05-28 01:23 am (UTC)MUAAAA!!! *flails*
on 2006-05-28 01:25 am (UTC)John really should've said "I swiped McKay's last cookie." *snickersnort*
Miko fainting was just the clincher. Thanks for the laugh, love!
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on 2006-05-28 01:44 am (UTC)no subject
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on 2006-05-28 02:54 am (UTC)no subject
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on 2006-05-28 09:33 am (UTC)no subject
on 2006-05-28 09:35 am (UTC)It's so sweet. It's like a cat dropping a mouse at your feet because he loves you so much and he wants to share the goodies. Awww.
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on 2006-05-28 05:10 pm (UTC)"McKay gave Colonel Sheppard one of his cookies!"
LMAO!!! OMG, it's just like office gossip.
Love it!!!!
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on 2006-05-28 11:29 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-06-05 01:28 pm (UTC)cookies
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on 2006-05-29 08:13 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-05-29 09:14 pm (UTC)But it must be love, if someone saved me a cookie, I'd love them for it :)
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on 2006-05-30 03:58 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2006-05-31 05:47 am (UTC)Rodney...saved food? o.O
:D