Author's Notes:-Thanks to Stonedtoad.

This is a series in no particular order other than when I write them.

I've already posted the ones that have more than one person talking, so I thought I'd put the others up grouped together by series.

Sleepless Nights:- Stargate: The Movie

The clock glared 2:00 in bright red.

What a week. I don't really know how it all happened at the one time. But these things usually all come at the one time.

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First the thing with Sarah, that was a disaster.

Very smooth Daniel.

Just tell her how you feel and explain how things can't go any further right now.

Yeah right.

How do you tell someone they're smothering you? It's not that I don't care about her, I do. Of course I do. But I just didn't feel comfortable being with her.

It would have been easier smacking myself over the head, less painful for one thing. I'm sure once she's had a few weeks…months…years? she'll not automatically look for something to throw at my head.

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Next came Nick.

I knew it probably wasn't the best idea to tell him what the lecture I was giving was about but he had wanted to know.

Then he started on about how stupid I was and how I was ruining my career. How I was crazier than he was. I should have just agreed with him, I should have just let him rant on about it.

But no I had to argue back.

It just made my blood boil so much I had to shout back and the next thing I know Nick is yelling at me to leave and never come back.

Abandoned once again by my only living relative.

Damn it hurt, it was like a knife twisting in my chest. But I couldn't think about it, I had to be focused to give the Lecture.

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The Lecture.

Now there was one of the crowning glories of my life…I never thought I would ever see one room full of people ridiculing me.

How could they not realise how obvious it was. I can see it staring me in the face every time that I just don't understand how they can't see it.

I still can't believe that when I started the room was full and next thing I knew everyone was gone.

Then came the job offer.

How strange was that? The Airforce and the woman, Dr. Langford offering me some sort of job.

The envelope is sitting next to me and I just don't know. Should I take this? She was right I had just lost everything. Hell, I'm sleeping on Robert's couch at the moment. Thank God he was in the country.

It's a job. A paying job at that. I could get some money together and then see what I could do.

Picking up the envelope I peer at it in the gloom. I was taking the job; there was no other option.

I wonder what it is?