'Oh, you've got to be kidding me!' the woman exclaimed, staring at her dinner partner.
'Sure, why not? I mean, the chances of life only existing on Earth must be astronomically small,' the man said. 'I'm not saying that Mars is crawling with little green men, but somewhere in this vast Universe there must be some form of intelligent life.'
Sam and Jack had been enjoying a very nice and quiet dinner at a quite Italian restaurant in town. They had laughed and joked, talked about Teal'c, who had just gone back to Dakara after a quick visit, and enjoyed each others company. But now, all they could do was to stare at each other with a face of disbelief and entertainment, attentively listening to the couple at the table besides them.
'Oh, and I suppose these aliens, which of course are humanoid, have developed hyper-space ships and are at the very moment threatening to invade Earth to turn us all into slaves?' the woman asked, sarcastically.
'I dunno…' the man replied, meekly.
'And I suppose the military at Area 51 uses some kind of alien device to combat these evil overlords, right?'
'Remember that alien autopsy film?! See, it's all a conspiracy!'
'Oh please, that was admitted as a forgery long ago.'
'That's what they want you to think!' the man replied.
'Look, sure, somewhere in this Universe, something remotely like life might exist, but, one, what makes you so sure they're humanoid?' the woman asked. The man started to say something, but the woman raised her hand to stop him. 'Two, why would you assume they are more technologically advanced than we are? Three, if, and I say if, they were capable of space travel, what makes you so sure they know where Earth is, yet alone know how to get here, and lastly, why on Earth would you assume they're instantly a threat?'
'Why else would the military keep Area 51 so secret?'
'Oh for the love of…' the woman replied.
'I'm telling you, we're under the threat of an alien invasion, but the government won't admit it!'
'You're crazy,' the woman said. The man sighed. The woman let out a short laughter, and they moved on to discussing the latest film.
Sam and Jack looked at each other, and could barely contain themselves. They never got tired of hearing other people talk about the non-existent/existent aliens currently not threatening/threatening the Earth with a massive invasion/benevolent salvation. Sam let out a small giggle, and tore her eyes away from Jack. He, in turn, gave a very Teal'c-like rise of the eyebrow. 'No giggling, Major.'
'Sorry, sir,' Sam replied, trying, but failing, to kill a giggle.
'Save it until bed,' he said. Sam instantly snapped her head up and looked at him, dead serious. Jack let out a very Sam-like giggle, which only made Sam's look even more surprised. Then she started laughing like there was no tomorrow. 'Yes, Jack,' she said.
'Good,' he said. They both looked at each other longingly. Suddenly the couple at the table beside them got up, and the woman said, 'Now, let's go home before the little green men from Mars come and invade Earth.' The man rolled his eyes, and Sam did her best, and failed, at killing another giggle.
'To Thor,' Jack suddenly said, and raised his glass.
'To Thor,' Sam replied, similarly raising her glass, 'and all the other little grey Asgard from Halla' and clinking the two glasses together, letting out a giggle, not even trying to kill it.