Hey ya'll. :) Well, this week the words were very much different. It did turn out to be Stargate, though this one is shorter and not completely nonsense...though it is still supposed to be funny, mostly. And just so you know, I 'tried' to come up with a way to make it all one story and still use the vocab words...but it didn't work. And this situation fit the group of words perfectly, so...well, you'll see what I mean.

Again, I have left my vocabulary words underlined to add to the humor. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope to hear from ya'll what ya think. :) Thanks! hugs

Round 2

Daniel started to test the bars again, but the lively little old jail keeper on the other side quickly jumped off of his stool to castigate him, raising the attention of the motley crew of prisoners in the other cells. Daniel raised his hands and retreated with a sigh, turning to face Vala, who was trying to hide a snicker.

He glared at her. "Congratulations; you've done it again."

"Oops."

Considering she probably had no idea what pop culture joke she had just made, Daniel only rolled his eyes. What she had managed to do, however--having the both of them locked up for heresy--was something he couldn't ignore so easily.

"Well, excuse me," she said in response to the eye roll, arms crossed. "How was I supposed to know I'd make myself an anathema just because I'm not in a skirt? Exploring unknown planets has its dangers, you know."

"Well, you didn't have to drag me down with you. It was rather gauche to start stomping their religion in the middle of the town square, you know."

"They believe in the Ori! They trust that those beings will ascend them when they die, and focus their attentions on useless worship and studying that book; they ignore the need right in front of their eyes! Did you see those poor emaciated people in the shadows of the square? They need help. All of them need to know the truth!" Vala exclaimed in exasperation, throwing her hand sup in the air.

"And I agree with you on that! But if we could do it without the ignominy and being put in jail, it would make me and everyone else a whole lot happier."

Vala, hardly docile, wouldn't let the banter die there. "Well, what else are we supposed to do? Hand out flyers?"

Daniel snorted. "It would be better than your method. What ever happened to diplomacy?"

"Why do we need diplomacy at a time like this? Those people are being used!"

"I know that, and you know that, but yelling at them isn't going to make them see it," Daniel said more calmly.

"Then what are we supposed to do?"

He sighed. "I'm not sure yet."

Vala groaned and sank down to sit against the wall, head in her arm atop her knees. "I need a libation."

"What?"

"Never mind."