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Hard to believe they're halfway through the week already, but they are!
~~*~*~***
Lunch was almost ready when they arrived in the cafeteria. Gary Hines came up to Jack as they entered the room, frowning when he saw the look of pain on O'Neill's face.
"You okay?"
"Oh, yeah."
He set Gina down so the little girl could go get a seat with Sam, and Teal'c answered the obvious question.
"I threw the ball to him and it struck his face."
Gary winced.
"Would you please not do that?" Jack asked, scowling.
"Sorry. Do you need the nurse?"
"Nah."
"How'd the game go?" The answer was pretty obvious. The boys at China's table and the girls at France's table were still chattering back and forth about the game, and the looks that were being sent his way occasionally told Jack they were also discussing the hit he'd taken.
"Like clockwork," O'Neill said, grinning. "It might not last, but at least I don't have to listen to them yelling at each other for a little while."
"Good. The rain's stopped, in case you didn't notice, so we'll be returning to our normal schedule after lunch. China is rock climbing, I believe?"
The colonel pulled his now battered schedule out of his jeans and looked, and nodded. "Yup."
Rock climbing was good. That was something Jack and Teal'c both knew how to do, and something that there was no way they could get hurt doing. With his broken wrist, Daniel wouldn't be able to participate, but that was no problem, he'd still be able to cheer on the group.
They walked over to their table and sat down, and Sam smiled at him. God, Jack loved it when she did that.
"How's the face?"
"Oh, it's fine."
"Another bruise to add to the collection?"
"I hope not."
He turned to his boys, "Since the rain stopped, we're going to go back to our regular schedule after lunch. So we'll be rock climbing."
"Yay!"
"Rock climbing? Cool!"
As the boys started discussing this activity, Jack caught the look in Carter's eyes that plainly said she was worried about his cabin. The way things were going injury-wise in that group; rock climbing was a risky undertaking.
"Don't worry, Carter. Murray and I are excellent rock climbers."
"I know."
"We've never fallen off a cliff yet."
"I know."
"Indeed, MajorCarter. Climbing is one of the first skills I learned."
"I'm sure you'll be fine." Her look didn't agree with her words, though, and Jack scowled again as he asked which boys hadn't yet been runners, and picked one to be their server.
Despite what he'd told the Camp Director, Gary had obviously discussed Jack with the Nurse. During their meal, she came over, smiling as though she were simply there to talk, but her eyes were already looking at his face; searching for new injuries.
"How's the hand, Daniel?" She asked as she ran her fingers along the bridge of Jack's nose, trying to feel through the swelling to tell if there was a fracture.
"It's fine," Daniel said, looking down at his hand. The white of the cast was barely visible through all the signatures of all the boys and girls that had signed it. "I might need a bigger cast, though, if anyone else asks to sign it."
The Nurse smiled, and continued her examination, with all the boys watching intently. Jack was fidgeting, though, and it wasn't making her job any easier.
"Hold still, Jack. Please." She said.
He sighed and did as he was told, knowing it wasn't going to help any to tell her he was fine. No one ever listened to him anyways.
"What are you guys doing next?" The Nurse asked, more to keep the boys from worrying than out of any actual interest.
"Rock climbing!"
"Oh."
The look she gave Jack was a mirror of the one Sam had given him, and the colonel scowled again.
"We'll be fine," He assured her. "We've rock climbed lots of times."
"Oh, I'm not worried."
Even Teal'c could tell that wasn't true. She was probably mentally adding up how many bandages she owned.
The Nurse finally pronounced Jack to be fit, even though she warned him that he was going to be very tender around the nose for a day or so. Of course, he already was, so that wasn't going to matter, and left him to finish his meal in peace. Although she did give him another of those 'I'm not worried, honest' looks as she walked away.
Jack just sighed.
~~*~*~***
Lunch was almost ready when they arrived in the cafeteria. Gary Hines came up to Jack as they entered the room, frowning when he saw the look of pain on O'Neill's face.
"You okay?"
"Oh, yeah."
He set Gina down so the little girl could go get a seat with Sam, and Teal'c answered the obvious question.
"I threw the ball to him and it struck his face."
Gary winced.
"Would you please not do that?" Jack asked, scowling.
"Sorry. Do you need the nurse?"
"Nah."
"How'd the game go?" The answer was pretty obvious. The boys at China's table and the girls at France's table were still chattering back and forth about the game, and the looks that were being sent his way occasionally told Jack they were also discussing the hit he'd taken.
"Like clockwork," O'Neill said, grinning. "It might not last, but at least I don't have to listen to them yelling at each other for a little while."
"Good. The rain's stopped, in case you didn't notice, so we'll be returning to our normal schedule after lunch. China is rock climbing, I believe?"
The colonel pulled his now battered schedule out of his jeans and looked, and nodded. "Yup."
Rock climbing was good. That was something Jack and Teal'c both knew how to do, and something that there was no way they could get hurt doing. With his broken wrist, Daniel wouldn't be able to participate, but that was no problem, he'd still be able to cheer on the group.
They walked over to their table and sat down, and Sam smiled at him. God, Jack loved it when she did that.
"How's the face?"
"Oh, it's fine."
"Another bruise to add to the collection?"
"I hope not."
He turned to his boys, "Since the rain stopped, we're going to go back to our regular schedule after lunch. So we'll be rock climbing."
"Yay!"
"Rock climbing? Cool!"
As the boys started discussing this activity, Jack caught the look in Carter's eyes that plainly said she was worried about his cabin. The way things were going injury-wise in that group; rock climbing was a risky undertaking.
"Don't worry, Carter. Murray and I are excellent rock climbers."
"I know."
"We've never fallen off a cliff yet."
"I know."
"Indeed, MajorCarter. Climbing is one of the first skills I learned."
"I'm sure you'll be fine." Her look didn't agree with her words, though, and Jack scowled again as he asked which boys hadn't yet been runners, and picked one to be their server.
Despite what he'd told the Camp Director, Gary had obviously discussed Jack with the Nurse. During their meal, she came over, smiling as though she were simply there to talk, but her eyes were already looking at his face; searching for new injuries.
"How's the hand, Daniel?" She asked as she ran her fingers along the bridge of Jack's nose, trying to feel through the swelling to tell if there was a fracture.
"It's fine," Daniel said, looking down at his hand. The white of the cast was barely visible through all the signatures of all the boys and girls that had signed it. "I might need a bigger cast, though, if anyone else asks to sign it."
The Nurse smiled, and continued her examination, with all the boys watching intently. Jack was fidgeting, though, and it wasn't making her job any easier.
"Hold still, Jack. Please." She said.
He sighed and did as he was told, knowing it wasn't going to help any to tell her he was fine. No one ever listened to him anyways.
"What are you guys doing next?" The Nurse asked, more to keep the boys from worrying than out of any actual interest.
"Rock climbing!"
"Oh."
The look she gave Jack was a mirror of the one Sam had given him, and the colonel scowled again.
"We'll be fine," He assured her. "We've rock climbed lots of times."
"Oh, I'm not worried."
Even Teal'c could tell that wasn't true. She was probably mentally adding up how many bandages she owned.
The Nurse finally pronounced Jack to be fit, even though she warned him that he was going to be very tender around the nose for a day or so. Of course, he already was, so that wasn't going to matter, and left him to finish his meal in peace. Although she did give him another of those 'I'm not worried, honest' looks as she walked away.
Jack just sighed.