Author's Note: Nah, chapter 6 didn't end it. I'd never leave poor Janet so frustrated. Hehe. I'm not sure where this will end (obviously I didn't end it at chapter 2 like I said I was going to – apparently, I'm very bad at saying no when someone flatters my writing abilities) but it'll say 'the end' when I do end it... and it'll probably be done then... who knows?
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"Hi, Teal'c."
"Hello, Doctor Fraiser."
"Long time no see."
Teal'c didn't even look up from what he was doing.
"It has only been approximately two hours. That does not qualify as a 'long time'."
So much for small talk.
Janet sighed, and leaned against the wall of the armory and watched as the Jaffa did routine maintenance on his staff weapon. She'd pretty much ended up seeking him out from desperation. Her head was going to explode she was certain if she didn't find out what had happened while she was gone, and she'd debated between Hammond and Teal'c for a few long moments before she'd decided that of the two Teal'c was probably her best bet. Hammond had ordered Sam not to tell her anything, after all, which meant he wasn't going to tell her anything, most likely.
"Well... it's been five days since I saw you and the others, you know."
"Yes. I am aware of this. It is good to have you back."
Again, he didn't look up from his staff weapon. Janet wondered if it were intentional or not.
"So... what have you been up to while I've been gone?"
"I have no intention of telling you what happened." Teal'c had never been one to beat around the bush.
"Aw, come on, Teal'c."
"No." He looked up at her, and she saw his eyes were serious, and his expression as unyielding as ever. Damn. She should have chosen Hammond.
"Give me a hint, at least?"
"I am not good at giving hints."
"I can teach you."
"Perhaps another time."
"Why won't you tell me?"
"Have you asked the others?"
"Yes."
"What did they tell you of the events that have occurred during your absence?"
"Nothing."
"Then I shall tell you the same."
"Damn it." She couldn't even think of anything good to threaten him with. He never needed needles, or stitches. Stupid Junior!
There were so many little clues, and yet none of them made any sense! Someone had groped Teal'c. Jack had it someone – and been hit by at least one someone. Someone – not Jack – had hit Daniel. And Hammond. And they both had signs of having hit someone else as well. And even Sam carried the mark of the brawl – brawls. She might even have a bruise or two of her own, under her makeup. Not that she would tell Janet!
Fraiser scowled, and left the armory, apparently unnoticed by Teal'c. She was going to go to her infirmary, where people couldn't ignore her, and think of something. Some way to get the others to tell her what she wanted to know.
The Jaffa watched surreptitiously as she left, and breathed a slight sigh of relief as soon as she was out of sight.
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She spent the rest of the day asking various members of her staff if they'd treated O'Neill, or any of the members of SG-1, or General Hammond, but none of them had. And, even more annoying, no one knew what had happened to them to cause their injuries. Although they had noticed that Daniel and Jack had been hurt one day, then a day had passed, and then they'd noticed that Sam and Hammond had their injuries.
So they hadn't happened the same day – which might explain why Sam had said there'd been more than one brawl. One for Jack and Daniel – or something – and one for Sam and General Hammond? But which one had involved Teal'c getting groped? And who would grope a Jaffa? Definitely not someone on the base. Of course, Daniel had mentioned Teal'c pinned a guy's hand to a bar with a knife (ouch) so that meant a bar. Which might have meant there was a brawl in a bar, Daniel and Jack got hurt, and Teal'c and the others went the daft after the next to get even. But that didn't make any sense at all, and she knew that Hammond and Sam weren't really the revenge type. Teal'c was, but he wouldn't have been able to convince the others to go looking for a fight.
It was so frustrating! If not for the fact that she was so ethical, she would have been tempted to use a little selective medication to get one of them to talk. But of course, she couldn't do that.
But she COULD get them a little tipsy, maybe? A party to welcome herself back home? Maybe a drinking party? Janet toyed with this idea for a long time, wondering if the others would even go for it. It was pretty obvious, after all. Don't tell Janet what she wants to know. Janet has a party to get them all drunk. Not even Teal'c would believe it was a coincidence.
She sighed. There was no way. Jack, for one, was way too smart to fall for something like that. Teal'c, Daniel and Sam weren't really big drinkers, anyways. She scowled, sitting at her desk and tapping her fingers on the hard wood of the desktop, wondering what she could do.
Then she got an idea. And toyed with it for a while. Then she picked up the phone and made a call.
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"Hi, Teal'c."
"Hello, Doctor Fraiser."
"Long time no see."
Teal'c didn't even look up from what he was doing.
"It has only been approximately two hours. That does not qualify as a 'long time'."
So much for small talk.
Janet sighed, and leaned against the wall of the armory and watched as the Jaffa did routine maintenance on his staff weapon. She'd pretty much ended up seeking him out from desperation. Her head was going to explode she was certain if she didn't find out what had happened while she was gone, and she'd debated between Hammond and Teal'c for a few long moments before she'd decided that of the two Teal'c was probably her best bet. Hammond had ordered Sam not to tell her anything, after all, which meant he wasn't going to tell her anything, most likely.
"Well... it's been five days since I saw you and the others, you know."
"Yes. I am aware of this. It is good to have you back."
Again, he didn't look up from his staff weapon. Janet wondered if it were intentional or not.
"So... what have you been up to while I've been gone?"
"I have no intention of telling you what happened." Teal'c had never been one to beat around the bush.
"Aw, come on, Teal'c."
"No." He looked up at her, and she saw his eyes were serious, and his expression as unyielding as ever. Damn. She should have chosen Hammond.
"Give me a hint, at least?"
"I am not good at giving hints."
"I can teach you."
"Perhaps another time."
"Why won't you tell me?"
"Have you asked the others?"
"Yes."
"What did they tell you of the events that have occurred during your absence?"
"Nothing."
"Then I shall tell you the same."
"Damn it." She couldn't even think of anything good to threaten him with. He never needed needles, or stitches. Stupid Junior!
There were so many little clues, and yet none of them made any sense! Someone had groped Teal'c. Jack had it someone – and been hit by at least one someone. Someone – not Jack – had hit Daniel. And Hammond. And they both had signs of having hit someone else as well. And even Sam carried the mark of the brawl – brawls. She might even have a bruise or two of her own, under her makeup. Not that she would tell Janet!
Fraiser scowled, and left the armory, apparently unnoticed by Teal'c. She was going to go to her infirmary, where people couldn't ignore her, and think of something. Some way to get the others to tell her what she wanted to know.
The Jaffa watched surreptitiously as she left, and breathed a slight sigh of relief as soon as she was out of sight.
..........
She spent the rest of the day asking various members of her staff if they'd treated O'Neill, or any of the members of SG-1, or General Hammond, but none of them had. And, even more annoying, no one knew what had happened to them to cause their injuries. Although they had noticed that Daniel and Jack had been hurt one day, then a day had passed, and then they'd noticed that Sam and Hammond had their injuries.
So they hadn't happened the same day – which might explain why Sam had said there'd been more than one brawl. One for Jack and Daniel – or something – and one for Sam and General Hammond? But which one had involved Teal'c getting groped? And who would grope a Jaffa? Definitely not someone on the base. Of course, Daniel had mentioned Teal'c pinned a guy's hand to a bar with a knife (ouch) so that meant a bar. Which might have meant there was a brawl in a bar, Daniel and Jack got hurt, and Teal'c and the others went the daft after the next to get even. But that didn't make any sense at all, and she knew that Hammond and Sam weren't really the revenge type. Teal'c was, but he wouldn't have been able to convince the others to go looking for a fight.
It was so frustrating! If not for the fact that she was so ethical, she would have been tempted to use a little selective medication to get one of them to talk. But of course, she couldn't do that.
But she COULD get them a little tipsy, maybe? A party to welcome herself back home? Maybe a drinking party? Janet toyed with this idea for a long time, wondering if the others would even go for it. It was pretty obvious, after all. Don't tell Janet what she wants to know. Janet has a party to get them all drunk. Not even Teal'c would believe it was a coincidence.
She sighed. There was no way. Jack, for one, was way too smart to fall for something like that. Teal'c, Daniel and Sam weren't really big drinkers, anyways. She scowled, sitting at her desk and tapping her fingers on the hard wood of the desktop, wondering what she could do.
Then she got an idea. And toyed with it for a while. Then she picked up the phone and made a call.