Author's Note: I hope you like the story so far...
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O'Neill (cont.):
Half an hour later, the rest of the team was arriving. Daniel brought chips and dip, Liz brought some of her family's seven layer salad, and Sam brought some drinks. They set it up in the backyard of Jack's house and sat down together.
Jack knew that Liz was supposed to be kept in the dark about her promotion. Man, this was going to be hard. What, then, should they toast to?
Raising their miscellaneous glasses, Jack said, "To the Stargate and the SGC!"
"Stargate and SGC!" the rest of them echoed, clinking glasses and tossing the liquids down their throats.
Teal'c:
Teal'c drank the glass of water quickly and poured himself some more. He was aware that they were not permitted to tell Lt. Tucker of her promotion. He was good at keeping secrets, so that would be no problem for him. He was glad that she was being promoted for her work that she did so well and diligently.
He was never really one for speeches, but when the occasion arose, he just spoke from his heart. That was what he planned to do at the ceremony. He was aware of Colonel O'Neill stressing over paper at a desk to figure out what to say.
The food was good, especially this 'seven layer salad' that Tucker brought. She had mentioned that it was a family recipe passed down through the generations. He felt comfortable in the presence of his friends and fellow team members.
Carter:
Keeping secrets was nothing new for Sam Carter, but she didn't like keeping secrets from team mates, even if it was for a good cause. Once they were done eating, everything was cleaned up quickly.
None of them had to go to the base until later, and they didn't really have anything else to do. What would one do on their time off from a secret Air Force facility? Of course, they would most likely just hang out together.
"Hey Jack, got any good movies?" Sam asked, not really knowing what to do.
Jack shrugged, "I think we've seen just about my entire collection."
"What about a game?" Liz asked.
"You have something particular in mind?" Jack asked, smiling at the newest addition to his team.
She smiled also, "Do you have some cards?"
"Of course", Jack commented like it was a stupid question.
"Well, how about a friendly game of war?" She smiled, knowing she was the war champion.
Teal'c arched an eyebrow, "What is this ...war?"
They all smiled and offered to show him how to play.
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O'Neill (cont.):
Half an hour later, the rest of the team was arriving. Daniel brought chips and dip, Liz brought some of her family's seven layer salad, and Sam brought some drinks. They set it up in the backyard of Jack's house and sat down together.
Jack knew that Liz was supposed to be kept in the dark about her promotion. Man, this was going to be hard. What, then, should they toast to?
Raising their miscellaneous glasses, Jack said, "To the Stargate and the SGC!"
"Stargate and SGC!" the rest of them echoed, clinking glasses and tossing the liquids down their throats.
Teal'c:
Teal'c drank the glass of water quickly and poured himself some more. He was aware that they were not permitted to tell Lt. Tucker of her promotion. He was good at keeping secrets, so that would be no problem for him. He was glad that she was being promoted for her work that she did so well and diligently.
He was never really one for speeches, but when the occasion arose, he just spoke from his heart. That was what he planned to do at the ceremony. He was aware of Colonel O'Neill stressing over paper at a desk to figure out what to say.
The food was good, especially this 'seven layer salad' that Tucker brought. She had mentioned that it was a family recipe passed down through the generations. He felt comfortable in the presence of his friends and fellow team members.
Carter:
Keeping secrets was nothing new for Sam Carter, but she didn't like keeping secrets from team mates, even if it was for a good cause. Once they were done eating, everything was cleaned up quickly.
None of them had to go to the base until later, and they didn't really have anything else to do. What would one do on their time off from a secret Air Force facility? Of course, they would most likely just hang out together.
"Hey Jack, got any good movies?" Sam asked, not really knowing what to do.
Jack shrugged, "I think we've seen just about my entire collection."
"What about a game?" Liz asked.
"You have something particular in mind?" Jack asked, smiling at the newest addition to his team.
She smiled also, "Do you have some cards?"
"Of course", Jack commented like it was a stupid question.
"Well, how about a friendly game of war?" She smiled, knowing she was the war champion.
Teal'c arched an eyebrow, "What is this ...war?"
They all smiled and offered to show him how to play.