There was another knock on the door an hour later.
"Enter." Jack called gently; Jacob was asleep on his shoulder.
"Colonel we need you in the control room, there's a problem." Davis informed him.
"Is it the kind of problem that involves weapons fire?" Jack asked.
"No sir."
"Good because baby seems to have to come too."
"Yes sir." Davis didn't know what else to say.
Jack pushed back the chair, putting his other hand on Jacob's back so he was safe.
"Speak quietly and tell me what the problem is?" Jack said.
"Circuitry problems sir."
"Is there people to deal with that? Major Carter perhaps." Jack suggested.
"General Hammond requires that all problems are reported to him first sir." Davis said.
"Someone call Major Carter on the phone get her down here." Jack instructed. "And keep the noise down, waking a sleeping baby is not a good idea."
"Yes sir." Davis stated.
"What's the problem Sgt?" Sam asked as she ran up the steps into the control room.
"Shush Major." Jack said.
"There appear to be some problems with some of the circuitry ma'am." Davis replied in answer to her question.
"Why do you have Jacob Colonel?" Sam asked.
"I'm babysitting. Apparently Siler is banging around in the infirmary and Janet needed someone to watch him for a while."
"Er... Colonel, Sgt Siler isn't here today. It's his niece's christening and he's godfather so he had the whole day off." Sam pointed out.
"Why that...." Jack raised his voice slightly.
"Sir you'll wake him up." Sam reminded him.
"I think Doc and I need to have a little chat."
"Do you want me to take him?" Sam asked.
"No, fix the gate. There is a team due back in ninety minutes and we need it functional by then."
"Yes sir." Sam replied. "But what are you going to do with him?"
"I think Teal'c should have been done Kel'noreeming for now. He can watch him for a while."
"Yes sir." Sam said. "So Sgt what is the problem with the circuits?"
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Jack knocked on Teal'c's room door. The former Jaffa opened the door.
"Greetings O'Neill, is there something with which I may assist you?"
"Yeah Teal'c buddy, I need you to baby sit while I go and yell at Doc."
"For what does Doctor Fraiser require discipline?" Teal'c asked.
"Lying to a superior officer. So can you watch him, he's asleep?"
"Indeed I can O'Neill."
"Good. One baby and one diaper bag. Have fun." Jack handed them over.
#
"Doc, get here right now." Jack yelled as he entered the infirmary.
"Is there a problem Colonel?" Janet quickly asked as she appeared.
"Do you know you can get court martialled for lying to a superior officer?" Jack asked.
"Yes sir."
"So would you care to explain to me why you lied to me about Sgt Siler and the maintenance team?"
"Sir?" Janet questioned.
"I've just been informed that Sgt Siler isn't even on the base today and there is no banging so I'd have to say that telling me that there was would constitute lying would it not?"
"Colonel, I may have been mistaken about Sgt Siler being here but maintenance is being carried out." Janet replied.
"Colonel, excuse me sir." A Sgt asked.
"What Sgt?" Jack snapped.
"I just need to advise Dr Fraiser of something sir."
"Can't it wait?" Jack demanded.
"It will just take a minute sir." The Sgt stated.
"Go ahead."
"Ma'am we finished chiselling out the area of wall that was damaged and have re-plastered it. But it will take several hours at least to dry so we've set up a boundary area around it. If you can not disturb the area and we'll come back and repaint it tomorrow. We'll also return the equipment that has been sent to be fixed tomorrow."
"Thank you Sgt." Janet said. "Carry on."
"I guess I owe you an apology." Jack said.
"Colonel, I would never lie to you intentionally. I did need Jacob out of the infirmary while they chiselled out the wall area and you were the only one I could ask to take him. But just out of curiosity where is he right now?"
"With Teal'c." Jack replied.
"Once they've cleared up the mess and the smell has dissipated slightly. I'll go and collected him. Thank you for your assistance."
"Janet I'm sorry I yelled." Jack apologised again.
"Yes sir." Janet said.
TBC
"Enter." Jack called gently; Jacob was asleep on his shoulder.
"Colonel we need you in the control room, there's a problem." Davis informed him.
"Is it the kind of problem that involves weapons fire?" Jack asked.
"No sir."
"Good because baby seems to have to come too."
"Yes sir." Davis didn't know what else to say.
Jack pushed back the chair, putting his other hand on Jacob's back so he was safe.
"Speak quietly and tell me what the problem is?" Jack said.
"Circuitry problems sir."
"Is there people to deal with that? Major Carter perhaps." Jack suggested.
"General Hammond requires that all problems are reported to him first sir." Davis said.
"Someone call Major Carter on the phone get her down here." Jack instructed. "And keep the noise down, waking a sleeping baby is not a good idea."
"Yes sir." Davis stated.
"What's the problem Sgt?" Sam asked as she ran up the steps into the control room.
"Shush Major." Jack said.
"There appear to be some problems with some of the circuitry ma'am." Davis replied in answer to her question.
"Why do you have Jacob Colonel?" Sam asked.
"I'm babysitting. Apparently Siler is banging around in the infirmary and Janet needed someone to watch him for a while."
"Er... Colonel, Sgt Siler isn't here today. It's his niece's christening and he's godfather so he had the whole day off." Sam pointed out.
"Why that...." Jack raised his voice slightly.
"Sir you'll wake him up." Sam reminded him.
"I think Doc and I need to have a little chat."
"Do you want me to take him?" Sam asked.
"No, fix the gate. There is a team due back in ninety minutes and we need it functional by then."
"Yes sir." Sam replied. "But what are you going to do with him?"
"I think Teal'c should have been done Kel'noreeming for now. He can watch him for a while."
"Yes sir." Sam said. "So Sgt what is the problem with the circuits?"
#
Jack knocked on Teal'c's room door. The former Jaffa opened the door.
"Greetings O'Neill, is there something with which I may assist you?"
"Yeah Teal'c buddy, I need you to baby sit while I go and yell at Doc."
"For what does Doctor Fraiser require discipline?" Teal'c asked.
"Lying to a superior officer. So can you watch him, he's asleep?"
"Indeed I can O'Neill."
"Good. One baby and one diaper bag. Have fun." Jack handed them over.
#
"Doc, get here right now." Jack yelled as he entered the infirmary.
"Is there a problem Colonel?" Janet quickly asked as she appeared.
"Do you know you can get court martialled for lying to a superior officer?" Jack asked.
"Yes sir."
"So would you care to explain to me why you lied to me about Sgt Siler and the maintenance team?"
"Sir?" Janet questioned.
"I've just been informed that Sgt Siler isn't even on the base today and there is no banging so I'd have to say that telling me that there was would constitute lying would it not?"
"Colonel, I may have been mistaken about Sgt Siler being here but maintenance is being carried out." Janet replied.
"Colonel, excuse me sir." A Sgt asked.
"What Sgt?" Jack snapped.
"I just need to advise Dr Fraiser of something sir."
"Can't it wait?" Jack demanded.
"It will just take a minute sir." The Sgt stated.
"Go ahead."
"Ma'am we finished chiselling out the area of wall that was damaged and have re-plastered it. But it will take several hours at least to dry so we've set up a boundary area around it. If you can not disturb the area and we'll come back and repaint it tomorrow. We'll also return the equipment that has been sent to be fixed tomorrow."
"Thank you Sgt." Janet said. "Carry on."
"I guess I owe you an apology." Jack said.
"Colonel, I would never lie to you intentionally. I did need Jacob out of the infirmary while they chiselled out the wall area and you were the only one I could ask to take him. But just out of curiosity where is he right now?"
"With Teal'c." Jack replied.
"Once they've cleared up the mess and the smell has dissipated slightly. I'll go and collected him. Thank you for your assistance."
"Janet I'm sorry I yelled." Jack apologised again.
"Yes sir." Janet said.
TBC