A/N: OK, on with the absurd theorising…
Sorry this is short, but I'm glossing over a year, here, might as well be obvious. Thanks for reading, everyone!
Chapter Three - ATLANTIS
It wasn't that easy of course, to forget that Rodney McKay existed. Rodney was an ever-present, and increasingly arrogant, Chief of Science. That's how it seemed to Elizabeth. She began to find his attitude distasteful, and let him know it from time to time. She used to enjoy his blunt personality, but now it just irked. He had let her down, let women everywhere down. Knowing he'd had some kind of casual fling made her angry, deep inside. His daily behaviour confirmed his egotistical and selfish nature. Sometimes he pretended so hard to impress her it was just offensive - pretending like he cared, she thought in disgust.
She found herself drawn to the distant nature of John. It was easy to see where you stood. He didn't lie or cheat or pretend he was something he wasn't. You got what you saw. And he didn't pretend about his feelings. Any emotion he showed at any time was genuine. Sometimes it was exasperation or disagreement, even defiance, but at least it was real. And she had always cared what happened to John. And wasn't afraid to show it.
TBC
A/N: Tomorrow, the real action begins. Or, and I may be paraphrasing here (Hi Reefgirl!), I think the waste products will impact upon the ventilation system…