Under the microscope - part 13
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M - Cat, talk to me.
S - Mickey, how did it go?
M - I almost hit him.
S - You what?!
M - He didn't seem to get that Jack didn't have a choice, and I kinda lost it.
S - How bad?
M - There was yelling.
S - Oh God.
M - Don't worry, he went a bit quiet after I yelled at him about what those pigs would have done to you if Jack had let them take you, so I think I got through.
S - Mick, we don't know that anything would have happened.
M - Yes we bloody well do! Daniel said those bastards were looking at you in a way that made him want to kill them and lock you in a convent. Don't pretend you didn't notice.
S - He said that?
M - Yes he did. And that's what I told Woolsey. I made it absolutely clear to him that the only other way out of that situation involved you getting raped. He looked a bit shocked.
S - I'll bet he did.
Pause
M - You okay?
S - Sure. I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?
M - You mean aside from the obvious investigation jitters? I guess I just wondered whether all this talk about you getting raped is giving you the . . . I dunno, shivers.
S - I'm not scared to go out and looking over my shoulder at every guy I see, if that's what you mean.
M - Were you scared?
S - On P8Y 252? No. The guys were there, and I had my gun. I wasn't scared.
M - I would have been. I guess that's why I'm an admin help and not a field officer.
S - You'd make a great field officer. I've always thought that.
M - Nah. Give me paper work and memos any day. I love my desk.
S - And the Colonel thinks I'm a geek.
M - I'm too cool to be a geek.
S - Ha! Too loopy maybe.
M - This is all gonna blow over, Sam.
S - I hope so.
M - He wants you at 1300 hours.
S - D'oh.
M - You talked to Jack recently?
S - No. I think he's hiding in his office. A bit like I'm doing, actually.
M - I have to write a report on how you and Jack 'interact on base'. Good luck for later.
S - Thanks. I have a feeling I'll need it.
M - Luv ya.
S - Bye.
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M - Jack? Daniel? Teal'c?
J - Yeah.
D - Mickey?
M - Hey guys. T, you there?
Pause
J - I think he said something about getting in some Kel'no'reem.
M - Okay, then, I'll catch up with him later.
J - How did it go?
M - Ah, not sure.
J - Uh oh.
M - It's not like I said anything incriminating. I just . . . lost my temper a bit. Yelled a lot about how Sam would have got raped if you hadn't done what you did.
D - I shiver every time I hear that.
J - Join the club.
M - I don't think Sam particularly likes hearing it either.
D - I've been trying not to say the word in front of her.
M - Me too. I think the thought scares her more than she's letting on.
J - She had her interview yet?
M - She's having it now.
D - She didn't say. I would have wished her luck.
M - I did it for you.
J - She okay?
M - I dunno. I mean, no, obviously she's scared she's gonna lose her job. I'm keeping an eye on her.
D - She's not as tough as she likes to make out.
M - I know. Don't worry, I'm not letting her play the tough guy.
J - She opens up to you anyway.
D - Must be a girl thing.
M - Woman thing, Danny, we're not teenagers.
J - You act like one though.
M - Hark who's talking!
D - Seriously though, this is all just gonna blow over, isn't it?
J - Course it is. We've done nothing wrong.
M - There's no evidence to the contrary, so Woolsey's got nothing to go on.
D - Good.
Pause
J - So . . .
D - So.
M - So?
J - I got paperwork to do.
M - Me too.
D - Let us know how Sam does, Mick?
M - Sure. Later, guys.
J - See ya
D - Bye
Hope you liked it! Thanks for reading.
Beka
