Jonas Quinn continued staring at the body at his feet long after Jack had ordered Carter to get back to the gate and dial Earth. Teal'c had followed her, raising an eyebrow at Jonas and then sharing a glance with Jack.
Jack frowned as he approached his newest teammate. They stood in silence until Jonas finally spoke. "I've been responsible for horrible things. I've seen people die. It's never been like this, this close. I shot him. I ended a man's life for no other reason than that his views on life didn't agree with mine."
"No, you shot him because he was chasing us in order to capture and then kill us," Jack stated emphatically.
"I suppose," Jonas replied with a sigh. He continued gazing at the body a few more moments before shaking himself and starting to walk away. "You probably think I'm weak," he commented as they headed for the gate.
Jack waited a moment before replying. "It's not a bad thing that killing someone isn't second nature to you. God knows it comes too easily to me sometimes." They walked on in silence for a long moment. "The best thing any of us can do is try not to have shoot someone next time." He grimaced. "Doesn't always work, though."
Jonas nodded curtly.
A/N: I'm currently watching season 6. Much as I love Daniel, I like Jonas a lot, too. He doesn't get enough love. Side note, can I just say it is completely uncool how the writers like to leave characters with unknown fates? They imply bad things what with Tollana being destroyed and Langara falling to the Ori, but would it have killed them to state clearly what happened to Narim and Jonas?