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schtroumph_c ([personal profile] schtroumph_c) wrote2007-11-02 08:19 pm

Mini_nanowrimo 2/30

Episode: Trinity
Obj: 100 Words
Words: 1 082. 0.0
Character: Ronon, Rodney.
Rating: G
Small names spoilers for Reunion. Not Betaed.

It'll never stop being funny the way these peoples looked at him. Sometimes, he wanted to growl just to see if they'll jump of fear. But then, it could piss off Sheppard, and he heard it was not the moment. He already managed to be on the bad side of the only Pegasus habitant of the city he liked spend time with, so…One person furious against him was enough for today.

And about jumpy people, the scientist was alone, eating at a table far away of the people in the Mess, his laptop open before him. He heard Weir yelled at him earlier, and he guessed he was the reason Sheppard was touchy. He didn't know why yet.

So he took his tray, the last cupcake, glared to the person who wanted it but wasn't fast enough, tried to not grin to the face they made and joined McKay.

There he let go the smile, and retained a chuckle when McKay began to glare at the interruption, changed to a slightly afraid look when he realised it was Ronon, to stop on a superior face in a few seconds.

"What do you want?" The voice wasn't as snappy as he expected. Maybe they could have a discussion without him being called a caveman, this time. In the same time…

"Oh for God's sake, use the fork! If you really going to eat at my table, try at least to look civilised!"

Not going to laugh, not going to laugh…
Luckily, McKay went back to his plate, and missed the smile. But he was still ignoring him, typing sometime on the laptop, and erased it after. Still not himself.
"So, no new shiny weapon?" He asked. McKay flinched and closed the computer. Then he just looked at him, hesitant. He wasn't there since a long time, but he never saw him not talking by his own volition. Just to provoke him, he served himself from the other man plate, waiting for the admonition.

"Hey, hey,hey! It's mine! You're plate is full! Why you don't go fight with Teyla, or someone."

"She's not talking to me, and the others are not challenging enough."

"…Not talking to you? Didn't you left together for shopping today?"

"Yeah. It's when I made her furious against me."

"I'm so happy I'm not you right now."

"Yeah, I can see how happy. Why Sheppard is ignoring you?" He asked, pushing his tray to the middle of the table.

McKay hesitated, took a fruit from it rapidly, and without looking him grumbling "Idestroyedasystemsolarandalmostkilledbothofus".

"What?"

"It was empty! And it's not the first time something looks like it's impossible to do, even by my standard, and I managed all the same, it's just the first time I failed! I mean, you know he always pushes me, just last mission, you heard him! How many time I said I couldn't do it and he didn't listen? And okay, fine, I should have listen Radek, but they always count on me being arrogant! It's how I work! I do the impossible because I think I can do the impossible!"

That was better. But he still didn't understood what he did.

"The 'what' was because you forget to articulate. I understood destroy and kill, though."

McKay sighed.

"The weapon exploded. And took 5/6th of the system solar with it. When we were there. Without Caldwell…"

Ronon didn't let him fall back to the state he found him. Breaking the cupcake in two, he handed him one piece and leaned toward him. He already had decided to ignore Teyla's advice of not talking of the events of the day. McKay wasn't Ara, Tyre, or the others, far of it. But some things never change.

"I used Teyla for revenge. Win the trust of the good persons to be able to kill a traitor and a coward."

McKay did the thing with his eyes. How can he open them this big? Is he conscious he do it?

"I…I guess he deserved it?"

"Yes. He led people to their death knowingly, and lived happily without remorse."

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?"

"You did wrong. You know it. That's good. You know better than do it again. At least now, you know when to stop. And you're not the only one to learn something today. He'll have no choice to keep in mind that you're only human. They'll be furious, against you, against themselves, and you can only do two things. One, excuse yourself to them. Two, wait. No brooding, and no whining, will repair faster what's broken."

Rodney stared him, munching his cake. He realised he rarely talked so much, even less with him. He let the surprise pass on, and then, opened the laptop and pushed it toward McKay.

"You were working on something?" He was still looking him, surprised, and answered without stopping his stare.

"Email. To thanks Caldwell."

"Perfect. Then, did you say sorry to the rest?"

"…Not yet. I don't know where to begin. Well, Radek, I think I can. But I don't know if Sheppard will let me talk to him long enough to do it."

"Just do like usual, say what you think. But without the passages who put you in a better light than them. Find Sheppard and follow him until he's forced to listen to you. That won't do any good to wait on it, that'll be better for both of you. Know what? You'll talk to Sheppard while I'll talk to Teyla. Deal?"

Now, the look was contemplative. He stopped watching him like a human beast too stupid to understand the simple things. Ronon was almost sure that won't last, but, he also knew it wasn't mean to be hurtful. If he guessed correctly, this Conan the Barbarian could be an equal of the greatest heroes of Sateda, after all. Not that he'll tell him that. Not yet, anyway.

"Okay, deal. Right now?"

"I'm sure you don't need more food."

"Oh, that's profound. Really profound. Did you even think at the possibility that I could have, oh, I don't know, work to do? I wasn't thinking of eating."

He took their now empty trays, placed them near a counter, bark completely back. Ronon followed him.

"No, you were thinking to set back the moment to deal with your problems."

Rodney sputtered, turned toward him, glaring, and finally left ranting, Ronon behind him with a smile. He wondered how long he could taunt Rodney without him realising it's teasing.

That's when he realised he could get used to a new life here.

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