Priorities
A drabblish for ‘tick tock’
By Gumnut
19 Jun 2004

Time was short.

Damnit, Carter hurry up!

He caught her eyes and he knew she knew, but there was no urgency there.

He glanced at Daniel, but the archaeologist avoided him, concentrating on Sam as she spoke.

Only Teal’c seemed to realise the importance of the situation, an edginess to his stance, and perhaps a hint of worry in his calm gaze.

Godamnit!

Even the clock on the wall taunted him, counting the seconds down, continually telling him that his time was running out.

Tock.

Tick.

Tock.

Hammond caught his eye and he flinched. “Colonel? Is there something wrong?”

He made the calculations in his head. Time available, capability of successful charade, possibility of court martial. He sighed.

“No, sir.”

You save the world several times over, yet you don’t even get to watch the Simpsons Halloween Special. Life really sucks.

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FIN.