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*blushes* I posted about the fics I had in progress in hopes of shaking something loose. Look what shook - something completely different. Sorry!


Title: Girls’ Night Out
Author: Allyndra          
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: FRT
Word Count: 737
Summary: The ladies of Atlantis do and see the most entertaining things.
Disclaimer: Somewhere through a quantum mirror there’s a world where the fans own these characters, but this is not that world. They are not mine, and I make no profit.
 


Anyone who said that all scientists were boring or all Marines were dour had never encountered the ladies of Atlantis on their night off. It had started out as a coincidence, a group of women who just happened to be heading to the mess at the same time, around the end of the evening shift. There was only one free table, and they'd all wound up together, an odd amalgamation of social scientists, hard scientists, and soldiers. Conversation had been stilted and awkward until Ronon walked past. The group ass-staring and collective sighing broke the ice surprisingly well.
 
Laura Cadman and Katie Brown were the ringleaders. They set up girls-only training classes with Teyla, which combined stick fighting and step aerobics, bartered with Zelenka for alcohol to liven up their parties, and hoarded snacks for their poker games. Miko Kusanagi was much less boisterous, but she made important contributions of her own. Miko was the one who discovered the room with heated pools of different sizes and kept quiet about her discovery until *after* the ladies' hot tub party.
 
Over the months that they'd been getting together, the group had created some pretty entertaining nights. Laura considered their greatest success the time she'd convinced both Elizabeth Weir *and* Kate Heightmeyer to join their party. She'd not only gotten them drunk on Zelenka's moonshine and convinced them to sing karaoke, she'd managed to videotape the whole thing.
 
Tonight, the group was small, just Laura, Katie, Miko, and Lt. Allison Crown. They were taking the long way through the halls on their way to the south pier, where Katie had planned a picnic.
 
"Okay, okay. Dr. Zelenka," Allison suggested, swinging her basket of food in one hand.
 
"Haircut," several women chorused.
 
"But other than that, he's really not bad," Laura insisted. "He's got pretty eyes, and you gotta love a man with an accent." Which, of course, left her wide open to teasing about her predilection for blue-eyed European men.
 
"Dr. Kavanaugh?" Katie asked, wrinkling her nose even as she said it.
 
"Oh God! Definitely a haircut," Laura responded. "Get him to ditch the glasses and find some Ancient device to give him a personality transplant." They talked as they walked, working their way through the majority of their mutual male acquaintances, suggesting criticisms and describing what changes would be required to make them attractive.
 
Then Allison laughed and asked, "Dr. McKay?" The group was silent for a variety of reasons. Katie had dated the man, so she clearly found him attractive, Laura had a soft spot for him, courtesy of her time stuck in his head (even if she occasionally threatened to tap dance on his smug little face, she meant it affectionately), and Miko had been nursing a hero-worshipping crush on her boss since she'd first joined his team.
 
"Well," Katie finally ventured, "It's not like he isn't *physically* attractive ..."
 
"If only there were a way to shut him up," Laura concluded. The other three nodded their agreement, Miko a little shamefacedly. They walked on in silent contemplation of the potential hotness of a non-verbally-abusive Rodney McKay.
 
They'd just turned a corner when Allison, who was at the front of the pack, stopped dead in her tracks, a quiet whimpering noise escaping her throat. The other women almost piled into her before they saw why she'd stopped.
 
Just ahead of them was one of the walls that opened like a series of screens. It was halfway open, and framed between two of the panels was the sight of Colonel Sheppard pressing Dr. McKay back against a table, kissing him fiercely. He had McKay pinned to the table with his hips, one hand cradling the back of McKay's head, while the other cupped his jaw, holding him still. From the way McKay's fists were curled into Sheppard's shirt, he wasn't trying to get away.
 
"Oh, yeah," Laura breathed. "That would work."
 
Allison and Katie nodded. Miko just stared, her eyes huge behind her glasses. Katie reached into one of the picnic baskets and pulled out a bag of dried fruit. It wasn't as good as popcorn, but it gave them something to munch as the women settled back silently against the corridor wall to watch the show.
 
It was generally agreed to be the best Atlantis girls' night ever. 
 
Until Katie held her illicit harvest and Ronon accepted her invitation to come sample the herbs with them.
 

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Date: 2007-06-11 04:50 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] lamardeuse.livejournal.com
Heeeee. John and Rodney, spectator sport. :)

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
My favorite sport! Now that they know about it, I could totally see the ladies of Atlantis arranging alone time for McKay and Sheppard just so they can sneak up and watch. And maybe they would try to manipulate things by arranging the furniture a certain way or casually leaving products that could double as lube lying arround, in order to get the kind of outcome they're in the mood for.

It would be the new Atlantean pastime.

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Date: 2007-06-11 04:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mymanifesto.livejournal.com
ROFL! I wish I could join them. What a show! Hopefully one of the ladies brought a camera. *ggg*

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Oooh! Laura could run and get the video camera she used to tape drunk!Elizabeth and Kate. Then they could watch the tape during video nights. :o)

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Date: 2007-06-11 05:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aislinnrae.livejournal.com
That was brilliant, hun. Great work ^^
What a show indeed *snicker*
And, um, illicit harvest, you say? Ronon and a room full of women? Hmmmmmm...

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Yay! Thanks. I love John and Rodney hugely and passionately, but, ummmm, Ronon is hot. Seriously hot. Katie's little harvest was the culmination of months of plotting on the part of the ladies. They're devious like that.

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Date: 2007-06-11 05:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] saffie-lew.livejournal.com
Wow. That was funny and perfect and John and Rodney are so hot. Someone should draw that last scene.

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Thank you so much! If someone drew that scene, I would frame it and put it on my office wall. People would accuse me of being unprofessional, but I would just point at the picture and ask if they really thought I should take it down. And they would look at it and their outrage and willpower would crumble in the face of the hotness.

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Date: 2007-06-11 05:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] callmerizzo.livejournal.com
Oh, those lucky, lucky women! ;-)

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
I know! I never walk in on stuff like that. *scuffs foot dejectedly in the dirt*

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] libra-traveller.livejournal.com
That was awesome, the best line for me was the quiet wimpering noise.

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Heeee! It seemed like a very natural response to me. :o)

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Date: 2007-06-11 06:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] azilver.livejournal.com
that is a moment worth commemorating, cadman, dear! and then replayed numerous times...in stereo...
she can also use this moment to illustrate that, yes, she was inside rodney and it was good and she got him naked....
now you just know they're gonna get caught watching the two one day in the mess and giggling and blushing while john gets paranoid and rodney is oblivious
aza

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Date: 2007-06-11 09:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
now you just know they're gonna get caught watching the two one day in the mess and giggling and blushing while john gets paranoid and rodney is oblivious

Yes! And then when Rodney finally notices, he'll stomp over to them and say, "What?!" in his most intimidating voice, but it will completely fail to intimidate the ladies because they'll notice the hickey peeking out where the zipper on his shirt slipped down, and they'll giggle more and he'll get that bewildered look on his face and John will put a hand on his elbow and pull him away, and they'll all stop giggling and sigh moonily.

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Date: 2007-06-11 07:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adafrog.livejournal.com
Oh wow, I'd so be there!

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Date: 2007-06-11 09:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Right there with you. I'll bring the snacks.

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Date: 2007-06-11 07:22 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] suki-blue.livejournal.com
Brilliant! Oh how I wish I could just turn a corner at work and see that. ~drools~

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Date: 2007-06-11 09:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Me too! Things like that never happen at my work. Although one of my coworkers bears a noticeable resemblance to David Boreanaz (the young David, before he got oddly square in the face).

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Date: 2007-06-11 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wpadmirer.livejournal.com
This is wonderful. And I agree, both the show and the night with Ronon would be the best girls' nights ever.

WP

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Date: 2007-06-11 10:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Thank you! I envy they're resourcefulness and luck. My girls' nights usually consist of watching The Princess Bride or Say Anything and making margaritas. Which is still fun, but ...

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Date: 2007-06-11 08:51 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] cayendi.livejournal.com
and later that night, the boys wondered why there were small puddles on the floor just outside the room.

*sigh* wish I was there

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Date: 2007-06-11 10:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
*snicker* I wish I was there too. Oooh! Someone should make smutty McShep postcards that we can send with the message "Don't you wish you were here?" on them. (and in my head, that followed logically from your comment)

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Date: 2007-06-11 09:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bibliokat.livejournal.com
Girls' nights are awesome!

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Date: 2007-06-11 10:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
That's 'cause girls rule! *is sometimes 12*

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Date: 2007-06-11 09:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] peapods42.livejournal.com
1. Illicit harvest is hilarious. It's always the quiet ones.
2. Yummy, yummy, yummy. Bravo. Love.

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Date: 2007-06-11 10:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
1. Hey, you think she got into botany for wheat or something?
2. They are so yummy. If only they would film the makeout sessions for the series. *sighs*

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Date: 2007-06-11 10:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] merctales.livejournal.com
*snerk*

I kinda like Zelenka's hair, and I doubt even a personality transplant could salvage Kavanaugh, but I love the little show they're treated to. :D Nice job.

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Date: 2007-06-12 12:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
I actually find Kavanaugh kind of attractive. *hides in shame* A total ass who should be tormented and mocked, though. *peeks out of hiding place*

Thanks for commenting!

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Date: 2007-06-12 12:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] psyko-kittie.livejournal.com
EEEE. A wonderful story. :)

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Date: 2007-06-12 04:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Thanks! And I am totally digging your Ariel icon, btw.

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Date: 2007-06-12 05:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sulien77.livejournal.com
Heee! Oh, this is wonderfully funny! And boy howdy, wouldn't I love to be standing there with them! Please do tell me that you have more along this line somewhere? Thanks muchly for sharing this one! *still grinning like a loon*

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Date: 2007-06-12 05:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Cadman seems like such a firecracker. I had this overpowering urge to see her as the leader of this band of Atlantean ladies determined to have a good time, no matter how many rules they had to break. I don't have any more written for this, but I'll let it percolate and see. I had a blast with this, even though it's so short.

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Date: 2007-06-12 05:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sulien77.livejournal.com
Sorry, last comment here, I promise! I forgot to add that the scene with the ladies roving the halls en route to the picnic reminded me of attending a fan convention. The Q&A's with the stars and such are always fun, but it's the hanging out and dishing that are the most fun. If you've never been to a convention, they are worth doing just for that!

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Date: 2007-06-12 05:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Oh, what fun! I've never been to a con (despite both having tickets to and living within driving distance of Dragon*Con two years ago. *grumbles*).

And you have no need to apologize for chatty comments. The ability to view and talk back to comments is one of my favorite things about LJ.

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Date: 2007-06-12 11:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maybeido.livejournal.com
fandfdsklfjdsklf ronon high in a room filled with women! damn, what I would give to be there *g*

mcshep viewing, too, actually! hahah <3 <3 <3

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Date: 2007-06-13 03:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Yay! Thank you. I agree, high!Ronon in a room with the ladies (who all want to get in his leather pants) is a great thought. And, to me personally, funny as hell. I can imagine all kinds of craziness.

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Date: 2007-06-16 11:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rasah.livejournal.com
OMG! that was so funny! and also hot, john pushing rodney up against the table... mmmm... nice ;)

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Date: 2007-06-18 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
I love when I hear that something I wrote was funny! It totally validates my sense of humor. Thanks!

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Date: 2007-06-18 09:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lyonza.livejournal.com
I can't believe I missed this notice when it came through. *does happy dancing*

Please, please please please please write more. I was laughing loudly, it was so hawt, and the way the women had fun...

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Date: 2007-06-19 05:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Yay for happy dancing and laughing out loud! If I can write more for this and I feel it's fit to post, I promise I will.

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Date: 2007-06-19 12:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nimnod.livejournal.com
So cute! I'm now imagining people in the ladies club starting to write McShep slash =)

And yes, please write more, whatever it may be =)

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Date: 2007-06-19 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
Bwahahaha! The Atlantis Ladies' Slashers Club. And then Lorne will try to join, because he thinks it's for people who like horror movies, and he'll have to leave, blushing wildly after listening to Cadman read her latest story out loud.

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Date: 2007-07-15 11:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eveningblue.livejournal.com
Late here, but I loved this.

I like the watching, but even more than that I like the idea that the women would keep their secret.

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Date: 2007-07-17 03:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] allyndra.livejournal.com
*g* I'll take feedback whenever it comes.

Thank you! I like to see Atlantis as a close knit community, and these women wouldn't want to endanger that. Even though they're willing to violate John & Rodney's privacy a bit, they still care about them eough to protect them when it counts. That's how the Atlantis that lives in my head works.

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