Short Stories 7

Pandelirium

by BlueLotus

URL: http://www.stargateslash.com/asb/blotus/shorts07.php
Summary: Another team night, and the guys go out
Info: Challenge entry for the 123fic challenge at SSD. Thanks to Marah for her fast beta!

Friday nights are team nights, usually held at my house. Team nights consist of two large pizza's, with an assortment of topping's - but never anchovies or fruit... and if I ever find that person who decided fish and fruit belong on a pizza, I'll shoot him. With the pizzas there has to be beer, and I'll even allow that witch-piss Daniel calls Egyptian beer in my house, 'cause he gets drunk really fast on that stuff, and he's fun when he's drunk. And an SG1 team night isn't complete without a movie - and the choice of which one is always left to Teal'c.

It's what we always do. So when Carter and Daniel suggested we go out this Friday evening, it kind of threw me.

"Jack, Teal'c needs to experience the Earthly custom of going out for cheeseburgers," Daniel had argued passionately. Now, I'd have believed him if only Carter hadn't been standing there grinning with a twinkle in her eyes. Something smelled fishy, and it wasn't anchovies!

Reluctantly I agreed... Reluctantly! Ha! Badgered into it more like, but when Daniel bats those big blue eyes at me, quickly followed by that cute playful grin, I'm toast - and the bastard knows it.

So, we donned casual clothes, looking like a group of misfits from a Bad Taste convention... I mean, we couldn't have looked more mismatched if we tried! I had on my jeans and a leather jacket, and actually I looked pretty damned hot, if I do say so myself. Carter had this two piece thing going on - a maroon skirt short enough to be classified as a belt (the thing hardly covered her ass, for crying out loud!) and a dark brown sweater. Daniel, well I really need to take that man shopping! Tweed? Geez! And then there was Teal'c. Let me put it this way... The last team night we had? We watched The Blues Brothers! He even had the sunglasses!!

Needless to say we turned a few heads!

Carter had picked the joint, not the usual busy fast food place, but a diner half way down the interstate. The place was stuck in a surreal time warp. Fifties decor, fifties music, fifties food with today's prices!

Cheeseburgers and fries with thick milkshakes - a total cholesterol nightmare! But totally delicious! I even forgave Carter for not mentioning the dancing competition that was held there every Friday night! And although I refused point blank (as did Daniel, I might add) She and Teal'c got up and danced. Now I know why he watched Pulp Fiction so many times.

For a Team Night, it was a lot of fun!

That is, until we got home.

I'd dropped Carter home and Teal'c off at the mountain... something about grumbling symbiotes, or something... Then Daniel and I came back here to my place and I was looking forward to a little extra-curricular activity with my archaeologist... but alas, it wasn't to be.

Daniel is currently being one with my toilet, and I'm feeling just as bad laying prostrate on the floor next to him. The room's spinning and I'm seeing pretty colours, and Daniel is mumbling evil things about Goa'ulds in between retching...

It seems the cheeseburgers weren't as cracked up as they seemed. Food poisoning! I can't believe it! Well, yes I can... With the pandemonium that is our lives, what's a little delirium?

Pandelirium. Now, that's a great word! I must try and remember that and tell Daniel... but first, gonna be sick again. "Move, Daniel!!!"

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