ENT Fic: How to Dispose of Cranky Technology

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Notes: This is written for “Wasn't it a Grand Explosion?” Month. Yeah, it's a day late. Sorry...RL's been complicated lately. This is dedicated to my husband the Computer Engineer, and to all the old computer hardware parts that are hidden away in the closets in our house, “just in case they're needed for somethin'.” And hubby has that pack-rat mentality of “It might still be useful...even if it's been eight years.”

Trust me, I'm married to an engineer.

This story is based on a real-life visit to a Fourth of July celebration in Lititz, Pennsylvania several years ago. The year before we went, their fireworks display had been delayed two hours because of a glitch in their computer system that timed their explosions. Needless to say, everyone wasn't too happy with their outdated equipment (at the time), so they dispatched it the following year in a most...unusual way.

And although this is from Trip's POV, Malcolm plays a major role in this story. And there's a small reference to another one of my stories, “Trip Gets Stuck.”

R/S and TnT

Please R&R. Thanks.

( How to Dispose of Cranky Technology )

Cookies, Caffeine and other Sources of Comfort

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Notes: For “Midnight Messhall Munchies Month”. The ship's informal “Insomniacs Club” decides to make baked goods for the crew. Can love flourish among the brownies, chocolate-chip cookies and kreyla sweetbread? And what will the Insomniacs Club do about it? Stay tuned.

Just a fluff piece, since I'm working on plenty of angsty-filled projects at the moment. Note: This story is set in Season Four after “Terra Prime”, but before Hoshi and Malcolm get together. Can you find some inside jokes and nods in this story? Virtual cookies for all who do.

Rating: T [for innuendo. Poor Malcolm.]

Pairings: TnT, R/S

Please review! Thanks!

Insomniacs Club #1:

 

( Cookies, Caffeine and other Sources of Comfort )

SGA Fic: Simple Gifts

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Notes: I wrote this SGA story a little while ago, then forgot about it. It's set in early season 1, between “38 Minutes” and “Suspicion”, before the Athosians leave Atlantis for the mainland. So Ford, Grodin and Bates show up here (I gave Bates the first name of Kyle), and I'm assuming that “Sgt. Canada”, aka Chuck Campbell came in with the original Expedition, since we first saw him in “The Brotherhood”.

I really didn't think Bates is the ogre that Sheppard and the others make him out to be. He did have legit concerns, and being paranoid was part of his job. This story focuses on an unlikely set of connections [Chuck, Bates and Halling, though you don't really see Halling in the story.]

Please R&R. This is a change from my usual style of writing. Thanks.

 

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( Simple Gifts )

 

A Klingon and an Englishman Walk into a Bar...

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Notes: In the last story, “Five Words no Engineer Wants to Hear”, Johannes Birkenwald and Philippe Trieste mentions a story about Malcolm outdrinking a Klingon in an offworld bar. Well, here's the story. It's a companion piece/prequel (not really a tag) to “Five Words...”, but it can also be read as a stand-alone.

Reference to “Star Wars”, and a certain barfly in Quark's Bar (DS9), though he's not mentioned by name. We don't know how long-lived his species is, so he shows up here.

Rating: T

 

( A Klingon and an Englishman Walk into a Bar... )