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Title: What Kind of Payday Has It Been?
Author:
celli
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Summary: "On which of the seven thousand little forms I had to fill out did I misspell Rodney I. McKay? None of them, that's how many."
Notes: Thanks to
barely_bean for the beta.
What Kind of Payday Has It Been?
by Celli Lane
"They got my name wrong," Rodney said, throwing himself down onto the couch. John raised an eyebrow as Rodney swung his muddy boots onto the arm of the couch, but he was thankfully not yet his father, so he left it at just the eyebrow.
"On what?"
"My nameplate. My business cards. My paycheck." Rodney flopped further. "On which of the seven thousand little forms I had to fill out did I misspell Rodney I. McKay? None of them, that's how many."
"Of course not." John didn't say, he didn't even think, anything about Rodney's handwriting.
"At least the military, for all its sins--and it had many--checked these things. Also, I didn't need a nameplate on most of my top secret projects."
"Good point." John started to get up.
"And! And!"
John sat back down.
"When I took my paycheck to the bank to deposit it--how long does it take to set up direct deposit, I ask you? It's a dozen keystrokes--the bank put a hold on it."
"They put a hold on it?"
One of Rodney's hands flailed above the couch. "My account is flagged for a suspicious lack of activity in the last five years. I have to wait a week before the funds are available. A week!"
John forced a straight face. "Need a couple of bucks to get you through the next few days?"
"Shut up. Like it couldn't happen to you."
"I have direct deposit, Rodney."
That gesture? Not a flail.
Rodney's muttering was painfully clear on the important words--"back to Earth," "private sector," "people with 'consulting jobs' making fun of honest working Canadians."
"I'm going to leave you here to complain for yourself and call for dinner. Pizza okay?"
"Fine. Fine." Rodney crossed his arms. "Just tell them to deliver it to Rodney Maaaaackay."
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Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Summary: "On which of the seven thousand little forms I had to fill out did I misspell Rodney I. McKay? None of them, that's how many."
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What Kind of Payday Has It Been?
by Celli Lane
"They got my name wrong," Rodney said, throwing himself down onto the couch. John raised an eyebrow as Rodney swung his muddy boots onto the arm of the couch, but he was thankfully not yet his father, so he left it at just the eyebrow.
"On what?"
"My nameplate. My business cards. My paycheck." Rodney flopped further. "On which of the seven thousand little forms I had to fill out did I misspell Rodney I. McKay? None of them, that's how many."
"Of course not." John didn't say, he didn't even think, anything about Rodney's handwriting.
"At least the military, for all its sins--and it had many--checked these things. Also, I didn't need a nameplate on most of my top secret projects."
"Good point." John started to get up.
"And! And!"
John sat back down.
"When I took my paycheck to the bank to deposit it--how long does it take to set up direct deposit, I ask you? It's a dozen keystrokes--the bank put a hold on it."
"They put a hold on it?"
One of Rodney's hands flailed above the couch. "My account is flagged for a suspicious lack of activity in the last five years. I have to wait a week before the funds are available. A week!"
John forced a straight face. "Need a couple of bucks to get you through the next few days?"
"Shut up. Like it couldn't happen to you."
"I have direct deposit, Rodney."
That gesture? Not a flail.
Rodney's muttering was painfully clear on the important words--"back to Earth," "private sector," "people with 'consulting jobs' making fun of honest working Canadians."
"I'm going to leave you here to complain for yourself and call for dinner. Pizza okay?"
"Fine. Fine." Rodney crossed his arms. "Just tell them to deliver it to Rodney Maaaaackay."
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Date: 2006-01-21 08:07 am (UTC)"And! And!"
John sat back down.
Wow. He is *whipped.*
:loves:
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Date: 2006-01-21 09:48 am (UTC):-) xx
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Date: 2006-01-21 09:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-21 09:56 am (UTC)*is intrigued*
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Date: 2006-01-22 12:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-22 07:28 pm (UTC)Thank you for telling me about the certificates, the quality of my caps sucks and I couldn't read anything.
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Date: 2006-01-21 03:39 pm (UTC)I loved this line: John raised an eyebrow as Rodney swung his muddy boots onto the arm of the couch, but he was thankfully not yet his father, so he left it at just the eyebrow.
Hee...I bet John secretly alphabetizes their cleaning products.
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Date: 2006-01-21 03:44 pm (UTC)John raised an eyebrow as Rodney swung his muddy boots onto the arm of the couch, but he was thankfully not yet his father, so he left it at just the eyebrow.
I will not become my mother! *quick inventory of life* Dammit! When did that happen?
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Date: 2006-01-21 04:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-21 05:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-21 06:05 pm (UTC)John is sooooo whipped.
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Date: 2006-01-21 06:21 pm (UTC)People spelling Rodney's name 'MacKay'. And it's startling how often I saw it in the early days of the fandom. Nice to know Rodney hates it as much as I do.
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Date: 2006-01-21 06:23 pm (UTC)This gets the Math Porn Icon Seal of Approval.
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Date: 2006-01-21 06:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2006-01-21 07:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-21 07:54 pm (UTC)"Fine. Fine." Rodney crossed his arms. "Just tell them to deliver it to Rodney Maaaaackay."
Poor Rodney :) It's a good thing he has John there to be supportive *g*
(and as someone with a last name that is easily butchered, I have an added layer of sympathy on all the misprintings)
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Date: 2006-01-21 11:06 pm (UTC)*curious* Is the "I" canon? I've seen it in a few places in fandom, but don't remember them ever mentioning it on the show.
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Date: 2006-01-22 02:39 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-22 05:38 am (UTC)I second the vote for the I being Ignatius!
You wouldn't think McKay would be that hard. My last name has an apostrophe and two capital letters. *sighs*
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Date: 2006-01-22 09:45 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-22 02:52 pm (UTC)This is awesome, and the voices (as usual) are spot on. :)
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Date: 2006-01-22 03:10 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-22 10:10 pm (UTC)*sniggers and loves*
Apart from loving to hear Rodney complain (which I do love; it's one of life's little indulgences), I love that John knows when he has to be good and listen, and when he's allowed to leave Rodney to stew in his own juices.
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Date: 2006-01-22 11:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-23 04:27 pm (UTC)Cashing cheques takes me 10 WORKING DAYS, so I so know his pain.
Smashing fic :D
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Date: 2006-01-23 05:35 pm (UTC)JoAn JoAnn Jo Ann Jo Anne JoAnne Joann Joanne - hey wait, that one's rightJoanne, plus the "close" variantsJoan, Joanie, Joanna, I know his pain.At least
JonJohn sits and listens to his rant, though his "sympathetic boyfriend" routine needs work. Of course, it may just be that he's found giving Rodney more targets for his ire calms him down faster.Financial crackfic from the Celli - yay! And tax season is coming up fast - congratulations. *g*
*hugs*
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Date: 2006-01-26 07:54 pm (UTC)(Sorry for the late feedback; it's been quite the week)
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Date: 2006-06-04 09:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-06-05 10:15 pm (UTC)*pats*
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Date: 2010-06-28 12:37 pm (UTC)And he has my sympathy. I spend my life spelling my surname and it's not even complicated, there are just options. Does my head in!
Feeling the love for your icon, by the way!