celli: a woman and a man holding hands, captioned "i treasure" (McKay)
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Title: What Kind of Payday Has It Been?
Author: [livejournal.com profile] 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 [livejournal.com profile] 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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Date: 2006-01-21 08:07 am (UTC)
ext_2117: (Wheee!)
From: [identity profile] rokeon.livejournal.com
"Good point." John started to get up.

"And! And!"

John sat back down.


Wow. He is *whipped.*

:loves:

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Date: 2006-01-21 09:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hotspur18.livejournal.com
So cool. *hugs all those who rely on the paycheck, like me*

:-) xx

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Date: 2006-01-21 09:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flatlanddan.livejournal.com
I feel the mans pain. Excellent stuff dude :thumbs-up:

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Date: 2006-01-21 09:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] not-sally.livejournal.com
I?
*is intrigued*

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Date: 2006-01-22 12:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] teawith.livejournal.com
Ingram - it's the most likely reading of the certificates in Rodney's room in Duet.

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Date: 2006-01-22 07:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] not-sally.livejournal.com
Well, it'd make sense considering before they decided the wanted Rodney on SGA, the science-type character they had come up with was called Ingram.
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 12:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] farwing.livejournal.com
*grins* Poor Rodney. Poor John that he has to listen to Rodney. Though he kind of likes that part, I bet.

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Date: 2006-01-21 12:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sffan.livejournal.com
Heeee.

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Date: 2006-01-21 01:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rasmizar.livejournal.com
Heeee, poor Rodeny Makay ;-)

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Date: 2006-01-21 02:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] revelininsanity.livejournal.com
Rodney's day sounds like mine was.

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Date: 2006-01-21 02:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serialkarma.livejournal.com
Heeeeee! Oh, you do snark so well, sweetie!

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Date: 2006-01-21 03:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] porntestpilot.livejournal.com
The I still gets me. Poor Rodney. I'd stab someone if they tried to hide my money.

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Date: 2006-01-21 03:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emrinalexander.livejournal.com
Poor poor Rodney, the hold for lack of activity was the lowest blow, too *G*.

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)
From: [identity profile] ex-iinga.livejournal.com
This is actually my favorite 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.

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)
From: [identity profile] noelql.livejournal.com
***snickers***

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Date: 2006-01-21 05:53 pm (UTC)
zoerayne: (john & rodney miss me)
From: [personal profile] zoerayne
Man, poor Rodney. *g*

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Date: 2006-01-21 06:05 pm (UTC)
ext_1101: (SGA-Cute Alien Thingy by nomadicwriter)
From: [identity profile] lunasky.livejournal.com
Hee hee! This was too funny. :)

John is sooooo whipped.

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Date: 2006-01-21 06:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lucia-tanaka.livejournal.com
My biggest fanfic pet peeve ever:

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)
From: [identity profile] ilexa.livejournal.com
You are awesome. Poor Rodney.

This gets the Math Porn Icon Seal of Approval.

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Date: 2006-01-21 06:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adafrog.livejournal.com
lol Great story.

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Date: 2006-01-21 06:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daemonluna.livejournal.com
Hee. I totally sympathize with Rodney since I am constantly correcting the world on how to spell my first name.

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Date: 2006-01-21 06:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] roguewords.livejournal.com
Hee! So cute!

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Date: 2006-01-21 07:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barely-bean.livejournal.com
I know it wasn't funny when this happened to you, but it really is adorable when it happens to Rodney. *snugs*

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Date: 2006-01-21 07:23 pm (UTC)
aithine: (Rodney & John - blue)
From: [personal profile] aithine
LOL Poor Rodney. *vbg*

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Date: 2006-01-21 07:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pollitt.livejournal.com
"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."


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)
From: [identity profile] torakowalski.livejournal.com
Heh, aww poor Rodney *g*

*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)
From: [identity profile] fourteenlines.livejournal.com
Hee! And, Sorkin reference! And I be the "I." totally stands for "Ignatius." Mm-hmm.

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Date: 2006-01-22 05:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bibliokat.livejournal.com
Hee, Rodney's initials! My sister's are BAD;)

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)
From: [identity profile] delurker.livejournal.com
Hee! *loves*

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Date: 2006-01-22 02:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xanphibian.livejournal.com
Bwahahaha! Poor Rodney, I hope he never comes across ff.net to see how they butcher his name THERE.

This is awesome, and the voices (as usual) are spot on. :)

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Date: 2006-01-22 03:10 pm (UTC)
paranoidangel: PA (Default)
From: [personal profile] paranoidangel
Poor Rodney. I do actually know people whose names have been spelt wrong after submitting a form electronically, never mind misreading handwriting.

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Date: 2006-01-22 10:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] out-there.livejournal.com
That gesture? Not a flail.

*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)
From: [identity profile] ceitie.livejournal.com
Heh, very nice. Earth life is so hard compared to Atlantis...

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Date: 2006-01-23 04:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cynicalcylon.livejournal.com
"That gesture? Not a flail."

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)
From: [identity profile] djinanna.livejournal.com
So cute! Poor Rodney! With as many ways there are to spell JoAn JoAnn Jo Ann Jo Anne JoAnne Joann Joanne - hey wait, that one's right Joanne, plus the "close" variants Joan, Joanie, Joanna, I know his pain.

At least Jon John 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)
From: [identity profile] gnomi.livejournal.com
Oh, how I feel Rodney's pain. I used to joke that one day I was going to track down this Naomi Bernstein and give her all her mis-directed mail and faxes.

(Sorry for the late feedback; it's been quite the week)

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Date: 2006-06-04 09:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davincis-girl.livejournal.com
Too funny. I like what you get about their relationship through this interaction rather then through the less subtle inner voices seen in many fics.

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Date: 2007-06-05 10:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eliyes.livejournal.com
Oh, I feel for him! The phone company mispelled my name three years ago and refuse to change it. Nevermind that now it has an UNHAPPY WORD in it that SHOULD NOT BE THERE.

*pats*

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Date: 2010-06-28 12:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hajimebassaidai.livejournal.com
I love the mis-spelling, that's hilarious! Plus his reaction to it!

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!

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