ext_1675 ([identity profile] laceymcbain.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] sga_flashfic2006-01-26 03:44 pm

Three Email by Lacey McBain (G)

Title: Three Email
Author: Lacey McBain
Pairing: none
Rating: G
Word Count: ~ 900
Summary: Kavanagh sent three encrypted email from The Daedalus.
Notes: Spoilers for "Critical Mass" - dialogue between Kavanagh/Weir taken from there. Reference to Dr. Lindsay from "Coup d'Etat." I'm not sure what Kavanagh's first name actually is, but he's Calvin in a lot of fics, and I used that.


Three Email

“We’ve been going over the communication logs from The Daedalus, and it seems you sent three unauthorized encoded messages back to Atlantis shortly after the dialing was halted.”

***

Subject: (no subject)
From: Dr. C. Kavanagh <kavanagh@atlantis.net>
Date: 20/01/2006 13:55 AST
To: Dr. E. Lindsay <lindsay@atlantis.net>

Emily,

I have no idea when you’ll get this, but I hope you’re on one of your weekly expeditions to MX1-177. There’s a bomb on Atlantis—at least according to SGC intelligence, and yeah, you know what that means—but seriously, if you can get out, do it. I want you to be safe, and although I’m sure McKay will think he’s some kind of bomb expert, I wouldn’t trust my life to him. Or yours.

Maybe I didn’t say it strongly enough while I was on Atlantis, but I do care about you. I just can’t stay there any longer. Sooner or later McKay’s going to get everyone killed, and if he doesn’t, Sheppard and Weir will. Believe me, the SGC will be hearing about them when I get back.

I’m sorry it ended the way it did. I hoped coming back would give us another chance, but … well, you know what happened. I suppose there’s no point dwelling on it, but if I could change things, I would. I hope you believe me, Emily.

I’m not supposed to be sending this, but I had to say something. For what it’s worth, you made my time on Atlantis worthwhile, and I’ll never forget that. I hope someday you can forgive me. Be safe.

Yours,
Calvin
--
“The hope that new experiments will lead us back to objective events in time and space is about as well founded as the hope of discovering the end of the world in the unexplored regions of the Antarctic.” – Werner Heisenberg

***

“I have a few friends here I was concerned about. I wanted to see if they were all right.”

“I thought you said you didn’t have any friends.”


***

Subject: Professional Concern
From: Dr. C. Kavanagh <kavanagh@atlantis.net>
Date: 20/01/2006 13:30 AST
To: Dr. R. Zelenka <zelenka@atlantis.net>

Dear Dr. Zelenka,

Because I respect your work as a colleague, I feel it is my professional obligation to point out the error in allowing Dr. McKay to remain as Chief Scientist. On more than one occasion, the man has been almost entirely responsible for the near-destruction of Atlantis, not to mention the destruction of three-quarters of a solar system. The fact that people only refer to it as “that slip-up on Doranda” doesn’t make what he did any less devastating.

Dr. McKay may be a decent scientist, but he doesn’t listen to anyone. Not you. Not even Lt. Colonel Sheppard, who I blame just as much as McKay for what happened with Doranda. The two of them—well, I’ve made my concerns known to Dr. Weir, and will reiterate them to General O’Neill when I get back to Earth. Sooner or later they’re going to run into someone who won’t put up with the little arrangement they’ve got going.

I just wanted to say that I would’ve made an effort to stay if Weir would’ve considered my suggestion to place you in charge of the Science Division. I knew there was no way she would ever consider me for the position because it would look like American favoritism, but you would’ve been a good choice to replace McKay. I’m sorry she didn’t take me seriously.

I hope you survive McKay’s term as Chief Scientist.

Best wishes,
Dr. C. Kavanagh
--
“The hope that new experiments will lead us back to objective events in time and space is about as well founded as the hope of discovering the end of the world in the unexplored regions of the Antarctic.” – Werner Heisenberg

***

“Now the messages were encrypted, but don’t worry, I’ve got people deciphering them right now.”

***

Subject: Patient File C-1007
From: Dr. C. Kavanagh <kavanagh@atlantis.net>
Date: 20/01/2006 12:08 AST
To: Dr. C. Beckett <beckett@atlantis.net>

Dear Dr. Beckett,

I wanted to thank you for your recent discretion regarding my case, and for not questioning my decision to leave Atlantis. I just can’t stay here any longer, and it will be better for everyone this way. I appreciate your concern, and although I don't doubt the sincerity of your insistence that you'll continue to research the problem, I’m sure your skills will be needed for other things, especially given Dr. McKay's propensity to blow things up.

I will, however, contact Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Yoshimi as soon as I reach Earth. Thank you for forwarding my case file to them; it will aid in the treatment process, I’m sure, although I know there’s no cure. I’m still hopeful, though, that perhaps a solution can be found.

If the worst comes to pass, as I fear it might, I’ve given instructions for you to be notified. Please advise Dr. Lindsay of the true circumstances of my sudden departure. I didn't have the courage to tell her. She's the only one on Atlantis that needs to know.

Thank you for all you’ve done.

Sincerely,
Calvin Kavanagh
--
“The hope that new experiments will lead us back to objective events in time and space is about as well founded as the hope of discovering the end of the world in the unexplored regions of the Antarctic.” – Werner Heisenberg

***

Elizabeth closed the file containing the decrypted email, and sat back, one hand rubbing against her aching forehead.

“Oh, God,” she murmured to herself. “What have we become?”


THE END

Feedback and con crit always welcome.
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[identity profile] cathexys.livejournal.com 2006-01-26 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
that was wonderful!!! so kavanagh, prick yet more sympathetic than on the show, more multidimnsional...loved the sig file! just perfect!!!!

thank you!!!

so, was it something that he contracted in the pegasus galaxy???
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[identity profile] slm76.livejournal.com 2006-01-26 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, this was interesting and I really liked how it was written. Everyone has their reasons for acting the way they do, even if those reasons don't always come across. I also liked how you separated those emails with quotes from the episode. It blended very well with how the episode itself was shot.

[identity profile] sylvertongue.livejournal.com 2006-01-26 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Very well done, and fandom needed this, I think.

Thanks for sharing.

[identity profile] ria-kukalaka.livejournal.com 2006-01-26 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, I love this. So nice (and incredibly rare) to see a fuller view on Kavanagh. I especially like the second one, this is exactly how I would imagine their relationship would be. Thanks.

[identity profile] fan-this.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. Simply? This was fantastic.

Also, I couldn't hide the giggle when you called him Calvin...so PERFECT for so many reasons.

:giggles:

[identity profile] jissa.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. I *really* like what you did these. I've been wondering for a while now who Kavanagh sent the emails to, and you explain it so very well.

Thanks so much for writing this!

[identity profile] skeddy-kat.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Your Kavanagh had hidden depths! Hooray! I wish the writers had added the dimension to the episode that you just did. I also loved your take on Elizabeth's reaction to reading the emails. Thanks for sharing.

[identity profile] xanphibian.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Totally awesome. Really. Love this. And the end? Ooof. In the gut.

[identity profile] mmmchelle.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
You captured his voice so well that I could hear it in my head--not an entirely pleasant experience.

I liked the story a great deal, even if it did make me hear Kavanaugh in my head. /g/

[identity profile] not-sally.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Loved this. I hate that just because Kavanagh is slightly an asshole, people automatically assume he's evil. I mean, Rodney can be just as abrasive and he gets by ok. Furthermore, I love Rodney. Which is why I found it so preposterous when the whole Kavanagh thing began.
If they gave us in canon something beyond the fact that he doesn't like Weir as a clue (example: he's incompetent, he's a danger to those around him, he's careless, whatever) I could understand, but the whole problem with Kavanagh always seemed to be the fact he was just unpopular! (which is also why I loved Rodney not agreeing to the torture thing).
The episode should have ended differently, because it only helped to prove Kavanagh's point, Elizabeth is incompetent and is ruled by her feelings to a dangerous degree. I really wouldn't want Kavanagh on the front line either, because he's to extreme an opposite, but I did like that at least the writers didn't support this stupid high school-ish idea of not-nice = evil.
So anyway, great fic.

[identity profile] purna.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
I liked this a lot. I don't consider myself a Kavanaugh-hater, but I certainly never really liked him. I did find him somewhat more sympathetic in Critical Mass--the "I don't have any friends" statement mostly. This piece definitely built on that, and explained some of his strange behavior. I also like how you've driven home Weir's reaction to her morally skewed decision on the show.

I wish this story had been the coda to the episode!

[identity profile] magus-minor.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Ouch.

And ouch again, for a different reason. You made me feel sorry for the ferret!

[identity profile] cjk1701.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 09:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, awesome! Lovely story, and a lovely way to add more dimensions to everybody's favourite pony-tailed bastard.

What's the condition you gave him? Or just something random and terminal?
ext_1771: Joe Flanigan looking A-Dorable. (john byron - sga)

[identity profile] monanotlisa.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Excellent, excellent ficlet with a final few paragraphs that left us stunned -- very well done, but then, it's *you*. *g*

Thanks.

[identity profile] starrylizard.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice! I tried to come up with something like this, but it turned into crack!fic as so many of my fics do. Glad to see someone else manage to do what I was still struggling with. Linsay is a good choice too!

[identity profile] lonespark.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow.

This is what fanfic is for.

[identity profile] burntcopper.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup. Elizabeth, time to actually face the realisation that you are in fact not a nice human being and Kavanagh is often right....

[identity profile] tiranog.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, you are fast becoming one of my favorite writers in any galaxy. Whenever I see your name on the [livejournal.com profile] sga_newsletter, I always know I'm going to enjoy it. I don't even read flashfic, but your name was on it and I couldn't resist. LOL This was brilliant. I was curious from the start as to whom Kavanagh was e-mailing. Your choices were lovely. They made perfect sense. You packed more emotion into this tiny piece than some writers achive with four hundred pages. And those last two lines - absolute genius.

A bit OT, I just wanted to tell you how much I adored Negotiations. From that line where you had McKay thinking that the aliens hands moved like butterflies caught in a net, you had me equally captured. LOL That was a really exquisite story. John and Rodney were so perfect. I could see John taking advantage of circumstances on alien worlds to get what he was afraid to ask for back home, and then acting like it never really happened when they got to Atlantis, and Rodney, being swept away with happiness at first, but then slowly realizing how he was being used. You did such an incredible job with this, especially the scene where they have it out and Rodney tells John how he had to replace the mission lube tube twice, but that the one in his quarters had never even been opened - heartbreaking. And you resolved it so beautifully. Thanks so much for writing this story, and all the others.

Anyway, I hope this finds you happy and healthy. Thank you again for your brilliant work! Cheers.

[identity profile] haphazardmethod.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Interesting take on a point (the e-mails) I hadn't thought much about. Thanks.

[identity profile] 6why-me9.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Very good writing. I'm glad that someone bothers to write Kavanaugh more human. Fanfictions like that are (sadly) very rare.

[identity profile] phiremangston.livejournal.com 2006-01-27 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
This was wonderfully done. I like your portrayal of Kavanagh; he is one of my favorite characters, who I'm afraid doesn't get nearly enough development in the canon.

I especially loved his reccommendation of Zelenka for Chief Scientist, and Weir's reaction at the end. Both well-written, and things I can see both characters doing in canon.

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