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We're in the last week of November, with five days left for all Quantum Alphabet Soup fics to be posted. Seventeen stories have been posted so far; you can find links in the comments of the official Soup entry. The letter F has been reluctantly returned to the pot by an author conscientious enough to inform me. If you'd like to pinch-hit, comment below.
Edit: Annnnd F has already been filled. The response for repeat servings from so many wonderful authors has been nothing short of amazing. OTOH, if you're still interested in participating, trust me when I say we'll need some last-minute pinch-hits at the end.
If you archive your fic on AO3, there is a Quantum Mirror collection. Feel free to add your story.
Almost there... :)
Edit: Annnnd F has already been filled. The response for repeat servings from so many wonderful authors has been nothing short of amazing. OTOH, if you're still interested in participating, trust me when I say we'll need some last-minute pinch-hits at the end.
If you archive your fic on AO3, there is a Quantum Mirror collection. Feel free to add your story.
Almost there... :)
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F is for Feingenbaum
http://archiveofourown.org/works/12834204
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Title: F is for Feigenbaum by sg_wonderland
Summary: Chaos is chaos, regardless of your reality
Word Count: 305
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, Teal'c
Era: Classic Team
Categories: Alphabet soup-quantum mirror
Author's Notes: None
Excerpt:
“This whole thing makes my head hurt,” Jack nipped the tumbler from Daniel's hand right before he dropped it. “All I know is that it's over. We're all back safe and sound and I don't care what's happening with all those alternates.”
“We are all that matters.” Teal'c was busy tending to the fireplace.
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12834204
“Feigenbaum.” Sam said out of the blue.
Daniel peered myopically at his drink. “I thought it was Jack Daniels. You know, like some kind of a joke.”
“No,” she slid sideways until her head was lodged against his arm. “Mitchell Feigenbaum. He worked on the chaos theory.”
“Well,” Jack wobbled back into the room. “He'd have been right at damn home in this one.”
“He proved that the same behavior would occur within the parameters of a single linear parameter....”
“Carter!”
“Until chaos occurred.”
“I don't know about the first part but chaos definitely occurred.” Daniel drained his glass, contemplated getting a refill then shrugged. It all seemed overwhelmingly pointless.
“But it's not pointless!” Sam protested.
Daniel blinked. Either Sam was reading his mind or he'd said that out loud.
“This whole thing makes my head hurt,” Jack nipped the tumbler from Daniel's hand right before he dropped it. “All I know is that it's over. We're all back safe and sound and I don't care what's happening with all those alternates.”
“We are all that matters.” Teal'c was busy tending to the fireplace.
“But it matters to them!” Sam pointed out.
“Do you suppose the other thems are having this exact same conversation?” Daniel speculated.
“There is no Daniel Jackson in that reality nor was there a double of myself. So it is extremely unlikely that such a conversation would occur.”
“But, Teal'c....”
“We have assisted their reality. Everyone returned to their appointed place in the universe. Everyone is unharmed...” Jack interrupted to point at Daniel's bruised cheek; Teal'c acknowledged with a nod. “Everyone is relatively unharmed. If we spend time speculating about realities in which we do not live, we are wasting time in this reality.”
“Well said, Teal'c!” Jack raised his glass. “To chaos. Long may it reign!”
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Title: P is for Precognition
Summary: Daniel questions his choices after his quantum mirror journey
Word Count: 464
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Teal'c
Era: Classic team
Categories: alphabet soup-quantum mirror
Author's notes: none
Excerpt:
Daniel opened his mouth to deny Teal'c's statement, then sighed loudly. “When I was....over there....on the other side of the mirror...” He stopped, unsure of how to continue. “My parents died when I was just a kid.”
“That is unfortunate, Daniel Jackson.”
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12466504
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“Daniel Jackson.” He jolted, clearly not expecting to see Teal'c standing in the doorway. “Did not General Hammond grant the team sufficient time to rest and recover?”
“Yeah, Teal'c, I was just getting some stuff to take home. Then I'll be off.” Daniel started shuffling papers indiscriminately, hoping to satisfy his teammate. Teal'c stepped into the office. “Was there something else, Teal'c?”
“During the debriefing, you became very quiet and withdrawn. Is there something amiss, something with which I may assist you?”
Daniel opened his mouth to deny Teal'c's statement, then sighed loudly. “When I was....over there....on the other side of the mirror...” He stopped, unsure of how to continue. “My parents died when I was just a kid.”
“That is unfortunate, Daniel Jackson.”
“It never occurred to me...when I was there...”
“You did not seek to determine if your parents still lived?”
“NO!” Daniel exploded out of his chair. “I never even thought...never . It would have taken five minutes to look it up....I mean, I checked if I was alive! Why didn't I even think...give it even a passing thought?”
“Daniel Jackson, how easy would it have been to ascertain their status?”
“Teal'c”, Daniel slumped back in his seat.
“How long were you trapped in this alternate world? Would you have had sufficient time to retrieve your parents and bring them through the stargate?”
Daniel sighed. “No, probably not. If they were anywhere but Colorado Springs, there wouldn't have been time.”
“So, if you had discovered that your parents still lived, you would have had no recourse but to have lost them once again.”
“Teal'c.”
“And if you had been successful? Succeeded in bringing them to this world? What would have been their fate? Their alternate selves had already passed from this world? How would they have been integrated into this world? How would Senator Kinsey have treated them?”
Daniel's face paled. “My God, can you imagine if I'd said my parents were dead and then they showed up...not dead? Kinsey would have lost his mind.”
“I fear he would have imprisoned them and experimented on them.”
If possible, Daniel paled even further. “You're probably right.”
“So leaving them to, as you say, 'rest in peace' was the kindest act you could have committed. Perhaps your brain is capable of precognition.”
“I don't know about that but, thanks for the pep talk.”
“You did the only thing you could have done, Daniel Jackson. I confess that I do not fully understand this 'alternate reality' concept but I do know this. Our reality is the only one in which we may live. You cannot, and should not, punish yourself for actions committed in other realities.”
“I suppose you're right, Teal'c.”
“You will find that is often true.”
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