Rodney outside his bailiwick

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

This is probably one of my more complicated requests; hope you'll bear with me.

I realized when I read sardonicsmiley's excellent Unconventional Heroism that I've gotten so used to Rodney being the one in distress - emotional, physical - that a story that didn't display such a paradigm - a story where, in fact, he was constantly and consistently coming to John's aid - was actually shocking.  More shocking was that, in Unconventional Heroism, Rodney was more socially adept than John.  And it was believable.

So now I'm looking for stories of Rodney facing any situation outside the 'geek' box in which fandom has placed him.  In other words, he is faced with a task/situation that does not involve A) blowing something up, or B) preventing something from blowing up.   Perhaps he is called on to talk to an emotionally distraught character; perhaps, somehow, the diplomatic aspect of a mission falls to him?  Perhaps he has to negotiate with hostile aliens?

Whether he succeeds in his endeavor I'll leave up to you.  Though I'm more in the mood for Rodney-triumphs!stories, I'd like to see stories too, where he moves outside his bailiwick and fails utterly at being anything but the two-dimensional geek he(we?) believes himself to be...

Beyond that, all's fair game... though I am particularly fond of well-realized AUs, McShep, and Team!fic.

-K

Comments

[linziday.livejournal.com]

Ooh, good request! I can't wait to see the recs. Here are some of my favorites:

Weddings, Plural, and a Yak by Speranza: http://cesperanza.livejournal.com/193928.html
(McShep. Involves McKay saving the life of a boy and then adopting him. If you haven't read this, it's a wonderful, amazing story.)

Home is Where the Humidifyer is: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3422322/1/
(Gen. Rodney takes care of a sick Sheppard while they're on earth.)

Control by alipeeps: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3541816/1/
(Gen. Rodney takes care of a doped up Sheppard.)

Little Man Sheppard by Stealth Dragon: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3642119/1/
(Gen. I don't know if this fits your request or not. McKay does spend a fair amount of time trying to fix the situation through conventional geek means, but he also spends a chunk of the fic taking care of John.)

Signs by Ammanalien: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3563518/1/
(Gen. Again, I don't know if this fits because Rodney is hurt in this fic and has to be cared for. But he also takes care of a bunch of strangers and I don't believe any of that safeguarding involves his geek talents)

The Checkmate 'verse by beadattitude: http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?keyword=SGA+AU%3A+Checkmate+%27Verse&user=beadattitude&sortby=des
(Some stories are gen. Some are McShep. McKay takes care of Kitty!John. Awesome series that I rec whenever I get the chance. I suggest starting with the first one chronologically, The Average Cat Does Not Do Long Division: http://beadattitude.livejournal.com/237073.html)

Enjoy!! :)

wow...

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reply! I hope the fics garnered will fascinate the both of us. ;)

*hurries off to inspect*

-K

[linziday.livejournal.com]

Oh, there's also one in which Rodney storms into an offworld place where his team is being held hostage and he says he's the most dangerous man in the galaxy and holds everyone at gunpoint until they release his team. But I can't remember the title. Maybe someone else does? *hopes*

[raphe1.livejournal.com]

Rescue by tigs

http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/397137.html

[linziday.livejournal.com]

Yes! That's it. Thank you. :) *runs off to bookmark*

[raphe1.livejournal.com]

Welcome! I love that story . . .

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

I adore that story! Just re-read. Makes me grin every time. :D

-K

[raphe1.livejournal.com]

I would have to say pretty much anything in the Geeks and Goons verse fits this request as well as the author's individual stories. Here is the link to their joint stuff with their individual links also on that page. Don't let the fact that it is FF.Net color your decision. They ROCK.

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/852967/

Nancy

[linziday.livejournal.com]

Oh, I second that recommendation. The Geeks and Goons stuff is fantastic.

[ldyanne.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know the talk of the Geeks and Goons series made me think of this one by liketheriver - Never Wanted to Dance (With Nobody But You) - http://community.livejournal.com/sga_genficathon/31356.html#cutid1 Amazingly awesome fic with a Rodney who is definitely out of his box and yet still completely Rodney.

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

An awesome not-so-geeky!Rodney fic ladycat777's Just Rewards (http://ladycat777.livejournal.com/935565.html), McShep, NC17, in which Rodney saves the day with his l33t upper body strength, and John is definitely appreciative of his prowess. Or something like that, only smuttier. ;-)

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Wow. Uhm... and wow again.

*fans self*

-K

[kay-tera.livejournal.com]

Part 2 of The Stripper Fic (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=10975&textsize=0&chapter=2)has Rodney do the Pole dance to impress the natives.

[dossier.livejournal.com]

I think Bang (http://glitterati.talkoncorners.net/fiction/bang.php) by Pru would fit that description.

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Good one! Thanks, dossier. :)

-K

...a general thanks...

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

...to everyone who has replied so far. Any more? (Pretty please?)

-K

Re: ...a general thanks...

[linziday.livejournal.com]

Um, well, since you're still looking.... There's always mine.

(This is the second self rec I've made tonight. Oh brother. I'm going to that special hell, aren't I?)

Climb features Rodney as a kid. His talent isn't one we associate with grown-up Rodney. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4016145/1/Climb

Checking In shows Rodney dealing with the events of The Kindred part II. (I don't want to say more because it contains spoilers) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4113429/1/Checking_In

Snapped shows Rodney handling his frustrations in a decidely non-geek way: http://community.livejournal.com/sga_flashfic/771775.html#cutid1

I don't know if any of those are really what you're looking for, but there they are.

Re: ...a general thanks...

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Don't worry, I rec my own fics when they apply (on HP forums; still writing that first SGA ffic). There is no need for the special hell, at least not by me. ;)

-K

Nice!

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

'Snapped' and 'Climb' were my favorites. Both very unconventional looks at Rodney! Both fun and LOL-worthy. :)

Gracias!

-K

Hmmmm

[(Anonymous)]

Isn't there one where Rodney turns out to be a crack shot and saves Lorne and Ronan on a mission. He calls himself the 'Rainman of the Pegasus galaxy'. That may even be the title. Maybe somebody has it bookmarked.
miki

Re: Hmmmm

[umbra-lunae.livejournal.com]

Rainman (http://thepokey.popullus.net/rainman.htm) by Maverick?

Re: Hmmmm

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thanks!

-K

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Found one myself, actually, where Rodney talks to a new recruit who isn't quite making it: Fading (http://wraithbait.com/viewstory.php?sid=4387&i=1), by Rank_N_Filed.

-K

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I think this fic fits your request: "Untalented And Completely Unprepared, But Giving It His Best Shot Anyway" (http://www.area52hkh.net/asd/dasha/untalent.php) by Dasha. Rodney saves John after Sheppard suffers an allergic reaction to a bug bite. Slash. I hope that it wasn't rec'ed yet :)

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, thank you. I just read that and not only does it fit the request quite well, it's a great romantic fic. I second the rec. :)

-K

[chillyreptilian.livejournal.com]

"Tidings of Comfort and Joy" by Tira Nog
http://tiranog.southroad.com/SGA/Tidings_of_Comfort_and_Joy.htm
- Holiday teamfic where Rodney has to help everyone else out emotionally (especially John).

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Well, by now I'm just using this to keep track of these and to rec them to other interested parties! Here's another: All the Pharaoh's Men (http://community.livejournal.com/mcshep_match/39213.html). The prompt was 'weakest link' on mcshep_match. It's a story of Rodney's capture, and how he does better than even he was expecting. :)

-K

...and...

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

...also, Lamardeuse's the Other Half of the Equation (http://lamardeuse.dreamhost.com/sg/otherhalf.html); in which Rodney becomes more like John than John.

[mremre.livejournal.com]

I was looking at my bookmarked genresearches (as I usually like to read through them all =) when I realized this one did NOT list MrsHamill's Personal Hero.

http://hawksong.com/~momskitchen/SGA_Fic/hero.htm (McShep)

(read everything else she's got while you're at it. SO WORTH IT)