A Cow Bell for Ronon

[sisabet]

renenet totally humors me.
Cutting for convo in which John and Rodney fall in love, Cadman rocks the hizzouse, and Ronon has undiscovered depths. Oh and there is a minor spoiler for Conversion that has nothing to do with anything other than Teyla puts up with a lot.




sisabet: I need something where John is shocked to discover he is in love with Rodney and then proceeds to freak out in his head for days and Rodney just blithely goes on - without a clue.
sisabet: and John thinks he is losing his mind
sisabet: oh, and that maybe this is a weird side effect of some alien type dust
sisabet: so he is in to bug Carson more than even Rodney
renenet: you are making this sound all too familiar
sisabet: and then he freaks out that Rodney is rubbing off on him
renenet: I could have read that
renenet: I should have read that
sisabet: I want to read it
sisabet: also?
sisabet: Where are the Atlantis Cover Bands?
renenet: what?
sisabet: you get that many military and civilians together and someone is gonna put together a band
sisabet: and?
renenet: I HAVE read that
renenet: you've read that

(sidenote: I so have not read this)

sisabet: I want Ronon to be taken with it - the concept of making music for fun/art's sake
renenet: Ronon plays the flute
renenet: it's fanon
renenet: he plays the fanonflute
sisabet: and the band loves that Ronon is on board because he makes an excellent roadie
sisabet: and then one day
sisabet: they present Ronon with a...COWBELL
sisabet: and he is IN
sisabet: He is in the band
*renenet's eyes glaze over
renenet: uh huh
sisabet: and he is so excited
renenet: he would be, wouldn't he?
sisabet: COW BELL, renenet!
sisabet: RONON
sisabet: with a COW BELL
renenet: what does that MEAN?
renenet: he plays it in the band?
sisabet: *headdesk*
renenet: it's the simplest instrument?
sisabet: YES
renenet: am I missing a more specific pop culture reference?
sisabet: also Will Ferrel did a "Don't Fear the Reaper" sketch on SNL
sisabet: where all that song needed was "more cowbell"
sisabet: also my ex? He played the cowbell
renenet: you have me laughing when I don't think anything is actually *funny*
sisabet: *changes reference to be more audience friendly*
sisabet: okay
*renenet shakes fist wanly
sisabet: he plays TAMBORINE
renenet: no, dude
renenet: that takes me to a Linda McCartney place
sisabet: they give him a tamborine and he is ridiculously excited
renenet: Cowbell is better
sisabet: YES
sisabet: thank YOU

sisabet: Ronon is in the cover band
renenet: well, yes, he is
sisabet: and they do mainly power chord type rock from the seventies
renenet: you read the fic where he is
sisabet: shit that they play on Supernatural
renenet: Rodney tries to seduce John with a song
sisabet: and Zeppelin covers cause both the military and the geeks agree that Zeppelin is why they are here
sisabet: oh no
sisabet: Rodney thinks the band is a waste of time
sisabet: resources
sisabet: John is terrified they will ask him to play or sit in a practice
sisabet: and he can't actually play the guitar but as long as people think he can
sisabet: he will not disabuse them of the notion
renenet: I'm not contributing to your plotting. I'm just talking about the fic with the band in it that already exists.
sisabet: and Teyla - well it ain't her kind of music
sisabet: oh
sisabet: there really is band fic?

sisabet: I like my idea better
sisabet: cause COW BELL FOR RONON
renenet: you keep on rockin' over here... I'm going to slip over to the figure skating fic and read a little
sisabet: in fact that is the title
sisabet: A Cow Bell for Ronon
renenet: it's not explicitly band fic
renenet: not the one I'm thinking of, anyway

sisabet: oh! And the cover band is called "Ramble On"
renenet: if you give the cow bell title billing, won't it detract from the beautiful moment when he receives it?
renenet: in terms of surprise and impact
sisabet: okay
sisabet: the title is now Ramble On
renenet: awesome
sisabet: but in my heart it will be A Cowbell for Ronon
sisabet: because that is the purpose of this fic
renenet: aww
sisabet: to give a cowbell to Ronon
sisabet: much as the purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people
sisabet: the purpose of Ramble On is to ROCK
sisabet: Zelenka has to be involved someway
*renenet makes devil's horns sign with hand
sisabet: oh
sisabet: can Canadian Chuck be lead singer?
sisabet: would he be lead singer?
renenet: Zelenka can rock out, dude
sisabet: I don't know if he has the pipes
renenet: lead guitar
sisabet: Zelenka plays lead guitar
sisabet: dude
renenet: oh
sisabet: we so know our show
renenet: yeah
renenet: Chuck may prove to have a surprising set of pips
renenet: pipes
sisabet: Chuck is drummer
renenet: you don't want this fic to involve Chuck bursting into the limelight?
renenet: you want him to stay Chuck-like?
sisabet: Chuck belongs in the background
sisabet: being Canadian and stuff
renenet: heh
sisabet: and in a surprising development, Cadman is a more than adequate bass player
renenet: that doesn't surprise me at all
sisabet: well because we know her and that she rocks
sisabet: the other dudes are surprised

sisabet: okay
renenet: so they need a lead singer?
sisabet: Jack Black needs to come to Atlantis to lead my band
sisabet: that is all there is to it
renenet: totally
sisabet: also I would do Jack Black just because he rocks so hard
renenet: School of Rock/SGA crossover?
sisabet: that is the thing'
sisabet: when you get someone on stage and they are really invested - they become 25% more attractive
sisabet: the scientist know this
sisabet: but
sisabet: I can never in a million years see Rodney comfortable with this
sisabet: he is too self conscious
sisabet: God they all are actually
sisabet: I do not know that we have a front man or woman who can rock out sufficiently
sisabet: this could be an issue
sisabet: Zelenka could be concerned
sisabet: OH
sisabet: now I have a plot
sisabet: they need a lead
renenet: do they have to hold auditions?
renenet: but no one auditions
renenet: so they have to go around surreptitiously auditioning people without the people knowing it?
sisabet: I just flashed back to Jordan Catalano's band auditions on My So Called Life
sisabet: well yeah
renenet: looking for someone they can gang-press into being their lead singer?
sisabet: well...the thing is
sisabet: who would that be?
renenet: someone unexpected?
sisabet: I actually think Kate Heightmeyer can probably hold a tune
renenet: but can she let go?
sisabet: but she would be much more bluesy r & b
renenet: yes
sisabet: not what they need
renenet: Diana Krall
sisabet: yeah
sisabet: and Teyla is all.....I don't know what the hell she is all about but it ain't this
renenet: Miko?
sisabet: Cadman can't sing
renenet: she can rock though
sisabet: Zelenka is holding down the fort but he can't do it all alone
sisabet: plus they need some harmonizing
renenet: they need someone with John's looks, Cadman's ability to rock, and Heightmeyer's pipes
sisabet: plus? COW BELL FOR RONON
renenet: maybe they never find their lead singer
sisabet: I don't think they do
sisabet: TIMMY
sisabet: sorry
sisabet: I had a moment
renenet: I love your moment
renenet: mostly because Timmy is my favorite
sisabet: he has heart
sisabet: OMG
sisabet: that is what the singer needs
sisabet: HEART
sisabet: who has the most heart on Atlantis?

(aside - I was rewatching Conversion when we had this convo)

*sisabet is watching John get hotter before he turns into a bug
sisabet: poor Teyla
sisabet: she deserves a vacation
renenet: in another galaxy
sisabet: hee
renenet: except not the one where all these freaks are from
sisabet: I'd say send her to Earth but I still want her to like us


renenet: I think Ronon has the most heart
sisabet: he does
sisabet: OMG
sisabet: what if he can sing?
renenet: maybe they think Ronon sucks but really he doesn't
sisabet: OMG
sisabet: okay
sisabet: so they are there to be a cover band
sisabet: but one day
renenet: he doesn't know the songs
sisabet: Ronon comes and in and he is a bit shy
renenet: that is his handicap
sisabet: but he tells Radek that he has been working on something
sisabet: and it is pre-practice so they start talking and Radek plays a riff and Cadman picks up on it and then Ronon sings some and it is Original!
renenet: yes!
sisabet: and Chuck has issues cause they are a Zeppelin Cover Band
sisabet: and that is like
sisabet: their Mission Statement
sisabet: and Cadman tells him to stfu
sisabet: and he does
sisabet: and Ronon becomes a rock star
sisabet: and I totally throw my panties at the stage
renenet: wheee
sisabet: and John and Rodney have a lot of sex, the end
sisabet: Writing fic? Totally easy. I don't know why everyone puts up such a fuss.
renenet: now now
renenet: you're skipping some of the hard parts
sisabet: yeah well
sisabet: I think I've read everything in SGA
sisabet: and I dont even know how that is possible
renenet: it's not
sisabet: but being unemployed does help

Comments

[xanphibian.livejournal.com]

*falls over laughing*

sisabet: Writing fic? Totally easy. I don't know why everyone puts up such a fuss.
renenet: now now
renenet: you're skipping some of the hard parts

*dies*

I love you guys. :)

[josselin.livejournal.com]

Hi!

Okay, trust me to focus on the totally irrelevant part of your post, but, does this:

sisabet: shit that they play on Supernatural

mean that you watch Supernatural? I only ask because I have been sucked into Supernatural like it is a giant...sucking...thing. But not sucking in a bad way, but like sucking a suction way.

I'll shut up now.