A Sam Carter poll!

[lizardbeth]

Yo, flisters, your opinion!

HYPOTHETICALLY, if I were, say, writing a fic with Sam Carter in it. And if she were going tobe pissed off at the SGC/US, and leave Earth to settle on some other planet (it wouldn't end up for long, but when she chooses it might be forever), where would she go?

My thinking is that she would want to go to a world with technology (no point living rough if you have a choice), a world where she could contribute (she needs work), and is friendly. This is set in S.8, so there's no Ori yet, only Anubis/Baal.

So far I have the possibilities of:
- Langara (Kelowna). Pro: Jonas is there and he can help. Con: the government of Kelowna. Plus, Baal has a known interest in the planet.

- Pangar (from 'Cure', where SG-1 found Egeria). Pro: their tech was near-Earth level. They'd likely be grateful for her expertise. Con: don't know all that much about their international situation. Their government seemed somewhat militant as well.

- The planet(s) from Space Race. Pro: Very advanced. Inter-species friendliness. could probably find work with one of the corporations. Con: extremely commercialized society. Might not be interested in her skills very much.

- Tagrea. (from Memento) Pro: near Earth tech level. Con: um...? Sam would likely know a lot more than we the audience about what what the planet's like, but I can't think of a con except maybe a few Heru'ur cultists.

- ??? any place else you can think of?

(eliminated from contention: Euronda, the planet from Sentinel)
ETA: also eliminated for story reasons: Atlantis, and the Tok'ra


[Poll #929723]

Comments

[medie]

I said Space Race planet but, really, it all depends on her intent. If she's burned out on the saving the galaxy business, she might go there where she can work and contribute but still be fairly anonymous and not have people coming to her with the ZOMG!We'reALLGONNADIE going on.

But I am *SO* partial to her running off to Langera. mostly so she and Jonas can shack up and never ever get out of bed again cause girlfriend needs it *G*

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

Not that I have this all planned out (and it may very well not come to pass at all)-- but she has a bad,extremely bitter break with the SGC. She wouldn't be in hiding, but unless they kidnap her, she's not going back, and they know it.

So I started thinking but then I couldn't decide. Langara at least has the advantage that I simply know more about it. (although she's bringing company, so Jonas is not gonna get some in this, sorry *g*) So I thought I'd ask if anyone else had some other reasoning, since mine wasn't helping.

Further ideas?

[medie]

*nods* well then I'd say if it's a bitter break up so to speak then yeah, I'd say she'd want to avoid being 'that Sam Carter' and on the Space Race planet she can be fairly anonymous but still have friends who'll help her. It's a good place for her to both keep busy, keep a low profile, and have the advantage of someone watching her back should the SGC or someone come looking.

(and woe, no Jonas lovin' *G*)

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

That's a good point about the friends there too and the anonymity. hmmm...

Of course that would require me to rewatch Space Race,which is not my, um, most favorite episode of S.8.

OH THE SACRIFICES we make for fanfic, I tell you! *g*

[audreyscastle.livejournal.com]

Further ideas: I want to read it. :-D

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

Well, don't get too excited. *g* I've resolved to finish Tartarus first. If I let that one languish much longer no one's gonna remember the first ones (or all the Tok'ra fans will migrate away and no one will be left to read it!).

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I... honestly have no idea.

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

*pokes* c'mon. pick one. Sam is pissed with Earth and she's packing. Where's she gonna go?

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Atlantis, then.

Or someplace completely new. Or, to be masochistic, somewhere like Edora.

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

Atlantis is a good idea. (see, prodding works!). I'll have to mull that over. hm.

Edora. oh, you are funny.

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

no, on second thought, I need to edit the post, but Atlantis wouldn't work because it's still a part of the SGC. And the SGC/US is why she's leaving.

Edora is still funny though. I might make up a place. The others are so much alike, it's kind of hard to choose.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

I like putting Sam on islands in the Bahamas, too.

[telscha.livejournal.com]

how about to the Tok'ra? They would hide her. After all she does contain jolinar's memories ;)

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

You had no way of knowing this, since I was keeping the post vague, but the Tok'ra (or at least specifically Jacob) are a part of the problem. This is for a sequel to Hiding in Starlight, and let's just say neither Jacob nor O'neill and Co are particularly pleased with Sam's new boyfriend...

So she and Reigar/Malek are packing to go find some place they can live in peace. Pangar has the advantage of owing Malek too, so that's probably what I'll end up with, but I wanted to see what else people might come up with.

[vorblessing.livejournal.com]

Tho I like the idea of her being able to seek out Jonas for help and comfort, I don't think she would want to stay in Kelowna: the political situation is so rocky, the Baal thing, blah blah blah. Maybe she could stop there first, ask Jonas' help covering her tracks, and move to the next stage of her escape? I voted Pangar for two reasons: first, I would love to hear Sam's thoughts when confronted again with what happened there (all the might-have-beens that never will be because of Egeria's death; all the things that never would have been possible if not for tretonin, assuming it had been adapted for Jaffa use by the timeframe you had in mind) and second, I really liked the girl that Jonas was making eyes at the whole episode. I want to know what happened to her. She's a secondary character about whom we know enough for you to not have to create one more out of whole cloth, but not so much that you can't do pretty much whatever you want with her. Also? So cute. But that's not likely to be of interest to Sam. Now if Jonas came along to help get her settled.... Nevermind. That's probably another story entirely. Did Pangar and the SGC stay close, what with the tretonin and all? Would they look for her there? I think she would not want her hosts to have to suffer any sort of political repercusiion for granting her asylum. Anyway, good luck with the bunnies!

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

Pangar is the front runner at the moment, mostly because Sam's traveling with Reigar/Malek (this is for the Hiding in Starlight sequel, btw). so the Egeria thing definitely is a factor. The Pangarans also owe him for fixing the tretonin, so I think they'd give the couple refuge.

Except for Jonas, there's really nothing in Kelowna. She knows them almost too well, maybe. Their political situation is annoying on its good days, and she could fear getting dragged into it.

Thanks for your thoughts! It's always good to throw the bunny out to the crowd and see where it goes.

[vorblessing.livejournal.com]

HUZZAH! I hope this goes somewhere; I would very much like to see that sequel. (Because the first one was beautiful, and hot like a burning thing, o my goodness yes.)