TITLE: Limited Bravery

AUTHOR: Elysium

SPOILERS: None

SEQUEL/SEASON INFO: Season 3 or later. Team-mates are comfortable with each other.

RATING: G

SUMMARY: Jack proves he still won't eat the native food.

CATEGORY: Fluff

AUTHORS NOTES: This was written in response to a challenge to write a fic in five minutes.

DISCLAIMER:

All Stargate SG-1 characters are the property of Stargate SG-1 Productions (II) Inc., MGM Worldwide Television Productions Inc., Double Secret Productions, Gekko Film Corp and Showtime Networks Inc. No infringement of those rights is intended. This story is for entertainment purposes only and no money exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author. This story may not be posted elsewhere without the consent of the author. This disclaimer was shamelessly copied from the 'Heliopolis' site.

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"Let me guess. It tastes like chicken, right?"

Carter laughed.

Jack gingerly poked the green lump on his plate with a fork.

"Oh, Colonel. It's not *that* scary," the major snickered.

"You've got mayonnaise on your cheek," Jack countered. "This can't be edible. It looks like a mutant weed from--what's that planet on Star Trek where the flowers shot Spock?"

"Look," Daniel offered. He tore a leaf from the green ball on his own plate, and dipped it in salad dressing, and scraped the green flesh off the fiber with his teeth.

"That's so reassuring, coming from the guy who went native on Abydos."

"Uh, like you haven't 'gone native' anywhere..."

Jack glanced at Teal'c for support, but the Jaffa had already consumed half of his wad of green.

"Show off," he grumbled, in Teal'c's general direction.

The Jaffa smirked.

"Well, if you're not going to eat it, I will," said Daniel, extending a hand toward Jack's plate.

"Be my guest," Jack said. "I think I saw Martha Stewart say the leaves aren't worth the effort."

He'd faced Apophis, winning and losing. He'd faced Ra. But when it came to eating an artichoke, he had to back down. There were limits to his bravery, after all.

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