The Cabin Story

Fanfiction
Title:	The Cabin Story
Author(s):	Keiko Kirin
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Fandom:	Stargate SG-1
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The Cabin Story is a Stargate SG-1 story by Keiko Kirin.

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"The Cabin Story" by Keiko Kirin is an amusing short story in which Daniel endures one of Jack's infamous fishing trips. Jack is defensive about the condition of his beloved cabin and Daniel is trying hard just to make it through the trip so he can get back to the SGC and the comforts of civilisation.

I'm usually not much of a fan of this genre in fanfic, as I tend to find that my sense of humour is very different from that of most fans, but I did like the snarky dialogue between the two guys in this story and the humourous situation they find themselves in. "What did you expect?" Jack asks acidly when Daniel expresses his low opinion of the cabin at first sight, "The Taj Mahal?" Daniel's deadpan "I expected electricity" made me laugh. It's entirely in character, in my opinion: practical yet snarky.

I've done a lot of thinking about why exactly I liked this story when so much of what is designated as funny leaves me cold in fandom, and I've come to the conclusion that it's because I don't feel as if the humour in this story is forced in any way. The situation is not at all original (there are plenty of "cabin stories' in Stargate fandom) but each situation is treated in a realistic way and there aren't any over the top dramas. The humour is not so much gut-wrenchingly funny as it is gently amusing and both Jack and Daniel seemed to me to be pretty much the way they appear in canon. I could visualise the pair of then snarking at each other so easily that I can see this as a scene in an actual episode with no trouble at all. The whole thing could have been fleshed out a little more in terms of description and action but, despite the predictable scenario, I still enjoyed this short story very much.

There's not much more I can say about this story without giving away the plot except to say I'd recommend it to anybody who is looking for a short, pithy dose of their favourite guys. If you like humour, if you like short stories, and if you like stories that deal with Jack and Daniel (with only a tiny dose of Sam and Teal'c at the end) then this story is for you. Enjoy.