[Stephanie Martin]

2000
Sydney, Australia
Home

Stephanie went to go get the mail and she sifted through it. It was bad enough she had just been sent home earlier in the week from her post after she had a psychological break. While she knew it would take more time than just a few weeks to get better she was feeling better than she had in recent days. Spending time with Ajay and Devon had been encouraging and at times difficult when she realized how she was affecting them. The woman opened one of them from her CO on base and her face went blank. If the issue of dual citizenship is not addressed 2 weeks from the date of this letter; then formal charges will be filed with the proper authorities to dismiss any security clearances you may currently hold Stephanie dropped the letter on the counter and grabbed her keys off the counter. Devon and Ajay were still out, and she didn't feel like facing this right now.

2100
Sydney, Australia
Bar

Stephanie was on drink 3 or 4 and trying to make sense of everything. Stephanie was one to shoot to her alcohol and did so quickly with the vodka she was drinking. The woman just drank the stuff straight up. She had a bottle of water with her and took a sip of it as she watched the guys playing pool. That is when the guy next to her decided to start hitting on her. "Touch me and lose your arm" she fumbled out. Drunk Stephanie was known for being violent straight out of the gate.

"Did you just threaten me ma'am?" he keyed up.

"Only if you keep speaking to me" she stated flatly as she stood up. The woman was on the short side compared to the larger man but that wasn't going to stop from decking him if he should speak to her like that again.

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[Ajay Martin]

2030-2100
Bar
Sydney, Australia

When he had no found his wife at home, he knew where to find her, at least he had a inking she might be. Luckily he had left Dev at his parent's. Since all their grandchildren were having a sleep over there. All week Dev had babbled about nothing but that. For the child's mind it was a big stuff. Rose had done the same at his age. At times almost begged him to take her here. Parking the car, he slammed the door shut once he was out. Locking it, he made his way out of the open car park and crossed the road to where he might find her. She as going have to spill whatever was bugging her if there was something. He would deal with Travis if he was root of it. 

Opening the door of the rear entry he climb the stairs and found on her sitting alone drowning shots, her body language made him sigh, "I think you had enough to drink," he grabbed her hand to keep her from taking a swing, "I'm here to take you home."

"You might wanna do that, mate," the guy told Ajay.

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[Stephanie Martin]

2101
Sydney, Australia
Bar

Steph stepped back into her husband's space as he took her by the arm. "Gladly. At least my husband hitting on me would be worth my time." Her ill remark was aimed at the man she had almost punched. Though also letting her husband know she was okay with leaving. Ajay knew exactly how to wind her down with a simple touch. She didn't have an off switch to random people.

She turned so she was facing him. The look on her face suggested that of a wounded cat. Miserable yet hanging in there. "Army wants my security clearance pulled because I married you" she wasn't ready to start talking yet. Her brain was not processing things she was saying so they just came out. Stephanie though violent was always honest when drunk. "They want it they can have it. I'm not throwing our marriage away simply because I married an Aussie" She informed him, her voice mostly pointed at the frustration of the fact.

"Figures, stupid American's don't know what's good for em" the man winked at Ajay. Stephanie threw a glare in the man's direction but she refrained from hitting him, she knew Ajay wouldn't be happy if she started a fight. Stephanie did not need anyone punching her nerves right now. She move in such a way that she was making it clear to Ajay that she would not fight, but her blood was boiling and she was tense now. Stephanie should have taken a swing but as Ajay had told her in the past, these things weren't worth it.

She watched the other man with caution yet not protesting being taken from the bar by Ajay, she knew he meant well. She knew if they took her security clearance that Oxford would be forced to send her home permanently, not that he cared for her in the first place. "Must you complicate my life anymore Dr. Martin." her tone suggested she was teasing. There was nothing complicated about it. Family over some dumb arbitrary security mix up.

How she ended up here was anyone's guess. Stephanie under normal circumstances would be trying to figure things out for everything yet try to maintain a constant. Drunk Stephanie wanted to spill her guts. Her drinking had gotten heavy since she arrived back, and she was fairly certain that it hadn't gone unnoticed by her husband earlier in the week. Naive was not a word that came to mind when Stephanie thought of her husband.

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[Ajay Martin]

2101
Bar
Sydney, Australia

He chuckled at the man's comment but made no reply. Australian humor wasn't for everyone, he noted as his wife threw a glare, specifically when one was drunk and American. As she spoke, he lead her out. Sighing at what she said he faced her, "If they do that they are morons," he looked around then lowered his voice, "You work for SGC, that should stop them, surely." Working for the SGC was a once in a life chance not given to everyone. He knew the news was likely to have hit her hard so she came to the bar to drink.

"Nothing wrong with Aussies," he protested lightly, "If they want it that badly they could keep it. Or I can give Troy a call and see what he can do for us." While he had his former Commanding Officer's number, it was hard to say where the General would be any given time. He could be overseas, or anywhere in America. He couldn't call Travis or Vanessa, as both veteran members of Delta were in Vedic Galaxy. If Ajay wanted he could force Travis's hand to help out.

"Ummm....Yes," he grinned, "Didn't you I have a doctorate in making your life, complicated?" How he had fallen for her was anyone's guess. Smirks from Travis indicated otherwise. "When we get home, you are going to tell me what's eating you up? Besides this." He wondered if her PTSD was back full force.

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[Stephanie Martin]

2102 -2104
Sydney, Australia
Bar -> Car

She only wished that working for SGC could actually pull weight. She chuckled as she heard him talk about the political red tape being morons. "Perhaps, but not everyone can be as smart as you" she stated as she fed his ego. His next made her laugh. Stephanie had very connections at SGC that didn't hate her. "I am not exactly in their good graces" she interjected in a soft manner. Even drunk Stephanie knew in a bar this discussion was dangerous.

"Nothing wrong with Aussies?" she turned his statement into a question. "Oh let me count the ways" she teased him stepping closer. "They think they know everything and they don't know when to stop teasing their wives" She was very drunk but that didn't stop her from joking with her husband. As long as he didn't get physically between her and someone she wanted to fight with, he usually got more teasing than punches thrown. He knew exactly which buttons to push apparently. Distraction tactic on a drunk Stephanie, would work every time.

"Don't pull strings Ajay please?" she hated when people pulled strings to get favors done. Her husband had already pulled a few to keep her out of trouble. Hence why she was back here again instead of sitting in a jail cell. "I will see what I can look at when I get home" okay well she probably should wait until after she was no longer intoxicated, but it made her point anyway.

"Haven't you always? I still think you should have settled for the dog" It was the running joke between them. He had told them on their first meet that if he wanted a dog he would get one, but instead he had chosen to put up with her company. At that point in her life keeping her from fighting with people in the bar. Not much had changed since then in those regards. Drunk Stephanie still picked bar fights.

When they got into the car, he called her out on it. "Nothing makes the anger go away and I haven't slept" If he had asked the same question a few years ago he would have never gotten an answer. The tenseness in her body suggested she had been reliving stressful events from her past. "None of it makes sense. I am happy, there is no reason for anger." she admitted honestly after a moment.

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[Ajay Martin]

2102 -2104
Sydney, Australia
Bar -> Car

Laughing he wrapped his arms around her waist, and made a sound of agreement, "That's true," he knew she was feeding his ego. Most of the time he didn't let it go to his head, if it made her feel better about stroking his ego, he was not the one to stop her. "Were you ever?" he asked, "In their good graces?" It had been a while since she had been. If Travis gave her hell, Ajay would take it up with Matthew Oxford. If he heard it right, the Admiral was Travis's elder brother.

He grinned as she picked on him as gave a jestful shrug, "Nothing wrong with us Aussies. It's the norm," he tried not to laugh again, "I can't help it if you are easy to pick on." And very drunk wife at that. It was easy to distract her. Dev was the same, but then again he was kid. They were easy super easy to distract.

He turned to open car door for her and sighed before rubbing his eye lids. He had pulled few; well more than few to keep her from being thrown the book at her, opened his mouth to protest and shut it, "Alright," he told her, "I won't. I promise." Since he had promised, it was going to all his will power to keep his word.

Once she was in, he moved to the driver's side, and chuckled at her words, looking at her in amusement, "Dog's aren't pretty as you." He was sure there had been comments about dog collars and what not. Gunning the engine he reversed the car, before placing it on drive, "I took a rain check. I preferred human company better."

Checking for a cars and pedestrians, he turned left, and stopped at the lights few seconds later, "You are pi$$ed cos they might take your security clearance for SGC. You might want to sleep it off." Once it turned green he took left again when it was his turned, letting the car pick up speed.

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[Stephanie Martin]

2105-2110
Sydney, Australia
Car

Stroking his ego was her form of flattery and compliments at times. Stephanie was fairly certain he was used to it. "If it wasn't true Dr. Martin I wouldn't be saying it" she point out flatly as she laid down with her head in his lap while he drove. "I was!" she protested when he suggested that she was never in the good graces of the SGC command. "It wasn't very LONG but I was" she added.

"I think my husband wants to eat his words" she teased lightly. "Alphabet soup?" she offered up. Yes, she was very drunk and easily distracted when drunk. Even Dev could probably distract her at this point, but she wasn't really too fond on testing that theory.

"Help me figure it out though?" she asked. It was not often that Stephanie wanted or asked for help. The problem with her being drunk, she was less uptight and more expressive of her true personality. Angry and humorous at the same time. Yet, she cared.

She laughed with him as he spoke about dogs not being as pretty. "I distinctly remember you telling me you would have brought a dog with you if you wanted one but then bought that dog collar as a gag gift a year later" she teased him. She was fairly certain it had been a gag gift; he had never struck her as the type to make such implications. "So with you and dogs I can never be too careful" she slurred out. The things Stephanie remembered even when drunk would befuddle most people.

"If they take my security clearance, they can court marshal me. Technically." she was still slurred and not making much sense. Well it made sense to a drunk Stephanie. "Technically, they could charge me with treason if they really wanted" she reasoned. Stephanie had too much access to classified documents just by the nature of her job. She was still laying in his lap as she was talking.

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[Ajay Martin]

2110- 2113
Sydney, Australia
Car

If he wanted to eat, it wasn't going to be soup, "Only if you are making it," he told her. He knew what she meant, well sort of. But he wasn't risking letting his drunk wife cook in the kitchen at the moment. Who knew if the oven would blow or more soup would be on the floor than the bowl.

He almost wanted to stare at her, but couldn't as he was driving down the road, "Yep, sure," h agreed, and when you aren't drunk, but didn't add. He wanted to live.

He could remember it as well. But he couldn't remember the name of the planet. There were not many people who could claim meeting their wives/husband on an alien land and over food that were of different colours, "Are you sure you want me to swap you for a dog?" he questioned as he turned right from the red light and into another main road. Then laughed at her slurred words. No he was not going to swap her. On the other hand as dog couldn't get drunk.

"They won't," he told her, "they could try." He slowed down as they approached the street he needed to turn into then turned. How did the Garcia's do it? Pooja married a military officer of USN. He was a former RAN.

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[Stephanie Martin]

2113
Sydney, Australia
Car

She clearly had made this alphabet stew party. Between the Army and Stargate she was fairly certain that there were enough acronyms to go around. "I think they made this mess and expect me to deal with the left overs" she mused. Though speaking of food she was getting rather hungry. She would figure that out when she got home.

She was not really sure that he was entirely convinced by the tones in his voice. "Is that a Yes or a I'm just saying that to not pi$$ you off agreement?" she asked with a raised brow as she looked towards him. She wasn't going to bit his head off; he wasn't anywhere near pushing her buttons. At least not yet. Though she really didn't have a reason to do so either.

The planet was Nemea, but Stephanie only vaguely remembered the name because she had gotten in so much trouble on that planet it wasn't even funny. "A dog might bite less" she teased as she rolled her head up from his lap to look up at him. She was hindered by a yawn for he next train of thought. Though she didn't seem to mind. Though she would fight off the sleep as long as she could. It wasn't late enough to sleep?

"Is that your way of saying shut up Stephanie you worry too much?" she replied taking a playful stab at him. She picked her head up as they got to the light and then waiting for him to stop she poked him in the side.

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[Ajay Martin]

2113
Sydney, Australia
Car

"Isn't that there motto?" he asked as he parked the car, "They make a mess of paper work and expect everyone but themselves to clean it up?" Putting the gear in park and pulling the break on he got out, shutting the door, "The latter. You are drunk and I know better than to start a fight, that would just run in circles."

Pressing the garage door button to close he gave her a look, "That's true," he threw the control on the driver's seat, "but they bark a lot and don't get drunk." That he would ear him a glare or a smack.

He laughed at her question. She did worry too much, "You can take it that way. Telling you to zip it might be more accurate. Now come on, have some food and go to sleep." Having a hangover wasn't going to be fun. At least he didn't have to worry about the kids.

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[Stephanie Martin]

2115
Sydney, Australia
Martin Home

Stephanie shrugged and chuckled some at her husband. "Isn't that anything these days?" she replied as she got out of the car. Closing the door behind her she stumbled around a little bit. She had this feeling she was drunker than she thought she was. Though Stephanie was not as drunk as her husband thought that she was either. "And that right there is the reason you captivated me Dr. Martin. Honesty" she whispered as she came over to him once he threw the garage door opener into the seat of the car.

"You are talking about getting a dog drunk and I am the one whose been drinking?" she replied as she took the back of her hand and felt his forehead. "Shouldn't I be the one hallucinating?" she teased with a smirk. That made sense in her head anyway. Though she didn't glare or smack she did try to hip check him and completely missed as she hit the closed door to the house and started laughing. It was one of those things that would probably hurt in the morning but to her it was hilarious now.

"Zip it? Really? That is the BEST you can come up with to replace the words Zip it?" she chastised as she slugged him haphazardly in the shoulder. Though it wasn't very hard. She made a face when he told her it was time to sleep. She was way too wired for sleep. "Sleep? Where is all your fun and adventure babe? Did you leave it by the dog collar?" she teased. He was right she did need to eat and sleep but it wasn't like it was the middle of the night. Ajay had no idea that Stephanie was not the hangover type. He was probably going to hate her in the morning for being so perky the night after being completely intoxicated.

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