Yay for Ford! I'm so pleased that he's at the center of this story - I miss him still (even though I adore Ronon. why can't we have both?). And I love the mystery of it, the uncertainty of what really happened, or more probably, how it happened. I suspect Ancient trickery, even if Ford hasn't thought of that. So many spot-on observations about Sheppard and Teyla, and that sense of duty and pragmatism that made Ford different from the rest of the team.

Thank you so much for the wonderful pinch-hit!