<blockquote>He is certain of this: bad shit happens with alarming frequency on Atlantis, and if the Marines ever get it in their heads not to back them up when his team needs them, they'll all be dead, not just him, but Teyla, Ronon...Rodney. And that's so far beyond unacceptable the word hasn't been invented for it yet.
So if he notices McKay more than he should, he's careful not to show it. He's been drawing lines his entire career, this far, no farther.</blockquote>
