Radek Zelenka/David Nykl Appreciation, Thunk, Translation Thread

[Rosehawk]

Thanks watcher652....

David makes it easy! Be sure to go in and sign it! It's on post number 13

Nice pic! *sigh* just love it when the two doctors are in house!

[planet_tv]

I'm doing a Zelenka banner for a Stargate RPG where Zelenka is one of the characters I play but I'm having trouble deciding what images to use so if you could post your favorite Zelenka screen caps it would help me. I should note that I am already going to be using the one from Critical Mass where he has his face painted.

[Rosehawk]

I'm doing a Zelenka banner for a Stargate RPG where Zelenka is one of the characters I play but I'm having trouble deciding what images to use so if you could post your favorite Zelenka screen caps it would help me. I should note that I am already going to be using the one from Critical Mass where he has his face painted.

OMG...there are so many..............

Let me see what I can pull out of my photobucket! Stay tuned!

[Rosehawk]

Here's a few.

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[Rosehawk]

Here's a few more

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[Rosehawk]

Here's a few more. I have tons more, if you don't like something let me know and I will post a few more.

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[planet_tv]

Rosehawk - Thanks. The pictures will work.

I'll make sure when I get the banner done I'll post it here so the Zelenka fans here can see the finished banner.

[Rosehawk]

Rosehawk - Thanks. The pictures will work.

I'll make sure when I get the banner done I'll post it here so the Zelenka fans here can see the finished banner.

That will be cool! Can't wait to see the finished product!

Glad you like the piccie's! I have ton's more if you need more!

[pookey]

*faints at all the delicious Zelenkaism*

[Nayari]

WOW, another Zelenka RPer! I don't play him but I run an Atlantis site! So lovely to see portrayers here. *bright smile*

Speaking of...actually no, I have no segue for this. Netflix finally released Act of War and Nothing, so I immediately put them on my queue and got Act of War last Thursday - watched it immediately - and GUH!!! *dies*

My GOD even at a young age David is jaw-dropping! I love how you can see his motivations in each scene and how his character develops! Sure it's

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the typical good guy going bad, but seriously David makes it fun to watch!

I will fire up more screenshots once I get them taken!

I've been going back and forth for weeks about whether or not to share this, but I guess the best thing to do is just to post it up. It's part one of a scene from the fanfiction I stopped writing, and I admit it's one of my favorite Radek/Rodney interactions I've ever written:

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Rodney stood outside the oak door, glancing nervously up and down the hallway and swallowing down the nausea left over from the airplane. He couldn’t believe it. He’d taken Dramamine multiple times as a child when traveling, even on car trips, and never once had it had the opposite effect. Somehow he’d managed to keep from throwing up everywhere, but he hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep and his clothes were all soaked through with sweat. He was in no shape for this and he knew it - but his flight back was in two days and he would need an extra day to convince Radek if the man decided to bury his head in the sand.

He looked at the nameplate on the door. “Doktor Radek Zelenka, Pokro?ilá Fyzika.” All Radek’s work on Ancient technology and he was reduced to teaching physics. That couldn’t be interesting enough to keep him from Atlantis, could it? He remembered Radek mentioning that he liked to do research, that being called to ‘put out fires’ often got in the way. At the same time, Rodney had worked with him for five years. Radek was good under pressure. He did what needed to be done despite all his complaints. He knew Atlantis as well as Rodney.

But two years ago, shortly after their return to Earth, Radek’s patience with Rodney had finally died. It had happened at the most inopportune moment - at a science gathering in which Radek was presenting a paper based on findings he had been working on before returning to Atlantis after the Replicators had taken it over. Rodney had found what he believed to be flaws in Radek’s theories, and was determined to stop his friend from becoming a laughingstock. He had confronted Radek just before the presentation, and despite his attempts to keep the conversation private and his voice down, a crowd had gathered. The resulting tension had both men losing their tempers...and right as Rodney shouted at Radek that Radek wasn’t understanding him, he knew he’d gone too far.

“Yes, Rodney, yes, I do.”

Radek’s face, drawn, tired, stared at him. His blue eyes were resigned, pale, with none of their usual spark. His voice had dropped heavily; he no longer had the energy to hold it up. Rodney stood before him, still brimming with energy, still determined to keep the conversation going. But as he looked into Radek’s eyes, he felt his stomach begin to clench.

“I do understand,” Radek said, his voice breaking and growing even softer. “I understand everything you say. But I don’t understand everything you do. I don’t understand why you cannot see things other ways or why you cannot give weight to anything other than your own opinion.”

“I am giving weight---”

“And most of all, I don’t understand why I waste my time trying to understand you,” Radek cut him off. “Excuse me.” He turned and walked towards the door, the crowd parting to allow him through.

“Radek,” Rodney said, beginning to realize what was happening. “Radek, wait...”

Two years since then, and Rodney still felt the hole in his chest at the image of Radek’s retreating back. The Czech had walked straight into the room and presented his findings without hesitation - and he had even been accepted. But he had never spoken to Rodney again, pointedly ignoring the other man even as questions were fired at him based on the argument the two had gotten into. He had defended his position and, listening to his answers, Rodney had realized that both of them were right, that he had been thinking too far ahead with Radek’s theories and Radek himself was only just scratching the surface of further research.

But when he had attempted to apologize, Radek had refused to listen.

Two years.

It took a huge breath in and out for Rodney to admit to himself that he didn’t just need Radek back. He wanted him back. The two of them had cultivated an unspoken friendship, and...Rodney missed him.

He just hoped and prayed Radek wouldn’t force him to admit that.

He raised a fist and knocked on the door.

Radek’s voice was quiet but welcoming. “Dále!”

Rodney opened the door and stepped inside, his eyes taking in the office in one quick glance but landing squarely on the man settled behind the desk. Radek had not physically changed too much in two years; his hair was still frizzy and mussed though shorter than it had been, and he still had those spider-thin glasses resting irritably on the bridge of his nose. But instead of the comforting blue science shirt and khakis, he wore a brown pinstripe suit with a slightly busy tie - and that alone changed his overall aura enough that Rodney hesitated just inside the door, suddenly dizzily uncomfortable.

Radek’s face went from quietly expectant to surprised to - the worst - neutral in a few seconds and he rose slowly to lace his hands behind his back. “Rodney,” he said quietly.

“Radek,” Rodney replied, barely managing to keep eye contact. He shifted from foot to foot and finally stepping into the office. As he shut the door, he fought to gather his thoughts so he could safely continue the conversation. He only got a few sentences further in his head, so when he turned back he had pasted a false smile on his face. “Hi. How ya been?”

Radek regarded him steadily for a moment, then gestured. “Please, sit down.” He moved from behind his desk to a small table nestled against the wall on which sat a tea set. He began to pour and Rodney quickly held up a hand.

“No, thanks, I’m...not much of a tea drinker.”

“I know,” Radek replied. “But you look terrible.” He brought the cup to Rodney and set it neatly on a saucer in front of him. “It helps with the jet lag.” He went back to pour himself a cup, and returned to his chair, sitting down. Seeing that Rodney hadn’t taken a drink, Radek took a sip, looking significantly at him. Rodney sighed somewhat petulantly and sipped as well. The warm, slightly spiced liquid did revive his stomach a bit, and the honey Radek had mixed in soothed him a bit. He cringed a little at the bitter aftertaste but didn’t put the cup down.

Radek continued to look at him steadily over the tea and after a few moments, Rodney sighed. “So...teaching advanced physics now?”

“What do you want?”

Right. Radek wasn’t much for small talk, and two years back on Earth had not honed his ability any. Now Rodney did put the cup down and stare at its dark surface, bearing up his courage. “Well...” he said hesitantly, “some....occurrences....have come to my attention that....I think you would want to know.”

Radek set down his cup and crossed his arms. Rodney wanted to smile at that familiar gesture, recognizing Radek’s ‘thinking cap’. He kept the smile inside and swallowed hard. “It’s about Atlantis.” Best to cut to the chase. It was pretty much what Radek would expect.

“What about it?”

“It’s going back.” Rodney picked up his cup and took another sip. The tea bolstered him and he looked up to see Radek’s face. The other man looked surprised, unable to keep his neutrality in the face of this news. Rodney didn’t miss the spark of interest that flickered in his eyes, no matter how quickly he tried to hide it. The excitement pulled a smile to Rodney’s face and he set the cup down, beginning to speak quickly, though quietly. “We found a ZPM. Turns out this big computer tech corporation had their hands on one for like twelve years. But we got it. And it’s still almost fully charged. Together with the other two ZPMs left over, we have enough power to fly the city back to the Pegasus Galaxy, which we have to do...”

“Rodney!” Radek held up a hand to stem the flow of babbling, and Rodney closed his mouth reluctantly. “Are you going to get to the point?”

Rodney’s mouth immediately dropped back open in surprise. He studied Radek for a moment and was amazed to see the man had managed to pull his neutral face back on. “Radek,” he said, a small laugh of surprise turning the word almost into a snort, “I’m telling you that Atlantis is going home. We are going home.”

Radek blinked. “I am home, Rodney. My house is only a few miles away from here. I work here at this university. I do research. I published a second paper a couple of months ago...” his voice trailed off, the unspoken sentence ‘despite your best efforts’ hanging in the air between them. Rodney shifted uncomfortably. Were they going to get into it now?

Apparently not. Radek cleared his throat. “Atlantis is in the past.”

Rodney stared, unable to believe his ears. “I-I thought....you of all people...”

“No. You want to go back. I know that. You were never happy on Earth the few times you visited. But I was relieved to come back, to not have to worry about dying every day, to be able to do my research in peace. I am happy here, Rodney. I don’t want to go back to Pegasus.”

Rodney blinked. “I just....I just flew in a plane for a full day to come here and tell you that you could have your job back without even having to worry about an interview, and you’re telling me you don’t want it?”

“Yes,” Radek stood. “I’m sorry, Rodney.”

Rodney stood slowly, feeling a kernel of anger spring to life in his chest. No. No, it wasn’t anger. It was hurt. And fear. Masking as anger. He’d never even imagined Radek would say no. He still didn’t think the Czech wanted to. But there he was, walking to the door and opening it, gesturing for Rodney to leave. Refusing him completely. The idea was madness. Could not be computed. Made no sense at all.

“I’m sorry, all right?” The words burst out. “I’m sorry for what I said. I’m sorry. Look, I did the research, and you were right.” Each word got harder and harder to come out, but he could feel the desperation behind them, pushing harder than he ever could. “I mean, I was right, but so were you. It was a valid theory. I was just ahead of you. You weren’t considering the options I saw yet. And you were right, I don’t put a lot of weight behind other people’s opinions because usually I think they’re wrong. And usually they are. But you were right. So I’m...I’m sorry.”

Radek’s face softened just a touch. “Thank you,” he said, this time a note of regret entering his voice. “It’s all right.”

“Just come back to Colorado. Take a look.” This was as far as Rodney dared go at this point; with the door open everyone in the hallway could hear him and he was not about to reveal the topic of their conversation or get any closer to begging than he already was.

Radek stared at him for a long moment, then swallowed and gestured. “Goodbye, Rodney.”

Rodney felt a weight fill his stomach. Dizzy and confused, he walked past Radek out into the hallway as his vision began to swim, and barely made it into the bathroom before he finally vomited.

I hope you liked it. I'll post up the second half of the scene if you want.

[Rosehawk]

Speaking of...actually no, I have no segue for this. Netflix finally released Act of War and Nothing, so I immediately put them on my queue and got Act of War last Thursday - watched it immediately - and GUH!!! *dies*

My GOD even at a young age David is jaw-dropping! I love how you can see his motivations in each scene and how his character develops! Sure it's

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the typical good guy going bad, but seriously David makes it fun to watch!

I will fire up more screenshots once I get them taken!

You mean like this!

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The guy sure looks good in a tux!

Look forward to more screen caps Nayari! I only have a few and I quite agree, David was expressive and fun to watch. Movie was so so otherwise but who cares...David was in it and he was great!

[pookey]

Please post more Nayari, i enjoyed that And Rose, the top pic looks like he's burst into song

[Crimsonravenwolf]

*does cannon ball into deeeeeeeep end of the gutter* Wicked pix lovelies!! GUH. Just freaking GUH. Hmm...anyone got even more ActionRadek! pix? Ya know...running,shooting,crawling through ductwork,etc. What? You cheeky monkeys started it. Technically,David started it...you guys just fanned the hawt Czech flames. Nayari,please post part 2 of your fic. *dangles shirtless Radek to inspire the posting of part 2* More Czech shots and fics please!! Woohoo!! }:O

[Rosehawk]

*faints at all the delicious Zelenkaism*

Trying to resuscitate pookey!

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Did it work?????

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[Rosehawk]

*does cannon ball into deeeeeeeep end of the gutter* Wicked pix lovelies!! GUH. Just freaking GUH. Hmm...anyone got even more ActionRadek! pix? Ya know...running,shooting,crawling through ductwork,etc. What? You cheeky monkeys started it. Technically,David started it...you guys just fanned the hawt Czech flames. Nayari,please post part 2 of your fic. *dangles shirtless Radek to inspire the posting of part 2* More Czech shots and fics please!! Woohoo!! }:O

Any of these work for some Radek packed action inspiration??

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