Story Anmerkungen: Thanks to Sarah for the instabeta.
This was written for the atlantisbasics LJ community for Icarus. She wanted a story that explored "the beautiful and rugged Atlantis"; she loves "to embarrass Sheppard and/or McKay"; and she loves "carefully thought-out Ancient technology that fits with the science on the show but isn't just a retread of what we've already seen."
This is set during Season 1 after 1.10 "The Storm" and 1.11 "The Eye."
The song McKay sings is a real one, called "Trees and Rocks," by the Arrogant Worms.
Instead of saying "Emmagan," I'm using "Teyla," even though everyone else goes by last name. I know this is Wrong and Sexist, but canon never uses "Emmagan," so using "Teyla" seems more correct.