Title: Lost in Translation
Author's LJ/DWJ: unknown
Categories: under the influence, drama, team, humor, Walter, Janet, Hammond
Warnings: influence-induced kinda-sorta pairings (nothing explicit)
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Vathara at FF.net
Link to story: Lost in Translation

Why this should be read: A Goa'uld is too lazy to read the instructions, and a rabbit-shaped yellow furball almost takes down the SGC... entirely by accident!

I am very fond of this fic - it was the first ever story I recced! - and it is both hugely entertaining and easy to visualize as an episode happening on-screen. Like many other older FF.net fics, the scene breaks have been stripped out, making it somewhat hard to follow; but trust me when I say that it's worth it. Even with the extra "Danny"s. :)

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Title: Undertow
Author's LJ/DWJ: abyssinia
Categories: supersam, under the influence, drama, team
Warnings: violence
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Masterlist of fanfiction
Link to story: Undertow

Why this should be read: SG-1 is captured by genetically-modified natives who sense Sam's protein marker and are convinced that she's Goa'uld - or Tok'ra. Jack, without hearing, can't lead; Teal'c suffers the enraged helplessness of someone who can't defend his friends; Daniel, without the use of his hands, can't write or do anything to help the others. And Sam – poor Sam is beaten and drugged until she doesn't which way is up any more. And since the story is told wholly in her POV, the reader is equally confused, as Sam's sense of time and perception is warped and out of sync.

There's great wordbuilding and teamy goodness and courage and strength in this one, and by the time you've figured out what's happened, you'll want to go back and reread it all over again!

(Bonus – Abyssis also posted the "Undertow"- director's cut, in which the scenes are actually placed in order, rather than as Sam remembers and perceives them, plus a happy team ending. I strongly recommend you read Undertow first, but you'll probably enjoy reading this one, too.)

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Title: Battlefields
Author's LJ/DWJ: Unknown
Categories: Theme: Under the Influence, Daniel/Jack friendship, Team, Hurt/Comfort, Drama Angst
Warnings: Violence
Author's Webpage/Fic list:Ellen Caldera's Stories
Link to story:Click on Battlefields to read
Why this should be read: This story is one of the first I read in the fandom, and one of the most painful. Daniel Jackson is made into a killing machine. The story is told through Jack's eyes, and we see his pain as he tries to help Daniel deal with his. The horror as the magnitude of what Daniel did while under the influence of the device implanted in his brain is seen through Jack which I think makes the story even more effective. You feel Jack's hurt for Daniel and hurt even more.

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Title: Control
Author's LJ/DWJ: mrwubbles
Categories: Under the Influence, WIP, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Violence
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Yum@'s Stargatefan Page
Link to story: Control
Why this should be read: Yes, this is a work in progress and unfortunately I don't think it'll ever be finished. That being said, though, I believe this is one of the classics in fandom and should be read and savored. Daniel is rescued from a mission (one he was on without the rest of SG-1) in terrible shape. We learn what did/might have occurred throughout the fic and meanwhile we also watch Jack trying desperately to get through to Daniel and always believing the Daniel he knows will truly come back to them once again whole. It saddens me that this fic was never completed (because selfishly I want to find out what happens), but it doesn't keep me from re-reading it. Set aside plenty of time to read this and then plenty of time after to imagine your own continuation of the story.

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I apologize in advance for not being able to get my snippet from the fic behind a cut. No matter what I'm doing I can't get it to hide!

Title:: Daniel Jackson and the Flagon with the Dragon
Author's LJ/DWJ: Unknown
Categories: Team, Humor, Under the Influence
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Winterstar at Ancient's Musings
Link to story: Harry Potter and the Flagon with the Dragon
Why this should be read: Things get quite interesting when Sam, Jack, and Daniel suddenly believe they are characters (and by default everyone around them) from Harry Potter. This fic is funny and then takes a turn into a touching exchange between Jack and Daniel (aka Ron and Harry) before the humor and banter comes back. This is one of those fics that always makes me smile on re-reading.
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Title: Creak
Author's LJ/DWJ: nandamai / nandamai
Categories: theme: prisons, theme: super Sam, theme: under the influence
Warnings: None
Author's Webpage/Fic list: Nanda's Lament
Link to story: Creak
Why this should be read:
Carter's sense of identity and pure cussed doggedness run deeper than conscious awareness, and it's deeply gratifying to be with her as her innate indomitability prevails over the memory-suppressing drugs she's dosed with after being captured and enslaved to the Goa'uld.

About 1685 words, and don't miss the remix linked at the bottom of the page.

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Over the course of our reccers' month, we had three reccers sign up: sam_gardener, samantilles, and paian. Due to the timing, Paian did not have an official announcement to kick off her week, but she treated us to four recs anyway:

Visiting Hours, by Teand (G)

To Travel Hopefully, by Aces (G)

A Pleasant Road, by Aces (G)

Alien in the 7-Eleven at 3am: A Study, by Eleanor K. (G)

And a few more last-minute contributions from sam_gardener and samantilles:

Archaeology, By Penknife (PG)

Sticky Situation, by Phoenix-Cry (G)

Thanks, you three! :)

And now it's time for a new theme: under the influence. It might be a telepathic mind whammy, off-world herbs or drinks, copious amounts of alcohol, a plot-hole-shaped mysterious Ancient artifact, or accidental inhalation of alien pollen. It doesn't matter if the influence is deliberate or innocent, angsty or cracky - if it's gen and SG-1 and involves some kind of altered state of mind, we want to see it recced here!

Feel free to refresh your memory of the comm rules at the FAQ before posting. Official format is included in the FAQ entry and on the comm's profile page. If you choose to tag your own entry (you don't have to do so), please include the theme: under the influence tag as well as any others that you find appropriate. And if you need a tag that isn't yet available, please comment and let me know.