That first year - it just had to make the first wave people develop kind of a frontier mindset, a close-knit "we'll survive against all odds" way of thinking and in a certain percentage of them also a certain amount of independent thinking and decision-making and less willingness to follow Earth' lead and orders blindly. And once developed, you can't put that kind of independent thinking back in the box as if it had never existed.
The first wave people who stayed/came back voluntarily despite contact with Earth (and therefore the chance of going home to Earth) being reestablished have to be those who preferred Atlantis over Earth and it's likely that these also are the ones adhering to that intependent streak that makes them willing to override Earth' command if they deem it necessary.
It makes a lot of sense that they would hang on to their kind of emergency-SOS against their new official commander. They know too well what using this SOS means for the people in distress because they know a time when it could have been easily themselves sending it. They still could be the ones sending it one day, in dire need of Atlantis' help even if it goes against Earth-policy. They *have* to honor the SOS-IDC because - yeah, it's kind of a deal, like the title "will you pay" says. A deal they made beween themselves - they go out in the danger, they make sacrifices, they can expect to be "paid back" by Atlantis not letting them down, no matter what. It's kind of an unspoken, inofficial "contract", a promise nobody ever gave but all of them keep.
And of course those would look to John for the decision. Every community/society has their official leaders and very often their inofficial ones as well - the person whose experience, integrity and judgment they trust most and therefore are willing to follow their lead - and in situations like this it can easily happen that people follow their inofficial leader instead of their official one. So, no surprise that they're looking for John to override Carter's decision since they expect him to make the right coiche.
Ah, who's rambling now? *g*
And you're actually writing the background story to this? I'm excited and so very pleased to hear that. :-)
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That first year - it just had to make the first wave people develop kind of a frontier mindset, a close-knit "we'll survive against all odds" way of thinking and in a certain percentage of them also a certain amount of independent thinking and decision-making and less willingness to follow Earth' lead and orders blindly. And once developed, you can't put that kind of independent thinking back in the box as if it had never existed.
The first wave people who stayed/came back voluntarily despite contact with Earth (and therefore the chance of going home to Earth) being reestablished have to be those who preferred Atlantis over Earth and it's likely that these also are the ones adhering to that intependent streak that makes them willing to override Earth' command if they deem it necessary.
It makes a lot of sense that they would hang on to their kind of emergency-SOS against their new official commander. They know too well what using this SOS means for the people in distress because they know a time when it could have been easily themselves sending it. They still could be the ones sending it one day, in dire need of Atlantis' help even if it goes against Earth-policy. They *have* to honor the SOS-IDC because - yeah, it's kind of a deal, like the title "will you pay" says. A deal they made beween themselves - they go out in the danger, they make sacrifices, they can expect to be "paid back" by Atlantis not letting them down, no matter what. It's kind of an unspoken, inofficial "contract", a promise nobody ever gave but all of them keep.
And of course those would look to John for the decision. Every community/society has their official leaders and very often their inofficial ones as well - the person whose experience, integrity and judgment they trust most and therefore are willing to follow their lead - and in situations like this it can easily happen that people follow their inofficial leader instead of their official one. So, no surprise that they're looking for John to override Carter's decision since they expect him to make the right coiche.
Ah, who's rambling now? *g*
And you're actually writing the background story to this? I'm excited and so very pleased to hear that. :-)