Prompt 80.04

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Five things their teammates wanted Ronon and Teyla to understand about Earth



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Re: Five things their teammates wanted Ronon and Teyla to understand about Earth

[bruinsfan.livejournal.com]

I wonder if Teyla and Ronon might not be so surprised by the poverty of Third World nations and earthside warfare, given what we've seen of the darker side of Pegasus. Greed and hostility don't seem to have vanished between the various populations just because they have a common enemy in the Wraith. Though I suppose I can see Rodney and John expecting them to be horrified since their teammates are noble and selfless, and they weren't present for some occasions like that deal with Ronon killing his former commander.

I can maybe see DADT being a problem for Lorne if he's kissing Ronon in public and someone from the Air Force sees, but who's going to start a brawl over two guys making out in San Francisco? Particularly when that would mean getting in a fight with Ronon?

Re: Five things their teammates wanted Ronon and Teyla to understand about Earth

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

I sort of wonder if, you know, Teyla and Ronon kind of only get exposed to the first world part of Earth, given who they spend their time with. And, sure, inter-planetary hositlity still exists, but it seems like, as a general rule, one planet's population gets on okay, so the combination of the two makes it weird that the Earth people, who clearly have the resources, based on Atlantis, don't help.

but who's going to start a brawl over two guys making out in San Francisco

I'm pretty sure there's always someone, even in San Francisco. Even with Ronon and Lorne, and possibly more so, since they don't come across as stereotypically gay.