Pegasus Logic for Beginners by Khriskin (Men and Machines Challenge)

[khriskin]

TITLE: Pegasus Logic for Beginners FANDOM: Stargate Atlantis LENGTH/RATING: 259 words, PG-13 SHIPS/WARNINGS: None SUMMARY: How to stay sane in the Pegasus Galaxy (aka Duck Test).

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Now we ain't stupid, no matter what you've heard; Marines got more brains than most front-line grunts, we just use it for common sense is all. We know just how powerful he is (on the same fuzzy level with how big’s a trillion), but most times he looks like Chuck, and walks like Chuck, and darned if he don't sound like Chuck (even through the mess of silver and wire), so we tend to forget.

Of course times like now are a little harder to overlook. Only so much a mind can manage to hold onto, and seeing him there, melded into the control room wall like he'd sprung up full-grown from Atlantis herself, snarling and lashing out at orbital Wraith we can't even see... well, that's just a mite too slippery a thing for most folks.

So we leave him be, those times, and smile and nod when he starts talking in those theoretical mathmagics over chow, and look just to the left when those silver sparks chase each other ‘cross his hair. Hell, even Carson takes him fishing now and then, and if anyone knows the gritty bits of what’s going on, it’s him. But us? We’ve been here long enough to know the score. Because, you see, if you just stop starin’ like some earthborn rookie that ain’t never seen something on the far side of Clarke’s Law before, and squint... You’ll see plain as day, he's still just Chuck.

Now quit staring and finish yer grub; you science-types got worse to worry about than him.

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Comments

[losyark.livejournal.com]

Oh, marvelous story. I really love the way people react to Chuck. I think my favourite part is "Earthborn rookie". It sort of gives the impression that those who have been in Atlantis long enough consider themselves Lanteans - and not just the scientists or the main characters of the show, but EVERYONE, down to the last marine.

I do wonder the story behind why Chuck is Cyborg!Chuck now.

[khriskin]

I'm really glad you liked it! ^_^ This was one of those random spur of the moment ideas (ie I was surfing Wikipedia and stumbled across the Duck Test *grin*). Of course a good portion of my ideas seem to incorporate an independent Atlantis colony... *whistles innocently* ^_^

And Chuck!fictive is remaining rather silent on the whole matter so I'll have to see if I can bribe the bunnies later this weekend. ^_~

[scifi-lemon.livejournal.com]

Cute! I agree with losyark, there's gotta be a story behind cyborg!Chuck. I never would have suspected him to be made part machine. Cool fic.

[khriskin]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! ^_^ And we'll have to see if Chuck!fictive gets more talkative this weekend... right now he's just camped out on the couch grinning at me. *sighs* Darned fictives. ^_^;;

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

lol Great.

[khriskin]

*grin* Never underestimate the Silly!Muse! ^_^ I'm glad you liked it!

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

heh. cool. cyborg chuck, a thing of beauty. And not just the earthborn rookie comment - the fact that the marines have absorbed random bits of science-speak as part of the language of the city is made of glee.

[khriskin]

I'm glad you liked it! ^_^ Nothing like some gruff old marine to break in the new blood. *grin*

I'm having too much fun with this challenge! So many plotbunnies, so little time... ^_^;;