Suburban consumption rituals (by Torch) (G)

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Show: SGA

Rec Category: Outsider POV
Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, alien OCs
Categories: Gen
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: flambeau
Author's Website: See the AO3
Link: Suburban consumption rituals on AO3

Why This Must Be Read: This is as "outsider" as Outsider POV ever gets - a truly alien POV of AR-1 on a mission gone very badly wrong. It's funny, strange, and rather alarming from our perspective (but ultimately all's well). Rodney may never be able to contemplate cats again without a shudder - or not alien almost-cats, anyway. Torch's writing is brilliant, as ever.


ar-Prezk looked them over. The sleekest and most well-groomed one was the smallest, clearly the runt of the litter. The biggest, sturdiest one was also the most unkempt, its fur hanging in odd clumps, and he still wasn't sure that teeth-baring gesture meant submission. The one that came closest to having decent fur didn't seem to take good care of it, and was rather too scrawny besides; the one with a bit of meat on its bones, making the most noise, was also the baldest of the lot, and all that pale naked skin was off-putting.

"Do I get a better price if I take all four?"

"Of course you understand that rare pets like these aren't cheap," ar-Muktu said. "Your daughter will be the envy of her friends!"