A/N: Inspired by both BiteMeTechie's "100 starting lines" on the When Plot Bunnies Attack forum and Reefgirl's Head Chef Alex Ramsey. Line #107, "It's going to explode!"
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"It's going to explode!" Rodney shrieked, throwing his hands over his head.
Alex Ramsey sighed and rolled her eyes. She turned the heat under her flaming bananas off and put the pan on a back burner. She walked over to where Rodney was cowering under the table and kicked him. "Get up you useless lump, it's just dessert."
Suddenly Rodney's expression of terror was gone, replaced with one of relief.
"You mean . . . that . . . thing is edible?" he stammered.
Alex rolled her eyes again, as she'd done at least twice a day since meeting Atlantis's leading astrophysicist.
"Yes, McKay, it's edi–" she was suddenly cut off when he brushed past her and swept a finger through the no-longer-burning-but-still-very-hot sauce.
"OW!" he yelped, sticking the singed digit into his mouth, but again his expression changed, this time into one of extreme wonder and bliss.
"You didn't tell me it was this good!" he breathed.
"I also didn't tell you about the secret ingredient." Alex smirked, waving a small bottle in his face. Rodney took one look and passed straight out. Alex shook her head slowly from side to side for a minute, clucking softly, then shouted over to her assistant, "Hey Mick! Our dear Doctor McKay seems to be wanting of a good nap, feel like dragging his sorry arse down to sick bay for me?"
As Mick disposed of the aformentioned carcass, Alex put the unopened bottle of Lemon Extract back on the table and shook her head again. Who knew Atlantis's top astrophysicist was so gullible?
