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Spoilers: Trio
Word Count: 294
A response to ladygris' Truth or Dare Flash Fiction Challenge.
Truth or Dare:
Moonshine and Matchmaking
It all started with a dare.
All right, technically, it started with a policy change. The previous base administrator turned a blind eye to the half dozen or so moonshiners operating private stills on Atlantis. Under Mister Woolsey's tenure, however, their activities would not be tolerated. So, Radek Zelenka had decided to cook up one last batch and drink himself silly before retiring to a life of scientific drudgery.
He shared that batch, widely hailed as his finest yet, with a number of fellow scientists who'd secured a coveted day off from their irascible boss. Their alcohol supply dwindling, the scientists got rowdy, and Miko Kusanagi proposed a game of truth or dare. It was a trap: confidence buoyed by more that four years in Pegasus, mild-mannered Miko had become meddling Miko, the matchmaker. And she'd decided that the science department's number two needed a gentle push into the arms of a suitable woman.
The dear, insightful lady had been right. But the woman she suggested came as a shock, sobering him and the entire group. Doctor McKay will kill you if he finds out, most agreed. But what could Radek do? His western colleagues assured him that a dare once accepted became a sacred obligation.
That was six months ago. Regular email correspondence with the woman had escalated to video mail, then a steamy two weeks together during his furlough on Earth. Now, they'd agreed that she would relocate to Atlantis. Only one thing remained.
A week before her scheduled arrival, Radek arranged to be alone in the lab with Doctor McKay. Strolling over to his boss, Radek said as nonchalantly as possible, "Did you hear that Katie Brown is coming back?"
McKay snorted. "You're kidding me."
"No," Radek said. "It's the truth."
The End.