Of Jellyfish and Space Travelers
Not very bright
Sheppard lay back on the deck chair, watching Ronon toss kids into the pool as if they were little bags of beans, or sugar. He hoisted one up, and then he would toss them effortlessly to the other end of the pool. "Oh, nice one, big guy! That one went far!"
Carson sat nearby, sipping loudly from a Dr. Pepper. "These things are bloody delicious…" he muttered, getting a raised eyebrow from Sheppard. Suddenly, there was a loud shriek. A small girl was sitting by the pool, holding her knee and screaming her head off.
Groaning, Carson ran to help her. "Hello, luv, what's your name?"
"O-olivia."
"Hello, Olivia. I'm Carson. Let me look?"
"You have a funny voice!"
"Why thank you, so do you." This was the fourth child that Carson had run to help today. Where were their mothers anyway? Hearing soft snickering from the deck chairs, Carson looked back and threw a glare at Sheppard.
"Laugh while you want to, colonel, but when you fall and skin your knee you can go straight to Ronon here for help!" The girl giggled as Carson helped her sit up on a chair. Then, a young woman came running to the child, looking distressed.
"Olivia! Olivia! What did you do?"
"She jus' fell, miss. She's alright."
"Oh, thank you, thank you!" The woman said hurriedly, taking Olivia away. Carson raised an eyebrow and looked back at Sheppard, who was really trying hard not to start laughing out loud.
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"Look at it." muttered Rodney, mouth hanging open. The glowing colors moved in globs, melding and popping slowly apart. He titled his head, touching the glass.
"It is a lava lamp?" asked Teyla, joining Rodney to stare, mesmerized.
"Oh yeah." Rodney grinned, very close to drooling on the lamp itself.
"They seem…quite addictive."
"Huh?"
"They seem quite addictive."
"Only if you're stupid enough to stare at one for, like, ever." slurred Rodney, never taking his eyes off the red and pink blobs. Teyla sighed, rubbing her eyes.
"How about we leave this gift shop and go meet up with everyone else?"
"I'm getting this."
Teyla groaned. "Of course."
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"What the hell is that?"
"It's a lava lamp, colonel."
Sheppard smacked Rodney upside the head. "I know that. Where did it come from?"
"Ow! It came from the friggin' gift shop, where else?"
Sheppard raised an eyebrow, leaning in close. "It's kind of…addicting." he muttered, hazel eyes going glassy.
"Tell me about it."
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Thanks to Hilo for giving me the idea for this chapter! I took the joke and tweaked it a bit. And to clear some things up… No. I'm not a guy.