Prompt me with gen Teal'c prompts!

[fignewton]

I was very happy with the Jack drabbles, so let's go for another round, shall we?

Prompt me with gen Teal'c prompts! No promises of first come first served, and classic team will more likely get a response than S9-10, but I hope to do twelve all together.

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[sid]

Teal'c vs the internet. *g*

[fignewton]

When Teal'c first arrived on Earth, the internet, like television, was his link to an outer world he rarely got the chance to personally observe.

Teal'c learned much of the Tau'ri through internet surfing. He soon collected a long list of bookmarks, including political blogs, pop culture fansites, and social networks. When Hammond allowed Teal'c to participate in online forums, ChulakGuy rapidly gained a reputation for insightful and pertinent commentary, even if he retained an inordinate fondness for bad sci-fi.

As a fantasy world, it was certainly better than the Gamekeeper's. But Teal'c still wished for the real thing.

[thothmes]

It's so much fun to watch Teal'c deal with Tau'ri culture, that I've come up with a variety of prompts. I'm not greedy though. You can just pick the one that resonates with you


Teal'c, Rocky Horror Picture Show
or
Teal'c at the ballet
or
Teal'c, Wagner's The Ring Cycle, Brunhilda sings
or
Teal'c, Team, "So, Teal'c... You thought you'd need your staff weapon. Whatcha been watchin'?"
or
Teal'c, Halloween

[fignewton]

Teal'c's expression remained stolid, but his eyebrow radiated disapproval.

"Don't you like ballet, Teal'c?" Cassie asked anxiously. "I'm performing after intermission."

"I am sure I will enjoy it," Teal'c assured her, his voice suddenly gentle.

When Cassie left to change, Janet whispered, "Now tell me how you really feel."

Teal'c admitted, "I see no purpose in watching children walk on their toes in costumes with poorer taste than..." He stopped.

Janet twinkled at him. "Yes, the costumes are gaudy and the dancing is lousy. But the children learn grace and confidence -- and joy."

Teal'c considered. "Yes. That is reason enough."

[thothmes]

Oh, I love this, Teal'c softening for Cassie, and moving beyond his initial rejection when Janet shows him how to look at the custom from within the society!

This is so much how this happens in the real world. My stepfather came to America from Palestine (it was in Jordan then) as a student, and after he married my mother and it became impossible for him to move with us back to his village, he had many such moments where we had to teach him how we saw things before he could appreciate them or see them as acceptable.

Janet makes a good guide, and this piece in just a very few lines lets us see why she was the right choice to become Cassies mother.

[fignewton]

::nods:: Culture shock doesn't need another planet - or frankly, even another country, sometimes. :) Glad you liked it!

[pepper]

"If you had a superpower, what would it be?"

[fignewton]

The comic book landed on Jack's desk with a soft thwap.

"With your recent experiences, O'Neill, perhaps you could scan this magazine and suggest the most useful superpower."

Jack, still feeling hungover from the Atenik armbands, groaned aloud. "We said we were sorry, didn't we?"

"You have apologized," Teal'c conceded. "Major Carter and Daniel Jackson have expressed their regrets as well. They have also given me the newly released DVDs of The Phantom Menace." He paused, then added meaningfully, "They did not knock me out."

Jack tried to think of a properly penitent bribe. Perhaps he could mortgage his house...

[pepper]

*giggles* Ah, Teal'c... what does that icon by Nomad say? "Do not meddle in the affairs of Jaffa, for they are sulky and not all that subtle, actually." Or words to that effect.

Jack is going to pay, and pay, and pay...

[fignewton]

Hee, yes - a cheerful parody of LOTR, that one. Oooh, yes, Jack is going to pay. Yay! :)

[princessofgeeks]

Jack follows through on his promise to show Teal'c around Earth.

[fignewton]

"You said one day you would show me your world."

It didn't happen all at once, nor would Teal'c have wanted it that way. But over time, Jack introduced Teal'c to the planet: its blue skies and green earth, its masses of humans pushing and shoving in free abandon, its wonders and its foolishnesses. He showed him crowded cities and open roads, hockey games and astronomy, paper airplanes and fighter jets. All of Tau'ri, in its playfulness and seriousness, as its people tended to be.

And even when Teal'c is slapping at mosquitoes on a deck, he still appreciates it.

(and on this topic, you also might enjoy this: U is for Undomesticated Equines)

[princessofgeeks]

so nice to think of them occasionally getting some down time! thank you!

[fignewton]

So pleased you liked it, thank you!

[beatrice_otter]

Jaffa culture not related to revenge.

What Teal'c thought of the Vagina Monologues (he got given tickets to see it in Season 10).

Sam and Teal'c being Awesome together.

[magistrate]

The '60s, and the Civil Rights Movement.

[fignewton]

During that accidental visit to 1969, Teal'c did not comprehend many of Michael's obscure statements. It was Daniel Jackson who explained the significance of the color of Teal'c's skin and the momentous history of that decade.

Back at the SGC, Teal'c researched the era carefully. He tried to envision his own people marching for their rights, challenging the assumptions of their former masters. Resignedly, he acknowledged that the Jaffa path to freedom would likely be more difficult than the struggle for civil rights on Earth -- but in the end, Teal'c vowed, his people would achieve that same great pinnacle of equality.