Warning! Messing with Ancient Devices(tm) is bad for one's gender identity
When Rodney heard that Carson had asked John to bring home a Wraith, he'd gone to the lab furthest from the infirmary to do his work. He still got jittery whenever he passed by the Iratus labs, whenever Carson came home from working with the damned bugs, or whenever John had been fighting the Wraith. Actually having one in the city? He really didn'
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Over the comm, Radek sounded puzzled, but agreed to meet them.
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Radek was waiting for them when they arrived. He was wandering around the room, not touching anything but examing it all the same. He didn't turn around when he heard them come in. "A play room? This is good, yes? It looks as if this was a school for little ones or a day care."
Finally noticing that Rodney, at least, had been curiously silent, Radek turned around. He was surprised when he didn't see Rodney, instead he saw Jeannie...no. Wait.
Radek slowly approached the pair just inside the doorway, studying the woman with Rae. This was not Rodney's sister. Eyes widening with comprehension, Radek's hand flew to cover his mouth. "Oh!" //Dear god, Rodney?!// At the woman's--Rodney's--reluctant nod, Radek lost it. He all but fell to the floor laughing his head off, broken English spilling from his lips occasionally.
"Oh...priceless...you...woman..."
After several minutes, he calmed down enough to say coherently. "Only you, Rodney, would find the one Ancient device that switches genders." After that, he lost it again.
Rodney glowered at his husband, arms crossed awkwardly under his breasts--which set Radek off anew--and hips cocked. "Yes. Lets all laugh at my misfortune. You wouldn't be laughing if it'd happened to you, Zippy."
"Of course not. But it didn't, did it?" Radek grinned from his place on the floor then sat up and took his first really good look at Rodney as a woman. He tilted his head thoughtfully. "Hm. You know, I believe you are more attractive this way." Only his quick reflexes saved his head from Rodney's foot. "Hey, aren't those my boots?"
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