I have a present for penguin!fic fans

[sholio]

(All, um, none? of you on my friend list? But seriously, this is cute.)

Okay ... somehow, I have actually managed to make it through two years in this fandom without reading penguin!fic. Until tonight. Because one such story was rec'd on sgastoryfinders, and it was by an author I like, and I was all, "Oh hell," and clicked on it, and it was so freakin' cute, and there goes my penguin-free streak in fandom. So, if you're a John/Rodney pairing person, and you haven't read lavvyan's Antarctic Drift, go forth and read. SO. DAMN. CUTE.

And this got me to scan in a photo from a recent issue of National Geographic. I swear to God I have not tampered with this photo in any way. This is EXACTLY how it ran in the August 2007 issue of National Geographic.




Yes, you read that right. Rodney the emperor penguin.

And I can actually SEE the scene, with Rodney!penguin all tranquilized and limp, and the hapless biologist trying to radio-collar him while furious John!penguin attacks his ankles with his useless penguin beak. And of course, Rodney thinks the radio collar is really cool, and tries to figure out how it works, and John's all bristling and glowering at human photographers taking pictures of them from the other side of the ice floe ....

Comments

[leesa_perrie]

Oh, I know, from a gen perspective here, the thought is just sooo funny! And so very believable as well!! Not sure how sharp those beaks are...but I don't think I'd like to be attacked by a penguin! As for Rodney!penguin trying to work out how the collar works...snort!

You going to write this? Go on, I double dog dare you! *grins*

[sholio]

heh, I already offered it up to lavvyan. But I think she'll do a much better job than I could do!