*blushes* Oh, that's a really awesome compliment ... one of the best I've ever gotten, actually! (And I hope that the pecan incident didn't leave you any the worse for wear...)
This is more of an out-of-universe than an in-universe answer, but the anaphylaxis scene ... I researched the hell out of that scene, including asking a doctor that I know for her advice on the lingering after-effects of such a severe allergy attack. Up to that point, I'd seen a fair number of anaphylaxis scenes in fanfic, but none that really seemed to fit with what I was reading on medical and first-aid websites, so I took a lot of pains to make it as true to life as I possibly could. I had also just taken a first-aid certification class, and I asked them a lot of questions about severe allergies and treatment. (They must have thought I was some kind of ghoul. :D )
Okay, and now the in-universe answer:
The kids are placed with the Athosians on the mainland. They still adore Rodney, who steadfastly maintains that they're obnoxious little brats, but oddly enough, he seems to have developed a sudden interest in working on the Athosians' water treatment system, a job he used to pawn off on underlings, which means he's out there every couple of weeks. He always brings more tools than he needs. Part of this particular job (and the reason why Rodney always used to pawn it off on the new people) is teaching the Athosians how to fix their own damn equipment, but despite all his complaining, Rodney never chases away anyone who wants to learn -- especially the kids. And his lessons aren't limited to "How to fix the damn water treatment equipment", either; he wanders off into tangents ranging from the inner workings of the Stargates to quantum mechanics to how to sabotage and blow up hiveships "without, and I repeat without, anyone needing to go kamikaze and blow themselves up along with the ship -- are you listening to this, Colonel?"
The kids drink it all in. And somehow, no one is surprised when some of them end up on Atlantis, ten and fifteen years later, working in the labs.
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This is more of an out-of-universe than an in-universe answer, but the anaphylaxis scene ... I researched the hell out of that scene, including asking a doctor that I know for her advice on the lingering after-effects of such a severe allergy attack. Up to that point, I'd seen a fair number of anaphylaxis scenes in fanfic, but none that really seemed to fit with what I was reading on medical and first-aid websites, so I took a lot of pains to make it as true to life as I possibly could. I had also just taken a first-aid certification class, and I asked them a lot of questions about severe allergies and treatment. (They must have thought I was some kind of ghoul. :D )
Okay, and now the in-universe answer:
The kids are placed with the Athosians on the mainland. They still adore Rodney, who steadfastly maintains that they're obnoxious little brats, but oddly enough, he seems to have developed a sudden interest in working on the Athosians' water treatment system, a job he used to pawn off on underlings, which means he's out there every couple of weeks. He always brings more tools than he needs. Part of this particular job (and the reason why Rodney always used to pawn it off on the new people) is teaching the Athosians how to fix their own damn equipment, but despite all his complaining, Rodney never chases away anyone who wants to learn -- especially the kids. And his lessons aren't limited to "How to fix the damn water treatment equipment", either; he wanders off into tangents ranging from the inner workings of the Stargates to quantum mechanics to how to sabotage and blow up hiveships "without, and I repeat without, anyone needing to go kamikaze and blow themselves up along with the ship -- are you listening to this, Colonel?"
The kids drink it all in. And somehow, no one is surprised when some of them end up on Atlantis, ten and fifteen years later, working in the labs.