E is for Earth
Just a bit of archiving here. Better late than never.
My entry for Teal'c Alphabet Soup
Teal’c remembers coming to Earth after he’d made the choice that changed the course of his existence. Unwilling to continue to serve under Apophis’ cruelty and caprice, he’d made the choice in the heat of the moment at the urging of a stranger.
When he’d emerged from the Chappa’ai into a military bunker, he’d had a moment of doubt. Many weapons came to bear on him and he feared that in his moment of weakness he’d been tricked into surrendering. His new friends stood firm in his defense against their own people. They were the first to do so in many, many years.
His first view of Earth was through a television screen. It simply appeared in his quarters when he was taking a meal. He flipped through channel after channel mesmerized by the variation and sheer numbers of humanity. It was unlike anything he’d ever experienced. But it was also frightening. The Goa’uld had always maintained that with freedom came chaos and it seemed readily apparent from what he could see.
These days, his understanding of the Tauri is better though far from complete. His time living off-base made that abundantly clear. He has come far in his time among them but he will never be one of them.
He finds himself torn between two cultures. There are elements of Tauri culture he enjoys and many things of value here. But he was born a Jaffa and Jaffa he will always be. His duty is to his people even if some of those people believe he’s been tainted by the Tauri.
Teal’c has feet in two worlds and is an outsider in both.
Thank you again to everyone who left feedback.
My entry for Teal'c Alphabet Soup
Teal’c remembers coming to Earth after he’d made the choice that changed the course of his existence. Unwilling to continue to serve under Apophis’ cruelty and caprice, he’d made the choice in the heat of the moment at the urging of a stranger.
When he’d emerged from the Chappa’ai into a military bunker, he’d had a moment of doubt. Many weapons came to bear on him and he feared that in his moment of weakness he’d been tricked into surrendering. His new friends stood firm in his defense against their own people. They were the first to do so in many, many years.
His first view of Earth was through a television screen. It simply appeared in his quarters when he was taking a meal. He flipped through channel after channel mesmerized by the variation and sheer numbers of humanity. It was unlike anything he’d ever experienced. But it was also frightening. The Goa’uld had always maintained that with freedom came chaos and it seemed readily apparent from what he could see.
These days, his understanding of the Tauri is better though far from complete. His time living off-base made that abundantly clear. He has come far in his time among them but he will never be one of them.
He finds himself torn between two cultures. There are elements of Tauri culture he enjoys and many things of value here. But he was born a Jaffa and Jaffa he will always be. His duty is to his people even if some of those people believe he’s been tainted by the Tauri.
Teal’c has feet in two worlds and is an outsider in both.
Thank you again to everyone who left feedback.