Post by Siress Sarika on Oct 3, 2010 3:16:16 GMT -5
Two vipers cruised around the perimeter of a patrol quadrant on the look out for any signs of possible hostilities, but it had been a quiet patrol so far.
The stars of the present galaxy were bright and in the distance, the two pilots could see a fuzzy beautiful blue globular cluster, which looked like a huge sapphire gem hanging like a pendant in its galactic necklace.
Starbuck switched to unicom on his viper control board, "So, are you going to the Commander's quarters for the fancy dinner tonight, Sheba?"
"Dinner? What dinner?". Sheba wrinkled her forehead under her helmet.
"You know, the big feast the Commander invited us all to tonight....in honor of Boxy's long lost aunt and her daughter....I gotta get into Dress Uniform..", Starbuck elaborated, groaning at the same time.
Sheba listened to what her wingman was saying but didn't understand any of it. Sheba 's voice came over Starbuck's com-line, "Starbuck, you've lost me, like the Adena almost was in the Void. Ahhh...Who's aunt did you say?"
"Boxy's", he sighed, "Didn't you receive an invitation today? I got one, and Cassie, and Boomer".
"No...I would have known if a messenger delivered an invitation to me or not", Sheba replied.
"Well, ahh, maybe the messenger just missed you. By the time he delivered mine, I was almost out the door of my barracks, I think it was a last -centon- decision of the Commander's to have this dinner ."
"It was an early patrol this morning, and I left to grab some breakfast at the officer's mess, so maybe the messenger did miss me, Starbuck".
"Yeah....", Starbuck nodded, "it's probably waiting for you when you get back to your billet."
"Who is this mysterious aunt of Boxy's anyhow?", Sheba was curious now.
Starbuck couldn't believe that Sheba was so uninformed about the Siress and her daughter. "Didn't Apollo tell you?"
"Starbuck, I swear this is the first time I'm hearing any of this. I haven't seen Apollo since a couple of nights ago when we hung out in the rejuvenation center together. Since then I've been pretty busy with patrols".
"Oh...", Starbuck realised at this point that maybe Apollo hadn't told Sheba about Serina's twin sister yet, because he was feeling such a mix of feelings and memories of Serina, he probably didn't know how to convey this to Sheba, a woman who he wasn't even sure of how he felt for. Let alone how he would feel meeting a woman who looks just like Serina. "
"Tell you what Sheba, we're nearing the outer marker now, so we better prepare for our landings. I'll explain everything to you once we're finished in decon. I'll buy you an ale at the Officer's Club. What do you say to that?"
"Alright, if you're buying, Starbuck !" Sheba chuckled then made communication with the Galactica.
"This is Silver Spar leader, probe 1 and 2, requesting landing clearance"
"You are cleared to land in Alpha Bay Silver Spar 1 and 2", came the reply from the Galactica bridge officer over the comm line.
"Acknowledged", Sheba responded.
Sheba and Starbuck's vipers approached the Galactica's landing bay, flying in smoothly, as the bay's lights flickered up the path of the landing strip.
Sheba thought about what Starbuck had told her so far. She too wondered why Apollo hadn't mentioned something about this apparent long lost aunt of Boxy's. Who was she? And where had they found her?
She'd soon hear all about it from her friend. It had been a semi-deep space probe, so a nice cold Ale sounded very inviting!
Starbuck was in deep thought as he landed, figuring out in his head how he was going to explain it to Sheba...after all he wasn't known for his sensitivity. After all, Sheba once told Apollo to his face that he was being insensitive to Count Iblis, so where in Hades did that leave the fumerello puffing, pyramid sharp blonde lieutenant?! But he'd try his best, for Apollo. A fumerello! Lords he needed a fumerello right this centon!
The stars of the present galaxy were bright and in the distance, the two pilots could see a fuzzy beautiful blue globular cluster, which looked like a huge sapphire gem hanging like a pendant in its galactic necklace.
Starbuck switched to unicom on his viper control board, "So, are you going to the Commander's quarters for the fancy dinner tonight, Sheba?"
"Dinner? What dinner?". Sheba wrinkled her forehead under her helmet.
"You know, the big feast the Commander invited us all to tonight....in honor of Boxy's long lost aunt and her daughter....I gotta get into Dress Uniform..", Starbuck elaborated, groaning at the same time.
Sheba listened to what her wingman was saying but didn't understand any of it. Sheba 's voice came over Starbuck's com-line, "Starbuck, you've lost me, like the Adena almost was in the Void. Ahhh...Who's aunt did you say?"
"Boxy's", he sighed, "Didn't you receive an invitation today? I got one, and Cassie, and Boomer".
"No...I would have known if a messenger delivered an invitation to me or not", Sheba replied.
"Well, ahh, maybe the messenger just missed you. By the time he delivered mine, I was almost out the door of my barracks, I think it was a last -centon- decision of the Commander's to have this dinner ."
"It was an early patrol this morning, and I left to grab some breakfast at the officer's mess, so maybe the messenger did miss me, Starbuck".
"Yeah....", Starbuck nodded, "it's probably waiting for you when you get back to your billet."
"Who is this mysterious aunt of Boxy's anyhow?", Sheba was curious now.
Starbuck couldn't believe that Sheba was so uninformed about the Siress and her daughter. "Didn't Apollo tell you?"
"Starbuck, I swear this is the first time I'm hearing any of this. I haven't seen Apollo since a couple of nights ago when we hung out in the rejuvenation center together. Since then I've been pretty busy with patrols".
"Oh...", Starbuck realised at this point that maybe Apollo hadn't told Sheba about Serina's twin sister yet, because he was feeling such a mix of feelings and memories of Serina, he probably didn't know how to convey this to Sheba, a woman who he wasn't even sure of how he felt for. Let alone how he would feel meeting a woman who looks just like Serina. "
"Tell you what Sheba, we're nearing the outer marker now, so we better prepare for our landings. I'll explain everything to you once we're finished in decon. I'll buy you an ale at the Officer's Club. What do you say to that?"
"Alright, if you're buying, Starbuck !" Sheba chuckled then made communication with the Galactica.
"This is Silver Spar leader, probe 1 and 2, requesting landing clearance"
"You are cleared to land in Alpha Bay Silver Spar 1 and 2", came the reply from the Galactica bridge officer over the comm line.
"Acknowledged", Sheba responded.
Sheba and Starbuck's vipers approached the Galactica's landing bay, flying in smoothly, as the bay's lights flickered up the path of the landing strip.
Sheba thought about what Starbuck had told her so far. She too wondered why Apollo hadn't mentioned something about this apparent long lost aunt of Boxy's. Who was she? And where had they found her?
She'd soon hear all about it from her friend. It had been a semi-deep space probe, so a nice cold Ale sounded very inviting!
Starbuck was in deep thought as he landed, figuring out in his head how he was going to explain it to Sheba...after all he wasn't known for his sensitivity. After all, Sheba once told Apollo to his face that he was being insensitive to Count Iblis, so where in Hades did that leave the fumerello puffing, pyramid sharp blonde lieutenant?! But he'd try his best, for Apollo. A fumerello! Lords he needed a fumerello right this centon!
