FINAL REVELATION
I walk among them. I see their faces. Do any of them suspect who I am? Humans are so unpredictable with their reactions, but one is constant: They hate my kind. They hate Cylons.
I pass by Colonel Tigh's quarters. The old man is inside; with my enhanced hearing I can hear him sobbing. He's had another one of those nightmares again. Dreams are another component of humans we have that we haven't really figured out yet. It's like another world inside their heads. I know Tigh's been dreaming about shooting Adama, which wasn't something we'd originally planned on. We have no desire to kill him this time-Adama has proven to be extremely useful to us in his own way. Tigh is a contradiction-a career military man, but also one of the loneliest men in the Fleet. I should go in and talk to him…but it's not time yet.
I'm on the flight deck. Tyrol is scowling as he directs repairs to the Vipers. He doesn't look in my direction but I have the feeling he knows I'm here, even if he doesn't know which of his crew I am. Tyrol is like a younger version of Tigh. The flight deck is his domain and everyone knows it. Right now he's talking to Cally. Their conversation is friendly but there's an underlying tension between them. I think he still has feelings for Sharon, my fellow Cylon, who's been accepted as one of the crew. That's something else we didn't plan on. I'll have to have a talk with her later, too.
Anders is probably the most difficult to get to know. He was in the human resistance on New Caprica and was part of the secret court led by Tom Zarek. He should have been happy when Starbuck returned but now he seems even more closed off than ever.
And then there's Tory Foster. She's one of President Roslin's closest and most trusted aides. She tries to hide it but I can see the fear in her eyes whenever I'm on the bridge. She's afraid of being "Outed," but there's something else inside her-a sense of liberation. We Cylons take pride in our own culture and beliefs; maybe this will give Tory the strength she needs to deal with her identity.
I know them all. I am the final Cylon model. The time for them to meet me is soon. And then, God's will be done.