THE GENETIC DUPLICATE—Day 8 Part 4
Forty-five minutes later, as Kyra and Kim were stepping off the shuttle and onto the Galactica, Lt. Gaeta stepped up to them and said, "Kyra, Cmdr. Adama briefed me about Beth and assigned me to escort you and Kim to the science lab."
Kyra gestured and said, "Lead the way."
Before Lt. Gaeta turned to walk he said, "Oh, before I forget, Cmdr. Adama wants to see you and Kim before you leave the Galactica."
"Why does he want to see us?" asked Kim.
Kyra put her arm around Kim and said, "We'll find that out when we see him."
Kim slightly grinned and said, "Fine."
Lt. Gaeta, Kyra and Kim began to walk down the corridor.
As Kyra and Kim followed Lt. Gaeta, Kim asked Kyra barely above a whisper, "Mom, can I ask Lt. Gaeta if the Galactica's crew found out what killed the humans on that one planet?'
Lt. Gaeta heard Kim's question and looked back at her in a curious manner as Kyra grinned and said, "Kim, thank you for asking me that rather than blurting your question out." Kim grinned. "That's not our business, though."
"Okay, I won't ask," said Kim.
"Kyra, I heard Kim's question," said Lt. Gaeta. "Is the news about a dead human civilization spreading through the fleet?"
"Lt. Gaeta, keeping secrets around a psychic is difficult," said Kyra.
Kim grinned and said, "Two people on the Solar Flare know. I got a vision of them talking about it."
"Ah," said Lt. Gaeta. "Kyra, Cmdr. Adama is going to make a public announcement about it later, but I think it would be okay to tell you and Kim about it now. That colony died from sterility."
"Do you know what tribe they were from?" asked Kim.
"They were from the thirteenth tribe," said Lt. Gaeta.
"So not everyone from the thirteenth tribe went to Earth," said Kim.
"We found documents that stated that a small percentage of the thirteenth colony broke off from the main colony," said Lt. Gaeta.
"I wonder if there are anymore dead civilization between here and Earth," said Kim.
"If there is then that is bad for Earth," said Lt. Gaeta.
"Why would that be bad when it can lead us to Earth," said Kim. Kim thought as to why it was bad before Lt. Gaeta was able to respond. "Oh! The Cylons can find Earth the same way."
Kyra grinned and as Kyra was giving Kim a hug, Lt. Gaeta said, "Exactly."
A short time later, Lt. Gaeta led Kyra and Kim into the science lab. Dr. Atkins walked up to them and said, "Ms. Lockwood; Kim, welcome. Is Beth with us?"
Kyra looked at her watch as Kim said, "Not yet."
"She should show up any time though," said Kyra.
"Well, before Beth gets here, is there any questions?" asked Dr. Atkins.
Kim just shook her head.
"I don't have any questions either; however, when Beth does come, she can only stay for about thirty minutes," said Kyra. "And it will also be the same for the next five days."
"That shouldn't be too much of a problem," said Dr. Atkins. "I can write out the formulas now and go over them when she gets here."
Dr. Atkins walked over to the chalkboard; picked up the chalk and began writing. Kim stood near Dr. Atkins and watched as Dr. Atkins wrote out the formulas.
When Dr. Atkins wrote out the eighth formula Kim walked up to Kyra and took hold of Kyra's arm to look at her watch.
"Kim, you could have asked me what time it was," said Kyra.
"Mom, I'm getting worried that something has happened for Beth not to be here," said Kim.
Kyra looked at her watch and said, "Beth is not all that late."
"If Beth says she will be here at a certain time then five minutes late is extremely late for Beth," said Kim.
Kyra grinned and put her arm around Kim. As Beth appeared behind Kim, Kyra said, "Kim, Beth has other responsibilities, so I'm sure she is safe and has a logical explanation for being late. So stop worrying just because she's seven minutes late; okay?"
Beth just watched Kim and Kyra as Kim said, "Beth and I would feel the same way about being late, and I would do my best to be here at a certain time."
"You are very punctual and I'm proud of you for that, but even punctual people can become delayed from time to time," said Kyra. "So stop worrying; okay?"
"I'll stop worrying when Beth gets here," said Kim.
Kyra grinned and shook her head. She then kiss Kim's forehead.
After the kiss Beth said, "You can stop worrying, Kim. I'm here."
Kim quickly turned and said, "It's about time. What took you so long?"
"Kim, is Beth here?" asked Kyra.
Kim just nodded as Beth said, "Keith came to me with a crisis. Mom is nagging him to go into law school and be the fifth generation of lawyers. Keith doesn't know what he wants to do, but he knows he doesn't want to be a lawyer."
Dr. Atkins turned and listened to what Kyra and Kim was saying. Lt. Gaeta stood back and watched in a confused manner.
"Keith should tell mom to kiss his rear end and …" said Kim.
"Kimberly Elizabeth," exclaimed Kyra.
Kim looked at Kyra in a curious manner for a moment. She then said, "Oh, my mother is trying to push Keith into law school when he doesn't want to go and I was just telling Beth…"
"I know what you were telling Beth, and if I hear you telling someone that again, you will be in trouble," said Kyra.
"Well, my mother shouldn't be pushing Keith to become a lawyer when he doesn't want anything to do with it," said Kim.
"I agree with you, Kim, but telling someone to kiss you rear end will most likely make an already poor situation worse," said Kyra.
"Kim, Kyra is right," said Beth. "I found the best way to deal with mom, is to let mom ramble on with her criticism and then ignore everything she said afterwards. That is also the advice I gave Keith."
When Kim looked at Beth and grinned, Kyra asked, "Kim, what's Beth saying."
"Actually, Beth is agreeing with you about the advice I wanted Keith to have," said Kim.
In a joking manner Kyra said, "Since Beth is thinking more logically and less emotionally, I look forward in that with you."
Kim showed a cocky grinned and said, "Since I was recently warned about a particular phrase, I won't say what I'm thinking."
Kyra looked at Kim in a warning manner and said, "Kim, even if you are joking, I'll ground you for a month if you ever say that to me."
Kim looked at Kyra in a timid manner and said, "Noted." Kim then showed remorse. "Mom, I was only joking when I indicated what I was thinking."
"Kim, I'm not mad at you," said Kyra. "I know you said it as a joke, but even as a joke, that's not nice. So no more of that; okay?"
Kim grinned and said, "Okay."
Kim noticed Beth grinning. Beth then said, "I now know why you call Kyra mom."
When Kim grin turned into a smile, Dr. Atkins stepped up and said, "I don't mean to interrupt, but we need to get started."
"Okay everyone; we need to get focused on what we are actually doing here," said Kyra. "Beth only has a few minutes."
As everyone was walking up to the blackboard, Beth said, "Kim, I actually called work and I was able to switch my shift to the midnight shift, so I can stay for a full session."
"Dr. Atkins, Beth just said that she doesn't have to leave early," said Kim. Kim saw Kyra looking at her in an inquisitive manner. "She was able to get her shift changed."
"That's good," said Atkins. "I won't have to rush through these formulas." He then began going over the formulas.
Dr. Atkins was able to go over several formulas for an hour and fifteen minutes before Beth felt herself being pulled back. As Dr. Atkins continued to go over the formulas, Beth said, "Kim, I'm feeling myself being pulled back."
"Okay," said Kim "
Dr. Atkins faced Kim and as Beth was fading from Kim's sight, Dr Atkins asked, "Kim, does Beth have to leave?"
"She just left," said Kim.
Dr. Atkins looked at his watch and said, "Beth was here longer than usual."
"That's exactly a sign that we jumped in the right direction, when we jumped earlier," said Kim.
Kyra put her hand on Kim's shoulder and asked, "What do you mean?"
"The closer we are to Beth, the longer Beth will be able to stay," said Kim.
"That's good to know," said Dr. Atkins.
"Well, since Beth is gone, we need to see what Cmdr. Adama wants with us," said Kyra.
"Okay," said Kim. "Bye Dr. Atkins."
"Bye Kim; bye Kyra," said Dr. Atkins.
"I'll see you later, Doctor," said Lt. Gaeta.
Lt. Gaeta, Kyra and Kim walked out of the science lab. A short time later Lt. Gaeta led Kyra and Kim into Cmdr. Adama's quarters.
After Lt. Gaeta reported in a military fashion, Cmdr. Adama said, "Lt. Gaeta, you may go."
"Yes Sir," said Lt. Gaeta. He then turned and walked out.
When the door shut behind Lt. Gaeta, Cmdr. Adama said, "Kyra; Kim, I had Casimir Spike to do some work for me, and Kim, since you are frequently around Casimir, there's a possibility that you will get a vision of Casimir's work…"
"I'm around Adonis a lot more than I am around Casimir," said Kim. Cmdr. Adama looked at Kim in a curious manner. "Adonis is Casimir's son."
"Kim, Cmdr. Adama doesn't need to know all that," said Kyra.
Kim looked at Kyra and said, "I just wanted Cmdr. Adama to know that Adonis and I are close friends and we spend a lot of time with each other… oh our time together is normally spent in public… I'm mean that we are always in public. We are usually in the Solar Flare's recreation."
Kyra looked at Kim in a curios manner and asked, "Are you through?"
Kim thought for a second. She then nodded and said, "I'm through."
Cmdr. Adama continued at what he was saying, "Anyway, there is an oxygen planet in this solar system that was once a home for a human colony." Kyra noticed Kim making a gesture of being bored. "Documents that were written in ancient writing were found and Casimir was able to translate those documents." Kim became more interested at what Cmdr. Adama was saying. "What we found in the documents indicated that the aliens who are abducting people from Earth originated from that planet."
"You found the alien who had abducted me?" asked Kim.
"We didn't find the aliens themselves; we just found their origin," said Cmdr. Adama.
"The humans who settled on the planet kicked the aliens from their home?" asked Kim.
"The colony didn't take over the planet from the aliens," said Cmdr. Adama. "Actually, the aliens were spawn… were created after a failed attempted to stop sterility among the population."
"The aliens were spawned from humans," said Kim. "How?"
"Kimberly, that information might not be our concern," said Kyra.
"That's okay, Kyra, I'll be telling everyone in the fleet all of this later anyway," said Cmdr. Adama. "The scientists at that time were subjecting volunteers to radiation in an effort to stop sterility."
"So the aliens are actually mutants," said Kim.
"Kimberly, that's not nice to say," said Kyra.
"On Earth that's what we call people or even animals that were severely mutated from radiation," said Kim. "Of course the mutants are only in science fiction movies."
Kyra gestured for Kim to be quiet and said, "Let Cmdr. Adama continue."
"Kyra, that's actually it," said Cmdr. Adama. "I wanted Kim to hear about the aliens directly from me rather than her hearing about it later or getting a vision about it."
"Cmdr. Adama, what does the aliens look like?" asked Kim.
"The aliens were short; hairless and gray in color," said Cmdr. Adama. "They had larger heads and their eyes were large, black and slanted."
"From the description, I believe those are the same aliens who lost a ship when a small ship crashed in the open desert outside the city of Roswell over fifty years ago," said Kim.
"So the governments of Earth already know about the aliens?" asked Cmdr. Adama.
"They do, but they won't admit to it," said Kim.
Cmdr. Adama and Kyra looked at Kim in a curious manner. Kyra then asked, "What do you mean they won't admit to it?"
"The official story of the Roswell crash was that a weather balloon came down, but unofficially alien bodies were found after a spaceship crashed," said Kim. "Most people bought the weather balloon cover-up story, but not everyone."
"Kyra, we're done here, so you and Kim are free to leave," said Cmdr. Adama.
"Bye Cmdr. Adam," said Kim. "Thanks for telling me."
"Bye," said Cmdr. Adama. "Oh Kyra, I also told Jessica and Seth about what I told you and Kim. I would like it if you and Kim would be quiet about this until after I make an announcement in a few hours."
"Of course, Commander," said Kyra. She and Kim then left Cmdr Adama's quarters.
Halfway to the landing bay, Denton and Jess entered the corridor and saw Kyra and Kim walking in front of them. Jess gestured and asked, "Denton, have you met Kyra and Kim?"
"I know Kyra Lockwood, but I have never met Kim," said Denton.
Jess called out, "Kyra; Kim."
Kyra and Kim stopped walking and turned around. When Jess and Denton stepped up, Kim said, "Hi Jess; hi Jess' friend."
"Kim, the man's name is Denton Loren," said Kyra.
"It's been a while, Kyra," said Denton. "How are you?"
Kim looked at Denton in a curious manner as Kyra said, "I'm good. How are you doing?"
"I'm doing good," said Denton. "Are you visiting the Galactica with one of your students?"
"Actually I became Kim's parent about a week ago," said Kyra.
"You adopted her?" asked Denton.
"Unofficially, yes," said Kyra.
Denton stuck out his hand for Kim to take and said, "Nice to meet you, Kim." Kyra, Jess and Denton noticed that Kim hesitated before Kim reached out to shake Denton's hand. When Kim touched Denton's hand she got the vision of when the dogs were captured. In Kim's vision, Kim saw Denton being bitten on the arm while going after one of the dogs. "Kim, are you okay? Kyra, what's wrong with her."
Kyra saw what was happening and said, "She's having a vision."
As Kim was coming out of her vision, Denton asked, "What do you mean?"
Kyra gestured Denton to wait and asked, "Kim, what did you see?"
"There are three dogs on the Galactica," said Kim. "Denton, Apollo, Starbuck and three others found them and brought them aboard."
"That's right," said Denton. "Kyra, why did Kim blackout the way she did?"
"Kim didn't blackout," said Kyra. "Kim gets visions of past or future events, and the three dogs being captured was the vision she just saw."
"You're joking, right?" asked Denton.
"Kim or I didn't know anything about dogs being found," said Kyra.
"People can't see the future or the past," said Denton.
Before Kyra had the chance to respond, Kim said, "I sure hope the dog that bit you didn't have rabies."
Jess looked at Denton in a concern manner and asked, "One of the dogs bit you?"
Without answering Jess, Denton looked at Kim and said, "I hid the fact that I was bitten so no one knows about it. How is it that you know?"
"I saw it in my vision," said Kim. Kim pointed to Denton's right forearm. "You were bitten right there and you told Apollo that the dog just caught your shirt sleeve. I hope you didn't contact rabies from being bitten."
"That's the second time you mention rabies," said Denton. "What do you mean by that?"
Before Kim was able to answer, Jess said, "It's a virus that affects the nervous system. A rabid dog will foam at the mouth and will be agitated and sensitive to every day sound. Also a rapid dog or even a rapid animal will attack anything that moves. An animal and a person can only contract rabies from being bitten from a rabid animal."
"Well, the dog that bit me didn't have the signs of having rabies," said Denton.
"Sometimes they won't right away," said Kim. "You'll have to quarantine the dog for about ten days."
"Kim, rabies is an unfamiliar virus to us, so rabies is most likely a virus that originated from Earth," said Kyra. "Denton, even if the dog doesn't have rabies, you really need to seek medical attention for that arm just in case the dog does have a virus of some kind."
"People making a big deal over a small bite is why I didn't tell people in the first place," said Denton.
"Denton, you either go to sickbay to be check out or I will inform Cmdr. Adama about it," said Kyra.
"Fine, you win; I'll go," said Denton.
Kyra looked at Jess and said, "Jess, make sure Denton goes to sickbay."
"Kyra, I said I will," said Denton.
"I heard you, but the last time you told me that you were going to do something, you didn't do it," said Kyra.
Kim crossed her arms and watched in a confused manner as Denton said, "Kyra, I'll go to sickbay."
"Okay," said Kyra. "Kim, it's time for us to go."
"Bye Jess." Kim then said in a tone only to be polite, "Bye… Denton Loren."
Kyra caught Kim's tone, but didn't say anything right then.
Kyra and Kim walked in one direction while Denton and Jess walked in the opposite direction. When Kyra and Kim were far enough away Kyra said in a low volume voice, "Kim, you acted towards Denton as if you had a problem with him and I would like to know why."
"I was polite towards him," said Kim.
"You forced yourself to be polite towards him and I want to know why," said Kyra.
Instead of answering Kyra's question, Kim asked, "How long did you and Denton date far?"
Kyra stopped and looked at Kim in a disconcerted manner. Kim also stopped walking and looked at Kyra. Kyra then asked in a concerned manner, "Why would you even think that Denton and I dated?"
"The way you two acted towards each other, you two seem to have a history together," said Kim.
"We do have a history, but having a history with someone doesn't mean that we dated," said Kyra.
"So you two didn't date?" asked Kim.
"No; we never dated," said Kyra. Kyra noticed a slight grin on Kim's face. "Denton and Barry were good friends. When Barry wasn't with me, he was with Denton. Barry, Denton, Denton's girlfriend and I also spend a lot of time together. Even if we had dated, why would that bother you?" Kyra noticed Kim searching her thoughts. "Kim, why would that bother you if Denton and I had dated?"
"I just don't think that Denton is right for you," said Kim.
"But you do think that Seth is right for me," said Kyra.
"You and Seth look great together," said Kim.
Kyra grinned and said, "Seth will be glad to know that you don't want me being interested in another man."
"I didn't say that," said Kim. Kyra just gave Kim an inquisitive look. "Okay, fine; that is how I feel. Are you mad at me for feeling that way?"
Kyra hugged Kim and said, "Of course not. When I was eleven I acted the same way with my dad towards a woman." Kyra then ended the hug and kissed Kim on the forehead. Kim just grinned. "Well, we better get going."
Kim just nodded.
Kyra and Kim walked for a short distance when Apollo, Starbuck and three other pilots were seen walking in the opposite direction. Two of the pilots were walking backwards, and were talking in a loud and crude manner.
Just as Starbuck saw Kyra and Kim, Apollo said loud enough for Kim to hear, "Sometime you have to roll a hard six."
Starbuck looked in Kim's direction and blurted out, "Two civilians are in the house."
Everyone turned and saw Kyra and Kim.
Apollo stepped up to Kyra and said, "Kyra, I want to apologize. I didn't know you and Kim were around."
Kim grinned and blurted out, "I heard a lot worse."
"It wasn't recently I hope," said Kyra.
Kim shook her head and said, "It was when Brandon and some guy got into it."
Kyra looked at Apollo and said, "Anyway Apollo, Kim and I didn't hear too much of what was being said, so what happen wasn't a big deal. Well, Kim and I better get going."
"Bye," said Apollo.
Kim never attempted to move and said, "Apollo, people have the tendency to crap out before rolling a hard six."
Apollo looked at Kim in a confused manner as Kyra exclaimed, "Kimberly."
Kim looked at Kyra in a curious manner and asked, "What?"
"What did I tell you about saying that word," said Kyra.
"Craps is the name of a dice game with only two dice," said Kim. Kyra looked at Kim in a skeptical manner as Apollo looked at Kim in an interested manner. Starbuck and the others also stepped up to listen. "It's okay to talk about the game, isn't?"
"Kyra, I just know the phrase, 'to roll a hard six', but I really don't know what it means," said Apollo. "If the phrase is from the game of craps, I would like to hear about the game."
Kim looked at Kyra in a manner as if she was asking permission. Kyra saw the look and said, "Go ahead."
"To roll craps a person would either roll snake eyes or a three or even boxcars on the first roll of the dice; however, rolling craps is actually bad because the person rolling the dice will lose."
"What does snake eyes and boxcars mean?" asked Starbuck.
"Snake eyes is rolling a two, one on each die, and Boxcars is rolling a twelve, six on each die," said Kim. "Oh and what Apollo said, to roll a hard six is to roll three on each die."
One of the pilots stepped up and asked, "What exactly do you mean by a die?"
Kim held up her fingers as to show the measurement of a die and said, "A die is a six sided cube with one through six dots stamped on the sides. Also more than one die is called dice."
"Is craps a gambling game?" asked Starbuck.
"It is," said Kim.
"And how do you know so much about a gambling game?" asked Kyra.
"Because the computer game companies created a computer version of the game to be played only for recreational fun," said Kim. "I played Brandon's game system when I had nothing else to do." Kim then showed a cocky grinned.
Kyra grinned and slightly shook her head as Apollo asked, "Since rolling craps will actually lose the game; how do you win the game."
"Rolling seven or eleven on the first roll will win the game," said Kim.
"So if a person doesn't roll craps or seven or eleven on the first roll, what happens then?" asked Starbuck.
"Then a point was established," said Kim. "For an example if a six was thrown on the first roll then six will become the point. Oh the combination of the two dice can be any combination as long as the two dice add up to six. The person rolling the dice must roll a six again in order to win. Also if the person doing the rolling rolls a seven before rolling a six again then the person will lose."
"I'm not all that comfortable about you knowing how to play a game that is played for the purpose of gambling," said Kyra.
Kim grinned and said, "I promise I won't put up the deed to the family farm when I gamble."
Apollo and his group were amused by Kim's statement as Kyra said, "Joke all you want, but you will be in trouble if I find out that you are gambling.".
In a convincing manner Kim said, "I'm not planning to gamble nor do I want to."
Kyra grinned and said, "Good."
"Oh and I don't know all the rules to craps anyway, but I bet Seth would," said Kim. Kim looked at Kyra timid manner. "Oh when I said, 'I bet Seth would,' I wasn't wanting to place a bet."
Kyra grinned and said, "Kim, that's not the first time I heard you say 'I bet' when you were trying to indicate something. So I know you're not trying to make a wager."
Kim grinned as Apollo asked, "Kim, do you know the purpose behind rolling a hard six rather then a six in another combination?"
"There are many ways to bet in the game of craps," said Kim. "One of the bets can be if the person doing the rolling can roll an even number the hard way. In a casino, hitting a number the hard way is supposed to be a long shot and the payoff for a long shot is more than even money."
"Is a casino anything like a chancery?" asked Starbuck.
"If a chancery is a place to go gamble then the answer is yes," said Kim.
"Kim, have you ever been in a casino?" asked Kyra.
Kim shook her head and said, "A person has to be at least twenty-one years old to even step foot in a casino."
Kyra grinned and said, "I'm glad to hear that casinos are regulated with age restrictions."
"Kyra, Kim answered everything I have been wondering for years, and I don't have anything else to ask," said Apollo.
"Kim and I should get going then," said Kyra.
Kim waved and said, "Bye… everyone."
"Bye," everyone said.
Kyra and Kim then continued to walk towards the landing bay.
Forty minutes later as Kyra and Kim stepped off the shuttle Kim asked, "Can I go to the recreation room with my sketch pad?"
Kyra looked at her watch and said, "Yes, but I want you home in an hour so we can go eat."
Kyra saw Kim thinking for a brief moment before Kim said, "Okay."
"Why did you hesitate to answer?" asked Kyra.
"Before today I was able to spend three to four hours at the recreation room after class and today I can't," said Kim. "So I was just figuring up in my head where that time went, and I decided that you're right. I like my free time too much, so I don't want anymore homework."
Kyra grinned and as they continued to walk through the corridor, Kyra gave Kim a hug.
A few minutes later Kim walked into the recreation room while carrying her sketch pad and color pencils, and looked over the room. Nathan, Wiley, Cleona and Davida were playing cross colors. Syekydia and her normal group were playing pi-chello. Taundra and Rachida were playing squares. A few people between the ages of eighteen and thirty were also relaxing in the recreation room.
When Kim didn't see Adonis, she walked up to Taundra and Rachida, and asked, "Hey, have either of you seen Adonis?"
"I saw Adonis, Faxon and Hobson about two hours ago, but I haven't seen them since," said Taundra.
"Who's Hobson?" asked Kim.
"Hobson is Faxon's guardian," said Taundra.
Kim slightly nodded to acknowledge the statement. She then asked, "So where did you see them."
"They were walking through the corridor and towards the shuttle bay," said Taundra.
"I wonder if he left the ship," said Kim.
"It's possible," said Taundra.
"Hey Kim, Taundra and I just started this game, but after this game we can play a three person game," said Rachida.
Kim thought for a second. She then said, "Sure, but I'm in no hurry about playing a game. I want to draw a few Christmas scenes,—" Taundra and Rachida looked at Kim in a confused manner. "—so Adonis can see what Christmas would be like."
Rachida and Taundra continued to look at Kim in a confused manner as Rachida asked, "Okay, what is Christmas?"
"Let me get an empty seat and I'll tell you all about it," said Kim. Kim then went to the closes empty seat and carried it back to where Rachida and Taundra were sitting. After sitting down, Kim began to tell them all about Christmas.
After Kim took a few minutes to explain Christmas, she began to draw. Kim was only able to draw one Christmas scene when Rachida won the game.
As Kim, Rachida and Taundra were moving to another game table Casimir walked in while carrying a portable TV.
Kim saw Casimir before taking her seat and said, "Hey, I'll be back in a second." Kim put her sketchpad down on her chair and walked up to Casimir. Casimir was facing away from Kim while placing the TV on a table. "Hi, Casimir."
Casimir faced Kim and said, "Oh, hi Kim. Hey, I got a massage for you from Adonis if I saw you." Kim slightly grinned. "Adonis went to Cloud Nine with Hobson and Faxon." Casimir looked at his watch. "He should be back in about two hours."
"Thanks for the message," said Kim. Kim then gestured towards the TV. "What's up with the portable television?"
Casimir looked at Kim in an interested manner and asked, "Is that what a screen is called on Earth?"
"We call it that or TV; TV is actually the acronym for television," said Kim.
Casimir slightly grinned and said, "I got that when you first said TV, and I brought it with me to listen to Cmdr. Adama's announcement in a few minutes."
"Cmdr. Adama told Mom and me on how you translated documents for him," said Kim. "The documents were found on a planet."
"Did he tell you anything else?" asked Casimir.
"Yeah, he also mentioned that the aliens who are abducting people from Earth had originated from the planet," said Kim. "He wanted me to know that before making his announcement."
Casimir saw Rachida and Taundra looking in his and Kim's direction. He then patted Kim's arm and said, "Well, I think your friends are waiting on you." Kim got a vision of when Adonis' mother Thya was reading ancient writing to Casimir. Thya was dressed in a formal gown. Casimir saw Kim in her trance. "Kim?" Kim came out of her vision. "Kim, did you have a vision?"
Kim nodded and said, "I saw Adonis' mom reading aloud some documents that were written in some kind of strange looking writing."
"Thya was the one who taught me how to read ancient writing," said Casimir. "I guess it's fitting for you to have that vision when I've been thinking about that since I saw those documents from the planet."
"Did Thya always dressed up in a formal gown as she was showing you how to read ancient writing?" asked Kim.
Casimir looked at Kim in a confused manner and thought for a second. He then said, "Oh, you saw the day when Thya and I first met. Thya was preparing herself for a formal dinner that was taking place at my brother's work. My brother couldn't get away from work to pick her up so he asked me to pick her up and take her to where he was. After I introduced myself to Thya, I saw that she had copied, framed and hung part of the original scriptures on the wall. When I showed interest of the scriptures, she read them aloud for me."
"Thya was very pretty," said Kim.
Casimir said in a remorse tone, "That she was."
Kim heard the tone. She then gestured towards Rachida and Taundra, and said, "Well, I should get back to my friends."
Casimir just nodded. Kim then walked back to the game table and took her seat.
Kim, Rachida and Taundra played for five minutes when Kim heard Cmdr. Adama's announcement from across the room on Casimir's TV. Several people in the recreation room stopped their activities and stepped up to Casimir's TV to hear better. Nathan, Wiley, Cleona and Davida were among the people. Kim, Rachida and Taundra continued to play through Cmdr. Adama's announcement.
Minutes later, just before Cmdr. Adama ended his announcement Kim's attention was drawn to Casimir's TV when she heard Cmdr. Adama say, "Earlier today, two crewmembers from the electronic ship discovered what is called an erroneous signal originated from the last planet of this system. For those individuals who are unfamiliar with what an erroneous signal is; it's a signal that appears to have originated from a particular planet when in fact it had originated from another solar system entirely. To find an erroneous signal is extremely rare and since the discovery of the first erroneous signal two thousands years ago, no one has been able to locate the true origin of the signal. However, although we can't trace this signal to its origin, we do know that the signal originated from Earth and it was sent out on a frequency for local entertainment approximately more than fifty years ago. Three hours ago a signal of a two-team-sporting event from Earth was able to be retrieved and recorded. The game was recorded with very little corruption to the signal. In a few seconds and again in six hours I'll be sharing that signal with the fleet."
Rachida and Taundra saw a curious expression on Kim's face and when Kim stood up Taundra asked, "Kim, what's wrong?"
Kim looked at Taundra and asked, "You didn't just hear Cmdr. Adama introducing an Earth game?"
"I wasn't listening," said Taundra
Kim, Taundra and Rachida then heard, "Chicago failed to score after getting two hits and now Philadelphia get their turn at bat as we start the bottom of the first."
Kim grinned and said, "That's baseball."
As Kim walked towards Casimir and the small group who gathered around his TV, Taundra and Rachida stood up and followed Kim.
When Casimir saw Kim walking up, he asked, "What do you call this game?"
Kim looked at the screen before answering and saw that the picture was poor, but recognizable. She then said, "The game is called baseball."
Kim looked up and felt slightly nervous when she saw a small group of people staring at her. When Kim looked at Cleona, Cleona said, "Tell us about baseball."
In a nervous tone Kim said, "Okay." Kim then began to tell the people around her everything she knew about baseball.
Wiley watched Kim's face turned slightly red as she was describing the game and after Kim was done Wiley asked, "Kim, are you okay?"
Kim nodded and said, "I'm okay. I just get slightly nervous when there's a group staring at me." Kim then turned towards Rachida and Taundra. "Mom wants me home in a few minutes, so I better get going now."
"Taundra and I will be here another two hours, so come back if you can," said Rachida.
"Okay; I'll try," said Kim. Kim then walked over to the game table; picked up her sketchpad and pencils, and left the recreation room.