ORIGINAL CHARACTER BIOS AND GLOSSARY (+ BONUS DELETED SCENE FROM CHAPTER 24!)
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Alpha Station: A Battlestar Galactica 2003 Fantasy Reboot
Hello readers! This is not exactly a new chapter update though the end of Alpha Station will be posted soon! I'm sorry to disappoint anyone who got a new chapter notice hoping to read another installment after all these months but I hope what I have posted is a fun little aside. While I am doing my best to finish this story as promised many real life things get in the way. I wanted to touch base with anyone still awaiting the conclusion of this fic and let you know not to lose hope. As a small token of my gratitude for your time, support and patience I have added some Original Character bios and a short fic glossary if anyone is in the mood to check it out. I have also added a deleted scene that was written as part of Chapter 24. It was taken out at the time for giving too much away but now there is nothing in it that hasn't already been revealed. It's not the best or most interesting scene but its something to hold you over.
The deleted scene fits in as the 2nd to last section of CHAPTER 24. There is now an indication in brackets marking where it belongs. I suggest scanning a few sections before and after it to refresh your memory of the chapter events or the scene wont make much sense.
If you are a NEW READER and have stumbled upon this please know that the CHARACTER BIOS MAY CONTAIN MINIMAL SPOILERS for previously posted chapters.
I may add to the glossary in the future so if there is anything you would like defined or clarified please PM me or leave a comment to get it added to this list. I am sorry that it is not in any kind of order. I will try and arrange it alphabetically when I have more time. This installation will be moved to the end of the story once the last two chapters are up.
Character Bios are only for my original cast of characters. Please use bios for BSG characters found at other source fandom sites if needed.
Please don't lose hope on Alpha Station whoever is out there waiting. I promise I won't abandon this story. The last chapter and the epilogue are nearly complete. My goal is to post both before the new year.
Thanks to anyone who is still out there and I hope at least someone gets a little enjoyment out of the installation below.
A fun little side note; I actually got to meet Kate Vernon (Ellen) and Michael Hogan (Saul) in September! I attended Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia where I went to a BSG panel and saw several actors from the show speak and answer questions. I decided to go to a meet and greet with Kate and Michael afterwards. It was hard to pick which actors I would meet since time was an issue but I figured I just had to go with them since the Tighs have been living in my head since this story began! I thought that maybe meeting the people who depicted the king and queen of all toasters would be inspiring to my writing! They were both as sweet as can be. Kate is stunning in person and Michael is the friendliest guy! It was so cool to get to talk to them for a bit.
Anyways, I thought I would share!
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ORIGINAL CHARACTER BIOS
Tawny Lian Xao
At the start of Alpha Station Dr. Tawny Xao is 27 years old. Her father, Dr. Ning Xao is Alpha's chief military doctor. Her mother, an Orbit Patrol Captain was killed by airBots when Tawny was two years old. Tawny and Katya Isakoff formed a close relationship as children. They spent much of their time together aboard the station as their fathers worked closely as part of a special league of military scientists. Tawny was an accomplished gymnast as a child and young teen but was far more dedicated to her studies and following in her father's footsteps. She finished her general studies by age 14 and then started her advanced studies in biology. At age 17 she joined the military with parental permission. After her basic training and a year of varied assignments she was able to start her medical studies and a clinical apprenticeship in order to become a military physician. She did residencies in both the civilian medical center and Alpha's military infirmary. At age 23 Tawny officially became a second lieutenant and Orbit Patrol's only female medical doctor serving aboard Alpha Station. Through the story Tawny is dedicated to her work. She does not have much of a personal life and sacrifices a good deal of her time to help others. Her planetary heritage comes from the area of the Eastern Republic sector. Tawny is fluent in the old language of the region.
Ning Xao
Dr. Ning Xao is a small man in his early 70's at the start of the story. He has been serving in the military since he was 16 years old and has earned the rank of major. Through Orbit Patrol he studied biology and eventually became a medical doctor. Xao was married to an Orbit Patrol pilot. They had one child, a daughter named Tawny Lian. Xao's wife was killed during an air battle leaving him to raise their 2 year old alone. He never remarried. When the Earth Orbit Committee was first contacted by the Tighs, Xao was selected as part of a team of scientist chosen to work with the cylons. Xao was initially wary of the cloning project. Saul and Ellen Tigh insisted that it was pertinent to fulfilling the prophecy meant to save the people of Earth Orbit and Xao finally agreed to help in the process. Though it conflicted with his morals he participated in the creation of the bodies and worked in Alpha's lab with Dr. Mikhail Isakoff.
Because of his moral compass the rest of the team of scientists and the government officials involved decided to leave Xao out of the decision to try and speed up the prophecy by means of creating genetic offspring from the cloned bodies. Xao was only told of what had been done once it was already well underway and unable to be stopped. When he was informed he made his opposition and distaste for the matter known but agreed to provide medical care for the baby created using Roslin and Adama's bodies.
As Tawny and her friend Katya grow up and become young women Xao acts as a paternal figure and mentor to both girls.
Ning Xao is originally from Beta Station but was stationed on Alpha when he first enlisted in the military. His planetary heritage comes from the area of the Eastern Republic Sector. Xao grew up speaking the old language of his region at a time when it was once commonly used on Beta Station. Though the Orbit government eventually decreed a universal language Xao taught his traditional language to his daughter and passed on much of his culture to her. He has a sister named Lian who practices holistic medicine on the civilian side of Alpha Station. Other than his dedication to his work he is known for his short stature and his love of Beta wine.
Blaze K. Bishop
Blaze Kyle Bishop is the second child born within the descendants program. At the start of Alpha Station he is 21 years old and turns 22 several chapters in. He is the biological son of Sharon Agathon and Karl C. Agathon which makes him a Colonial-Cylon hybrid. He was born on Beta station and raised by his "creator" Dr. Kyle Bishop. Though generally well taken care of as a child Blaze was subjected to experiments performed by Dr. Bishop and his staff. He notably participated in a yearlong trial living only on water and a daily pill meant as a dietary supplement. Later he participated in a study with Margot and Alexi meant to examine their cylon ability to project in order to create ways for Earth humans to activate the lost ability. The trauma from these experiments is largely repressed by Blaze as he grows older.
Dr. Bishop was killed when Blaze was 12 years old. Orphaned Blaze was sent to live on Gamma Station with Dr. Petrov and his adoptive son Alexi. The two boys were raised as brothers until Petrov was killed in a station raid. At 14 years old Blaze moved with Alexi to Alpha Station. Saul and Ellen Tigh took over legal guardianship of Blaze and Alexi though both boys lived in junior officer's barracks while they continued their general studies.
Sports and academics come easy to Blaze and he finds joy in most things that he does. Blaze took an interest in medicine at a young age but his drive to join the military to make a more immediate impact won out. Though he began training as a physical therapist he ultimately decided to ask the Tighs for permission to join Orbit Patrol at age 17. They agreed to sign on his behalf and he began basic right away. As a talented pilot Blaze quickly made first squadron and earned his call-sign "Blazer" for his speed and agility in flight.
Blaze is known for being friendly, jovial and very humorous, often finding it difficult to be serious even in the most dire of circumstance. He is an asset to Orbit Patrol and continues to use his knowledge of anatomy and sports medicine to provide therapy to fellow pilots injured in the line of duty. Blaze lives with an unrequited love for his friend Katya. Though the two have a short romantic union as young teenagers Katya falls in love with Alexi who Blaze considers his brother. Blaze has never quite been able to get over his feelings for Katya though he treats the couple with the utmost respect and is the witness at their wedding. His adopted heritage comes from mainly from the United West where most of 's ancestors fled from.
Blaze is very tall with broad shoulders. His muscled frame could be seen as intimidating if it weren't for his pleasant and sometimes goofy demeanor. His hair is dark and his eyes are a clear chestnut hue. Ellen finds Blaze's features to be a perfect mix of Sharon and Helo just as their daughter Hera had been. Blaze has several tattoos including the symbol of his home station, Beta (β)on his left bicep and the word "luna" on the back of his right shoulder.
Yekaterina "Katya" Natalia Isakoff
Katya is the first child born in the descendants program. At the start of the story she has recently turned 22 years old and is a newlywed having married her childhood sweetheart, Alexi Petrov. Katya is the biological child of Laura Roslin and William Adama. She was born aboard Alpha Station and raised by Dr. Mikhail Isakoff. The scientist kept his adopted daughter close. As a result she spent much of her first years within the very lab she was born in, observing her biological parents in their stasis tanks and learning from the lab staff. Though generally well taken care of as a child Katya was subjected to experiments performed by Dr. Isakoff and his staff. After the descendants program was eventually deemed a failure the experimentation became the only use the scientist could find for the four children. As a five year old Katya was forced to endure a yearlong trial living only on water and a daily pill meant as a complete dietary supplement. The trial left a lasting impact affecting Katya's ability to efficiently discern hunger.
Katya was a lonely child who often pined for her absent parents, especially her lifeless mother. She found a friend and role model in Tawny Xao but was often seen as a pest being 5 years Tawny's junior. Dr. Isakoff did his best to train his daughter to suppress unnecessary emotion and as a result she became rather cold and distant as a young girl. Katya started ballet instruction almost as soon as she could walk. Her father believed it would teach her discipline and how to work through pain. Katya has a great talent for the craft and before her military career ballet was her main focus. When Katya was 7 years old an enemy station ambush resulted in the death of her adoptive father. She was hidden in a closet within the lab during the event and witnessed the violent murder. After hearing word of the doctor's death and the near destruction of Roslin and Adama's bodies Saul and Ellen Tigh came to Alpha Station from where they had been living for eons aboard their basestar. They learned of Katya's existence and the existence of the other children. They adopted the girl right away and made the permanent move to Alpha. Katya quickly warmed up to the Tighs finding in them the loving parents she always wanted. She became extremely close to Ellen having never experienced a mother figure before. Saul began to share stories of Galactica and taught the girl about her birthparents and their ancient journey. Katya developed an affinity for flight through Saul's tails of her biological brother, Lee and his squadron. The Tighs reignited Katya's interest in her biological parents and she began to long to meet them again. Saul and Ellen quickly formed a family with Katya and she was able to find happiness that she had never known before. As Katya's adoptive parents the Tighs are prone to spoiling her in attempts to make up for her treacherous beginnings. Katya maintains a strange love for her late adoptive father even after realizing the scientist's crimes. As child she suffered from vivid dreams and night terrors centering around his horrific death.
Katya has minimal cylon abilities inherited from her biological mother's cylon infused genetics. After her adoption Ellen Tigh helped Katya to hone her cylon traits and accept them as part of her life. As Katya got older her disposition darkened. Adolescence brought the realization of how she came to be and the failure of her creation. She began to understand that she and her peers were the products of glorified medical rape. The Tighs struggled through Katya's teen years as she became prone to angry temper tantrums, altercations, bouts of severe depression and self harm. They helped her as best as they could and offered her their unconditional love and acceptance.
By the time she was fifteen Katya had fallen in love with Alexi Petrov. The two bonded over their shared experiences and their adoptive Earth heritage. As she got older Katya advanced in the world of ballet. She danced the lead in many performances but ultimately came to feel as though she was wasting her time. After she completed her general studies she began training as a biologist within the very lab she grew up in. At 17 Katya was eager to join Orbit Patrol and begin training to become a pilot. Though Ellen was wary of the danger she and Saul agreed to sign on the minor's behalf and Katya began basic flight. She was kept aboard Alpha Station and started service as a patrol pilot. Her adoptive father's childhood pet-name and Ellen's affectionate term of endearment, 'kitten' became inspiration for the Katya's call sign, Koshka, meaning 'cat' in the old Eastern Federalist language. It fit her flight style which was seen by her CAP as smooth, agile and slick with almost feline reflexes. Though Orbit Patrol became Katya's priority she often still volunteered in the lab in order to care for the bodies of her birth parents during times when they were out of stasis. Katya moved up the ranks quickly and was promoted to captain just days after her 21st birthday. Not long after her promotion she and Alexi asked the Tighs for permission to wed in order to get their own private quarters. With Alexi still not yet a legal adult according to Orbit Law the 20 year old needed the signatures of his legal guardians to become Katya's husband. The Tighs agreed and the two were married months later in a simple ceremony.
Katya's adoptive heritage comes from the old Eastern Federation sector on Earth. Dr. Isakoff and his family held true to much of their Earth culture and raised Katya to take their traditions and language as her own. Katya is known for being loyal and loving deeply but her short temper and her reputation for being a spoiled brat often prevent others from seeing her better qualities. Many find her emotionally immature for her age though in contrast she almost never runs from responsibility or obligations which makes her highly reliable. She loves children and volunteers as a science tutor within the Earth Orbit Education System.
Katya is fairly tall with an elegant gate, long legs and a lean muscular frame due to her years of classical ballet training. Her hair is black, full and kept long. She has fair skin inherited from her birthmother and dark blue eyes inherited from her birthfather. Though she passes well as an Eastern Federalist Saul often notes that she looks undeniably Tauron. She has several tattoos including an A at the base of her neck as tribute to her home station. She also has the old Cyrillic word 'doshka', meaning daughter, tattooed over her right ribs and the silhouette of a cat against the moon on her left ribs.
Alexi Petrov
Alexi Petrov was born on Gamma Station as the third child in the descendants program. He is the biological son of Gaius Baltar and Caprica Six. He is 21 years old at the start of the story and newly married to his childhood sweetheart Katya Isakoff. Alexi is raised on Gamma by his 'creator' and adoptive father Dr. Dmitri Petrov. Like his peers in the descendants program Alexi is subjected to experiments during his childhood once the hypothesis of his potential use is deemed a failure. Many of these tests and trials center on his half cylon, half colonial genetics. Alexi is a solemn and brooding child who rarely smiles. At a young age his adoptive father teaches him about his biological parent's role in the ancient origin stories. Alexi internalizes their faults and becomes bitter and ashamed of his birthparents even as a child. He his brilliant, especially in the realm of mathematics but downplays his abilities, often claiming them useless as infallible computers are readily available. His embarrassment over his intellect largely stems from wanting to distance himself from his supposed genius birthfather. When Alexi was 11 years old Blaze came to live with him on Gamma Station. The two were raised as brothers and Blaze was able to influence a sense of humor in Alexi. When Alexi was 13 Gamma Station was attacked and infiltrated by bots who kill his adoptive father and destroyed the cloned bodies of his birthparents eliminating his chances of ever knowing Caprica Six or Gaius Baltar. Alexi and Blaze moved to Alpha station and the Tighs became their legal guardians though they live in junior officer's barracks while they completed their general studies. Alexi began a relationship with Katya Isakoff and the two fell in love. He developed a strange but loving relationship with Tighs who he feels are the only parents any of them need. Though Saul is often hard on the boy due to his romantic relationship with Katya the colonel has a special affinity for him stemming from his old relationship with Caprica. Wishing to be of some use to his people Alexi decided that he wanted to join the military. Though he was told that a successful career in virtually any area of engineering would be easy for him Alexi had no interest in pursuing anything of the sort and vowed to protect his people. At 17 Alexi asked Saul and Ellen to sign a waiver allowing him to enter the military before he was of legsl age. They did so and he began boot camp right away.
Alexi is a dutiful soldier. He joined the marines and eventually became a platoon leader. Deciding that he wanted to start his life with Katya in their own home Alexi suggested that they get married in order to be given private quarters. Katya agreed and with the Tigh's permission they applied for a marriage application. They married several months later.
Alexi uses his skills in mathematics by volunteering as a tutor within the Earth Orbit Education System. He teaches several school aged children on his off time.
Though Alexi is half cylon he rarely uses his abilities. He is quite tall; obviously inheriting his height from his birth mother along with many of her other features like his nose and sky blue eyes. The only notable physicality that Baltar passed down is the boy's dark hair color. Alexi is passionate about weightlifting and exercise. His muscles are large causing him to look rather hulking in or out of his marine gear. He has the symbol of Gamma Station (Γ) tattooed on his back.
Margot Renee Le Blanc
Margot Le Blanc is the fourth and last child born within the descendants program. She is the biological daughter of D'Anna Biers and Samuel T. Anders. She is the only one of the four children who is fully cylon. She was born on Delta Station almost a full 10 months after Katya Isakoff who was born first. When we meet Margot in the story she is 21 years old. Margot is raised by her adoptive mother and 'creator' Dr. Michelle Le Blanc who serves as the lead scientist for both the prophesized cloning program and the descendants program. When Dr. Le Blanc's hypothesis surrounding the children is deemed a failure she finds use for Margot and her peers by subjecting them to a series of tests and experiments. Margot is used for many trials by her adoptive mother and the other Orbit scientists. At four years old Margot is made to undergo a trial in which she lives on only water and a pill meant to be used as a complete dietary supplement. The trial was considered a success but left Margot with the inability to properly sense hunger. She adapted to the handicap, training herself to set meal alarms and staying mindful of the time in order to keep up with proper nutrition. Margot's cylon abilities were also regularly studied as a child.
Despite being subjected to questionable experiments Margot was otherwise well taken care of by Dr. Le Blanc. Though Michelle Le Blanc's parenting lacked warmth and sincerity she made sure that Margot was provided the best childcare and education possible. As a child Margot was friendly and outgoing. As an adult she has a sweet, polite disposition and is knowing for being extremely helpful. Though she was made fun of by other children at a young age for being a cylon she overcame the ridicule with her cheerful personality and became quite popular. Margot has many friends but maintains a close relationship with Katya Isakoff when they are able to visit each other. Katya Isakoff briefly lived with Margot and Michelle Le Blanc on Delta Station following Dr. Isakoff's death. When Katya was adopted by the Tighs Margot developed a secret jealousy. She was fascinated to meet two other full blooded cylons and felt a kinship with Saul and Ellen. She envied Katya at first for getting to live with them. As time went on the envy grew as Margot experienced Ellen's relationship with Katya and finally witnessed true love and maternal warmth she never knew that she was missing from her adoptive mother. Though Margot hid her feelings well Ellen was able to read her and eventually she took the girl under her wing. At fifteen she broight Margot to the cylon basestar for the first time to get acquainted with the stream's technology and explore her roots. The ship became a home away from home for Margot but as a result her adoptive mother became even more distant and cold. Margot is a talented athlete and plays most station sports in spite of her mother's opinion that they are a waste of time. Margot was a bright girl and did well in her studies but often felt pressured under her mother's heavy guidance. Though she grew up on Delta; the epicenter of arts and entertainment in Orbit, Margot fell in love with the world of math and science. After her general studies were completed she started training in network engineering and communications. When Katya, Blaze and Alexi all joined the service Margot was inspired to do the same in order to help her people. Her mother urged her to complete her academics first but eventually she gave in and signed waiver granting the girl permission to enter the military before she was of age. Margot joined the armed forces and her unique understanding of both cylon and human engineering was quickly noticed. She continued her studies through the military academy and eventually became a communications specialists and cylon network liaison.
Margot maintains her pleasant disposition in spite of her rapidly deteriorating relationship with her adoptive mother and lingering trauma over how she came to be. Margot often feels set apart from the other three descendants. She feels inferior as her birthmother was a replacement when Kara Thrace could not be cloned. She also develops a complex over being the only child not born to a couple who was previously romantically involved. Margot is sociable and pretty. She attracts the eye of many young women on Delta station but eventually becomes interested in Alpha scientist, Dr. Sydra Kahdim during her frequent trips to the station. Her adoptive heritage comes from the sector of the Central Union. As was common in the sector she and Le Blanc speak various old languages all which are considered dead by Orbit standards. Margot is of above average height with a sturdy gate and lean athletic build. She bears a striking, almost eerie resemblance to her birthmother. Her light blonde hair, cool grey eyes and youthful appearance are among the only features that truly distinguish her from her forbearer. She has one tattoo, Δ, the symbol for Delta on the inside of her right wrist which she got on her 21st birthday, the day she became a legal adult in Orbit.
Milos Isakoff-Lipovsky
Milos is Katya's adoptive cousin and an unseen is the son of Mikhail Isakoff's sister Yelena. Milos and his family live on Gamma Station and run a private distillery making vodka in the old tradition of the Eastern Federation region. He is sometimes involved in unsavory business deals which Saul overlooks in exchange for frequent shipments of complimentary bottles of the Isakoff family's liquor. Before Mikahil Isakoff's murder Milos and his adopted cousin Katya played together on holidays and special occasions. He was considered their grandmother's favorite as she refused to accept Katya as a true part of the family. After his uncle was killed Milos and his mother Yelena, Katya's adoptive aunt, made it a point to keep a friendly familial relationship with her.
Yuri Petrov
Yuri Petrov is the nephew of Dr. Dmitri Petrov and Alexi's adoptive cousin. He grew up on the civilian side of Alpha Station but took ballet lessons with Katya from a young age. The two always worked well together and eventually they became dance partners in many performances.
Slip-Shot
Slip-Shot, known only by his call-sign, is an Orbit Patrol pilot in Luna Force squadron.
Lian Xao
Dr. Lian Xao is and unseen character and the sister of Dr. Ning Xao. She is a civilian doctor who works as a holistic healer using many traditional practices from her ancestral Eastern Republic sector. She is considered very good at what she does and is highly trusted. Ellen often brought Katya to her as a child. Tawny and her father frequently recommend their family member's services in addition to their own care.
Dr. Diaz
Diaz is an unseen civilian medical doctor. She is a specialist in her field and works in the women's ward of the civilian medical center.
Li-Ming Swon
Li-Ming is the child of Alexi's former drill sergeant. Alexi and Katya are friendly with the girl's parents and have known her since she was born. During her appearance in the story she is three years old, shy but bright.
Commander Robert Kaplan
Robert Kaplan commands Alpha Station's military base at the start of the story. He is a stoic but good man in his 50's and has commanded the station for the last 13 years. He expects a lot from his officers and crew but treats them like family. He is very tall, almost unnaturally so and totally bald. He has light skin and blue eyes with a presence that demands respect and shows his authority. Though he can be intimidating he can also be friendly and personable when off duty. He maintains a friendly relationship with Saul Tigh and his family.
Dr. Michelle Le Blanc
Michelle Le Blanc is a military biological engineer from Delta Station. At the start of the story she has been working as the lead scientist of the resurrection program and is considered Ellen's human counterpart in the operation. When the Tighs first supply Le Blanc's team with the DNA samples they had been preserving on their basestar for millennia she took on the task of cloning Samuel T. Anders and Kara Thrace. Though Le Blanc succeeded in cloning Sam without issue she failed to procure any viable DNA from the sample belonging to Kara claiming that the sample she was given contained no identifiable matter. Once her claims were confirmed by Ellen Tigh the hope of resurrecting the former colonial pilot were lost and the task was abandoned by Le Blanc. Saul Tigh then provided her with a replacement sample of cylon DNA. Soon after that she was quickly able to clone the body of D'Anna Biers a prominent Three.
As Ellen Tigh failed to perfect her resurrection process year after year Le Blanc grew impatient. She had fears of losing her position within the military and the government and worried that by the time Ellen succeeded she might not receive the credit that she was due for all of her work. Le Blanc devised a theory that she hoped would negate the need for her cylon counterpart's involvement. She presented a hypothesis to her team posing the idea that they might not in fact need the resurrected souls of the ancient leaders they had cloned. Her theory suggested that the combined DNA of each set of bodies might procure an already conscious and sentient descendant able to fulfill the prophecy without the need for Ellen's resurrection process. She presented her theory to the Earth Orbit Committee and under the agreement that the process was kept a guarded secret they agreed to let Le Blanc and her team proceed while they waited for Ellen's alternative. Le Blanc delegated the first trial conception to Dr. Isakoff of Alpha Station. To her surprise the doctor succeeded on his first try and he quickly confirmed a viable pregnancy using Laura Roslin's body. After Dr. Bishop and Dr. Petrov also declared successful conceptions Le Blanc began work on her own subjects. After many frustrating attempts to create viable embryos using Sam and D'Anna's bodies Le Blanc finally confirmed a stable pregnancy. Eager to have full control over her newest 'creation' she induced the removal of D'Anna's fetus after 12 weeks and transferred it to an artificial womb gestation chamber where she could monitor it closely. She legally adopted the last descendant in the program and named the baby girl Margot Renée.
Le Blanc gave Margot the best of everything but could be emotionally withdrawn at times. She raised Margot to be polite and congenial and taught her the value of education and the importance of being a productive and valuable member of society.
Michelle Le Blanc is from Delta Station and most of her Earth heritage descends from the Central Union Sector. Though she is a supporter of her government and Orbit Unity she taught her daughter Margot many languages stemming from her diverse ancestral sector to stimulate her understanding of linguistics and phonetics and to exercise her memory's encoding elasticity.
Le Blanc briefly took in Katya Isakoff after the girl became orphaned. When the Tighs adopted the child just weeks later Le Blanc was glad to be rid of what she viewed as a poor behavioral influence on Margot.
At the start of the story Le Blanc is eager to see the results of all of her hard work finally come to fruition
She is a thin woman of average height and wears her hair in a short practical blonde bob.
Dr. Mikhail Isakoff
At the start of Alpha station Mikhail Isakoff has been dead for over 15 years. He was recruited as part of a team of doctors and scientists by the Earth Orbit Committee when communications with the Tighs was relatively new. When the decision was made to clone the ancient leaders as the prophecies foretold Isakoff was a big part of the planning stages. He was given the task of cloning Laura Roslin and Bill Adama. He did so successfully over 30 years before the story begins. He cared for them over the years as society waited for Ellen Tigh to figure out a way to resurrect their souls and minds using the substitute bodies. Isakoff ran Alpha Station's military laboratory where the bodies were kept under the watchful eye of his staff. His lab was able to age the bodies at the speed they desired, slowing it down and hastening it at different points. As the years passed and Ellen still had not perfected the resurrection process Isakoff and his team became restless as did the government. Isakoff's teammate Michelle Le Blanc of Delta Station proposed a theory that would possibly nullify the need for resurrection at all. Since it was the souls and consciousness of the former leaders that was important Le Blanc suggested that perhaps their combined DNA could be used to conceive already conscious replacements. The Government secretly gave Isakoff's team permission to go on and he was given the order to go ahead with the first attempt at conception. The bodies of Laura Roslin and Bill Adama were aged to a physical point of late teens to early twenties and then removed from their stasis chambers. Amazingly conception was a success on Isakoff's first try. Months later he adopted the baby at birth and named her Yekaterina Natalia. He raised her as his own until the time of his murder. During a station ambush bots stormed the military side of the ship. That day Isakoff had the little girl with him at work. As word came that the bots were heading for the lab the doctor picked up his seven year old adoptive daughter and hid her inside of a lab closet. The lab was infiltrated and Isakoff as well as most of his staff was murdered protecting the bodies of Roslin and Adama as they floated in stasis. Marines stormed in and stopped the bots before any damage could come to the bodies. They rescued the child who had heard the entire attack take place as she hid.
Isakoff was originally from Gamma Station but was stationed on Alpha after joining the military as a biological engineer. His ancestral heritage was from the Eastern Federation sector of Earth. He was proud of his lineage and raised his adoptive daughter to carry on the old language and cultural traditions. Though he seemed to care for his daughter very much he did not take pause in subjecting her to experiments and trials. Isakoff was a brilliant man. He was serious and passionate about his work foregoing serious relationships in order to avoid distraction.
Dr. Dmitri Petrov
At the start of Alpha station Dimitri Petrov has been dead for over 7 years. He was recruited as part of a team of doctors and scientists by the Earth Orbit Committee when communications with the Tighs was relatively new. When the decision was made to clone the ancient leaders as the prophecies foretold Petrov was part of the planning stages. He was given the task of cloning Caprica Six and Gaius Baltar. He did so successfully over 30 years before the story begins. He cared for their bodies over the years as society waited for Ellen Tigh to figure out a way to resurrect them. Petrov ran Gamma Station's military laboratory where the bodies were kept under the watchful eye of his staff. His staff was able to age the bodies at the speed they desired, slowing it down and hastening it at different points in time. As the years passed and Ellen still had not perfected the resurrection process Petrov and his team became restless as did the government. Petrov's teammate Michelle Le Blanc of Delta Station proposed a theory that would possibly nullify the need for resurrection at all. Since it was the souls and consciousness of the former leaders that was important Le Blanc suggested that perhaps their combined DNA could be used to conceive already conscious replacements. Once Dr. Isakoff and Dr. Bishop were successful Dr. Petrov followed and a third baby was conceived using Caprica and Baltar's bodies. The baby boy was born months later. Perov adopted the child at birth and named him Alexi. Years later he came to take over the guardianship of a 12 year old Blaze Bishop when Dr. Kyle Bishop was killed during a bot attack on Beta Station. Petrov raised the boys as brothers until he was eventually murdered during a similar attack aboard Gamma Station. Petrov was unable to save his life's work and the bodies of Baltar and Caprica were destroyed at the time of his death. Petrov was a close friend of Dr. Mikhail Isakoff. Their children often played together during station visits. Petrov shared Isakoff's Earth hearitage both having ancestral ties to the Eastern Federation sector. Petrov raised his adoptive son in his culture, sharing the old language and traditions.
Dr. Sydra Kahdim
Dr. Sydra Kahdim of Alpha Station is in her late twenties during the start of the story. She is a biological engineer in Alpha Station's military laboratory. Sydra completed her general studies at 16 and chose to move on to advanced studies in biology. At 19 she was recruited by the armed forces and eventually given a prominent role in Alpha's military lab. She assists Ellen Tigh in the care of the bodies of Adama and Roslin and eventually aided in their resurrection process as well as the resurrection of the others.
Sydra is the granddaughter of the deceased Mikhail Isakoff's head lab assistant. The late Dr. Kahdim was killed at the same time as Isakoff during a bot attack on Alpha. Sydra followed in her grandmother's footsteps, eventually taking over the position. Sydra became friendly with Katya Isakoff as the girl volunteered in the lab over the years. After confiding in Katya that she has trouble meeting available women since she is always stuck in the lab, Katya introduced the doctor to Margot Le Blanc during a visit from Delta. The two hit it off and are in a new relationship at the start of the story.
Sydra is petite with long dark hair that she keeps pulled back in a ponytail while in the lab. She has clear dark skin, bright chocolate eyes, and a brilliant smile. Though she has a tendency to be quiet and shy she is friendly, encouraging and compassionate to those she knows well. Her Earth heritage is varied. She was born but on Alpha but no longer has any family living on the station.
Dr. Kyle Bishop
At the start of Alpha station Mikhail Isakoff has been dead for almost 10 years. Hailing from Beta Station Bishop was recruited as part of a team of doctors and scientists by the Earth Orbit Committee when communications with the Tighs was relatively new. When the decision was made to clone the ancient leaders as the prophecies foretold Bishop was given the task of cloning Sharon and Karl Agathon. He did so successfully over 30 years before the story begins. He cared for them over the years as society waited for Ellen Tigh to figure out a way to resurrect them using the substitute bodies. Bishop ran Beta Station's military laboratory where the bodies were kept under the watchful eye of his staff. When his team decided to test Michelle Le Blanc's theory of biological descendant replacements it did not take long for Bishop to agree. He was given the task of procuring viable embryos using the bodies he'd created. He eventually was successful and months after the cloned body of Sharon Agathon gave birth to a son who Bishop adopted and named Blaze.
Bishop was known for being extremely charming and charismatic though he lacked sincerity and integrity. He was easily coerced into participating in amoral acts and tasks for his own personal gain. Though he cared for his adoptive son, Dr. Bishop had little trouble forcing the young boy to take part in trials and experiments once the descendants program had been deemed a failure. When Bishop realized that his half cylon son was exhibiting traits passed down by his mother he took advantage of having such an available subject. Bishop went on to use Blaze, Alexi and Margot in his attempts to create various devices and therapies that would theoretically activate cylon traits long lost to Earth Humans. Some of the trials and tests Bishop put his son through were quite traumatizing to the boy and often painful.
Bishop was killed by bots during a station ambush during an attempt to destroy the Agathon bodies.
Bishop's Earth heritage stemmed mostly from the United West and Eastern Republic but his ancestors had long abandoned any recognizable traditions or customs. He was a great supporter of sector unity and the Earth Orbit government. He believed in using a universal language and identified as a citizen of the station system rather than a refugee of the planet below.
Madame Oksana Lobanova
Madame Lobanova is a Katya's ballet instructor and a civilian aboard Alpha Station. When Katya first started her training Lobanova was already in her nineties making her well over one hundred years old during the timeframe of the story. Age has made her walk with a hunch and she has long given up speaking anything other than her ancestral Eastern Federalist tongue, bitter that the government has attempted to take it away from her people. She walks with a cane which she often brandishes at students. Her tactics are strict and stern. She shouts and scowls as a general rule no matter what she is saying. After Katya's adoption by the Tighs Ellen began to take the girl to her private sessions and rehearsals. Unaccustomed to the strange traditions of the craft Ellen found Lobanova to be abusive and mean. She had words with her several times until little Katya convinced her that the woman meant no harm. Eventually Ellen accepted Lobanova's part in Katya's life and stayed out of her way, only providing support and help for the girls hobby when needed which the old woman appreciated. During the story Lobanova is deteriorating but still teaching during the last days of her life.
Vladi
Vladi is a friendly cylon centurion commonly posted outside of the Tigh family's cabin during Katya's childhood. Katya Isakoff was able to communicate with the cylon and gave him his name when she was a little girl. He is known for bringing gifts to the women of the family that are sometimes strange despite his seemingly sweet intentions. The Tighs often think of him as sort of a family pet.
Vladi shows more sentient qualities than most centurions though Ellen feels he is an example of an evolutionary jump in their ever changing race rather than an abnormality. Though Katya was once scared of his appearance she grew to love Vladi and she believes that he loves her in return.
BSG CHARACTERS
Saul Tigh, Ellen Tigh, Laura Roslin, Bill Adaman, Karl C. Agathon, Sharon Agathon, Samuel T. Anders, D'Anna Biers
ALPHA STATION FIC GLOSSARY
Alpha Station
A
Alpha Space Station was once owned and operated by the United West sector of Earth. When the planet was taken over by a race of androids most people from the United West fled to Alpha. It became part of the society of Earth Orbit when the stations and their pods decided to unify under one government. It is known for being the hub of military innovation within the system. Alpha is represented by a plain light blue flag indicating its station color. Military officers stationed on Alpha wear armbands over their biceps in the same blue color. In addition every resident of Alpha Station is issued their station cuffs in a pearlized version of the color.
Beta Station
β
Beta Space Station was once owned and operated by the Eastern Republic sector of Earth. When the planet was taken over by a race of androids most people from the Eastern Republic fled to Beta. It became part of the society of Earth Orbit when the stations and their pods decided to unify under one government. It is known for producing the majority of the system's food. It houses giant climate controlled greenhouses as well as several grain and algae harvesting operations. Beta is represented by a plain bright orange flag indicating its station color. Military officers stationed on Beta wear armbands over their biceps in the same orange color. Every resident of Delta Station is issued their station cuffs in the color as well.
Gamma Station
Γ
Gamma Space Station was once owned and operated by the Eastern Federation sector of Earth. When the planet was taken over by a race of androids most people from the Eastern Federation fled to Gamma. It became part of the society of Earth Orbit when the stations and their pods decided to unify under one government. It is known for being the hub of scientific innovation and discovery within the system. Many of Orbit's greatest doctors and scientists come from Gamma. It is represented by a plain green flag indicating its station color. Military officers stationed on Gamma wear armbands over their biceps in the same green color. Every resident of Gamma Station is issued their station cuffs in the color as well.
Delta Station
Δ
Delta Space Station was once owned and operated by the Central Union sector of Earth. When the planet was taken over by a race of androids most people from the Central Union fled to Delta. It became part of the society of Earth Orbit when the stations and their pods decided to unify under one government. It is known for being the center of arts and entertainment within the system. When war broke out on the surface of Earth and the people began to flee to Orbit many of the world's most precious works of art were saved from destruction by being brought to Delta. The station houses many theaters, galleries, studios and nightclubs. It is known for being the center of creativity and is generally considered the only vacation spot within Orbit. Delta is represented by a plain purple flag indicating its station color. Military officers stationed on Delta wear purple armbands over their biceps. Every resident of Delta Station is issued their station cuffs in the color as well.
Pods
Ω omega, O omicron, I iota, E epsilon, L lambda, P Rho
System pods are small stations within each quadrant. Some are used for docking or charging stations while others are used for storage. Each pod has a small number of permanent residents, mostly comprised of people who work in jurisdictions within the unit.
Bots
Short for robots, bots are a race of highly developed androids who turned on their creators for abusing them as a slave race and destroying the planet with overpopulation, destruction of other species and rampant pollution. Bots are comprised of a fleet of airBots and artillery airBots, faceless bipedal robotic droids and a highly advanced intelligent network of computers and machinery. Though bots are sentient they operate as one mind and one network rather than individuals. They are known for being extremely violent and ruthless. Unlike cylons communication became minimal between bots and Earth humans after their rebellion. They don't seem to be capable of empathy or compassion making them much less evolved than any cylon.
Station Cuffs
A station cuff is a device worn by every living person in Earth Orbit over the age of 12. They are legally required by the government and crucial to everyday life within the system. The citizens may choose to have their cuff placed on the left or right wrist (with exceptions made for physical limitations) but are unable to remove them without the help of a special government owned device which only doctors and certain officials have access to. Appearing much like a wristwatch they are comprised of a fitted cuff with a lucite transparent square face which illuminates into a screen when activated. The screen has the ability to project its data a few inches above, or onto the wearer's forearm if desired. Station cuffs serve numerous purposes including but not limited to access to the network, delegation of currency, entrance to doors and other ports, proof of identity, calculation, text and audio communications. People also use their cuffs for entertainment purposes such a reading news articles and books, watching movies or playing games. Every Station's cuffs are made in a different color to indicate residence. Alpha's are made in a pearlized blue, Beta's in a bright orange, Delta's a bright purple and Gamma's a deep green.
EOC
The Earth Orbit Committee or EOC is a group of delegates comprised of 4 representatives from each station who act as heads of the government in place of a single president or prime minister. Their decisions are made by majority votes. Each station holds elections yearly to select their delegates. Over the years the EOC has had its share of corruption and scandals. One of the most notable blemishes on the office's history was the descendants program. With help from the committee Michelle Le Blanc and her team were secretly given permission to carry out her theoretical approach to speeding up the prophecy believed by the people of Earth Orbit and their Cylon guardians. The EOC was eager to find a way out of the constant state of war their system had been in for ages. The process was theoretical and entailed highly immoral and illegal actions all authorized by the heads of the EOC. When the project was deemed a failure word got out via disgruntled participants and the EOC and the team of scientists were exposed for their wrong doings. Though the EOC issued apologies and explanations for the secret program offshoot it left many citizens distrustful of their government officials.
The Quartz Plates
An ancient discovery once thought to be a hoax.
Found on the surface of Earth in a southern continent governed by the former Central Union the Quartz Plates were excavated by a university team of anthropologists over 300 years before the story begins. The artifacts are two polished pink quartz stone tablets each about a foot long. They are each etched with markings which when decoded told the story of the Colonial Fleet, the cylons, their journey and the future prophecy that was to come to their descendants on Earth. The plates were assumed to be a well done hoax but were somehow taken to Delta Station with a shipment of several more highly regarded artifacts during the exodus from the surface to the Orbit system. Once Saul and Ellen Tigh made contact with the Earth Orbit government the prophecy of the Quartz Plates was confirmed and became the belief of the people having matched the prophecy foretold by the cylon basestar's hybrid. The tablets, once thought to be nothing but an interesting fake, became the system's most sacred possession. Through examinations and testing both by the Tighs and Orbit scientists the plates are assumed to have been made by a Colonial oracle sometime after the fleet made it to the new planet. Digital copies of the plates messages are readily available to all citizens via the system network.
Tablets
Translucent colorless rectangle shaped devices which when activated illuminate with graphics and data and are used as handheld computers. Every private residence is issued one tablet which can be used to control things like the cabin's screen walls, com system volume, and lighting. All tablets have network access and can project data at a distance. They perform many of the same abilities as station cuffs but are able to project larger images and have the advantage of being unattached to any one person. Tablets are used in offices, medical facilities and any jurisdiction where portable computers are needed.
Network Accounts
Each citizen of Earth Orbit is issued a station number at birth. This number is used as part of their identification and provides access to each person's network account. Network accounts hold private data, identification, medical records, legal documents, and credit accounts.
Credits
The only form of currency in Earth Orbit.
Every citizen is given the same amount of monthly credits for food and necessities but can work jurisdictions to earn more. Less often people develop private businesses to earn credits from fellow citizens but the process is hard and permission to do so is often difficult to attain. An example of one such venture is the Isakoff family's vodka distillery on Gamma Station.
People may gift credits to one another at any time and credit accounts may be inherited from deceased citizens if legal instruction is left before death.
Stasis Chambers
A suspension liquid filled vat used to grow clones, cloned organs or cloned body parts in a controlled environment.
The specially designed fluid within each chamber is made with conductive properties and can be used to hasten or slow aging, administer nutrients and medication and can also keep up muscle tone.
Gestation Chambers
Artificial wombs used to house premature babies as young as 12 weeks gestation.
Standard Military Uniform
Orbit Patrol: The Orbit Patrol Uniform consists of black slacks or knee length skirt (as Tawny chooses to wear) and a black tunic with hidden interior hooks in the front as closure. The tunic and slacks/ skirts are lined with thin white piping. The only color on the uniforms exists in ribbons or pins awarded worn on the left breast of the tunic and the blue, green, orange or purple station band worn over the left tunic sleeve at the bicep. Junior officers wear a variation of this in charcoal grey. Dress blacks are similar to the standard uniform but utilize a heavier material and bolder white piping.
Orbit Marine Corps: The Orbit Marines where a black on black heavily padded typical utilitarian marine uniform. Their dress blacks are almost identical to that of Orbit Patrol's with their insignia being slightly different and the absents of white piping.
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"You'll each have to confirm the documents once I'm done," The woman behind the desk explained. She was quite approachable as far as station lawyers went and she had tried her best to make the entire process a little less daunting. "Dr. Xao, as executor I'll need to enter your station number on a few document locations"
"That's fine, Counselor" Tawny agreed.
"How much longer is this going to take?" Alexi complained.
Though the task hadn't been as awful as he'd expected he still hated that they were there and he was beginning to lose his patience. He was sick of sitting in the tiny office that hardly fit the four of them. What had started out as a simple designation of guardianship had turned into the allocation of everything they had to their names..
"Lex," Katya warned looking up from her hand. "Mohlchyat," She harshly whispered.
"This is important, Alexi," Tawny reiterated for what felt like the hundredth time. "This is the kind of things parents do. Your fathers both did it for you two. Which is why it's taken us so long to get through everything, I should add. I doubt most young couples have the extensive credit accounts you two so fortunately have in your names. Aren't you grateful for that?"
Alexi let out a sardonic chuckle under his breath and rolled his eyes. He and Katya had each inherited their fathers credit accounts but they'd gone virtually untouched over the years. Dr. Isakoff and Dr. Petrov had each accumulated a small credit fortune by Orbit system standards. After their deaths the accounts went to their children but Katya and Alexi had little need for the funds and once they grew old enough to understand where it all had come from they had little desire to even acknowledge that it existed. The couple was about as financially well off as anyone could be within the system but it made no difference to them. To them every credit in each inherited account might as well have been cursed. They lived comfortably off of their military compensation and the monthly credits that every citizen was allocated. Even if they wanted to there was no way to spend large sums in Orbit unless one was to start up a private business which they had no intentions of. They were given all they needed by their government and they were each lucky enough to have Ellen who gladly gifted them the rare niceties and extras they occasionally desired. They only ever dared to dip into their inheritance to offer friends loans here and there, loans they never wanted or expected to be paid back. Alexi had never been grateful for the accounts. He more or less wished that they didn't exist at all. Now their lives had changed and though he still hated where the funds had originated he knew that there was a new benefit to the security it provided. Should the worst ever happen to them they could at least be sure that Margot wouldn't have to make any financial sacrifices while caring for the twins.
"Someone looked out for your future and when tragedy happened you were taken care of. Don't you want to do the same?" Tawny added.
Alexi frowned at her a looked away. He understood why they were there. He had always been the one to talk of how dangerous their lives were and how treacherous their professions could be. He'd always been a pessimist to others but a realist in his own mind but things were different now. He didn't want to sit there making sure that his family was taken care of if in the event of his untimely death. He wasn't going anywhere. There would be no dying. He had too much too live for and in his mind nothing short of a black hole traveling through space to swallow him up could take him away from his life. Rational or not he was sure of it.
"It won't take much longer," The woman behind the desk assured them. "We do need to have all three of you confirm a few things before you go but the final draft will be sent to each of you over the network for official acceptance. You can look it over and send it back whenever you like. Just remember that nothing we've recorded here today will be officially recognized by system law until you do so. Also potential guardianship won't go into effect until. Ms Le Blanc accepts your request."
"She already has," Katya said as she nervously chewed her thumbnail.
"Officially, I mean," The counselor clarified. "And that being the main reason you came, I suggest you all confirm quickly and ask Ms. Le Blanc to do the same as soon as possible. Of course this is all a procationary but most new parents choose to ensure their children's futures. I assure you, Sergent, Captain, has grim as this all sounds it's not out of the ordinary at all. It's simply for peace of mind. Just please understand that peace of mind doesn't legally go into effect until all parties have provided their official acceptance."
They were all silent for a moment letting the woman's words hang in the air.
"We understand," Tawny answered for them.
Tawny had felt like she was holding the hands two children the entire time they'd been there. They'd shown up late and each in a sour mood. If she hadn't been the one who had convinced them to go through with the meeting in the first place then she wouldn't have stayed but the whole ordeal had been her idea and she'd offered to be their executor. Over the past few months Tawny had tried her best to help Katya and Alexi understand their new responsibilities. She wanted to encourage them to take charge of planning for their changing future but it had all been a little harder than she'd hoped. Suggesting a legally documented will had thrown the young couple for a loop. Only Katya's wavering health had convinced them to agree to come at all.
Tawny bit her lip as she looked over at the two of them. Alexi, with a childish pout on his face and his oversized arms crossed over his chest. Katya, distracted and constantly fidgeting with her wedding ring. She sighed and hoped that when the time came they would grow up quickly. They had little choice.
The woman behind the desk continued to busily work at the document projected over her screen.
"I'm nearly done. Just a few more notations and…"
"Wait," Katya suddenly interrupted the counselor.
Her brow was knitted and she still had her eyes downcast on her hand.
"Something wrong, Captain?"
"Is it too late to add something?" Katya asked, finally giving the other woman her focus.
"No. Not at all. This is an adaptable will meant to grow and change as your family does. It can be altered at your discretion whenever you like but the changes will require new confirmation every time one is made. If you would like to add something now I'll just have to tack it on as an addendum to the original file."
"What is it, Katya?" Alexi scowled. "We went over everything twice."
"Not everything."
"Can't it wait?" He protested. "We came here to make sure we chose a legal guardian. We did that and allocated our credits, our inheritances, whatever few things we have that are actually worth anything. Isn't that enough for one day?"
Katya bit her lip and looked down at her hand again.
"Our rings."
Alexi grimaced.
"What?"
"Our wedding rings," She answered though she was sure he knew what she was talking about. Neither of them had ever worn another ring to speak of.
"They're just titanium, Kat." Alexi sighed as he ran his hand over his face in frustration. "They aren't worth much more than the merch printer charge and the metal they're made of."
"It's not about that, Lex. They mean something to us."
"Exactly, Katya. To us. Who else would want them?"
Katya shrugged and leaned back in her seat, resting her hand protective over her middle, something she usually never let herself do. She thought back to the day's events; cutting Laura's hair, finally chatting like normal people. She remembered dropping her ring into Laura's palm and watching her admire it.
Katya nearly turned red again as she remembered how shocked Laura had been to learn about her legal marriage to Bill. She couldn't believe the Tighs hadn't explained it to them. Still, Laura hadn't exactly been upset, just surprised.
"My mother and father," She finally answered.
Alexi rolled his eyes yet again.
"Fine. Add it to whatever else the Tighs would get. Ellen can build us a shrine. This is so stupid. Do you know how morbid all if this is to think about, Yekaterina?"
"Lex, lay off her," Tawny sternly defended. "It was smart of you guys to come to do this. If heaven forbid anything should ever happen at least those left behind would know what you two wanted. Stop trying to make her feel bad. At least she's participating instead of sitting her like a stubborn jerk. I know what those rings mean to you two. Don't suddenly act as if they have no value just because you don't want to be here. Maybe Ellen could save them, pass them down one day if you couldn't."
"Not Ellen," Katya said shaking her head.
Alexi rubbed at the stubble that was forming on his chin in frustration.
"You just said…"
"I want to leave them to Bill and Laura," Katya interrupted.
"Why? What the hell for?"
Katya looked back at the ring on her finger and blushed.
"I just think they would appreciate them. That's all."
Katya knew that only Laura could wear her ring if it ever came off of her finger. Their hands were practically identical as if one set had been a copy of the other. Laura had admired the band, complimented it. She even liked the inscription, though she couldn't read it. Katya hated to imagine any scenario that would stop her from wearing the precious ring but she knew that Laura and Bill loved each other just as fiercely and she and Alexi did. They didn't have rings of their own. The symbol would suit them.
"Besides, we didn't mention them at all. We didn't leave them anything."
"We aren't going anywhere!" Alexi shouted and hit the arms of his chair.
"Lex, for fuck sake," Tawny snapped. She actually had to stop herself from leaning over in her chair and smacking him in front of the now very nervous counselor. "What did I say about getting her upset? Quit being an ass."
Alexi ran his hand through his hair and sighed. Tawny was right and the last thing he wanted to do was get Katya worked up over nothing. He was starting to feel claustrophobic in the small office. He just wanted to get out and get his wife back home.
"Fine. Whatever you want, Katya. If that would make you happy do it."
"You're sure, Captain?" The counselor very cautiously questioned.
Katya nodded.
"Yes, Ma'am. William Adama and Laura Roslin."
Tawny smiled and reached over to put her hand on her friend's forearm in support. She was proud of her.
"That's really sweet, Kat."
many thanks and all my love, lla