THE GENETIC DUPLICATE -- Day 6 part 2
Twenty minutes later, Kyra, Kim and Julian were sitting down in the Galactica's mess hall with their food rations. On Kim's tray she had a bowl of sauce made of crushed berries, a piece of meat and some vegetables.
Kim stuck a spoon of crushed berries in her mouth, but delayed in swallowing.
Kyra noticed Kim's uncomfortable action. She then asked, "Kim, what's wrong?" Kim looked at Kyra, but didn't answer. "Kimberly, answer me."
"I may have to go to sickbay," said Kim.
"Why would you have to go to sickbay?" asked Kyra.
"This sauce tasted a lot like strawberries and I'm highly allergic to strawberries," said Kim.
"Are you feeling ill?" asked Kyra. Kim never answered. "Kim, are you feeling ill."
Kim stood up and said in a thick tongue speech, "Oh, yeah, I'm allergic to this. I can feel my tongue swelling and my throat tightening up."
Kyra stood up and said, "Julian, leave your food. Kim needs to go to sickbay."
"I'm hungry, so why can't we eat first," said Julian.
"Julian, Kim has to be treated now, so let's go," said Kyra.
"Yes, Ms. Lockwood," said Julian. Julian then stood up.
Seven minutes later Kyra, Kim and Julian walked into the sickbay. As they walked up to Cassandra's station, Cassandra noticed two spots on Kim's face of where Kim was breaking out in hives. Cassandra then faced Kyra and asked, "Kyra, what brings you, Kim and this young man here?"
"Kim ate something that she's allergic to," said Kyra.
Cassandra looked closer at Kim's face again and said, "Oh, I was thinking you were breaking out in acne and not hives."
As Cassandra was standing up, Kim quickly asked in a thick tongue speech, "I'm breaking out in hives?"
Kyra looked at Kim and said, "You have two small spots on your face that could be hives."
"Kyra, I'll go get Dr. Salik," said Cassandra. "He is with Dr. Clu-Isic, so it might be a few minutes." Cassandra then walked away.
Kyra looked at Kim and asked, "How do you feel?"
"I'm not being choked to death yet, but my throat is feeling tight," said Kim.
"Your face is a little puffy as well," said Kyra.
Kim lightly scratched her arm and said, "I'm also beginning to itch."
"Well, don't scratch," said Kyra. "Dr. Salik will be here soon." Kim continued to scratch. "Kim, you need to stop scratching."
"I'm beginning to itch like crazy," said Kim.
"Well, all you're going to do by scratching is create sores that can turn into scars," said Kyra. "So quit scratching."
Kim crossed her arms and said, "I'll try."
"Kim, show me your hands," said Kyra.
"Why?" asked Kim.
"Can you just do what I ask without you asking why?" asked Kyra.
Kim put out her hands with her palms up and said, "Fine, here are my hands. I still want to know why you want to see my hands."
Kyra took hold of one of Kim's hands and as she looked at Kim's fingernails she said, "I just want to see how long your fingernails are."
"My nails aren't long," said Kim.
"They are long enough to leave scratch marks if you scratch, so try not to scratch," said Kyra.
In a snippy manner, Kim said, "I said I will."
"Okay, and you've better watch your attitude with me," said Kyra.
Kim just grinned in a timid manner.
Seven minutes later, Dr. Salik and Cassandra walked into the room. After stepping in, Dr. Salik said, "Kim, I hear you had a bad reaction to something you ate."
"Yep," said Kim.
"Kim; you, Kyra and the young man who is with you can follow me," said Dr. Salik.
"His name is Julian," said Kim.
"In any case, follow me," said Dr. Salik.
Kyra, Kim and Julian followed Dr. Salik to one of the examination room.
A short time later, as Kim was sitting down on an examination bed, Kim asked, "Dr. Salik, where is Dr. Clu-Isic?"
"Kimberly," exclaimed Kyra. Kyra was shaking her head when Kim looked at her.
"I'm just asking a question," said Kim.
"You need to stop asking about things that doesn't concern you," said Kyra.
"Cassandra said he was here somewhere and I'm just wondering where he's at," said Kim.
Dr. Salik walked up to Kim with a robe in his hand and said, "Dr. Clu-Isic is in the next examination room. Now here is a robe I want you to change into." He then handed Kim the robe and pointed to a curtain. "You can go change behind the curtain."
Kim stood up and said, "Okay." Kim then walked behind the curtain, changed into the robe and walked back to the examination bed.
As Kim was sitting back down Dr. Salik asked, "Kim do you know which food item that you had a bad reaction too?" Dr. Salik looked at the hives that were on Kim's arms. Several spots were appearing before his eyes as he was looking.
"It was the sauce that was made from some fruit," said Kim. "It tasted like strawberry from Earth and it affected me the same way too."
"So you're allergic to strawberries?" asked Dr. Salik.
"I'm highly allergic to strawberries," said Kim.
"Are you allergic to any other berries from Earth?" asked Dr. Salik.
"As far as I know it's just strawberries," said Kim.
"The sauce you ate was made of berries from the planet," said Dr. Salik. "I seriously doubt though that the berries are strawberries that would be found on Earth, but I'm guessing that the berries will have a similar composition as the Earth's strawberries. How much of the berry sauce did you eat?"
"I just had one bite," said Kim.
"Kim, I'm going to give you an injection," said Dr. Salik. "The injection I'm going to give you is for a wide variety of allergies, so it is not specifically for your strawberry allergy."
"As long as it relieves my allergic reaction, what does it matter?" asked Kim.
"It's going to matter because it may take up to an hour before it starts relieving your allergy symptoms," said Dr. Salik. "In fact most likely your symptoms will even get worse before it starts improving."
"What if the injection fails completely?" asked Kim.
"I have never heard of it failing completely," said Dr. Salik. "Now, just wait here and I will be back with the injection."
"Dr. Salik, is there a medicine designed specifically for my type of allergy?" asked Kim.
"There might be, but to determine which one would take a few hours and as to how fast your hives are breaking out, you don't have a few hours," said Dr. Salik.
"How fast am I breaking out?" asked Kim.
"As I was looking at your arm I counted ten new hive spots that had appeared before my eyes," said Dr. Salik. "Now sit tight and I will be back in a minute."
"I'll be here waiting," said Kim.
Dr. Salik turned and as he was walking away Kim looked at her arm and then started to rub them.
Kyra saw Kim and said, "Kim, quit scratching."
"I'm not scratching exactly, I'm rubbing," said Kim.
"Well stop," said Kyra.
"I'm trying, but I'm itching everywhere like crazy," said Kim. "My face feels like I'm wearing a mask too."
Julian looked at Kim and said, "Kim, your face is cover in red spots."
As Kim was getting off the examination bed, Kyra asked, "Kim, where are you going?"
Kim pointed and said, "There is a mirror right there and I want to see how bad my face looks." Kim then walked up to the mirror. "Oh God, if I keep breaking out I'm going to have more hive spots than freckles."
"Kim, how is your breathing?" asked Kyra.
"I'm still able to breath," said Kim. Kim then walked back to the examination bed and after she sat back down she scratched her leg.
Kyra saw Kim scratching and said, "Kim, I want you to sit on your hands."
Kim grinned and then sat on her hands.
Seconds later Dr. Salik came in with the injection needle. He then said, "Okay, Kyra; you and Julian need to step out of the room for a minute."
"Why do they have to leave?" asked Kim.
"Because I'm going to give you an injection in the rear end and Julian doesn't need to see you exposing yourself," said Dr. Salik.
"Can't you give me the shot in the arm?" asked Kim.
"This shot has to be in the rear end," said Dr. Salik.
"I had a shot in the butt once before and I didn't care for it," said Kim.
"I actually haven't met too me people that do care for it," said Dr. Salik.
Kim just showed an unpleasant grin.
"Kim; Julian and I will be back in once you get the shot," said Kyra.
"Okay," said Kim.
Kyra and Julian stepped out of the room. When the door shut behind Julian, Dr. Salik said, "Okay, Kim. I need you to stand up, lean over the examination bed and expose your rear end." Seconds later, after Kim leaned over the bed and uncovered her butt, Dr. Salik gave her the shot. Kim made a slight discomfort sound. "Okay, Kim, you can go behind the curtain and get dress, and for future advice, stay away from all berries."
Kim grinned and said, "I will. Oh, Dr. Salik, did you know a guy name Barry? He supposed to be dead now though."
Dr. Salik thought for a second he then said, "I think you may be referring to Barry Royce. You should ask Kyra about him, she knew him well."
Kim grinned and said, "I might do that. Dr. Salik, how did Barry die?"
"He was a Raptor pilot and his Raptor was destroyed about a year and a half ago during one of the Cylons' attacks," said Dr. Salik. "Kim, go change back into your clothes and I will let Kyra know that she and Julian can come back in."
"Okay," said Kim.
As Kim stepped behind the curtain, Dr. Salik walked out of the room.
As Dr. Salik stepped up to Kyra he said, "Kyra, I'm having Kim getting dressed; however, to make sure Kim doesn't have a bad reaction to the injection I want Kim to remain in the room for at least thirty minute."
Kyra looked at her watch. She then asked, "You think Kim could have a bad reaction to the injection?"
"It's rare, but some people have had an allergic reaction to the injection," said Dr. Salik.
"Is it okay for Julian and me to go back in there?" asked Kyra.
"Of course," said Dr. Salik. "Oh, Kyra, Kim is asking about Barry Royce."
Kyra grinned and shook her head. She then asked, "What all did you tell her?"
"I told Kim that Barry Royce was a Raptor pilot, and he was killed in one of the Cylons' attacks," said Dr. Salik. "I also told her that you knew Barry better and that she should ask you about him."
"Thanks for the information, Doctor," said Kyra. "Julian, it's time to go back into the room."
Inside the room, Kim was sitting down on the examination bed when Kyra and Julian walked in. Kim looked at Kyra and asked, "So am I'm done?"
Kyra walked up to Kim and said, "Not yet. Dr. Salik wants you to stay here for thirty minutes to make sure you won't have a bad reaction to the injection."
"I don't think I'm allergic to any medicines," said Kim.
"Dr. Salik just wants to make sure before he releases you," said Kyra.
"Can we go back to the mess hall when I am release?" asked Kim. "I'm getting hungry."
"We can," said Kyra. "Julian is hungry also."
"Thanks," said Kim.
Kyra grinned. She then said, "Kim, Dr. Salik has told me that you are asking questions about Barry Royce."
Kim grinned in a timid manner. She then said, "I just asked if he knew a guy name Barry."
Kyra took hold of one of Kim's hands and said, "Kim, I'm actually flattered that you want to know things about me, but there are certain things that are private to me that I want to remain private. Now I want you to drop the inquiries about Barry."
"I think you're too private," said Kim.
"Kimberly…" exclaimed Kyra.
"Well you are," said Kim.
"Kim, if I'm too private, it's just because I don't want rumors spreading about me through the ship," said Kyra.
"Why does it bother you for me to know?" asked Kim.
"Kim, you are a child…" said Kyra.
"I'm a teenager, not a child," said Kim.
"Regardless of what you consider yourself to be, you are too young to hear about the intimate details of my life," said Kyra.
"I'm not asking about how many times you slept with…" said Kim before Kyra placed her hand over Kim's mouth.
"Kimberly, there is a five-year-old in the room who doesn't need to hear what you were about to say," said Kyra. She then uncovered Kim's mouth.
Kim looked at Julian and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm just not seeing what the big deal is of me knowing things about Trevor and Barry."
Kyra looked at Kim in a skeptical matter. She then said, "Okay, Kim. I will tell a few things about them and then you are to drop the subject completely and I mean it."
Kim grinned and said, "I will."
"Julian you might as well as sit beside Kim and listen too," said Kyra.
"Okay," said Julian. He then got up on the examination bed.
"Okay, Kim, you already know about Trevor and me being engaged to be married," said Kyra.
"Where did you and Trevor meet?" asked Kim.
"We met about eight years ago on Sagitaron," said Kyra.
"What where you doing on Sagitaron when you two met?" asked Kim.
Kyra looked at Kim in a manner as if she was bothered by Kim's interruption. She then said, "My relatives on my mother's side were from Sagitaron."
"What were you doing when you and Trevor met though?" asked Kim.
"Kimberly, if you want to hear the story, you need to stop asking questions," said Kyra.
"Sorry," said Kim.
"If you must know what I was doing, I was there protesting alongside my relatives," said Kyra. Kyra then noticed that Kim wanted to ask another question, but kept quiet. "Kim, I can tell that you want to ask another question, so ask it."
"I'm curious about what you were protesting," said Kim.
"Kim, I know you remember when Dr. Randall wanted to give you the operation that would covert your dead zone into a more useful brain mass," said Kyra.
"I remember," said Kim. "What about it?"
"That brain mass conversion was a normal practice to all of the colonies, except for a few isolated communities on Sagitaron," said Kyra. "Those communities did not have to conform to the practice and laws of the twelve colonies. For a thousand years those communities had their own governments that separated them from the twelve colonies, and most of the people in those communities never had the brain mass conversion procedure. Those communities were also behind in technology by three hundred years. Barton Razzle, a man who won the Sagitaron election, felt it was time for those communities to conform to the practice and laws of the twelve colonies."
Kim uttered with strong emotions, "What? Those communities were countries and on Earth what Barton Razzle did would be considered an act of war."
"Everyone in those communities felt the same way you are feeling now and there was a great uprising that became known as the Razzle uprising as a result," said Kyra.
"Mom, were you protesting what Barton Razzle was doing or were you protesting the communities?" asked Kim.
"My relatives and I were protesting what Razzle was doing," said Kyra. Kim smiled. "Trevor was part of the group I was in."
"So you and Trevor met during the protest," said Kim.
"We did, and while I was on Sagitaron Trevor and I became close," said Kyra.
"Mom, how did the Razzle uprising end?" asked Kim.
"It actually ended five months after it began with the political disgrace of Barton Razzle," said Kyra. "Razzle even resigned from office and went into seclusion."
"So the communities won the war?" asked Kim.
"Well, there wasn't actually a war," said Kyra. "The news of the Razzle uprising was big news that stretched throughout the colonies, and the communities gained a lot sympathizers that Barton Razzle never expected them to get. With the overwhelming number of sympathizers that the communities had, Razzle didn't dare send in the military to take the communities by force. He tried everything he could though to take those communities without sending in the military. In the end he got desperate and sent in Special Forces to try to bring those communities down from the inside. Each government official of the remaining eleven colonies found out about those forces and put pressure on Razzle to end his campaign. The officials from seven of the colonies even wanted to bring Razzle up in front of a tribunal to remove him from office. Razzle ended trying to take over those communities and then resigned a week later."
"I'm glad things worked out for those communities… except none of that matters now though," said Kim. "I mean…"
"Kim, I know what you mean, and you're right," said Kyra.
Kim grinned. She then asked, "Mom, were those isolated communities only on Sagitaron?"
"Majority of them were; however, I heard of similar communities elsewhere in the colonies," said Kyra. "I can't tell you where they were or which colony had them though."
"So, Mom, when and where did you meet Barry?" asked Kim.
"The first time I remember meeting Barry was more than two years ago on Cloud Nine, but Barry claimed to have met me and Trevor seven and half years in the city of Cagmorra," said Kyra.
"Where is the city of Cagmorra?" asked Kim.
"Cagmorra was a city on Sagitaron," said Kyra. "In fact, the city of Cagmorra was one of the communities that Razzle was attempting to conform to the laws of the twelve colonies. Barry claimed to be from the city of Cagmorra, and seven and a half years ago, Trevor and I were in that city."
"So when you met Barry again on Cloud Nine, you had a lot to catch up on," said Kim.
Kyra grinned and said, "Something like that."
"Did you start dating Barry right away after meeting him on Cloud Nine?" asked Kim.
"No; actually Barry was like you and was overly persistent," said Kyra. Kim grinned. "I didn't agree to go out with him until he asked me the third time."
"How long did you and Barry date for?" asked Kim.
"We dated for about seven month before he was killed," said Kyra.
"Did you love Barry?" asked Kim.
"I tried not to fall in love with him, but I did anyway," said Kyra. There was then a short silence. "Is there anything else you want to know?"
"I'm actually thinking of other questions," said Kim.
"Kim, let's end the discussion here, okay?" asked Kyra.
"Okay," said Kim. "Mom, I don't know if it matters to you or not, but Seth is from a similar community that are set up in the United States. We call those communities reservations though."
"No, it doesn't matter to me where Seth is from," said Kyra. "Kim, I am interested in learning more about the reservations though."
Kim talked in detail about how the United States grew from a British colony and how the Native Americans were drove into the reservations. Kim talked for thirty-five minutes and was talking about Geronimo when Dr. Salik opened the door to walk in. Kim paused at what she was saying and watched Dr. Salik walked up to her.
"So how are you feeling?" asked Dr. Salik.
Kim thought for a second. She then said, "Oh wow, I didn't realize this until now, but my throat feels fine and I'm not itching like I was."
Kyra grinned and said, "Kim, I've noticed an improvement in your condition around the time you were telling me about the War of 1812. Your face is still slightly broken out though."
"So Dr. Salik, am I okay to leave?" asked Kim.
"Yes, you're fine to leave, and I do recommend that you stay away from all berries," said Dr. Salik.
As Kim was getting down from the examination bed, she said, "Dr. Salik, you had told me that already."
Julian was getting down when Kyra said, "Kim, not everyone knows about your excellent memory, so it won't hurt you if someone reminds you from time to time."
"Actually, I do know about Kim's excellent memory; however, my memory is not all that good," said Dr. Salik. "So Kim, if I repeat myself to you, it's not that I'm trying to remind you, it's that I don't remember if I said anything about it to you or not."
Kim just grinned to acknowledge the statement.
Kyra looked at Kim and said, "Besides, Dr. Salik didn't tell me about you staying away from all berries. Now are you ready to go?'"
"I've been ready since I got the shot," said Kim.
"Let's go then," said Kyra.
"Kyra, before you leave, the quarantine is still in effect," said Dr. Salik. "I should know in about ten minutes if I can lift it."
"Thanks, Doctor; bye," said Kyra. Kyra, Kim and Julian then walked out.
Five minutes later, Kyra, Kim and Julian were sitting down in the Galactica's mess hall with their food trays. Kyra and Julian sat across the table from Kim. Kim just had the meat and some vegetables.
Kim had taken one bite of meat when Seth sat down beside Kim with his food. On Seth's tray he had a stick that was about an inch in diameter and twelve inches long.
Seth saw what was on Kim's tray and said, "Kim, if you like strawberries, this sauce taste just like them."
"I know," said Kim. "And I do like strawberries, but strawberries and the berries that sauce is made from don't like me."
As Kyra was grinning Seth asked, "What do you mean by strawberries and the sauce don't like you?"
"Seth, we just spent about forty-five minutes in the sickbay after Kim had an allergic reaction to the berries," said Kyra. "If you take a good look at her face, you will notice she has broken out in hives."
Kim faced Seth so he could get a good look. Seth then said, "Kim's face also appears very puffy."
"You should have seen her about thirty minutes ago," said Kyra. "Kim had hives everywhere."
"Kim looked weird," said Julian. "She had brown and red spots all over."
Kim looked at Julian in a curious manner as Seth said, "Kim's brown spots won't be disappearing like the red spots will though."
Kim raised her hand and said, "Hey people, I'm sitting right here. You don't have to talk about me like I'm not."
"Kim, relax; no one is talking bad about you," said Kyra.
"I don't like people talking about me while I'm sitting at the same table," said Kim.
"Okay, Kim, we'll stop talking about you," said Seth.
"Thank you," said Kim.
Seth grinned and said, "For now anyway, and once you're not around, we're talk bad about you."
Kim reared back her fist to punch Seth in the arm. Kyra saw Kim and quickly said, "Kimberly, if you do, you're grounded."
"For how long?" asked Kim.
"Longer than that punch is worth," said Kyra.
As Kim put her hand down, Seth said, "Kyra, Kim couldn't hurt me anyway."
"I bet anything that I could leave a nice bruise on your arm," said Kim.
"I would like to see you do it," said Seth.
"Seth, please don't encourage her," said Kyra.
"Mom, let me punch Seth one time in the arm, so I can show him how hard I can hit," said Kim.
"I'm not letting you punch anyone," said Kyra. "Now eat."
"Fine," said Kim. Kim then took a bite of meat.
Kyra looked at the stick on Seth's tray and asked, "Seth, what's the stick for?"
"I found it in the trashcan," said Seth. "I think it was brought up with vegetation from the harvest. I'm going to carve into a flute."
"Oh wow; you know how to make a flute?" asked Kim.
"When I was twelve my best friend's dad taught me how to do it," said Seth. "He is also the one who taught me how to play a flute a few years before."
"What's a flute?" asked Julian.
"A flute is a musical instrument that someone would play with his or her mouth by blowing into it," said Seth. "The flute has holes in it and to make the different musical tones, a person would cover up certain holes as you blow into it."
Kim saw Kyra in a deep thought and asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Kyra grinned and said, "Nothing's wrong. Seth's flute reminded me of an incident on Cagmorra."
"What was the incident?" asked Kim.
"A peddler attempted to sell Trevor and me a flute," said Kyra.
Seth looked at Kyra in a curious manner and asked, "Why is that rememberable occasion?"
"It wasn't at the time, but certain events from the past five years have made me think of that day more and more," said Kyra.
"What kind of events?" asked Kim.
Kyra paused for a second. She then said, "The first time you had a psychic vision in front of me was one of those times."
"Why would my visions remind you of that day?" asked Kim.
"Kim, you are not the first psychic I met," said Kyra. "The peddler's wife was a psychic; however, at the time she told me about events I will go through, I dismissed her in the same manner as my father did you the first time you had a vision."
"Was that the reason you believed in my vision?" asked Kim.
"That had a lot to do with it," said Kyra.
"Mom, what did the psychic tell you?" asked Kim.
"The psychic told me personal things about my life," said Kyra.
"Was that a hint for me to stop asking questions about what the psychic told you?" asked Kim.
Kyra grinned and said, "Now you're catching on." Kim smiled. "Now eat your food."
As Kim took a bite of food Kyra's thoughts wandered into the past.
Seven and a half years ago in the city of Cagmorra, at an outside seating area of an eating establishment Kyra and Trevor were enjoy a peaceful lunch together.
Kyra pushed her crumb-filled plate away from her and wiped off with a napkin. As Kyra was putting the napkin down, a man and his wife walked up behind her. Trevor watched as the couple approached. Kyra turned to see what Trevor was looking at.
"Pardon my and my wife's intrusion, but can I offer you a memento of your visit to our lovely city," said the man.
"What makes you think that we are visitors?" asked Trevor.
"Sir, there are only two kinds of people in this city; the one's who are born here and the one's who comes here as tourist," said the man. "Since I know that you weren't born here then..."
Kyra interrupted and said, "We are tourists, but I do have relatives who live not too far from Cagmorra."
The woman looked at Kyra in a deeply focused manner. She then said, "You visited Cagmorra once before. You were ten at the time."
"I'm not certain if I was ten or eleven, but yes, I visited Cagmorra once before," said Kyra.
"You were ten," said the woman.
"You must pardon my wife," said the man.
"It's okay," said Kyra. "Actually, I believe your wife is right. I was ten when I was here last." Kyra faced the woman. "Have we met before?"
"We never met, before today," said the woman.
"Excuse me, Sir, but we are not interested in any mementoes," said Trevor.
"Trevor, before we say no, I'm actually curious as to what he's selling," said Kyra.
The man opened up his coat and revealed a number of different size wooden flutes. He then said, "Hand carved flutes, is what I'm selling, young lady."
"Why would we want to buy a flute?" asked Trevor.
"The flute is one of our oldest musical instruments in the colonies," said the man. "It dates back before our ancestors left Kobol. Some of the twelve colonies' finest music was composed by using the flute."
"I do not play a musical instrument and if I wanted to learn one, I wouldn't choose a flute," said Trevor.
The woman again looked at Kyra in a deeply focused manner. She then said, "The flute also has a ceremonial and religious application to it as well as recreational and entertainment."
The man looked at his wife in a confused manner. He then looked at Trevor and said, "A flute is an easy instrument to learn how to play and it can bring hours of fun. You can amaze your friends of the music you can play."
"Sir, we are not interested in purchasing a flute, so I'm going to ask you nicely for you and your wife to leave now," said Trevor.
"As you wish, Sir," said the man.
The woman looked at Kyra and asked, "Ma'am, I can see that you too feel the same way about the flute as your boyfriend, but before my husband and I leave may I play you something from one of the flutes."
Trevor quickly said, "I rather that you didn't."
The woman ignored Trevor and said, "Ma'am, you won't be disappointed."
Kyra thought for a second. She then said, "I don't really have too much taste for flute music, but okay."
The man held out the type of flute that the woman would normally play, but the woman shook her head, and said, "Not that one."
The man held opened his coat and asked, "Which one do you want to use?" Kyra noticed a curious expression on the man's face when his wife chose a particular flute. "You don't like that style of flute."
"Before today I never realized how beautiful this flute can play music," said the woman.
Kyra and Trevor noticed a curious expression on the man's face. Kyra and Trevor then look at each other in a confused manner.
Seconds later the woman played an emotional Native America song. As the woman played a crowd of people gathered around to listen to the song. The woman played for five minutes and during the time she played, she brought tears in a few people's eyes.
When the woman was done, Kyra said, "That was very beautiful. I enjoyed that very much."
"That was good," said the man. "What gave you the idea of composing that?"
"I didn't compose it," said the woman. She then faced Kyra. "Ma'am, in seven… no, it will be closer to seven and a half years from now, you will hear that song again along with others of the same type. The one I played though is, or will be your favorite."
Kyra looked at the woman in a curious manner and asked, "What are you talking about?"
The man stepped in front of his wife and asked, "Did you forget to take your medication today?"
"I don't need that medication," said the woman. "There is nothing wrong with me."
Trevor stood up and said, "Kyra, I think it's time for us to go."
As Kyra was standing up, the man faced Trevor and said, "You don't have to leave. My wife and I are leaving. I need to get my wife home so she can take her medication."
"There is nothing wrong with me," the women insisted.
The man ignored his wife and said, "Before we go I must apologize for my wife's behavior. She is delusional when she fails to take her medication." The man looked at his wife and said, "We're leaving now."
As the woman and the man walked away, Kyra and Trevor heard the woman say, "You will regret not listening to me when a Cylon puts its fist through your chest."
Trevor looked at Kyra and said, "Now that was a bit strange."
"Very strange," said Kyra.
Trevor looked at his watch and said, "The show that you are wanting to see begins in an hour. Should we go to the theater?"
"Before we do, I need to use the facility," said Kyra. As Kyra walked away, Trevor retook his seat.
Minutes later, as Kyra was leaving the facility, the woman who played the flute walked up to her. Kyra saw the woman approaching and looked around, but was unable to see the woman's husband. The woman stepped up to Kyra and said, "I need to talk to you."
Kyra looked at her watch and said, "I really need to be going."
"Please wait," said the woman. "There are things you need to know."
Kyra looked at the woman in a curious manner. She then asked, "Like what?'
"You are in love with the guy you are with and you are hoping that he is the one… your… your Prince Charming."
Kyra mocked in an amused manner, "Prince Charming? That's a phrase I never heard before."
"It's a new phrase for us, and the man you are with now is the first of three Prince Charmings who you will be in a serious relationship with," said the woman. "You will not get the chance to marry the first two."
"Okay," said Kyra. "How are you knowing this?"
"You won't believe me now, but you will after the colonies are destroyed," said the woman. Kyra looked at the woman as if she had gone mad. "I can see future events. There are even times that I have difficulty distinguishing between future events and the present events."
Kyra looked at her watch and said, "Okay." She looked at the woman. "My friend and I are running late and we really need to be going now."
"You will be engaged to your present boyfriend, but the two of you will never get the chance to marry," said the woman. "A week before your wedding he will die in the initial attack by the Cylons. The second man will also be killed while fighting the Cylons a few years later."
"Goodbye, Ma'am," said Kyra. She then walked past the woman.
As Kyra walked away, the woman blurted, "You will know your third Prince Charming by the flute."
Kyra ignored the woman and continued walking.