BATTLESTAR GHOSTSHIP
CHAPTER 2: You've got another thing coming. – Judas Priest
"Are you fraking kidding me?" said the model 17 Cylon; on the CIC of the Basestar.
"They actually flew into the Veil of Hades," exclaimed DR88X. "They have a human model Cylon with them. She'll meet the true death in the Veil."
"No you idiot," scolded the 17 Model. "Kilroy is much too smart to do such a thing. I don't believe he will sacrifice his Cylon defector/ally. He's obviously figured out a way to navigate in the Veil, and probably protect the Model 17 defector from the Veil as well."
"We don't know that," replied a model 23 Cylon. "The humans have been trying to figure out how to navigate a Veil of Hades for decades. They're too stubborn to realize it's impossible."
"Then why was the arms anchorage above Ragnar confirmed to be the same one the Colonials hid in the Veil?" asked 17. "The arms depot the Galactica used before they left for Earth."
"Don't confuse analytic absolutes with imagined observations," barked the Model 23.
"Analytical as ever you moron," replied the 17 Model. "Kilroy isn't a Cylon. Unlike us; he thinks intuitively. While we have to look for patterns; he can see them just by looking in the right direction," explained the 17 Model for the millionth time.
"Relax 17, you worry too much," replied the 23 Model. "Kilroy's gone and lost to the human rebellion forever at this point. Along with his sister, lover, friend, and that Alex frak-toy," 17 was particularly annoyed with 23 by now, "have you ever known Kilroy to make a mistake of that magnitude?" asked the 17 model.
"Yes, just now," replied the 23 model smugly.
"You have assumed many times before that Kilroy has made a fatal error. I believe the last time cost us more than a few raiders," the 17 corrected.
"He was lucky," admitted the 23. He was a little confused by his own answer. Cylons were not supposed to even be capable of believing in luck.
"Then you see my point, 23? Kilroy hasn't made a mistake. He knows something we don't," said 17.
"Like what?" asked 23.
"Like what I just pointed out! You don't see it; do you?" asked 17.
23 looked at her with confusion and disdain, "See what?"
17 Paused. Convincing 23 of anything that required something other than an algorithm to determine was like trying to ask a fish to ride a bicycle. "The reason why the humans will always defeat us eventually. They can think creatively, we can't," said 17.
"I don't even know what that means," said 23.
"I know."
The 17 paused to consider her options, "We'll stay positioned here and send all remaining forces into the Veil of Hades. Disperse them as wide as possible and have them nuke everything in their path," said 17.
"We'll lose everything we send in there," said 23 in disbelief.
"I know," said 17.
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