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The posting rules are simple.

You can only post reactions and dialog for your chraracter
Give others a chance to respond (If it takes too long, I'll try and jump in and move things along w/out trying to do too much altering to the character)

That's it! I know this may or may not work and if it doesn't then at least we tried. Also, we sadly have no Adama or Roslin so if you want to write appearances by them then go for it....they are the wild card characters open to anyone. For now let's say they are both in sickbay and Doc Cottle is getting Adama patched up post fight.

Some people won't be around until later tonight so try to remember that! Our Starbuck might be modded a bit by Tara until Ray gets home so that we can keep pilots in motion. To get the game going I'm going to post as a deckhand (so excuse the poor writing skills please)

We start our game at the very end of UB. Starbuck and Apollo are laying bloodied and battered on the mat of the boxing ring. Slowly the crowd starts to thin out and all the crew can talk about is Maj. Adama and Capt. Thrace. The whispers and theories about what happened so long ago on New Caprica to cause their rift echo off the bulkheads. Finally Col. Tigh steps out of the ring and orders everyone but the knuckledraggers off the deck and for them to get it back to combat ready status. It’s 15 minutes later, the bleachers are stacked, tables are stowed and the only thing left to dismantle is the ring but Starbuck and Apollo are still laying in it. The deck gang is trying to decide who is going to be the one to say something to them….

ETA: Rooms are added, if there is any place you specifically want to work from let me know. I'm adding an OOC comment at the end so put all your comments, needs or questions there....i figure its best to have it all in one place.

EDIT 11:30PM EST: Hey everyone! Thanks so much for joining in, we've started it a bit and kind of established where everyone is. We've been discussing keeping this going for a few days and posting jumps ahead and what not in the coming days. Please continue to add anything into this thread, make your character interact in the established places or if you want to start a new "room" just let me know. Tomorrow there will be a post about continuing the story. Thanks again for all your patience while we figure it out, I hope you enjoy playing and reading!

The No Takebacks RPG Cast List
Character	Role Player
Starbuck	rayruz
Apollo	taragel
Helo	amaliak
Sam	ninety6tears
Dee	lotus79
Chief	ddt73
Cally	thrace_adama
Adama	sci_fi_shipper
Cottle	thegreenkitty
Racetrack	ninjamonkey73
Kat	jeneviverose
Athena	angelicalangie
Tigh	mserrada
Specialist 22	nazkey
Guest Starring	stripes13

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Showboat rushed out of the head at Starbuck's order. She grabbed Narcho by the neck of his tanks and pulled him along. "Come on Narch, let's get out of the line of fire".

In the hall they started walking towards the Mess...

From:

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Bill walked slowly out of sickbay with Laura at his side. His entire right side throbbed with a deep ache and he breathed shallowly, knowing that any deep intake of air would elicit a sharp pain.

"Quite a night, wasn't it?" Bill asked, distracting himself with conversation.

"You've really got a way with people, Bill. I've seen some crazy stunts, but getting yourself nearly killed to prove a point is nuts." Laura's tone was only half-teasing.

"Well, we lost too many men. I can't let that happen again." He winced when the force of his words elicited that sharp pain in his ribs. He paused, frustrated that he had to stop to catch his breath.

Laura stopped, too, her arm tightening instinctively around Bill's bicep. "You okay?"

"Getting old, Laura." Her name sounded good on his lips. They'd always been so formal, but now that she'd seen him at his worst, it seemed strange to use her official title.

"Yeah, well getting the shit kicked out of you doesn't help."

Bill managed a smile. "No, it doesn't."

As they passed the pilots' showers, Bill saw Showboat and Narcho emerging looking flushed and nervous. The two pilots saw him and immediately stiffened their postures.

"Sir," came their mutual salute.

"At ease," he said. "How's everybody holding up?"

Showboat shot a nervous glance at Narcho and Bill cleared his throat pointedly, expecting an answer.

"Well, Sir, The CAG and Starbuck are pretty beat up. They're in the showers now," Showboat said.

Bill stood a little straighter. "What do you mean? The XO called the dance after I left."

Narcho shifted from one foot to the other, then spoke. "Starbuck challenged him, Sir, and they started fighting. It was a hell of a fight, if you don't mind me saying, Sir."

Bill frowned and shook his head, "I bet it was..."

After a brief moment, Adama looked at the two pilots. "Dismissed." They shuffled past him quickly and he and Laura continued down the corridor towards his quarters.

"What was that all about?" Laura asked.

"I think Lee and Kara had a score to settle."

"Oh, really? I thought they were close."

Bill sighed, "Yeah. They used to be. I don't know what happened."

"Did you ever ask Lee about it?"

Leave it to Laura to ask the most obvious question.

"No. I figured he'd tell me if he wanted to. And Kara, well she had a lot going on after New Caprica. We all did." His voice was heavy with regret.

"Maybe you should ask him now," Laura said.

"Maybe."

They continued walking down the corridor in silence, each step reminding Bill of his age and the fragility of his aging body. After a few minutes of walking, Bill heard Saul Tigh calling his name and paused, turning towards the sound of the XO's voice.

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"Admiral," Saul called out, hailing Bill as he spotted his friend with Roslin still at his side.

As the pair stopped, he gave the red-haired woman a brief glance before pulling a set of dog tags from his pocket.

"Forgot to give these back to you," he said, holding the chain out. "You two should've hung around, things really heated up after you left."

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Bill smiled grimly, "Yeah, so I heard. What happened down there?"

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"Now that's the question, ain't it," Saul said with a shrug. "It 'looked' like Thrace and that son of yours were trying to kill each other." Another shrug. "Course looks been known to be deceiving, and after what happened between them on New Caprica...well, you know, it's a muddle those two have gotten themselves into."

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Bill eyed his old friend. "After what happened on New Caprica? They were separated for months..."

Bill's mind was turning the facts and the time line over in his head. It didn't make sense. Lee was married to Dee.

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Saul's brows lowered as he flicked a look between the pair. Roslin at least was nodding, but Bill's question made Saul wonder how a father could be so oblivious to all that was happening on his own ship between his son and surrogate daughter.

Clearing his throat, "Not sure it's my place. They're adults and all. It just seems that a pair of marriages came about pretty quick and on the heels of each other, if you catch my drift," Saul said.

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Knitting his brow in irritation, Bill grated, "Look, I'm probably sporting a concussion and I don't have the energy to mince words. If you know what happened, then get to it."

Edited Date: 2010-11-27 03:23 am (UTC)

From:

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Gaeta's voice sounds over the speakers, "Attention all hands, CAP change in ten minutes"

Edited Date: 2010-11-27 03:25 am (UTC)

From:

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"Concussions bout what you deserve. What the hell'd you think go up against the chief?" Saul said, then took a look at Bill's expression and changed tacts. "Before Starbuck mustered out, she and Lee were...'together'," he said, hedging his words as he sought a diplomatic way to explain. "But she was with Anders, too. And Apollo was dating Dualla. So..." He shifted, uncomfortable at having to fill his friend in on the convoluted love lives of Apollo and Starbuck.

From:

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Bill's frown deepened and he shook his head in disbelief. "They what?" It didn't make any sense.

Bill looked at Laura whose brows were raised in surprise. "Don't look at me. I sure as hell didn't know."

With slightly stunned expression, Bill said, "Kara and Lee? Together? I must have a concussion."

He scraped a hand over his face. This day was getting stranger and stranger. He'd never intended to fight the Chief, never thought he'd be heading back to his quarters with Laura Roslin and a face full of bruises. Somehow all of that made more sense than this. Kara was like a daughter to him.

And she had dated Zak. Bill felt a familiar anger rising inside of him and he shook his head to clear it. He couldn't think about this now. He needed to get to his quarters.

"I need a drink," he said, grimacing. He started to walk away.

Laura gave Saul a quick smile and turned away, too, sliding her arm into Bill's. "I'll join you."

The pair continued their slow journey to his quarters.

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Saul watched Bill and Laura head off and shook his head at his friend's continued denial of what everyone else on the ship already knew.

Ah, well. It's not like I'm one to talk, he thought, mind invariably drifting to Ellen and how he'd purposely turned a blind eye--and there's a bit of irony he gumphed at himself.

"Foolish old man," he muttered, not sure who he really meant as he headed back towards the hanger bay once more.