DPP: Pilots online

[coffeesuperhero.livejournal.com]

So, I have a confession. I spend a lot of time on the internet. I know, I know, it's a shocker. But seriously. I have a Twitter, an LJ, a Dreamwidth, a Myspace, a Facebook, eighty-million email accounts and screenames, and now everyone is joining Tumblr (Tumblring?), and I'm soon to cave.

This has me thinking. If our pilots could spend time surfing the web, what would they do? Would they be in fandoms? Would Kara be writing fic that would make a sailor blush? Would Lee send daily email forwards to his co-workers with all the LOLCAT macros he thought were hilarious? If they had Twitter handles, what would they be? @starbuck? @apollo? @karathraceismoreawesomethanyou? Would @arrowofapollo make an appearance? ;)

This is partly a silly!fun question, but it could also be a serious!fun question. You could speculate about what fandom might look like in the BSG 'verse, discuss the nature of online relationships and our pilots might behave in that kind of community, write twitter!fic, write blog entries for our pilots, Kara's list of prompts for a fic battle, post Kara's most recent Facebook status updates, et cetera. The possibilities are as wide as the internet and your imaginations! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Here's a silly snippet to get you started:

Hey flist, today really sucks. My girlfriend is off on a covert mission and can't sign into G-chat, and I'm stuck in a Raptor with this jackass from Pegasus. I really hate this keyboard. It's too small. I don't know how you people with Netbooks do it. At least I have the internet. Anything interesting going on out there? Seriously, guys. There's nothing new on the warcollegecomm, I've read through all the recipes on Smitten Kitchen, and all the Fandom!Secrets from today are about Supernatural. I don't even watch that show!

(Just, you know, don't send me any links to Kara's latest, ah, fic projects. I know what she's writing, okay? It's ALL NSFW. I have enough problems with this idiot co-worker already.)

Help!

Comments

[leiascully.livejournal.com]

Kara would be all THEY SEE ME TROLLIN, THEY HATIN. Lee would be looking for updates on his war college comm and legal blogs and foodie comms. Lee doesn't really understand fandom, but he is in a KateeSackhoffDaily comm. He just thinks she's really pretty and stuff. ♥ And I think he plays historical war games and Carcassonne and Kara plays Starcraft.

Now I want an AU where Kara is a star gamer/fandom icon à la Felicia Day and Lee is her puzzled but caring and involved boyfriend.

[coffeesuperhero.livejournal.com]

Now I want an AU where Kara is a star gamer/fandom icon à la Felicia Day and Lee is her puzzled but caring and involved boyfriend.

We should probably write that. The Con panels would be EPIC.

[ninjamonkey73.livejournal.com]

Entry from Lee's LJ- starbucks_bitch.livejournal.com:

Subject: IHML

She came back from Caprica with him today. I'm not going to get into it again- you all know who I mean, viva la frakking resistance. I think she gave him a tonselectomy with her tongue right in front of me.

I know, I know... I should have said something about my feelings before she left. I just thought she knew by now. And, fine, I'll say it. I was hoping he was dead. I mean, FRAK! How the hell did he manage to survive this long on a nuked planet crawling with toasters? Srsly.

[coffeesuperhero.livejournal.com]

SADFACE.

Meanwhile, Lee totally posts to FML, like, every day.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

OMG. I''m just like that too. I swear my laptop is surgically attached to my ... er ... lap. We just got an iPad too and that's even worse, because it's so light and easy to tote around. I'm on FB, Twitter, Foursquare, have a bazillion email addresses, three blog sites and most recently, thanks to all you lovely people, instead of just lurking and making occasional comments, I've started posting to LJ. Don't really remember a time when we didn't have all of this. Life must've been kinda dull is all I'm sayin'.

Gotta run now, but I'll be back later with some stuff. This is a fun post!

[ecstaticdance.livejournal.com]

Kara is absolutely and unquestionably a fan of first-person shooter games. As long as they're somewhat realistic. I could actually picture her doing critiques for first-person shooter games:

The game play is smooth, and the graphics are pretty, but that's the extent of the good that can be said for this game. The game presents us with extremely contrived scenarios, and the controls have frak-all to do with anything you might see in the real world. If you're playing for eye-candy, then by all means, enjoy the feast. But if you're looking for a game with substance, something that will get your blood pumping and your heart rate up, keep looking. -3 stars.

Lee, I think would be more of an e-mail/cause-related internet user. Yes, for work, but he'd also use it for research (especially of legal topics, but anything he was interested in), and I expect he'd do a lot of online organizing for whatever (aside from Kara) he's feeling passionate about at any given moment.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

I love Kara's review. So her!

I can picture Lee pulling research for Kara's pet projects and trying to get her to read them and she'd be like "just summarize them for me flyboy." *g*

[utenatai.livejournal.com]

Lee, I think would be more of an e-mail/cause-related internet user.

This. He would totally be using it to remind people about their civic duties and do human rights watch and organize community service. Like he'd be hosting parties for myBO and shit.

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

LOL. You are kinda reading my mind maybe! I was thinking seriously just yesterday about what Lee would do on the internet!! Which led to thinking about what Kara would do on the internet of course. (There may be some googling happening...IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.)

I wish I had more time to do this. Damn. But I am so enjoying everyone's suggestions. What would happen if Kara played Resistance 2?! Would her brain explode when she saw Dr. Cassie Aklin? Hee.
Would they wonder why Crashdown is the one in that Star Wars video game?

(ETA: One of these days I'm gonna fall into the Tumblr trap. I just know it!)

[leiascully.livejournal.com]

I got a tumblr day before yesterday and I'm already hooked on it. Bah. Thinking of doing a "Reasons I Watch BSG" tumblr spam.

[coffeesuperhero.livejournal.com]

Wooo, Brain Twins FTW! :D

LOL! And if Lee starts watching Horatio Hornblower, Kara will never stop with the Big Silly Hat jokes.

I'm about to head over to the iTunes store to browse the apps, just to pick out what I think Lee and Kara would have on their iPhones. OH THE INTERNET.

(I am about ten minutes away from falling into the Tumblr trap. I can feel it.)

[eugis.livejournal.com]

You have to get a Tumblr. Mary has already caved. ;)

Lee would use the internet to do research and read legal blogs and food comms like Mary said. And he would secretly read PerezHilton. And of course Kara would know and would make fun of him to no end. :D

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

I think it is time for BUCKETCHAT (http://jennyo.livejournal.com/744565.html).

But in all seriousness, I don't think Kara would really 'get' this whole internet thing. She's got more important/interesting things to do. But Lee's always reading things online and explaining stuff to her. She would enjoy trolling though.

[ninjamonkey73.livejournal.com]

OMG! Bucketchat! I was cracking up OUT LOUD at work. Soooo hard to explain. So worth it.

BUCKETCHAT

[kag523.livejournal.com]

Best comment so far! LMAO

So funny!

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

Bucketchat rules!

[ninjamonkey73.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about Kara and Twitter. I want to think about this... Is she using it to grandstand as Starbuck? Or does Kara actually want a running Tweet commentary with Helo during briefings?

@TopGunGrrl: Zzzzz. The CAG just won't shut up today.
@LadiesLuvLollys: @TopGunGrrl Word.
@TopGunGrrl: Blah, blah, blah. I get it! I'll watch my fuel consumption while I'm saving your ass. #windbagCAG

But seriously, Kara knows what the internet is made for. And knows where to find the free stuff. And is glad her rack has a curtain.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

#windbagCAG

Coffee (yes, Starbucks) out my nose. Thanks for that!

[aurora-0811.livejournal.com]

Hee! What a fun idea.

I think Lee would definitely be online for research and keeping up on all the world news. On the other hand I think he would also use it for connecting with people...I could see him on Facebook and secretly addicted to playing Bejeweled Blitz or something. He would have IM that he and Kara would use to stay connected when apart....Kara would totally try and sex him up via IM and he would be completely embarrassed but really kind of like it. LOL

Kara would love to stir it up online and find fandom hilarious. She would read fic and critique it in a most hilarious fashion. She would have twitter to equally harass all her friends and post pics of Lee that she takes when he's not paying attention.

IDK. My brain is so cracky. It would be funny if they both joined a dating website and got matched. Can you imagine the emails or pictures they would swap? Somewhere there is a crack!fic waiting to be written about this.

[amidala-thrace.livejournal.com]

He would have IM that he and Kara would use to stay connected when apart....Kara would totally try and sex him up via IM and he would be completely embarrassed but really kind of like it. LOL

... Y'know, I really kind of want to write that now. Heh. ;)

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

He would have IM that he and Kara would use to stay connected when apart....Kara would totally try and sex him up via IM and he would be completely embarrassed but really kind of like it.

Can you imagine? Lee'd be sitting in a meeting with all the heavies and Kara would send him IM's ...

K:"Hey Flyboy ..."
L: "Busy"
K: "K. Just wanna let you know ran out of undies today - borrowed yours."

Lee blushes, coughs and shifts in his seat to hide his sudden erection ...
_________________

L: "need rpts by 2300"
K: "busy"
L: "doing what?"
K: "you"

... you know, stuff like that. I'm sure y'all can do way better than this! Can't wait for some cool fic to come out of this one.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

Okay, so you all know I'm not good with this stuff, but here goes my FB take.

Kara FB status:

"On the banks of the river Styx, I cry for my lost love. He who commands my soul, Takes me to heights unknown. Ah Fates! What tangled webs you weave."

Comments:

Kat: Wow. Who knew god was so frakkin' romantic. What gives Starbuck? Couldn't get the CAG to finally frak you?

Hot Dog: I don't get it.

Kat: @Hot Dog - of course you don't.

Racetrack: OMG Starbuck. That's so beautiful. Crashdown should take notes.

Crashdown: Roger that Meg.

Tyrol: @Racetrack, @Crashdown, @Hot Dog - aren't you all supposed to be on maintenance right now? These ships don't fix themselves you know.

Cally: Lighten up Chief. Starbuck's quoting poetry. Too good to pass up.

Tigh: Everyone stop frakking around on here and get back to your posts. For frak's sake.

Apollo: @Starbuck - My office. RFN.

Adama: People! We all have a civilization to save, a home to find and Cylons to blow out of the sky. Get the frak back to work! So say we all.

Laura: Bill. My office. RFN.

Helo: Anyone seen Hera?

Starbuck: @Kat - what's the matter Kitty Kat? You scared you gonna lose that bet?

@Helo - for frak's sake. Get a leash for that kid.

@Laura - TMI

@CAG - Again???? Gods Lee.

[kag523.livejournal.com]

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[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

Lee would end up spending endless hours on Wikipedia, reading random articles and inevitably ending up on the Hapsburgs and how everyone was deformed and had hemophilia because of all the intermarriage or the tragic ending of the Russian royal family or clicking in morbid fascination on a list of serial killers organized by body count.

Kara would be spamming people's work emails with lurid offers for drugs that claim to enhance sexual performance.

[nazkey.livejournal.com]

hahahaha ...

Okay, this is a little mean (I actually like Tigh) but I couldn't resist.

To: STigh@colonialfleet-bsg.com
From: LimpDicksRUs
Subject: Down with no way back up?

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[ninjamonkey73.livejournal.com]

I can't come up with a good screenname for Lee. Throw me some ideas and I'll do an IM between them. I'll keep the screenname I used for Kara's Twitter above, TopGunGrrl for hers. Everything I come up with for him only applies post-apocolypse and I want what he would have been before so I can do a pre-mini conversation. :)

[sparklegirl79.livejournal.com]

Lee would honestly be something simple and logical. He'd just be Adama_Lee Or L_Adama or something. I'd like to think he'd be theRealApollo, but he isn't that ostentatious. Kara, however, would likely have 6 or 7 screen names, and always be forgetting which one has which password. She'd have a twitter and a deviant art account at the very least.

Kara would look up weird things on Wikipedia, but Lee would edit entries. Kara would look up porn on Lee's computer. And probably leave it open for him. Kara would have lots of fun with photoshop, and Lee would have meticulously organized music folders and thematic playlists.

[amaliak.livejournal.com]

LEE
twitter - @thecag
facebook - Lee J Adama
tumblr - notthatadama.tumblr.com
livejournal - captainapollo
flickr - apollovipercam
YouTube - thatsspelledcag

KARA
twitter - @youmaycallmegod
facebook - Kara Thrace
tumblr - starbuck.tumblr.com
livejournal - cylonscurge (w/ a letsbefriendlies community)
flickr - TopGunCam
YouTube - KT_SpecialDestiny

I think Kara would totally write fanfiction. She and Lee would IM each other while he's in the CAG's office and she's out on CAP and vice versa. They'd probably bitch to each other about how slow their connection is because papa_adama doesn't want to fork out for DSL.

haha. I approve of this post.

cheers.
--Lex