Daily Pilots Post

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Hello! Me, again! (I know, you're really tired of me. But TOO BAD!)

First off, a quick reminder! The Where on Galactica drabbleathon is awaiting your wacky ideas about where pilots can do the nasty on Galactica! Sign up! Tell your friends! Post on Wednesday! It'll be fun!

Second, topic du jour!
There's a fair amount in our little corner of fandom dealing with Colonial Fleet Academy/Flight School. What are your thoughts about our pilots meeting as cadets? Do you have favourite fics/ideas about that early part of their lives? Do you favour the idea that Kara was a hellraiser and Lee had a giant stick up his ass, or do you think our CAG was looser than that? The Academy. Discuss.

Comments

[ddt73.livejournal.com]

One that I liked was It Shouldn't be Easy.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5577524/1/It_Shouldnt_Be_Easy


Do I think Lee had a giant stick up his ass or Kara was a hell raiser?

I don't like it when authors over play Lee being uptight and Kara being a free spirit. Cause I think our pilots are more complicated then that. When you go through the series, there are times where Kara has been the tight ass, and Lee the one who was reckless. Look at 33 for example where Kara gives Lee shit for telling the pilots good luck. Or when Lee wanted to try and get Helo & Tyrol out of the brig in Res Ship 1, but she told him there's nothing they can do. She had to reel him back. Speaking of the Peggy arc, he's the one who told Kara to go take pics of Res Ship. Also it is Kara who understood what Cain was trying to do, so she does understand the need to make hard decisions.

Anyway I hate it when Lee is played too much of a straight arrow, or Kara is played too wild most of the time.

I've always felt Lee and Kara are more alike then they are different. Lee tends to be more responsible and Kara tends to be more reckless, but they have been known to be the opposite too. Both have done more then their share of crazy things, I don't think any other pilot is close in the insane dept to these two, but yet both are also very capable leaders.

So it's okay to play a little with the stick up his ass and play Kara as the spitfire. It's just not good when those cards are played too much. It's okay for Kara to follow a rule she doesn't like once in awhile and for Lee to do something crazy now and again.

[kag523.livejournal.com]

Hey - I know you from fanfiction.net! Hee hee! Love when I run across well-known "faces". :>)

[ddt73.livejournal.com]

Yeah, same name. I also said something similar to you before. :)

[kag523.livejournal.com]

*head desk* I am dreadfully bad for forgetfulness.... you realize of course, this is why I write. LOL