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Rumblings

Jul 03, 2007 13:26

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"I thought you'd like to know what's going on, Chief."

I looked up into the face of someone I trust implicitly and find that I have no words, just a hurricane of emotions. Volcanic fury being chief among them. "You're sure about this? This isn't the run of the mill scuttlebutt rumor gone wrong, is it?"

"No, Chief ( Read more... )

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dirty_cally July 3 2007, 18:03:21 UTC

As the hatch slammed shut, Cally jumped a mile, whirling around to face whoever had made such an unceremonious entrance into her room. Her life had been threatened by one officer and another had all but informed her that her death would be viewed as collateral damage at worst.

"Damn you, Galen! You scared the frak out of me!"

cpo_galen_tyrol July 3 2007, 18:32:44 UTC

"I just had an interesting conversation with one of the pilots."

The stricken look on her face told me everything I needed to know.

"Do you really think any of us NEED this right now, Cal? This fued you have with Athena, is it really worth tearing this ship and this crew apart? According to the pilot I talked to, they're about *this* close from throwing you in hack for slander!"

I didn't realize my mistake until after Nick opened his mouth and started crying.

dirty_cally July 3 2007, 22:54:44 UTC

"Nice, Galen, real nice." I shoved the clothes I was taking care of at him and immediately went to take care of my son.

"Be careful of what you say," I also advised, whirling around to face him. Hollow panic had been slowly boiling inside me ever since the "incident" with Athena and I could just feel it bubbling. "The walls have ears."

"Throw me in hack for slander? What the hell do they do for physical assault and death threats these days?" Nick wasn't calming down, but I didn't blame him as I tried to calm down for his benefit. It wasn't working. I was way too tense, had been even before my husband walked through the door.

cpo_galen_tyrol July 3 2007, 23:12:52 UTC

"The walls have what?" I demanded, watching as Cally tried calming Nicky down. "What the hell are you talking about? Are you completely unaware of what's being said about you? The officers... okay, we've all got our different cliques, we're all guilty of that, but who is it Admiral Adama's more likely to believe? One of his trusted senior officers, or a deckhand with a history of less than stable reactions?"

I hated myself for even thinking it, but it was instantly forgotten in the wake of her next words. "Physical... who threatened you, Cal? I want names." The very idea of someone touching my wife in any way without her express consent... it's probably even worse for given how we even started. I'm sure my blood pressure rose substantially. "Cal, give me a name and I'll make sure it's taken care. I don't care who it is, or how high up the chain they are. You can file charges, hon, take steps to make sure it doesn't happen again, but this ( ... )

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