Fic: "Without Relish"
Done for 1character
Title: Without Relish
Character: Hot Dog
Theme Set: Gamma
Rating: T (13 and up)
Disclaimer: Battlestar Galactica copyright NBC Universal, with thanks to Ron Moore.
Summary/Spoilers: Hot Dog's life and journal from "33" to "Ressurection Ship, Part 2."
Child
- Brendan Constanza thought his childhood sucked, but it was really better than most.
Last
- He was the last one aboard a ship fleeing the Cylons from Picon.
Sleep
- At first, Brendan thinks the Cylons have saved him from a thankless life, until they wake him up every thirty-three minutes.
Prey
- Brendan's kept a journal ever since, to make sense of being hunted like an animal.
Contact
-After an accident on Galactica, Brendan hears they're looking for pilots and proudly sends them his resume of washing out of flight school.
Little
- "My new bunk on Galactica is really small, but it's clean."
Expectation
- "Since I'm already trained for a fighter, I'm going to fly the best, it'll be really funny."
Grim
- "That bitch named me 'Hot Dog,' what the frak!"
Fold
- Hot Dog and his new friends wash out on their first day.
Closet
- "I should stop thinking bad things about my instructor when I'm alone since she's giving us another chance."
Star
- Training hard in his Viper Mark II, Hot Dog wonders which shiny point of light is the one Earth circles.
Glass
- "The face plate of my helmet didn't look so thin until I had to eject and frak I thought I was gonna die."
Ache
- "I hurled my guts out in the Raptor, but that guy Crashdown patted me on the head and told me it was okay."
Crown
- Hot Dog gets his wings, a gift from Apollo.
Freedom
- "Doctor Cottle let me leave sickbay and told me he'd stick me in a bun and feed me to the fleet if I ever complain about his bedside manner again."
Buttons
- "My Lieutenant pins are shiny!"
Worn
- "Lieutenant Thrace has been in sickbay for a long time, I'm surprised they can keep her out of a fighter."
Ash
- Hot Dog spends some nights crying himself to sleep for the colonies he never loved.
Classified
- "I asked Captain Adama if we were close to Earth, didn't get much of an answer."
Trap
- "Playing cards with Starbuck is like putting my foot on a landmine."
Library
- "Doctor Baltar took some blood and put it with a bunch of other samples for his Cylon test, I should've had Doc Cottle do it, ow."
Electricity
- "They say we'll run out of fuel soon if we don't find more but they don't say how we'll get away from the Cylons if that happens."
Pearl
- Once it's apparent that the only local source of Tyllium for the fleet is an asteroid owned by the Cylons, Hot Dog is assigned to the attack with every pilot.
Paint
- "I want to put something cool on my Viper before the attack, but I don't think I'll be able to find paint."
Circle
- "Me and Kat and Chuckles took pictures of each other today, in our flight suits and everything, I wish I could send mine to my Mom."
Mechanism
- "Kat and Chuckles found black paint and wrote my name and rank on my Viper, I couldn't believe it, I know it'll bring me home."
Win
- Hot Dog is flying defense and distraction for the mission, only to go on the offensive and waste the last Raiders once the asteroid has been claimed.
Milk
- "Kat told me Chuckles didn't make it, we had to make a toast to him with the fruit punch at the celebration, 'cause the senior officers beat us to the alcohol."
Backwards
- Given liberty on Colonial Day, Hot Dog sleeps in his bunk and wakes up every thirty-three minutes.
Trouble
- "Had the service for Chuckles and the others today, I never got a dress uniform to wear, Colonel Tigh chewed me out, made a scene, think he was drunk."
Loss
- Boomer shoots Adama; Hot Dog doesn't even know it until they've already wandered away from the fleet.
Time
- It only takes one wash cycle to get Flyboy's blood out of Hot Dog's flight suit but the smell lingers for days.
Nail
- "Me and Kat put that picture of Chuckles in the memorial hall today and we both cried, am I next?"
Hands
- "If Colonel Tigh thought I would shoot down the man who pinned my wings on with his own two hands, he would've been in for a surprise."
Posession
- "Me and Starbuck and Captain Adama almost got killed when something sucked the air out of the shooting range, wasn't pretty, thank the Gods for explosive rounds."
Snow
- "Ever since Starbuck's been back, we've had more hope in Earth, and I think I want it to be Winter when we get there."
Bandage
- Cutting himself while helping with the Blackbird, Hot Dog must endure the wrath of Doctor Cottle giving stitches.
Collar
- "Helo expects us to be his friend but the idiot says some funny things about toasters."
Rice
- An over-supply of carbohydrates and a shortage of everything else makes Hot Dog wish for a hot dog.
Powder
- Hot Dog notices Kat is taking way too many stims, but he does nothing.
Scab
- Doctor Cottle, though smoking right in his face, is surprisingly gentle in removing Hot Dog's stitches.
Brick
- "Kat snapped today, like she'd run right into a wall, Gods, I wish I'd said something, I don't want to lose her too."
Staircase
- "Admiral Cain, I've never seen a real Admiral before, but she looks Godlike walking off that Raptor."
Bell
- "Something isn't quite right about these pilots from the Pegasus, something I can barely put my finger on, they act like I'm not a real soldier or something, now I know how Helo feels."
Judgment
- When Admiral Cain intends to execute crew from Galactica, Hot Dog comes a stones throw from opening fire on another human for the first time.
Definition
- "I don't think Admiral Cain knows what it means to be human."
Music
- "The Resurrection Ship is gone, but Admiral Cain is dead, and I loved hearing it a lot more than I should have."
Wild
- Hot Dog gives Starbuck a wide berth when she gets uncharacteristically drunk after the battle.
Cherry
- Kat's gotten some fruit off the black market; Hot Dog is the first she shares with.
Finalé
- "Out of space in this book, need to find a new one."
Title: Without Relish
Character: Hot Dog
Theme Set: Gamma
Rating: T (13 and up)
Disclaimer: Battlestar Galactica copyright NBC Universal, with thanks to Ron Moore.
Summary/Spoilers: Hot Dog's life and journal from "33" to "Ressurection Ship, Part 2."
Child
- Brendan Constanza thought his childhood sucked, but it was really better than most.
Last
- He was the last one aboard a ship fleeing the Cylons from Picon.
Sleep
- At first, Brendan thinks the Cylons have saved him from a thankless life, until they wake him up every thirty-three minutes.
Prey
- Brendan's kept a journal ever since, to make sense of being hunted like an animal.
Contact
-After an accident on Galactica, Brendan hears they're looking for pilots and proudly sends them his resume of washing out of flight school.
Little
- "My new bunk on Galactica is really small, but it's clean."
Expectation
- "Since I'm already trained for a fighter, I'm going to fly the best, it'll be really funny."
Grim
- "That bitch named me 'Hot Dog,' what the frak!"
Fold
- Hot Dog and his new friends wash out on their first day.
Closet
- "I should stop thinking bad things about my instructor when I'm alone since she's giving us another chance."
Star
- Training hard in his Viper Mark II, Hot Dog wonders which shiny point of light is the one Earth circles.
Glass
- "The face plate of my helmet didn't look so thin until I had to eject and frak I thought I was gonna die."
Ache
- "I hurled my guts out in the Raptor, but that guy Crashdown patted me on the head and told me it was okay."
Crown
- Hot Dog gets his wings, a gift from Apollo.
Freedom
- "Doctor Cottle let me leave sickbay and told me he'd stick me in a bun and feed me to the fleet if I ever complain about his bedside manner again."
Buttons
- "My Lieutenant pins are shiny!"
Worn
- "Lieutenant Thrace has been in sickbay for a long time, I'm surprised they can keep her out of a fighter."
Ash
- Hot Dog spends some nights crying himself to sleep for the colonies he never loved.
Classified
- "I asked Captain Adama if we were close to Earth, didn't get much of an answer."
Trap
- "Playing cards with Starbuck is like putting my foot on a landmine."
Library
- "Doctor Baltar took some blood and put it with a bunch of other samples for his Cylon test, I should've had Doc Cottle do it, ow."
Electricity
- "They say we'll run out of fuel soon if we don't find more but they don't say how we'll get away from the Cylons if that happens."
Pearl
- Once it's apparent that the only local source of Tyllium for the fleet is an asteroid owned by the Cylons, Hot Dog is assigned to the attack with every pilot.
Paint
- "I want to put something cool on my Viper before the attack, but I don't think I'll be able to find paint."
Circle
- "Me and Kat and Chuckles took pictures of each other today, in our flight suits and everything, I wish I could send mine to my Mom."
Mechanism
- "Kat and Chuckles found black paint and wrote my name and rank on my Viper, I couldn't believe it, I know it'll bring me home."
Win
- Hot Dog is flying defense and distraction for the mission, only to go on the offensive and waste the last Raiders once the asteroid has been claimed.
Milk
- "Kat told me Chuckles didn't make it, we had to make a toast to him with the fruit punch at the celebration, 'cause the senior officers beat us to the alcohol."
Backwards
- Given liberty on Colonial Day, Hot Dog sleeps in his bunk and wakes up every thirty-three minutes.
Trouble
- "Had the service for Chuckles and the others today, I never got a dress uniform to wear, Colonel Tigh chewed me out, made a scene, think he was drunk."
Loss
- Boomer shoots Adama; Hot Dog doesn't even know it until they've already wandered away from the fleet.
Time
- It only takes one wash cycle to get Flyboy's blood out of Hot Dog's flight suit but the smell lingers for days.
Nail
- "Me and Kat put that picture of Chuckles in the memorial hall today and we both cried, am I next?"
Hands
- "If Colonel Tigh thought I would shoot down the man who pinned my wings on with his own two hands, he would've been in for a surprise."
Posession
- "Me and Starbuck and Captain Adama almost got killed when something sucked the air out of the shooting range, wasn't pretty, thank the Gods for explosive rounds."
Snow
- "Ever since Starbuck's been back, we've had more hope in Earth, and I think I want it to be Winter when we get there."
Bandage
- Cutting himself while helping with the Blackbird, Hot Dog must endure the wrath of Doctor Cottle giving stitches.
Collar
- "Helo expects us to be his friend but the idiot says some funny things about toasters."
Rice
- An over-supply of carbohydrates and a shortage of everything else makes Hot Dog wish for a hot dog.
Powder
- Hot Dog notices Kat is taking way too many stims, but he does nothing.
Scab
- Doctor Cottle, though smoking right in his face, is surprisingly gentle in removing Hot Dog's stitches.
Brick
- "Kat snapped today, like she'd run right into a wall, Gods, I wish I'd said something, I don't want to lose her too."
Staircase
- "Admiral Cain, I've never seen a real Admiral before, but she looks Godlike walking off that Raptor."
Bell
- "Something isn't quite right about these pilots from the Pegasus, something I can barely put my finger on, they act like I'm not a real soldier or something, now I know how Helo feels."
Judgment
- When Admiral Cain intends to execute crew from Galactica, Hot Dog comes a stones throw from opening fire on another human for the first time.
Definition
- "I don't think Admiral Cain knows what it means to be human."
Music
- "The Resurrection Ship is gone, but Admiral Cain is dead, and I loved hearing it a lot more than I should have."
Wild
- Hot Dog gives Starbuck a wide berth when she gets uncharacteristically drunk after the battle.
Cherry
- Kat's gotten some fruit off the black market; Hot Dog is the first she shares with.
Finalé
- "Out of space in this book, need to find a new one."