[ When Sharon speaks, she sounds composed -- mostly. Every now and then, some of the tension she's actually feeling breaks through to the surface.Hello? This is callsign Athena broadcasting on-- On the only frequency I can find, honestly. Is anyone reading this? I don't think this thing's got enough power to get a signal up into orbit, but if
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What's your current status? Are you hurt? Gods, you're the last person I thought would show up here.
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Helo, what the frak?
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[ A beat. TAKE A BREATHER, HELO. ] Just. Tell me where you are.
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But I'm fine. I promise. It's just... a precaution. I don't think I can explain now. How secure's this frequency?
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[ He's moving now, fumbling with stuff as he starts to pull on parts of his uniform. ] The machine that talked to you when you first arrived. Are you near the building it's housed in?
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Is just appearing there standard procedures around this place?
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Far as I can tell. Was on my way up from Dogtown, through the CIC one minute. Then, bam. Meet and greet from a machine, the next.
[ Noise, and then the picture steadies -- sideways -- as Helo tosses the comm onto the dash and starts the car. ]
Going to need that address, Sharon.
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[ Substantial pause. She's relaxing a little for the first time since she got here. ]
You're the last person I expected to find here too, you know.
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Could say the same thing to you, you know. Thought it'd just be me and Starbuck holding down the fort. Guess the machine decided we needed someone to watch our asses for us, huh? Lucky you.
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[ Her joking tone falls away a little. ]
Hey, Karl. What's the last thing you remember before you ended up here?
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They were looking to unload a special payload onto a Resurrection Ship. [ A pause. ] I stopped them.
You?
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Hard to explain. And not something I want to say where everyone can hear it. Just. Be ready for a surprise, okay?
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