Chapter Five: Empty Spaces

Sep 24, 2010 08:30

Title: Chapter Five: Empty Spaces
Author: mmegiry
Word Count: 4,575
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Adama/Roslin, Laura, Cavil
Summary: Resurrected Laura endures continued psychological manipulation by Cavil, while on Galactica, Bill and Laura try to reconcile their feelings about the occupation.
Artist: katamarann
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lorrainemarker September 24 2010, 23:34:12 UTC
I am never going to be on your side, Cavil. Not now. Not ever. That other Laura Roslin may be sitting comfortably aboard Galactica in Admiral Adama's quarters, living my life, but I'm exactly the same as her. I won't stop until you're dead. Until you're really dead.

Go Laura!

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mmegiry September 25 2010, 10:12:02 UTC
Yay! I think it was important to express that whilst Cylon!Laura is gradually accepting her true nature, she would never side with or give into Cavil.

Thanks for reading!!

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obsessive_a101 September 25 2010, 01:52:56 UTC
Go Laura! I mean Laura... the... Wait... *glances around for a bit...* Uhmm.. GO LAURAS!!!

I loved that little scene and the opera house and the way both Lauras are both thinking, and thinking so hard.

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mmegiry September 26 2010, 12:41:49 UTC
LMAo. I felt sorry for Cylon!Laura so I let her have a moment of victory, LOL. Unfortunately, it doesn't last very long.

Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to comment!

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samcasey September 25 2010, 14:01:33 UTC
I love the weaving in of the opera house LOVE IT!

And Fierce Cylon!Laura is fierce :D

and arent Baltar and Ellen on board somewhere too?

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mmegiry September 26 2010, 12:45:38 UTC
Fierce Cylon!Laura is epically fierce! She's channelling mutiny!Laura I think. She must have heard the eyeteeth speech.

I think Ellen is certainly onboard somewhere. One of the huge problems we had writing this was the timeline of 4.0. But it's established that Laura is kept under lock and key following her little bonding sessions with Caprica in Chapter 2. So it's entirely possible Baltar was wandering the corridors of the Basestar and walked right past Cylon!Laura's door. We discussed the possibility of Baltar meeting with her very briefly, and decided against it.

Thank you for reading :D

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sleepismyfriend September 25 2010, 22:57:42 UTC
Yes, by this point, I think I rather like hearing about cylon!Laura more than the fleet!Laura!

And that just makes it more exciting!

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mmegiry September 26 2010, 12:51:07 UTC
I think because we know exactly what's going on with Cancer!Laura at this point, whereas Cylon!Laura is unexplored territory. She's also an angst magnet, which helps :) I love Cylon!Laura. I was a little worried I wouldn't, and I'd be naturally biased towards the Laura in the Fleet, but Cylon!Laura really won me over with her courage and her vulnerability.

I am so glad that you're still enjoying this by Chapter 5. Thank you so much for taking the time to review each chapter.

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larsfarm77 September 26 2010, 02:04:38 UTC
I'm really enjoying this!

Her lips curled up in a tiny smile. It struck Bill that she looked so different from the woman he'd made love to only a few months beforehand, the woman who had a secret stash of weed and couldn't light a stove to save her life. Her smile could light up a room; this smile barely even reached her eyes.

I love this change, and it's so beautifully worded.

But there was something missing, something that had shone so luminously as she moved over his body that night amid the alluvial deposits. A piece of her soul, perhaps.

Wow, there's a whole story just in these two lines.

The rhythmic back and forth of the red blip on the wall seemed to take cue from her own heartbeat. She felt electrified, galvanized.

It's so interesting to see Laura adjusting to who and what she is.

Think of yourself as Laura 2.0.

No cancer?? Can Bill hang with this Laura after the unfortunate incident?? Hey, a girl can dream, right?

Great stuff!

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mmegiry September 26 2010, 12:55:07 UTC
Thank you :) That was one of the most interesting things for me too, seeing Cylon!Laura's journey from resurrection to her eventual acceptance of who, what she is. I think the other writers pulled it off spectacularly.

Can Bill hang with this Laura after the unfortunate incident??

Noooooo! But what about Cancer!Laura. *sobs*

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