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[nolongerdivided]

There were old sayings, teachings that Dee had long ago forgotten that she was certain applied to the situation she now found herself. Words of wisdom handed down from the gods themselves about looking for answers and only finding them when the road ahead became blind. The words of the Lords of Kobol always sounded like that and she was certain

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[frakkup]

"Frak," Kara repeated, drawing to a halt just behind Dualla. Calliope began squirming in her arms to be let down the moment they stopped. "I thought you were a professional, Lieutenant."

[nolongerdivided]

"I am, Captain," Dee said, stretching out her mildly injured hand, getting herself used to the pain and picking out any dirt that was in it. "Even professionals can make a little mistake."

[frakkup]

Calliope ceased her squirming at the sight of blood, and instead pointed at the wound. "Owie," she said gravely.

"Mmhmm," Kara murmured, shifting the toddler higher onto her aching hip. "Ooboo!" Calliope continued, and Kara grinned. "She says you need a bandaid."

[nolongerdivided]

Goodnaturedly Dee wiggled her fingers in the direction of Calliope, smiling as she did so. It was so weird to think of Starbuck hanging around with a kid, let alone her own kid. That would just show her that the gods had ideas for them all.

"Owie indeed," she agreed. "Yeah, I probably do. Or I will later. I'll see what it looks like in a few hours."

[frakkup]

At last giving in to renewed squirmings, Kara set Calliope's little legs on the ground, where she clung to Kara's leg. Kara kept a fast hand on her daughter's - whatever Dualla was working on didn't quite look toddler-proof.

"What is all that?"

[nolongerdivided]

"A power switch." Dee knew well enough that it wasn't meant to be fooled around with by a kid, and even though it didn't have electricity coursing through it, the edges were sharp. "Or it will be. It's not exactly parts for vipers, but it's something."

[frakkup]

"A power switch?" Tucking Calliope behind her, Kara peered around Dualla's shoulder into the mass of wires. "Out here? Really?"

[nolongerdivided]

"Yeah. How is that for strange? They just found a cable in the middle of all of this," Dee said, still sounding half-amazed as she said it out loud, but smiling even though she knew she had to accept it. Smiling at Calliope and Starbuck, she shrugged.