The only time Saul has ever mentioned Caprica was when they were abandoning Galactica. He was pouring over the shuttle schedules, and the names of the personnel on board, his mutters growing darker and darker the later the shuttles got. "What is it, Saul?" Ellen had asked.
"Caprica's not on these lists," he growled, angrily flipping another page over.
"No one's going to be left behind," she told him soothingly, putting a hand on his shoulder. "You probably just missed her name."
"There." He stabbed the list angrily, where Caprica's name had the misfortune of being on the second to last shuttle off. "She would've had higher priority if she had been a prisoner still
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Oh, thank you for writing this. It gave me such a warm feeling. I normally find post-finale fic depressing but this is just wonderful. I especially love that Ellen recognizes each of her children individually and that it becomes a bridge for her and Caprica to move toward a closer relationship.
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The only time Saul has ever mentioned Caprica was when they were abandoning Galactica. He was pouring over the shuttle schedules, and the names of the personnel on board, his mutters growing darker and darker the later the shuttles got. "What is it, Saul?" Ellen had asked.
"Caprica's not on these lists," he growled, angrily flipping another page over.
"No one's going to be left behind," she told him soothingly, putting a hand on his shoulder. "You probably just missed her name."
"There." He stabbed the list angrily, where Caprica's name had the misfortune of being on the second to last shuttle off. "She would've had higher priority if she had been a prisoner still ( ... )
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