Colonial Distinctions
Just a little drabble to jump-start the muse.
"Adama. That's a Tauron name, right?"
Bill nods. "My father used Adams when he first moved to Caprica. Tried to blend in."
"Did you? Blend in?"
"I was born on Caprica. Nothing to blend in to."
"But you’re not Caprican. I mean, your family's not."
"You sound like Carolanne. I wasn't Caprican enough for her. Her rebellion was marrying a Tauron bad boy."
"Are you?"
"I'm as Caprican as you."
Laura shakes her head, moves closer. "I know. But are you a 'bad boy'?"
"Used to be. Not any more."
"Pity. I like bad boys."
"Maybe I can remember how."
"Adama. That's a Tauron name, right?"
Bill nods. "My father used Adams when he first moved to Caprica. Tried to blend in."
"Did you? Blend in?"
"I was born on Caprica. Nothing to blend in to."
"But you’re not Caprican. I mean, your family's not."
"You sound like Carolanne. I wasn't Caprican enough for her. Her rebellion was marrying a Tauron bad boy."
"Are you?"
"I'm as Caprican as you."
Laura shakes her head, moves closer. "I know. But are you a 'bad boy'?"
"Used to be. Not any more."
"Pity. I like bad boys."
"Maybe I can remember how."