[The mirror shows what should be a familiar sight by now--a young woman in a white arrival's dress. Except...this one has the wide slit-pupiled eyes and animate ears of...a cat. The gaze she examines the mirror with is intelligent and curious, and she sits back after a moment. Her face sets with determination, the voice issuing from her clear and
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Some kinda cat monster?
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Wh--
I'm not a Virus, if that's what you're asking. [she looks troubled, but somehow not offended.] I'm a...Gajuma, of course.
[there's a slight hesitation in the middle of that statement, and her tone seems a little bewildered.]
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A Gau-what? Never heard of it.
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Never heard of... [well, that explained it. Sort of. But really, who had never heard of a Gajuma? Maybe she shouldn't pry.]
I'm not dangerous, if that's what you're worried about. My name is Claire. Claire Bennett.
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[she hasn't quite figured out that the Queen here and the Queen she means are two different people.]
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She spoke about the differences between races, and love.
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[ Caprica's voice is just... resigned. Although her expression, on the other hand, is another matter - she's never seen anyone who looks like Claire before, and her eyes are wide and immensely curious. Eventually, she has to say something. ]
I'm sorry, but- do all the people where you're from look like you?
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[she sighs a bit.]
There's no need to apologize, but-- [here, she smiles a little.] Well, of course not. Everyone looks different, after all. But I'm guessing that means you've never met a Gajuma before, either?
[so strange, but considering she recently just woke up in a body what wasn't her own, strange is quite relative at this point.]
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[ The name is foreign to her, like hearing a nonsense word, and she purses her lips. ]
No, never.
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Where I'm from, there are Gajuma as well as Huma like yourself. But it seems like I'm the first Gajuma many people here have met. [that last sentence comes out a little awkwardly, almost hesitant, in contrast with her usual steady speech.]
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[she sounds a bit sad about this. And she hasn't quite figured out they're talking about two different Queens.]
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