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[landfall]

[ Here, Barge, have Racetrack who has just woken up from being a Navy sailor and fighting pirates and seriously what the frak. ]

I am so confused.

[ Help. :c ]

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[surfaceshine]

[It... actually doesn't. But.]

Newsflash: you don't have to HAVE a dick to BE a dick. And you're being a dick.

[landfall]

[ Okay, deep breath. ]

I'm not saying this is for a roll in the rack, I'm saying even if you care about him you don't know what's happening here.

[surfaceshine]

[Fine. F I N E.]

Yeah, that's what he said. I'm not apologizing, though.

[landfall]

I don't need an apology! I just want to know why he gave up.

[surfaceshine]

Yeah I really don't think it was that simple.

[landfall]

It seemed pretty simple to me. One minute the plan was going fine, and then he took Admiral Adama into custody and from that second on it was just damage control. Spinning with your thrusters out.

[ This is clearly something she's thought about a lot. ]

Reacting. Not acting.

When I look back on it, it just seems like a countdown to losing.

[surfaceshine]

[Comments on spinning with thrusters out aside, Dean tries again.]

Then maybe you should've done some acting of your own.

[landfall]

You think I didn't?

I tried to do what was right. I thought he did to. But if he did, why didn't he fight right up to the end?

[surfaceshine]

I have no clue what you're even talking about but I see a lotta blame going one way and not the other.

And what else I know is he freaking died for it

[landfall]

That's kind of what happens when you get yourself a promotion to Commander.

...anyway, sorry. It's not your problem. Really.

[surfaceshine]

No, it's not, and we already settled what was.

[He's still a little surly, for him, but.

Felix said she was a friend. Felix said, not Racetrack claimed, so.]

Someone else get you all squared away with whatever you were confused about on the Barge?

I ah. Was a pirate.

[landfall]

I was Navy.

[ A pause. ]

I shot a pirate...?

[ This is the worst overture of friendship. Does she even want to be friends with Felix's boyfriend? ]

[surfaceshine]

That's generally what they seem to do in that situation, yeah.

[Dean shrugs. He doesn't seem fazed by it.]

Did you get any time on the regular hellboat before we were swept off to paradise?

[landfall]

Nope. Paradise was my first taste.

So I'm going to find this pub that people keep mentioning.

[surfaceshine]

Well, there are worse samples. Not very accurate, but worse.

It's topside. Watch out for the crazy bitch behind the bar.

[landfall]

I know all about crazy bitches and bars.

[surfaceshine]

Hey, as long as you aren't the crazy bitch in the bar, we'll get along fine.

I tried really hard not to thread jack but uh.

[deshabille]

She shot me.

Hello again.

you did not you liar

[surfaceshine]

Hi.

Yeah, that happens around here, especially with Navy and Pirates.

[He should probably be less casual about this, right? Right.]

I REALLY DID maybe a bit

[deshabille]

Oh, I wasn't offended. It was a good time.

If we're pirates every time it'll get slightly annoying, although I understand that's not likely.

[surfaceshine]

I've been one twice. Didn't manage to get shot either time, though.

[Yeah that's right. He went there.]

I'm Dean, by the way.

[deshabille]

I was disadvantaged.

[By being baseline human. So she couldn't cheat.]

Mal. Sorry I didn't introduce myself before. [She's really not.]

[surfaceshine]

Welcome to the human condition, sweetheart.

[Oh yes, he knows what she means, and he's aware of what it probably means when combined with the gym.]

[deshabille]

You'd know all about that.

[And the differences between that and - other things.]

You'll have to tell me your theories sometime.

[surfaceshine]

Probably not, but I might anyway.