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[By now, Kara really ought to know better. She's attempted to throw out the Initiative-provided sniper rifle no less than five times. Trash it, shoot it, an attempt to blow it up, dismantling it, throwing it in the river. It always comes back. And this time when she opens her closet, there it is again.]

Godsdammit!

[This time, she tries reaching out to the community at large for more info. When the feed starts, fury and frustration is written all over face.]

So look, does anyone know how to get rid of the damned toaster weapon? It's like having a stray follow you home. Frak. I've tried shooting it, dismantling it, tossing it in the garbage. Just comes back for more. So what's the secret?

[She pinches the bridge of her nose and looks away, muttering more to herself than anything else:]

Where's an airlock when you need one?

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voice

[alwaysruns]

Guess so. The fleet serviced all twelve colonies until they got nuked. Now we're down to one Battlestar and a handful of civilian ships.

I was a military brat too. Got it from my mom. First one to make officer.

[And it still wasn't good enough for the woman.]

voice

[gevurah]

What were the colonies? [ She didn't say anything about a country, so she wonders what sort of world she's from. ]

My father's a full bird in the Army. Mother was Captain with USAF Security Forces.

voice

[alwaysruns]

Right. Forgot not everyone knows about that. They're the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. Scripture says the twelve tribes left Kobol in search of new homes. They settled on twelve planets in four systems, each one named for the tribe that settled there.

I'm from Caprica. Was from Caprica.

voice

[gevurah]

Alternate universes will do that. [ It's interesting to hear about them, however. ]

What happened to Kobol?

voice

[alwaysruns]

The Great Exodus. Mankind left and Zeus warned that any return to Kobol would be paid for in blood.

[Kara had seen first hand that it seemed to be the case.]

It's in ruins now.

voice

[gevurah]

Zeus... the Greek god?

[ She pauses. ]

I'm sorry to hear.