181 - Describe your perfect day.

[number_eight]

I suppose that saying we've made it to Earth and everything is perfect would be too perfect. Besides, I still think we'll make it there somehow, even though most of the time I say otherwise. And, I guess saying that my parents are alive and well would be asking for too much, since they don't exist. Whether they were my parents or Boomer's parents, it doesn't matter. They're no one's parents; they're simply a piece of programming that was placed into every version of "Eight" to complete the "Sharon" persona.

So, if I cut out the perfect future and I cut out the perfect past, then what am I left with? Just now. My perfect day onboard the Battleship Galactica as a mother, wife, and part of the Colonial Fleet.

I'd start off with Hera allowing me to sleep in somehow, just to sneak in a few more minutes of sleep with Helo, who miraculously has the same CAP rotation as me for the day and doesn't have to worry about Dogsville at all. We'd take our time getting up, then dress and play with Hera for a bit before taking her to the daycare center.



Yes, I know, it's my perfect day so why don't I spend the entire day with her? Well for one, I don't want to smother her, and two? That's not all of who I am. I'm not just the mother of the only half-Cylon in the galaxy. I'm a wife, as I said before, and damn it all, I'd like to get some quality time in with Karl alone in our quarters. We're on a battleship – do you know how rare something like that is?

Well, after that, I'd talk to Kara for a bit and also see if the Admiral wasn't too busy, either. Maybe I'd even talk to Caprica, because she's the only one who really understands me. I wouldn't have the day off, though, because then my reflexes could get sloppy. It's my perfect day, so in my world? I still have work. The Cylons aren't on our tail all the frakking time, though, so there's a little bit of calm onboard.

For old times' sake, I'd have Helo as my ECO when I have to fly my Raptor for CAP.

We'd end the day at Joe's, a few drinks, maybe some Triad, and then back to pick up Hera at the daycare before tucking her into her crib. She wouldn't have nightmares from her time on New Caprica, and so she'd fall asleep quickly before I turned in.


Not much in terms of perfection, since I'm sticking with my "perfect present" instead of the past or future. I guess the only other thing I'd really hope for would be that people like Cally just leave me alone. I don't mind being a Cylon except I really do sometimes, but it's just the idea of fellow crewmembers making me feel less than myself that bothers me. So, I guess, in my perfect day? I'd get to be treated like a human.

That's not too much to ask for, is it?

Muse : Sharon "Athena" Agathon
Fandom : Misc. TV/"Battlestar Galactica"
Word Count : 519

Comments

[cpo-galen-tyrol.livejournal.com]

Who you are isn't how other people see you, Lieutenant. Who you are is how you see yourself. It's not so much what happens to us that shapes us, but how we react to what happens to us. For the record, I think you've done a better job than most, including myself.

Don't give anyone more power over how you feel about yourself than they should have. Don't sell yourself short.

You probably don't want to hear this, but Hera was loved on New Caprica. Had I connected the dots, I would have blown the whistle, but that's beside the point. She wasn't given to someone who abused her. I'd look into whatever happened to her on that basestar if you're looking for the root of her nightmares.

[callsign-helo.livejournal.com]

"Hera was loved on New Caprica"?

Exactly how would you know that, Chief? You were in that Raptor, you watched me scatter what I thought were my daughter's ashes, and now you know something about where she was and who she was with for a year?

Are you making a guess, or were you in on it?

[cpo-galen-tyrol.livejournal.com]

Honestly? I'm trying very hard to not be extremely insulted right now, Captain. I thought you knew me better than that. I've already said that if I'd had any inkling of what really happened, I would've blown the whistle. Because I was there and I saw, in real time, what losing your daughter did to you.

It was a few months before Cally and I moved down to New Caprica and I hadn't actually seen Hera before it happened, so I didn't recognize her while the President was taking us and introducing around.

It wasn't until I saw your girl for the first time after Athena brought her back that I realized that I'd seen her and the woman who adopted her on New Caprica. I wish I had connected the dots, but I wouldn't have recognized Hera back then even if someone had danced around me naked, screaming, "Nothing's as it seems!"

I'm not making a guess, nor was I "in on it." I was just on New Caprica and watched how loved that little girl was. Given the alternative scenarios, I thought it might help to know that she wasn't abused or neglected.

[callsign-helo.livejournal.com]

OOC: Hi, Helo-mun here. The Sharon-mun and I have been talking about your replies a bit. We both realize that you're probably sort of new to the world of RP, so just for your information, there's an etiquette point we feel should really be pointed out.

Everyone has their own interpretation of the characters. And it's one thing to come up with details and ideas for their backstories and times they're not seen on-screen. It's another thing to come up with an idea that apparently contradicts canon and to expect other players to accept and play from that without getting in touch with the other players first to make sure it's okay.

And just to clarify, it's not me or Sharon-mun who's upset. The characters of Helo and Sharon, though, would be very angry at Chief about what he just said, and there's really no way around that.

[daughter-of-m.livejournal.com]

I'd get to be treated like a human.

I understand perfectly.

It's not at all too much to ask.



ooc: I realize this was posted literally a week ago (and you don't need to respond) but Wanda really wanted to say it and since Sharon's one of about 3 people who bring out good (or at least not evil) Wanda I thought I'd let her. :)

[number-eight.livejournal.com]

Wanda, how have you been?

I take it, though, by what you just said that things haven't picked up for you yet.

[daughter-of-m.livejournal.com]

Actually, things are beginning to look up. My friends are speaking to me, my family is attempting to act like a family and I was reunited with one of my sons. I still have no idea what I'm doing with myself, but I'm starting to feel hopeful...

I hope you are doing well, too.