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[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"Except I can do it."

"I don't care. Maybe that's the way things work on planet Starbuck, but the rest of the universe doesn't see it that way. It's too risky."

"For a lousy pilot."

"For any pilot that values his safety and his ass."

"Frak Safety, it loses them, doesn't it?"

"Sure, at the cost of your equilibrium and you position of reference. You might be able to do it, but anyone with an ounce of self-preservation shouldn't even try it."

The sounds of Apollo and Starbuck's good-natured arguing float down the stairs before they're seen clattering down to find some dinner. Two muns, two pups, tag one or both.

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[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

Points of reference are for wusses. As long as you know where the enemy is, who gives a good frak about anything else? Worry about that after they're dead.

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"Unless you fly into another ship, or get caught by some moon's gravity. You might have a reckless streak some might call a death-wish, but not everyone else does."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

Have I ever hit another ship when I didn't intend to?

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"Not yet, but you have gotten caught in a moon's gravity."

He threads their way over to Bar to see what's on the menu for tonight.

"Face it, Starbuck, we're not all as good or as lucky as you are."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have gotten caught if Hot Dog had obeyed orders and I hadn't been protecting his ass.

*She follows him*

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"You would have been dead if Hotdog hadn't been following orders. You nearly were anyway. I was in CIC, Kara, I saw your attack."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

Well, I had nuggets to take care of. Did you want me to let them get killed?

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"I wanted you all to get the hell out of there."

He shakes his head, leaning against Bar's surface.

"That's not the point at hand."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

The point at hand, I think, is that you disapprove of the way I fly.

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"The point is, that I disapprove of the way you keep trying to get yourself killed. There are methods just as effective that aren't as dangerous."

He shakes his head.

"Gods, I worry about you enough out there as it is."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about me. When I go, it's my time and worrying about it won't change that. Meantime, I'm here, and I'm in your bed every night.

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"I worry about everyone when they're out there and I can't cover your asses."

He leans forward to brush his lips across hers.

"It's not too far of a stretch to worry about you too."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

*She shrugs*

If you worry about me, will you feed me too?

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

Sheppard recognizes one of the voices in the argument, and glances up from his mostly blank notepad. He looks back down at it briefly, decides that his brainstorming session can wait, and starts heading over. He might as well try to do some catching up-and see if Starbuck has any ideas on how to force the door to show up.

He nods a greeting to Starbuck. "Starbuck. Haven't seen you in awhile," he says amicably as he raises an eyebrow. "I hear something about piloting?" Mentions of pilots doing near-suicidal things get his attention. After all, that's practically one of his hobbies.

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

Major Sheppard. Hi.

Yeah, this...*she swallows a nasty nickname*...is my Commander. Captain Lee Adama. Lee, Major John Sheppard.

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

Lee salutes with a grin and offers his hand.

"Kara's told me about you Major, it's nice to put a name with a face."

He glances at her out of the corner of his eye, yeah, he knows what she wanted to say.

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

Sheppard smiles, shaking the offered hand. "Actually, I'm Lt. Colonel now-got a promotion after we kinda faked nuking Atlantis." He was still slightly amazed that they hadn't ended up doing it for real.

"So what was that about stupid pilot tricks? Did somebody in the squadron here have plans for something?"

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Colonel. And no, Captain Adama believes that it's better not to take risks when you're in evasive.

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"I believe that evasive's risky enough without pulling crazy stunts while you're being fired on. Flashy flying's fine, but you have to know when."

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

Sheppard frowns to himself, thinking. "I think it kinda depends on the situation. If things are bad enough, it looks like you can take the risk and have a good chance of not being dead? Might as well try it."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

The Double Athena Roll lets you finish your evasive and get another metal motherfrakker in the crosshairs. That's a victory in my book.

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"But it leaves you blind and belly up for the five seconds it takes to perform the maneuver, and the whole field of battle has changed in that time."

[no-comb-shep.livejournal.com]

"Better hope that everybody else has been cleaning it in up in the meantime, then."

[oh-frak-me.livejournal.com]

And I haven't died yet.

*Which settles the matter in her mind*

[notagod-apollo.livejournal.com]

"you can hope they have."

He nods at Sheppard and rolls his eyes back at Kara.

"I'd kind of prefer you didn't die at all."