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Pilots call me Starbuck you may refer to me as God (cpt_starbuck) wrote in chaos_cube,
@ 2008-10-05 18:15:00

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derek shepherd, kara thrace, lee adama, maureen johnson

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Kara was struggling to fill all the spare time being Here had given them. There was only so many times she could run around the lake, or spend time in the gym. So she'd just wander around the grounds, and residence. And today, she'd been drawn to the music room. She was sitting at the piano, running her hands along the keys.

She started to play, slowly remembering the notes.

"You ready, honey? One, two, three..."

Four-year-old Kara carefully hit the keys as he did, copying her father's movements, but at first she was too slow. He slowed too, letting her catch up, and smiling down at her.

"Perfect! You'll be better than me in a few years."

Kara beamed. "Can I come on tour with you then?"

His face softened. "You don't want to honey. You'd be bored. And you'd miss your mom."

Kara shook her head. "No I wouldn't," she vowed. Her dad had laughed, but Kara didn't get what was funny.

She played the song, lost in thought.She hadn't progressed much since she was young. Once she lost the hope that her dad would let her come along with him, that he was ever going to come back, it had seemed pointless.

After a few minutes she stopped, lifted her right hand and flexed her fingers, rubbing them as they cracked, trying to ease the dull ache. That injury hadn't helped her musical career, either.

She shook herself. Being Here really did give her too much time on her hands if she was thinking about all of this crap. She couldn't seem to pull away from the piano, though, and started playing again, slow and methodical.

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apollo_adama
2008-10-05 12:41 pm UTC (link)

Lee is walking the halls of the residence, he's been on a run and he's swum and he's on the way back to their room and he can hear some familiar music, being played in one of the music rooms.

He sticks his head around the door and he spies Kara, sitting at the piano. It falls into place where he's heard the music before, Kara sometimes used to hum or sing it under her breath.

He listen's to her play and when she finishes the piece he makes his presence known.

"Kara Thrace, you never cease to amaze me. I didn't know you played."

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	cpt_starbuck 2008-10-05 02:44 pm UTC (link)
	She looks up, startled by his presence, but recovering quickly and smirking up at him. "I have many hidden talents, Lee Adama." She shrugs. "My dad taught me a couple of songs when I was little. Marius Thrace, you might have heard of him. He was good." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollo_adama 2008-10-05 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	Lee thinks hard and tries to remember, "I think I do not well though." He puts an arm on her shoulder and rubs it gently. "You're good," he says quietly. "I never knew..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cpt_starbuck 2008-10-06 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	She smirks. "I was taught by the best. He was a concert pianist, had a couple of albums that did well. Went on tour a lot." "Well, there's not too many opportunities to use this particular skill on Galactica," she says. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollo_adama 2008-10-07 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	Lee nods, "I guess not," he smiles at her. "Did you get to see much of him if he was on tour a lot?" He asks. He knows that her relationship with her mother was rocky one at best. "You doing okay?" he asks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cpt_starbuck
2008-10-14 12:05 pm UTC (link)

She gives a short little humourless laugh. "Haven't seen him since I was seven. Went on a tour of Picon, never came back. He wrote, and i got some of the letters. But we moved, and I'd no idea how to contact him, where he was. We lost touch."

She shrugs, stands up from the bench, turning her back to the piano. "Yeah. Too much time to think Here," she murmurs, cracking her fingers again.

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	apollo_adama 2008-10-14 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	Lee smiles wanly back at her. "I know it must have been tough." He looks at her carefully not quite sure how to handle the situation. But he heartily agrees with her sentiments. "I know just what you mean." He says quietly. "Wanna go somewhere else?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cpt_starbuck 2008-10-16 09:17 am UTC (link)
	"Wouldn't have made much difference if he had stayed," she says. "And I can't blame him for leaving, either. Hell, I can't believe he stayed with her as long as he did." "Yeah," she says, emphatically. She felt like doing something energetic. "Hey, wanna come play that basketball game Lucas plays? I could teach you..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	apollo_adama 2008-10-16 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure, basketball sounds good. Something to get the blood pumping." He pulls Kara to her feet. "Let's get smoe blood pumping." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)