Just sharing this. It is a somewhat facetious semi-scientific explanation of what WOULD happen to the HUMAN body if one got air-locked. One could only assume similar results would occur with skin job Cylons as well. Toasters would probably do just fine though, at least for a few centons or even yahren. https://www.facebook.com/verge/videos/10210580689767606/?pnref=story
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Attention on deck! Be ware of skin job infiltrators. You can easily recognize them by the weem bars in their eye lashes. That is all...Buy your command.
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Today Wedge, Aeneas, and Freya were asked to participate in an unscheduled rotation of the CAP as they were the available pilots. They encountered some strange activity during the patrol.
This is the transcript from the CAP.
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Beginning pre-flight thecklist
Me
Aye, headed to the flight deck now
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
External inspection... OK. Flight controls... OK. Tanks filled and sealed. Canopy locks set to SAFE. Seat Motors to SAFE and PRU pods to SAFE
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
LSO, Perseus flight preflighting for CAP
Me
Freya completing preflight checklist now
Me
Preflight completed awaiting go for launch
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Mirage take my wing. Roger Aeneas
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Area clear, Comms to 1175.45 squawk 19
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Tacnav is Up, and canopy lock is ARMED. Escape pod to ARMED.
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
LSO, Aeneas ready for launch
Me
LSO to CAP you are green for launch when ready
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Spoolup- I have two greens. Sensors to ACTIVE. Main Power to ACTIVE
Me
Aeneas you are go for launch
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Perseus flight launching.WOOOSH
Me
Wedge you are go for launch
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Flaps set to fifteen degrees, Raptor 252, departing.
Me
Freya requesting go for launch
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*launches off of the launch deck, and accelerates to station-keeping*
Me
Freya you have go for launch.
Me
this is 220M Launching
Me
Wedge you take point, I will follow your lead
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Joining formation with Seekers
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Copy that, Freya. 252 taking point.
Me
Dune draidis check. Draidis clear Freya
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*I edge us near to the bow, and take up a standard pattern, a sort of figure eight loop on two axies*
Me
Copy that
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
All clear, Mirage arm and test weapons
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Dradis shows clear. Oh, fascinating. Twenty particles of space dust per cubic meter, 52 ultraviolet radiation spikes, and a class-2 comet.
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Perseus is trialling new wingtip missile launchers
Me
Oh that sounds like fun Aeneas!
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Cool stuff. Can you blast through the tail of the comet?
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Rather go around, dust can affect the thrusters
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Works for me. Changing course fifteen degrees
Me
Copy that adjusting course
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Changing course to match, check the comet for any raiders lurking
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Starting DRADIS one sweep
Me
Dune has picked up something on dradis..
Me
its staticy but its on the other side of the comet
Me
Can't get a good fix on it
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Want us to check visually?
Me
Wedge what do you have?
Me
It could just be interference from the comet
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Dradis is coming up fuzzy, but it doesn't look like comet interferance?. Want to check it out.
Me
CAP to Raven request permission to complete visual check on unknown contact.
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*over comms* Raven to CAP, permission granted. Good Hunting
Me
Aeneas will you take point for visual inspection
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Changing to intercept course.
Me
He has those spiffy missiles :)
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Roger Freya. Mirage alter course 20 degrees, 15 degrees up increase speed to 2Gs
Me
Changing course to intercept
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Increacing speed. Will match. My ECO will keep an eye on the radiological beacons
Me
Dune keep that Draidis sweeping see if we can get a fix on this thing
Me
*Copy that Freya*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Closing will pass over comet for alook see
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
I'm getting a lot of radiological and comms inter*static*ance from the com*static* anyone read*static*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Eyeball, heavy raider close in sneeking up on the fleet
Me
Roger that Aeneas. Engage
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*static, with nothing deciperable*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Roger, Mirage keep close, altering course towards
Me
CAP to Raven we have visual contact incoming heavy raider
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*as the CAP is on the far side of the comet, only static is heard*
Me
Wedge did you copy my last?
Me
I got static
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*I flash my beacon in signallight.* "C-o-m-m-s.. d-o-w-n."
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Dradis cannot get a missile lock, engaging with cannons
Me
*Dune to Freya, 252 just signaled their coms down*
Me
*Dune respond, weapons free*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Open fire!
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*I see the raider and kill my engines, drifting now. Without comms and clear dradis, my pillbox is a target. Might as well look like space junk.*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
It's making off, good that will unmask the missiles, Mirage alter course hard right
Me
Dune signal 252 return to Raven. We have not heard a response, they have no idea we are out here and about the raider
Me
Dune signals 252
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Dradis lock, missiles away.Woosh, woosh
Me
Aeneas watch out its a quick one
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*My main engines are down but I work with my manuvering thrusters, angling and following the raider I see. I don't however, see another two raiders hiding in the comet*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
BOOM. One hit it's damaged. Mirage fire your 2 to take it out
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*I flare my signal light, but it's a spotlight this time, as I see the second (but not the third) raider. I've painted a huge target on myself but I am isolating the raider*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Target destroyed, good shooting Mirage
Me
Aeneas 252 appears to have engine trouble...
Me
watch out there is a second raider
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Roger closing to cover, activate internal missile launcher
Me
220M to Raven we have contact.. over
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*My manuvering jets are now full upwards, as I roket to avoid some tracers shot my way, but I'm slow*
Me
Aeneas I cant reach the Raven
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Never mind, engaging secong target with cannons
Me
I need to get out of this interference and alert the Raven *Dune keep trying to reach them*
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*I relight my engines, and rocket off as a tracer round comes way too close for comfort*
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Keep firing, BOOM, target destroyed
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Any more Wedge?
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*I flash my signal light.* "o-n-e--m-o-r-e"
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Mirage quick about to face the comet
Me
220M to Raven... come in Raven.... We are taking fire.. cylon heavy raiders
Me
I still cant reach them
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
I see it , Mirage it's all your engage with missiles, I'll back you up
Me
Aeneas I see another hiding there
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Target damaged engaging with cannons to finish it
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
BOOM, target destroyed, looping round to check
Me
Great shooting!
Me
Dradis is still mucked up but no contacts showing
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Looks all clear
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
*I leave the comet. Whoever last did maintenance on my bird, left the comms system unshielded*
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
252 to anyone... *kshik* how copy?
Me
*signals to 252* all clear. return to base
Me
Roger that Aeneas lets get back and report this
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Loud and clear Wedge, any more Freya
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
I flash my light and fall in behind Freya. My comms are mostly working now*
Me
Draidis shows clear for now
Me
lets get back..
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
Roger Freya, joining up to starboard
Me
220M to Raven do you copy...
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
I break into open comms, my ECO cursing under his breath about knuckledraggers, not knowing the comms are back online*
Me
Raven to 220M I read you loud and clear now..
Me
Finally! Raven we just engaged 3 heavy raiders on the other side of the comet.
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Wedge to Freya, my bird's radio needs a bit of work.
Me
We have destroyed targets and are returning. request alert fighters be on standby and increased CAP
Me
Copy that Wedge lets return so we can get that fixed
Me
There is something strange about that comet too.. *dune picked up some strange readings*
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
LSO, Wedge. Requesting permission to land. Have the bay standing by for a repair.
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
How so?
Me
*roger 220m Alert fighters on standby. Get back ASAP and report to CAG
Me
Aeneas I will have to run these readings when we get back but something was weird about it. I cant put my finger on it right now
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Wedge, LSO. Permission granted. Approach port landing bay, hands-on, speed one zero five, checkers red, call the ball.
Me
and you head the Raven, We need to report to the CAG about what we saw
Me
Aeneas you are cleared to enter the landing pattern
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Copy, I have the ball...
Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey
Skids down, mag-lock secure
Me
Freya entering the landing pattern.
Me
I have the ball...
Me
kids down and maglock secure
LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell
LSO, Perseus flight returning. Aeneas has the ball. 3,2,1, Aeneas is aboard
What does the readings Freya picked up from the comet mean? Why where the raiders in the comet? We will have to wait for the results to come in to find out.
I recently saw about the ATX reunion and some of what they discussed was politics. This is a FUN spin on a new series subplot that popped into my pointed little head. It's HUMOROUS, so don't get offended.
Gaius Baltar is running for the Presidency of the 12 Colonies. "Join me, and let's make the 12 Colonies GREAT AGAIN! We will rebuild the Colonies, and they will be HUGE, just like my hands, and my hands are HUGE, BELIEVE ME, my hands are HUGE. And who is going to pay for it? That's right. The CYLONS! The Cylons...The CYLONS WILL PAY for our new Colonies. Oh, and pay no attention to my skin. I just LOVE Cheetos and there was a minor incident in the Cheeto factory. But we will rebuild the 12 Colonies, and the CYLONS WILL PAY FOR THAT COLONY! All you have to do is vote for me. Don't vote for that LOSER Laura. Laura Roslin is a LOSER! And she is a LIAR! Laura Roslin is a Liar and a LOSER! Yeah, she used to be Secretary of Education. Sure. Her motto must have been "A mind is a terrible waste!" Give me a break. Oh, and that other guy. What's his name. Oh yeas, Zarak. Zany Zarak, that's what I call him. ZANY ZARAK. Give me a break. But vote for me, folks and what will we do? That's right, we will MAKE THE COLONIES GREAT AGAIN...and WHO is going to pay for it? That's right, the CYLONS! You're all great. You're all wonderful Thank you..."
In the audience, Rosalin supporters are jeering and making lewd comments about what he does with his "huge hands," and chanting, "Ask Number Six! Ask Number Six!..." In other locations, Zarak supporters, many dressed in black, are starting violent fist fights with Baltar Backers.
The Gunstar Trireme was on it's usual duty,10 km off battlestar raven's port bow;In CIC,There was A discussion on the Caprica MMA championship,broadcast on the CUBN the evening before; Chief navigator Geiken was in A not so good mood; His favorite fighter lost in the semifinals,and, geiken lost A fair amount of cubits:
" It's not fair! Had the ref not been blocked,He would have caught that below the belt stuff!"
"You're not the only one who lost; I was banking on smith to reach the finals" said helmsman shawn doyle " Didn't expect him to fade at the last minute.." Col. Leonidas,walking by, said: I won 300 cubits last night;I knew pasternos would pour it on..
"DRADIS contact sir!" announced TAC/OPS officer 'Faceman' ursiny "just came within our max range."
Heading? " mark 537,carrom 42 sir..straight for us" Where's the raven's CAP? "on the other side"
Leonidas picks up the phone " ALL HANDS...SET CONDITION TWO THROUGHOUT THE SHIP...ALL GUN BATTERIES TO STANDBY " What's his speed? "one-five-zero,sir"
A minute later: "sir, I'm now picking up A colonial transponder signal...from that ship!"
Have we got A type on that inbound? "It appears to be A Mk.II viper."
Strange...Other than our own CAP,there shouldn't be any solo flights out this far....Any ID on the transponder?
"Cross-referencing it now..stand by..." 30 seconds later: "This can't be..."
What? "According to fleet records...this is someone who was confirmed KIA two years ago..Yet, the transponder ID is confirmed authentic.."
Just who is this? "According to data.... VTN 74451NC.....Lt.jg Daniel Blutarsky...Last assigned to spartan squadron,battlestar raven"
Leonidas thinks ' BLUTO???...How in the frak is that possible?? '; XO 'bunny' nonemaker says " We saw him get killed running from A old cylon base star...how is he just popping up now? " We both saw that ,bunny;This makes no sense.
A minute later, Comm officer 'DJ' fish reports "Sir....i'm getting RT from that viper...it's requesting permission to land." On the raven? "No..It's requesting hands on landing on the Trireme,sir" "Sir,whoever's flying is asking to speak to YOU...by name.." ME? "Your callsign,sir."
Picking up A headset 'patch me through'
'Bluto...this is leonidas...where the frak have you been?'
" It's good to hear your voice sir! I got some stuff to tell you!...If i could just land and talk to you face to face.."
'What stuff?' "Can't say it now....don't want the toasters to get wind of this.."
After A pause 'Very well...hands on,port side...don't frak up my deck,please'
"see you soon,sir!"
Any radiologicals detected? " None" confirms faceman
Well, we've got A mystery to solve; Have Tusker meet,and escort that pilot to the plot room;Get me the hangar deck... "Main hangar,Chief cool.." This is the CO..we've got A viper coming in...where it came from is unknown; As soon as the marines escort the pilot,I want that viper checked for cylon IFF devices..Inside and out..If you find at least ONE device,I want that viper pushed off my ship IMMEDIATELY,clear? "Crystal clear,sir."
Bunny, you're with me; Fish,contact the raven,and give them the SITREP;Tell them we will keep them apprised.
"On it, sir."
The phantom viper lands on the trireme; 'Bluto' disembarks and is escorted by MGST 'Tusker' and two marines
So far,nothing unusual,Except,his flight suit and helmet are all white..like he had jumped into A pool of bleach.
Five minutes later,in the trireme plot room; Leonidas and bunny are standing....looking like A ghost had walked in...maybe...
Bluto pops to attention and snaps off A salute.....the salute is returned.
"It's frakking great to see you sir! I knew they would give you your own ship...never doubted it!.....And,I knew bunny was on the fast track!"
Thanks bluto...it looks like you pulled through...even though we confirmed you dead two years ago.
" I know it's kinda freaky sir....me,looking like this and showing up after all this time..but,i'm here for A real good reason...just to tell you some important stuff."
OK, first, start off with the last time we saw you...we saw your ship get hit and destroyed by A cylon base star,just before it exploded,and sealed off the void.
" Oh yeah! Well, I remember the last transmission I sent out...I was taking fire from that base star...then....I didn't hear no explosion....there was A big,blinding light...just white all around....I thought I was gone for sure; Then, I woke up...and there was this place..like A luxury suite at the caprica city hilton...but,I really can't describe it...I was then surrounded by these people in glittering white robes covering everything except their eyes...I dunno...they kinda reminded me of angels for some reason..."
OK..go on
" It was like so peaceful...like being in the promised land.. only better...then, they started telling me that they are like beings of light....and they've been watching us...they said that we're going to be like them someday..Evolved,or something like that....Frak if I ever believed in that,until now! Anyway,they said they've been fighting evil in another dimension or something like that..and,they want to help us."
Help us......How?
" They sent me here to tell you this: There are some bad times coming for us..those frakking toasters are gonna find A way to shut down our defenses..and the fleet..then, they're gonna bring the kitchen sink to take us all out....the human race will be close to going down for good..!"
Go on....
" But...there will be survivors..... they'll be A bunch of civilian ships...led and protected by A single battlestar...they'll be travelling beyond the red line to find A new home....A place called.....earth,I think... And, they say that this earth is where the 13th tribe of kobol went..sorry,I never studied mythology in school...anyway, they'll be other survivors...they said YOU would be part of A fleet trying to hit back at the toasters..Hey,I told them that if anybody knows how to stick it to the cylons,it's my old boss!"
Really interesting bluto....Anything else they said?
" That's all I think they want you to know..they really didn't give me A lot of details.......this 'archon' guy just started blabbing about destinies , and..."
Just then, before the eyes of leonidas,bunny,and tusker, 'Bluto' starts to fade away
BLUTO??? "Ooops..I guess my time's up...sorry boss..But hey,they said we'll see each other again...and the first round's on me...!"
And bluto vanishes completely..into thin air
Standing flabbergasted,they try to describe
" Sir, what the frak just happened?" asks tusker
There's one thing about this universe... not everything's A constant.
Then, a call from the hangar deck: "Chief Cool,sir... that viper that just came in? Well, we were about to examine it; I was about to lay hands on it when IT FRAKKING DISAPPEARED! Just Like that! How in hades does that happen,sir?" The pilot did the same thing,chief..disappeared.... frak if I can tell you how or why.
Bunny asks " you going to brief raven actual on this?"
Yes;However, I can tell you,she's going to be as skeptical as I am.
