[Video locked to Loki] (backdated to Tuesday? - post military meeting)

[buckingauthority]

Something's wrong. The pain is back. [She's sitting down, rubbing at her knee with a frown.] Whatever you did, I think it wore off.

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[buckingauthority]

[Encouraged by his acceptance, she scratches him more boldly behind his ears, lavishing lots of attention on him. Animals are so much easier than people, she decides. Less annoyingly hard to figure out.]

You like that?

[sorcerous]

[ He'd forgotten how good this felt, too. His purring is half-drunken, and he almost tips over onto her, only barely catching himself. ]

[buckingauthority]

[She laughs, amused by the cat's antics.]

Ha! Well, there's plenty more where that came from.

[The stroking and scratching behind the ears and under the jaw continues. Starbuck's expression grows pensive after a while, her mind drifting back to the Galactica. They weren't allowed pets onboard. She wondered if the Old Man and Lee were still looking for her. Had they given up? She shakes her head, trying to clear away her thoughts and smiles down at the cat again, rubbing his head.]

Stick around and I might be able to score something for you to eat, later.

[sorcerous]

[ Oh, he's planning to stay. He plants himself right down next to her, shifts to get comfortable, and then snuggles close. At any rate, this will be a softer place to sleep than the cave. ]