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[If anyone was wondering where Starbuck's been the past few days? She's been at the underground hospital, in a telepathy induced coma. Call it an involuntary time out. But now she's awake again and she's gotten hold of her comm device while the overworked staff were trying to deal with other patients. She speaks with a tense, frantic whisper.]

Listen to me. There's a Cylon model on the planet. I've seen two of them, but there may be more. They look exactly the same and go by the name of Charles Xavier. One of them did something to me. You've gotta believe me. You have to stop them. They're a threat, a threat to the safety of every-

No, no no! Give that back, I need to-

[There's a yell and a scuffle. Someone's getting punched in the face. Make that two. More commotion, the sound of trolleys, bedpans and other medical shit getting knocked over and tossed around.]

Get off me!! Get the frak off-!

[More sounds of a struggle and a call for someone to get the damned sedative already. The transmission cuts off. Kara's device has been confiscated so she won't be able to reply.]

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[Stay calm. Getting angry right off the mark isn't going to help anyone. He knows that.

...

Yeah right.]

If you so much as think about going near either of them, it won't be Charles you'll have to watch out for.

Is this 'Charles' a friend of yours?

[Wait. Who are you? Go away and let him be angry, stranger.]

One of them, yes.

She believes him to be a mindless, soulless automaton. This is easy enough to disprove, and perhaps settling the matter would satisfy all concerned.

She isn't going near either of them.

I wasn't suggesting her.

You were suggesting yourself then, I suppose?

As though a human would know a spark of sentience, even if it resided in his own breast.

They're human. Why would you expect any better of them?

[Nope, not waiting for an answer there.]

Charles isn't a machine.

Simple to tell, if I meet him.

And then I will assuage her concerns.

This doesn't concern you.

[:| Though he knows he doesn't really have much say over this part if the Charles' choose differently.]

Very well. Cope with it your own way -- I wonder how much your friend would appreciate you killing her, because I think that's the only way to make her stop.

Sometimes it's unavoidable.

It will not come to that. If he thinks it would help, I do not see any reason why it would not be worth a try, at least. I am not looking to make more enemies, Erik.

[Pause. Paaause. Why are you always so difficult, Charles?]

Is this up for discussion, or have you already made your mind?

What do you see our other options being? If you have a better idea, one that does not involve unneeded loss of life, do tell me.

Other than potentially walking in to a trap? Perhaps you should just keep your distance from both of them and not give me a reason to take actions of my own.

We can't avoid them forever, Erik, and if she continues on like this, it could be more than just the two of them. I suggest we straighten it out before it gets out of hand.

If it is a trap, well, there are two of us and only one of him

[Yes he knows his logic is flawed, and that there is not necessarily only 1 person coming, but he has to try peaceful options first.]

Which is why she would have been the better target.

[If Charles would've let him sort this mess out his own way, that is. But it's a foregone conclusion that he's not running the show on this one, so as long as he isn't left behind, this is as close as he's getting to an agreement.]

Whenever you're ready.

Erik. If he is willing to help, I think we should let him

And what happens if he decides to turn around and side with the woman who's already threatened you?

He may. He's very tempestuous, after all.

I do not think you would have offered if that was your intention. I would hope not. It is a risk I am willing to take.

Show me where you are. I will find you.

My warning stands for anyone who attempts to harm either of them.

You do not speak for me.

And don't you have bigger things to worry about?

[ He's talking about Israel -- he can feel that the country's in pain, unconscious, healing. He assumes that Erik can feel him too, because Erik is as much of Israel as he is.

At least. In his own universe. ]

It seems I already have. [So there.]

This situation is being dealt with.

[Because obviously he must mean this problem right here. Death threats against the two Charles' seems like a big enough problem to deal with right now.]

It's your country. Isn't that much more important than a half-crazed woman?

[...country? That gives him reason to pause.]

What are you talking about?

Israel.

That explains nothing.

[And not just because he has no idea who Daniel is.]

You can't feel him?

Feel who? Ch- [Wait, no.] Xavier, you're not making any sense right now.

Israel.

There's someone called Israel here. Why should I care?

You must be joking.

[ He finishes shrugging his jacket on; he's out of here. ]

You can't feel that -- that little tug, when you think about him? Like a hook right under your breastbone. You're not Israeli at all.

No, I'm not. And I have never claimed to be.

Remember, of the two of us, you're the only one capable of forming a connection with him.

I assumed...

[ a frustrated sound. ]

I'll find him myself.

Then I assume you're not going to bother explaining any of this?

He saved my life a few days ago, and he's hurt, somewhere. I'm going to go find him. Is that enough of an explanation for you, Lensherr?

For why you're interested, yes. For why you think I'd know any of this already, no.

Because you and I founded Israel.

So because you and an alternate version of myself founded a country, I'm supposed to share a connection with this man.

[In a very flat tone now. He's not impressed by any of this.]

It was all you wanted to do after the war, so I assumed you had something to do with it in your universe too.

I really don't have time for this.

Don't forget, only one of us have managed to kill Shaw.

[And then he's just going to disconnect there. You've got all the time you want now, Charles. :|]

[but tracking this shit]

Thrace? What's a Cylon?

_{[Welp, that's not a good sign.]}

funny. you'd think that was what the collars were for, but i guess they didn't give it to everyone.

[That was alarming.]

Kara Thrace? Cylon?

[Two who look the same? Cold constructed? Split sparks? He has a number of possible analogues, but he can't tell what she means.]

[He may have to look into this.]

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